Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-05-31

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a long public life, but that such is the truth
funess and fidelity of his nature, that the
people can well trust him with power to car
ry them out. (Great cheering.l ...,
Gentlemen, the political life Of Henry
Clay for thirty years past has been only an
illustration Of whig principles and the his
tory Of his life for twenty years would be
the history of his country. Whenever there
was a struggle for the protection of Ameri-
can labor against foreign industry, where,
but on the side of his country was Henry
Clay 7 Whenever there " as struggle TO
limit The alarming and oyergrown magnitude
of Executive power, where, but on the side
of the people was Henry Clay? Or when
The vast public domain was in jeopardy from
being offered for sale in the political mar
ket where but on the side of faith, of hon
or, Of Justice to all, was our ilustrious
champion and friend! (Great cheering y
In all of these great questions, his voice has
been heard from the first In all of the COM
bats concerning them, he has led the van
(Cheers) He has never compromised the
dignity of his position TO gain vote, or the
momentary breath of popular favor, but with
an eye ever steadily fixed upon an approving
public, he has fearlessly discharged what he
has deemed to be his duty. (Cheers.) !
don't believe purer patriot breathes on the
whole continent of America--(ch eers)-
aud for proof | point to long public life,
passed in stirring scenes, which has never
conhicted with probity, or honor,--a life I'M
sullied by meanness, or grovelling appeal TO
improper ambition, in all of which his prin-
ciples have been put forth, with ardor and
as clear as light, while every pulse beating
within him, has been for the welfare and
true glory of his country. IL such man
does not deserve the name Of patriot, ] do
not know who does deserve the name. or who
can. (Checrs.) They say heis ambitious
| dare say he is. Be it so, then. But point
me to the time when he has not sacrificed
ambition, aud himself, if what he deemed
his duty called ] happen to know that on
that great question, the public lands, the
question was thrust upon him by an adverse
Senate, to make him unpopular in the West.
He entered upon il, with zeal Characters
tic of himself, and gave it the whole power
of his mind. He never thought of what
was to become of himself AS Western
man, he had a tempting field for political
traffic in the whole public domain. He
might have used il for the purposes of am
bition. He might have held it OF: as a
tempting bait for the whole West. But his
heart as large his country. CHEERS.
He studied out the title Of this public do
man. He knew where it came from, and
Justice told him where il belonged Fear
less, as is his nature. he flung out his ban
ner-' Distribution of the proceeds among
the States" and he nailed il TO the mast
! (Great cheering, and cries of "that is good ~
have said of Mr.. Clay, continued Mr.
Frelinghuysen, that his heart was as large
as his country. A signal instance of il wa:
his course on the Tariff in the arduous ses
sion OF 1882. Perhaps no man living coulC
more tenderly cherish conception of hi:
own brain, or an offspring of his own crea
ton than he who has been called the Father
of the American system. The principles o
protection to American industry embodied
in the Tariff law, Mr.. Clay has cherished
us he has his life. But when, in 1912 al
unnatural excitement was got up in Soutl
Carolina against a law, in the enactment o
which he did not participate, he saw it wa
necessary to save his country from peril
even TO make sacrifice of what he loved Sc
much. He looked for time to instruct thu
whole country in the necessity and utility o
protecting home industry, and he was vii
ling to have truce of eight years to give
that time. lie said TO his friends in the Sen
ate, 1--WE can all see how an Executive car
lead us into a fraternal war, but how he car
get us out, that we never can loresee. Dea
as the Tariff is to all, he said, we must Civ,
!, it up for the moment TO save our country
men from shedding each others blood-tt
preserve the Union and the cause of human
/ liberty throughout the world shall re
loce, my friends, il you can 90 with me
but do what you will, must offer myself Al
, victim up to peace" (Cheers.) He be
came the great Paci6cator OF that alarming
time, and ''blessed are the peace-makers,
says the highest authority that addresse
man, Cheering and loud applause.) Thus
gentlemen, in every view | can take of m,
position, | have reason for gratitude AM
thankfulness TO you and to the country, tina
my name is connected with name that re
fleets honor even upon so humble an associ
ate-- aud it shall he my pride and my graft
fcation, repeat, to- merit the confidence
your kindness has bestowed upon me. Gap
plause) M fN
One word, gentlemen, for my honore,
mother, the State that gave me birlh--whef
J repose the ashes of my ancesors-and t.
: which am indebted for many marks Of re
{ gard prior to this of late | assure You
gentlemen, New Jersey will be true TO al
the principles of wings. Whatever may b
f her temporary vibrations from an abundan
prosperity, or from local or transitory ain
. biton, she is wing to the heart and core
5 Loud cheers.) We can never be any thin
else but wing, wing first, wing last, wing al