The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-12-18
MIR. KENNEDY'S LETTER.

III the lrlDune oil yesterday Is an excellent
letter from the Hon. J. B. Kennedy of BaIti-
more, to the President ofthe Young Mems
Henry Clay Association of New Y ork city, in
answer to a note informing him that he had
been elected an honorary member OF that As
sociation. 1t is dated Nov. 81. The editor
of the Tribune says he esteems the letter ''as
above all praise" He dissents only upo.
one point-that relating 10 the Naturaliza-
ton Laws. There will be found to be con-
siderable difference of OpiD ion among Wings
upon this subject; but not so much so as to-
divide them we imagine, for the any at
tempted reform would fail. But many think
that the present Naturalization Laws are
well enough if honestly carried out,-they
complain only Of fraudulent foreign votes
Others think the term Of residence before
affzation, should be 81 years; ard 9TH
ers again think this unreasonable, al thai
the extension ofthe present time to three o.
five years more, would be all that is neces-
sary. We doubt not that the honest mind
ed will all ultimately arrive at satisfactory
conclusions, and we do earnestly hore wills
be successful ia their efforts at Just re.
form.
Mr.. Kennedy goes for the Wing patty and
all the principles for which it so gallant,
cOntended in the recent contest His lam
guage is, "stand firm upon your present or
ganiz alton! Fight oa-fght erer! an,if
you have plucked up the drowned honor IS
the country by the locks
We extract a few paragraphs from his adj
mirable letters as follows:
1--WE may all gather consolation in Il is dis,
asfer from the generous alacriry viii. whicf
every true Wing in the land renew his VOWS
Of deyotion To his country in This her II omcii,
of peril. We have lost our battle, it j. true
Our present hopes have been cru>hld in Il
great national calamity; but the spirit of Tic
Wings has not heen crushed, and VIC look
steadlasty forward TO the dawniiIg ola bright.
err day whenth still perseveriug energy of
our friends may retrieve the shattered for
tunes of the Republic. In tbs
midst this general sorrow which rervades
the ranks of the Wings, we are not viihOu;
topics ofjoy and congratulation. We have :,
joyful pride in the Consciousness thai the
great mass Of the worthy, the patriotic and
tho intelligent of the land are united, strong
err and iruer in this its adversely. because
they feel that it invokes Il still more earnest
proof of their attachment to the country.
Ashamed offs false pretences, i,s conceal
meuts and its discOrls, Locoiocoism made 70
proclamation to the people Of its dosigns4
Its May Convention practiced the luse of APP
pointing Committee to prepare an address
of exposition Of principles, but November
came without that document. No commit
tee had the hardihood TO venture upon tho
ordeal of such proclamation. H
is the misfortune of the late struggle, above
all others, that our country has ever engaged
in, that the victory leaves no space for con-
Citation Of the good will of the vanquishcd.
1.-THE strife had been to establish system os
administration which was opposed from adif-
ference Of opinion as TO its value; if the as
cenddncy of ono set Of statesmen had hcru
contested against the effort to elevate another
set; if It had been. in any point Il war Of con-
flcting principles, the popular judgement
might and would have challenged difference
and respect, and al asrcrty would have sub
sided with the subsiding arJor OF contcnrioB.
But this has not been the character Of the
fight. Our opponents have found motive to
exasperate the public mind against the
Wings by sharper devices than arguments
They have assaulted. as have said, with I'M
paralleled malignify, the honor and virtue OF
that great name hom we had chosen to rep
resent our cause; they have made it their
chief labor TO convert that name inlo the foul
est reproach that can be heaped upon the
most Infamous; they have essayed TO strike
down that precious fame which, earned in
long life Of devotion TO his country. has be-
come rather the property ofthe nation than Of
It's personal subject. The insult we resent
and must ever resent. II is rare compl-
ment to the virtue of Henry Clay that they
who are so expert in the use ofthe weapons
Of SANDER should find il necessary to supply
heir magazine with TO much freshly distilled
venom, and TO tax their skill to such unusual
efforts. as they have employed in Tins contest.
In less degree, the whole Wing parry have
been made the object of similar assaults.
Poverty, one would infer
from the many resolutions OF this party, To
be the only Democratic test Of Republican,
SIN; the moment the poor man becomes
by industry, he would seem, IN
heir philosophy, to be converted into an
enemy to the State. Successful thrift Was
civic crime; capital was the badge Of sristcc-
-acy; the patriotism that would cherish the
abOr Of the American artisan WAS stamped
With thy obloquy Of mere monopoly and ex-
ortion; devotion TO the policy Of Madison
vas the rankest extreme Of ancient Federal
term comprising, in the opiri0n IS
hose who uttered it, the superative OF deep.
st infamy; Wing merchants, struggling
gainst the supremacy Of English opinions
f trade, were denounced as the agents Of
British corruption; those who invested
money in Bank stocks, if they tlid not favor
he Loco Foco ticket, were derided sRag
'arons and purse-prond upstairs; Wing
were held up to public odium
Is Lords Of the Loom and the Furnace; me-
hanics who voted with the Wings were
hunted as slaves to a master; Wing Cathu-
cs who were too manly TO surrender their
pinions to vulgar clamor were scofIed az the
lies and comrades OF church burners.
Isay TO the Whigs-Raiee again your flag.
Stand firm in your present array. 90 not
part into any other combinations but stand
our ground as WHIGS. The recent cleo.
on has forced upon our adoption one add.
on to our old formula of principles great
nd momentious abuse calls for the aid OF
ne Wings to THE REINFORCEMENT
IF THE PURITY OF THE BALLOT
;OX. 1t is fundamental in the Government
nat the true People OF America shall speak
.ulv in their electiohs. tb,t tha;r ,,o;co eb.it