Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-04-05

self: For myself after looking calmly upon all the
surrounding circumstances, Conscience. Patriotism.
and Qf others prefer the term) enlightened self.iu.
terest constrain me to vote for Henry Clay The
Tariff, the Currency, the Lands, Economy Execu-
tive and Ministerial Responsibility, and many 9TH
er interests, all depend, in my humble judgment, on
Mr. Clays election for beneficial determination
And if he is elected, the decision of 1910 passed
by the People, will be confirmed, and the policy Of
the Country settled. Then, and (such is the anar-
chy of the public mind not till then, shall we have
time to look about us, and project that other great
reform, the reduction Of American Slavery to its
constitutional limits, and to concentrate the united
condemnation of the civilized world to its final and
utter extinction.
Mr.. Clay is indeed -hoder-I wish he were
not Yet it does not become me, who have so late
ly ceased to be slave holder myself to condemn
hun. 1t is not my province to defend Mr. CLAY;
this he is abundantly able to do himself 1t remains
with posterity to determine how much shall be due
him for the glorious impulse his fervent spirit has
given to Liberty throughout the world and with
them also to say, how much shall be subtraced
from this appreciation for his having only failed to
do all that could be done in this holy cause. Cy-
rus, Themstocles, Plato, Cato, Arstides, Demos
themes, Cincinnatus and Cicero sacrificed to base
heather gods; yet no man, because they knew not
the true God, will say that they were not religious
great good and patriotic men, T. B. Macauley
one OF the most acute and enlightened men of this
or any era, in his review of the life Of Francis Ba-
con- justly says:
owe should thiak unjust to call ST. Louis wicked man
BECAUSE in which federation generally regarded
sin, he prosecuted heIetics We should think unjust call
cause when the sayetrudo was commonly considered
by the most stable people innocent aud
cuffs, on Guinea voyage An immoral action being par
for individual being that society and Having a.
dop,ed the notions which prevail among his neghbo commits
l cannot, then, because Mr.. Clay is slavehold-
er, in a community where the whole Christian
Church Of all denominatons--the only protested
teachers of morals among the people-are also
shareholders prescribe him, for that single thing
: of difference between us.
In saying thus much in justification of my course
in voting for Mr. Clay, should be false to my own
reputation ungratefu to that large portion of Anti
2 Slavery men who have sympathized with me in my
feeble efforts in the cause of Universal Liberty,
and recreant to that glorious itself, if did
G not avow my belief that the time is near at hand
when public sentiment will not ought not and cam
not hold the Shareholder guiltless,-Yes, will go
yet farther, and declare, in the name of the Chris
tan Religion and our Republican Institutions bas-
ed protessedly on the principle of the greatest
good to the greatest NUMBER that no man, after
n the next Presidential Election when so much light
shall have been shed upon this subject should be
o deemed fit to rule over Republican, Christian
It People, who shall violate, by holding Slaves, the
v only two principles upon which either Christianity
o or Repubcanism stand the test of philosophi-
II cal scrutiny for single moment.
II In conclusion, in reuation of the ISLANDERS of the
is Washington Globe, which are ever harmless where
II that print is known in justice to Mr.. Clay, and If
if vindcation of my own sefrespect you will allow
l. me to say, that my opinions and my action upor
Or the subject of Slavery all my own; that how
r ever much / may esteem Mr.. Clay as a man,
at Statesman, and friend though may regard hin
b as one of the most frank, NOBLE PRACTICAL wise, ell
of oquen and patriotic of those who, in this or any
d. other age, have assumed to govern great Nation
e. the editor of the Globe but makes exhibition of hi
lie own ignobe spirit, when he nsinuates that Henri
re Clay would play double part to deceive the Amer
ie lean People, by debating to me, that l. humble
" as may be in the estimation of my country woul
,: be used by him, or any other man. or set of men
IS. for any dlshonorabe purpose, or be treated witt
III upon any other terms than those of absolute equal
r. ity.
ii Trusting that your wishes, as well as the Dur
poses of those persons who have done me the hon
to or to address me by letter upon this subject will b.
IL best subserved by making this answer public,
il send it at once to the press.
er Respectfully your obedient servant,
10 C. M. CLAY.
" PS Reform, in Jeremy Bentham's day, wa
he termed innovation" this owl-faced age has in
wv proved in this respect-now " fanaticism" is tn
word-a strong word-yet when will American
learn it. there is still stronger word than this
.u Truth" If there be really in all this wide Unio
single man of the Nc Duffie school, of good sens
cool, calculating, quick in the discernment of Il
= "pith o. things" and above all no enthusiast" !
him read Thomas Carlyles "Sphinr," in the "Pa
G. and Present." and then tell US whether there be
"Sphinx" also in America and solve us the riddle
The description covers four pages-will not "tf
ne land of tracts" look to it? C..M. c.
las From the New.York Journal of Commerce.
all MIR. CALHOUN'S OPINION OF TIL