Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-05-18

~" VI 'hSSo ioIuiuS dooltlCDdl words.
George Guess now resides with his nation we.
OF tine Mississippi, little distinguished above hi.
neighoors for acuteness of intellect. His mind
at least was not, in the language of our author,
incapable OF continued process of rensonine
on the abstract subjects, nor did it reject whatey.
4 er requires investigation or analysis.'' Although
stranger to the honors Of the world, the name Of
j George Guess is destined for immortali,y. -
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Il Fross the Georgia -Cona.I~4SswssSss. --...a
MR.. CLAY's POSITION.
The tour of this distinguished pentlcman has
created among his friends here, as elsewhere. no
ordinary excitement. His reception with them
was enthusiastic, though his speech had any al.
er effect than an increase of that enthusiasm. We
have heretofore, studiously, RETAINED from the
expression Of any opinion, founded upon distant
reports, In order TO avoid the charge Of having
committed an act of injustice to his character.-|
But we have heard him speak, and were we OIL
tue school OF Des Carries we would no longer cues.
ton the truth of those charges relative to his tour
which, in our humble opinion, are 80 derouato,v
to his reputation. We have heard him defend
his preference for John Quincy Adams, for the
Presidency, over William H. Crawford, whom. il
was said, age had rendered imbeciIe, and over
General Jackson, whom Mr.. CLAY reon rded.
whatever might be his merit as soldier, as rash.
vIndictive and wholly unfit for such an office.-l
We have heard him claim the Compromise Act |
as his own creature, while he admitted the sacri
nee In principle to which il compelled him to subj
nit. We have heard him defend in old Stnte
Rights Richmond, with parental fondness. pro.
tecive tariff, and display in the richness Of his
oratory, its wonderful benefits. We have beardf
HIM advocate before large assembly of our cit.
liens, as he has done in the Senate. a MonsfsrI
Bank. We patiently listened to his effort to nm.
Pease the righteous indignation of Georgia, in q l
Justification OF his vote, (not his speech delivered
at later period; that was kept in the back groupd
relative to the Cherokee treaty. And finally his
peroration, which was perhaps worthy tho caust X
he was defending. He spoke contemptuousIy OF
the democratic party, who had assumed nam,
to which they were not entitled; forgetting per.
haps that this name was conferred upon Mr.. JEFF
ferson and his party oprrobrious by The yer,
men, WHOSE measure he, Mr.. Clay, 10 now en-.
deavorng to render popular.) He spoke of III,
l4dlglatI9n wh,I i sa; n L VIM bs =
.ese,ded. He REGARDED the demons:raiion theI ~
,ade of log cabins, and hard cider. as the eff 70
CT and not the cause, of a deep elemental feel no
u amoog the people, aroused by the ms-govern N,
emit which had so long afflicted the country, ant tw
concluded by saying in effect, that, we will iu
we then, 1.-THE democrats,) more coonery, more m,
ard cider, more log cabins, in the contest OF in
s44. We have heard all this, and it would be wi
weakness longer 10 doubt the object Of his tour lie
at least of his visit to our city,. do
Placed in the position which Mr.. Clay occu- SO
les before the country the mind naturally recurs an
, the conduct of other illustrous mon, when of
niarly situated, for justification or condem. tel
alton Of his actions. If we go back to the age WI
+ the Revolutionary Patriots, can we find an
,stance recorded in our annals whore a candi. is
ate solicited the Office Of President! Washing lie
IN never gave the slightest ntimation OF wish la
, be thus elevated. His modosty shrunk fro m ~
8 awful responsibility. The diffdence inspired 4,
v his patriotism disposed him to shun its obliga.
ons and to desire that ADLER men might bear its e
urtbens. John Adams took no part in the con- Of
est which elevated him to the Presidency. In lf
,tter to Mr. Adams, of June 81, 1918. Mr.. JET. CT
arson staes that as the constitution went
nto operation, new parties were formed, and that
10 and Mr.. Adams were separated. One party Ia
,laced Mr. Adams name AT its head; the other W
elected his; but neither of them took any part ic
in the discussion which ensuod. Ths1 A.
Of Nj. Jefferson, When candidate Al
or the Presidency, we find in the End VOL, +,
e fuckers Life OF Jefferson "My name, how n
,yer." saws the author Of the Declaration Of lnde-
,endence. twas again brought forward without Y
concert or expectation on my part; ION my saliva
lion declare IT'D - On principles OF public re-
.,,esa should not have refused; but protest be-
for0 NY Gods tnaS snet, - 's'y 4
ksast, rejoice at Escaping. know well ehns nol I
wsn en- aver bring ous Of that ofina. he roPuea-
- ,slisss carrcE him into f.. - have no ambi.
lion 10 govern mon; no passion which would led ,
me - delight to ride Ia : storm. Fissijss ano
svlsssgss jnglorias. 1.
Ne have said ia NE snihs s.sua n xhs Wigs
was not increased by the speech. We win men !.
ton circumstance which contributed to this--
There were some hullifiers in the asse ably, who
have been, unacSuntabIy perhaps to themselves,
led. into the support Of Mr.. Clay. Men 6who /,
once reeardefa protective tariff as not only una,
lust, but unconstitutional, and who co-opentedt
with the iperposition Of our sister State, 10 arres
the evil ,tnow listening to Mr.. Csys expression
Of parsatal fondness for that system.--humbIyI
submiAng to his sarcastic rebuks, and patiently
bond1g their necks to receive the chains which
hc I'D forged for them.
IEnucArIoN.-The following brief bat bsautifui /,
passage occurs in late articlehi Frazer's Maya
zine: Fits - ti,-ss.s. Il
.sEducation does not commence with the alpha
bet. Il begins with . mothers look-with iath.j
sr's nod Of appreciation sign ofrcproof- 3
SISTERS gentle pressure of the hand, or broth.
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