The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-10-16

seteT; aud aside from The glare and tinsel Of the
orator, there is little to admire, and much 10 con-
dema and fear.
He is bold, imperious, dangerous man; and,
above all, he is Acknowledgment ambi-
.tous. History records, among the ambitions
men Of The past, who triumphed over the laws
and constitutions of their countries-men who
seized and exercised despotic power over the
~people-men who became dictators and tyrants
the names of Cesar, Caligula, and Cromwell.
Catiline attempted il, but fell before the scorch-.
ing eloquence of Cicero. Sir, this letter G is an
ominons letter. We have seen land in this in
stance TO be feared) the votes of a State turned
away contrary to the wishes of the people, for Of
fee. We have seen Mr.. Clay recently exerci-
sing dictatorial power in this government. We
have seen him s%purning the antimasons with dis
dain and contempt a few years since, and now
crouching submissiyely and suppliantly 10 obtain
their votes. We have seen him hurling scorn,
contempt, and defiance at abolitionists; and now,
to obtain their votes, bending the plant knee 10
them. They cannot be deceived They krow
that, wnen he has obtained the power, he VIII
rise majestic as a lion, and again shake MS name,
and send forth such a roar of defiance as VIII
teach them the folly of trusting the s~uppliant but
uutdllGu dlLu uILCDBllDitdDlE spun VI Wv
We have seen him roaming from State TO State
for months Immediately preceding his nomino.
ton, with a countenance dressed in smiles, and
~honeyed words flowing from bis lips, to win his
way TO power. We have seen him visiting states
with the apparent design of influencing their e.
~lections. We have seen him denouncing the
pioneers of the West as robbers. We have seen
him execrating the foreigner who had fled to ouI
country for refuge, We have heard him invo'
king upon his country, war, pestilence, and ia
NINE, rather than the elevation Of a military hero
General J~ackson) TO the presidency. We have
seen him provoking his tellowrman to deadly
combat on the iuglorious field, where men arc
bound by the lars ofhonor TO murder one anoth
er, We have seen him on that field again ana
again. We have heard the crack ofhis dueIlin:
} pistol, aimed at the breast Of his brother man
We have seen his Interference in that cruel am
bloody tragedy in which Cllley fell, We have
heard the signs and means of the hcart-brokeI
widow, and the screams and shreks of her OF
+, phan children; and we now see him entered up
!, on The contest for the highest office in the gil
n Of the world, under bonds 10 keep the peace
E generally, and particularly with William R. KING
y All these things the people have seen and know
G and knowing them, nothing on Garth, or above
or below the earth, Can induce item TO in
trust themselves, their institutions, Or their coun
6 try, in his hands. Never, SIT, never. TIL
c country has long been the Iavorite Of an overru
d ling and kind Providence. Were all hope i
the people gone--all love of liberty and indie
e pendence lost-stjll to that Providence, eveI
w~atchlul, ever generous and kind, would l 100
y for its special imterposition TO save us and GU
beloved county from a calamity so disastrous
so destructive as the election OF Mr., Clay; an
| have a deep and an abiding faith that | sha.
e not look in vain