The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-03-02
Mr.. Clay among the Sea.ncn.

Mr.. Clay was invited to visit, some
days ago, the new packet ship Wabash,
Capt. Stanton, now lying al New Orleans.
aud, stepping on board, found several ship
masters and citizens awaiting him and a
| capital collation. in readiness. He was
welcomed by Capt. Stanton (as reported
III The Troptc) in the following applo-
pirate terms:
Mr.. Clay: ! esteem among the proudesl
events OF my life the privilege now atfor.
ded me of addressing you as my guest
While acknowledge lhe high qualification
that derive from your visit here, permit
me at the same time to tender my thanks
Tor The Kind and prompt manner in which
You responded to my wishes In behalf
OF myself, therefore, as well as the own
ers and those friends by whom you are
surrounded, bid you. a hearty and cor
dial welcome on board the Wabash. #
will not, think, be expected that should
greet you IN set speech, but rather with
The frank heart and the honest, plain lam
guage of sailor. welcome you mere,
sir, because you are recognised as the I'M
wavering friend of equal rights, to every
occupation in our country. ! welcome
you upon this ship of american cons
! structlon, and almost of american mate
| rial, as the true friend of American Indus
Try, and more especially as the friend to
legitimate and adequate Protection te A.
merlcan Industry.
The sailors (many OF whom are about
you at this time) bid you welcome here,
because they remember when your ma
uonal counclls-when its trumpet tones
rang triumphanty for Free Trade and
Sailors Rights"
The shlp-owners and merchants, who
are ably represented here, greet yplh aud
IN doing 1t, they point TO tie cheering
spectacle that surrounds you i'll their
, commercial marine. Here, Oh every side,
are then ships, and they present TO your
notice their construction, materials and
appointments as unsurpassed by those OF
any other nation. They can load these
ships, and can sail them Fl ON port to port
in our country; individual enterprise can
accomplish every thing that is necessary
in our commercial intercourse, save the
furnishing of money to consummate
transactions; that duty belongs 20 every
good government. 1t is with earnest and
sincere pleasure that we greet you as the
great champion OF sound National Cur
renCy.
Our beloved country may justly be
considered as great family, whose diff
erent members are variously engaged;
some are planters and farmers; some me-
C lanlcs, and merchants, and artisans; 9TH
ers are manufacturers and sailors, with
variety OF other occupations; nevertheless,
they all combine to form our great fam
lily. Aud as the parent finds his duty and
interest in fostering and protecting each
child until its feeble steps become strong
by time, use and habit, so it is clearly the
duty and interest of our Gogernmenl TO
give its parental aid and assistance, with
out partially, to every branch of indus
try aud every occupation in our country.
We greet you with all honest and just
pride as our counlrynan, al an .AMericGn
citizen; we admire you as a statesman aud
orator; and patriot unsurpassed in this
or any other country; bu, above all. and
most of all, for your sieadtast and un-
finching devotion to our Union We
can never forget that when civil dscord
and intestine strife, kintled up aud eIct-
ed by passion, party spirit aud sectional