Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-18
Henry Clay.

The members Of the Clay Club of
on their organization, TO address their
whig brethren throng houi The State.
| As the name ol our Association imports,
We have united ourselves for the purpose
OF promoting by all honorable means ~
our power the election as President for
of the West, Henry Clay. i, is true
;hat we are in Il minority in the State,
hut it il the singular excellence of our
Republican institutions, that the rig ht of
opinion and action is IN every respect
secured to the minority and as every
light implies correlalivc duty, we re-
gard it not only as a privilege but as a
sacred duty 10 express oar sentiments
and carry them forth in such modes as
circumstances may admit [; besides this,
as South CarOlinians, We are proud to
maintain the moral influence entirely in
dependcn, of numbers to which our State
has always owed her h,gh slanJug in
the confedcracy, belicvcIng that even a
Carolina minority will never be without
some weight IN any conjecture Of inter
est and importance. II union is strength,
we are assuredly strong. II discord is
ability, then are our opponents assuredly
weak. There are democrats Of every
conceivable shade of opinion some car
~ the flag Of free trade apd cry down
with the custom house many are for
direct taxcs--sone are ready to die for
protc ctIon and tariffs, the worst rather
than none--sone maintain the uncoulrol-
table rights of maioritles-ohers the
divine right OF churches and constitutions
each contends for strict principle -
each dcnounce expediency and insist on
abstract and stringent construction -
How can such men combine - what
bonds are there to hold them together
We on the other hand avoiding all dis
sension and Disguise, adhere To the set ..
lied compromise, which, IN time arising
between the apparently opposite interests
Of sections widely distant from each 9th
or, aud engaged IN pursuits seemingly
contrasied. Satisfied that the theory OF
fee trade, however beautiful aud plausi
b'o it may appear to the philosopher and
the philanihrophist, can no more be car.
red out by tho practical statesmen than
the delightful dream Of universal peace
We are content TO modify and improv,
the protective system so that discrlmina.
ting tariff shall be arranged in the man
ncr least burdcnsome aud most advania.
geous TO all portions OF the citizens. A,
| friends Of credit, but the enemies of all
solis of spurious money, we look to the
wisdom Of government for tho means o
n sound and adequate currency, aud re
nouncc as hollow fallacy the divorc,
between Bank and State. Satisfied %
the infinite value To all, of the goot
name aud honest character o! the Con
lcdcracy, we would AID each State tc
sustain itself aud iquija,c its Just debts
by approprlaipg TO each It's share Of tho
sale of The public lands, which belong
alike To all.
II Agreeing thus upon important meas
ures, We profess mn unequivocal prefer
ence for the man best qualified 10 advo
cate aud promJe ihem-a preference
unanimous and enthusiastic. We hav,
no name before us but that of Hen
Iy Clay. With him Tor our sol,
leader, our victory ~ certain. W.
-hall not waste time 10 setting forth bl
claims to our jealous support, our IN
wavefing ron6dencc--be who ~ no
fnullIar with them either ~ friend o
Zoe, knows nothing oiIhs history Of HI
country foI the ldst half century, on eve