Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-11-29
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From the National Inlelliaencer.
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR Is Due.

HONOR To WHOM hOMUR Is UUt.
Now tina, the Presidential contest, is over, and
the prea, battle has ended dIsas,rously for the
friend, Of Constitutional Right and now that
the aut Of our country's glrry has set lr gloom
and dar kness, II is not less our pleasure than our
duty to bear Testimony in behalf Of those who
were true To the faith that was in them. II is
not euous, 10 say that the Wing party fought !
uobly IN the cause Of principle and irn'h--'hey |
did more than ri,ls. They rave mp every thny !
10 their country, and did all that men could do
to rescue her from dangers that beset her; AMI
which, most unfortunately for her peace ana
prosperity, and the happiness OF the people, nave
at length o,erw he lined her. They strained
cvery nerve, and s,re' ched every tendon, in the
f,h, they tuiled by day. aud watched by The
camp fires at night ami all was freely done Tor
the honor ard glory of the Republic, and for the
love of him who has proved himself the irucs'
Of her sons, and who stands up, eve' in defeat,
",bc noblest Roman Of US ALL" lie, their great
leader, ia beaen, hut he is not IN tl.at account
less dear TO his frenhs--hey stood by HIM IN
his adversely. Ills defeat under any circum.
stances, and now especially. when It has been
effected bv the fuucs, frauds upon the c'ectve
franchise, and nv votes manufactured Tor ,he
time and tho purpose, only 'ighlens his hold up
on their affections, aud makes them press him
SONS lie has been slandercd and revlled as
mortal man never was before, but his character
has M, suffered from the encounter; It s'iil sur
wives the shock In all that is ennnbing IN pa.
triotism Ill that is precious in in'elec', or en-
yiable in public virtue and private honor, Hen.
Ry CLAY towers as high abnve his onemies as
does the highest peak of the Andes above the
level Of the sea. lie has been cast into the he
nv furnace % personal nvertive aud abuse, mn,
Ike the holy youths sp ken of in Scripture. he
L,s co nc firth unhurt hy the fumes, and I'M.
tcorchcd and unscahcd by the cont ,gra'lon
which burned and blazed around him. The vnl-
gar and the re. kcss may continue TO spend their
malice upon hun, and The demons ol party, who
have raveh a, and cursed him in the past, may
rejoice over his i'll fortune IN the iu'ure: Ou',
thank God they can neither subdue his proud
spirit, nor drag him down to their own deep abyss
of ,iserv and dcgrad ,tion.
lie has been borne down by the power of
numbers, it is true, but he fell IN glorious war
fare, sword in hand and his arnor on, at the
head Of Fcedom's friends, the victim Of Free
dom's foes. and with linn fell the best hopes and
I ,e dearest interests Of his country. lie is over
uowered. hut he is still as firm and mistaken as
in all their msdncss, and against whose sides
the waves of the ocean, lasled into fury, have
dashed aud ireicd in VAN.
The wiles sntl sraiagemS. and tie frauds and
,leceptions of his opponents, have ba kcd those
who knew and estimated his worth in their cf-
forts to reward h'm as they desired hu, still
they cannot bio, ou from history the record OF
his great ness, nor prevent III name rom gong
down To pos.eriiv associated for thirty years
uas,, with all thai is memorable in the eIsla-
tion or glorious in the annals of his country.
They have deprived him Of office; bu, the Pres
dental ufice, high and wo!thy as il is { man S
ambition, could not add cubit 10 his stature,
nor increase the splenior ut his fame. IL S
greatness will still overshadow the land, and
his character as statesman, bright as yet as
the uncunquered eagle Of his country, will be
appreciated wherever liberty Ia. "A home or civ
ilizaion resting place, and his vir'nous deeds
revercnccd by unborn millions to come, when
"Gllel flies
That lasking in the SIN hlnc of court,
Fatten on 8 corr iptIon;"
are forgotten among the things hat were.
We here repeat our declaration that the
wings, as party, Tough, noby under Their grea
leader and at this moment they are prouder IL
have shared his defeat than the Opposition fee
amid all their JOYOUS shouts at the success o
his competitor. Bat, in paying an humble trib
ute to our gallant party, we cannot iorcgo the
satisfaction it gives us to speak o! one for whose
services all should be gra'c'ul-we allude IL
the Hon. Willis Green, OF Kentucky. lie, We
have reason to know, made the heaviest sacrf
ces for the cause, and tina, 10, with no feeling o
self-in'erest or .rsona ACKNOWLEDGEMENT nu
encng his conduct. HIS labors were free Of
fcrng to his country, and all he did was for tn.
love he bore the cause and his deep devolol t.
Henry CLAY. Those only who stood near h,r
and shared his confidence and his connscs car
fully appreciate the value and extent of his eX
crtons. lie left nothing undone which honora
BILE warfare would justify; nothing which seem
nothing which vas worthy of jus, cause, or il
the least calculated 10 promote It's triumph
And, caanitous AS the result has proved, daeI
as the distress of the Wing part" Is, and kccl
and bitter as 10 melancholy reflections u SOM
may be- no man can reproacii hun with want y
firmness, or with indifference to or neglect q
dutv. All his time and all his thoughts wcr
given to the great issue, and never for mo
,ncnt did his energies 4 Ing or his eNcroIs tire
His anxiety was all the while deep and intense
and, as the trial day approached, sleep scarce
ever touched his pyelIds ller', at the seat 9
Governnen', entrusted as halrmln u. he VIII
Congressional Executive Committee, with tn
supervision oi, and to a certain extent Con,roll
ing, the Wing action throughout the roun'r,
he watched the movements oi the Wing force,
and hade them On 10 battle a"d, when other
fell back aud iain,eh bv the Nay slr h. sipn
IN more firm aud faithful TO the work. think
of nothing, hopng for no'hny, and caring ia
thing but the success Of Henry Clay and III
country Under his rection, and that OF III
Hon. lrret, Davis, the partner OF his toni an
sharer of his feelings, thousands Of public dncu
ments and political tracts vindIcatng the prn"i
pies ard measures of the Wing party were scat
tered broadcast over the Uninn. They wer
mo-, however, intended TO reach the pref nllco
ar to pander to the low and grovellng Instinct
of human nature they we're ad lresScd To III
calm reflection and sober alignment oi the pee
pie ; they were manly, straightforward appeal
TO the popular intelligence, and there is no d'ul
that Tor the most part they served their purpose
for it cannot be denied thai, aside from the fo
eign influence brough, 10 bear on the election
within The last three months, decided major,
Of the country is Wing in principle, in fecIin.
and action. In view, thVn, Of these acls an
with full knowledge of his self sacr liang spI
it and dsinierestedness, the Wings Of the Uno
owe debt Of gratitude TO this well tried so.d.t