Litchfield enquirer., 1845-02-27
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LETTER FROM Mk. bhADAcn. ws have rarsly read paper which comnendea i0us yet neglected truth mere lore1oy to neas ., |. earnsst minas fhan the followfng, letter from Hon. Luther Bfaaish, late Licntenant Governor of is State, so the Young Mems Henry Clay Assoca- i on .=xtibsE1e.
 Nr& YoRx. No. East 18th street, | M HF February 12th, i64S. ] 1 Dear Ssf .:=I am, this morning favored with l your note, informing me that sne foung Mehs | Henry Clay Association of the City and County oi New York have done for me the honor of eiectlng me an honorary member of their Association While receive. with the highest qualification, the announcement, made in your cQmmunications know not in what terms behttng the occasion ana expressive of my own sentiments, can convey to Tour Association the grateful sense entertain of This renewed instance of its respect and kindness. It s pccuiiarIy gratifying to me to be thus placed in 60 honorable a relation with an Asscciaiicn, with whose principles so cordially sympafhIze, and whose patriotic spirit and noble bearing nave been matter of SO high, so just, and so general tommendation, as have been those of the Henry Clay Association of the City and County of New Y ofIIs
 n this qualification. too, the highest public con alterations mingle with private sentiment Tn the present position, as we'll as in the past course and conduct Of the Whig Young Men of New York, there is much. not only to excite present recommendation, but to fill the future with encour- agemenf and hope. In your continued Associa- 4ion, under name characteristic of your prlnci- pies, we'll as in the position fakens ana deciara tions of purpose recently put forth, there is tur- nished the most gratifying evidence of noble ae. termination on the part of the Whig Young Men of New York. to continue to cherish and sustain the great Political Principles advocated by that d stinguished Patriot, in whose name you are aSso ci ated These are the true Principles of the Whig Party, and as we believe, essentially necessary to inc highest honor and welfare of our Country. In this elevated purpose, and honorable course. you will be cheered by the assurance of receiving rom the enlightened and the good every where, an en- tire, cordial, and unqualified approval of your mo- b le and patriotic determination.
 In the unlooked-for result of the great political contest out of which we have recently come m the unexpected defeat which, as great Political Party we have suffered in that contest; and in the gloom which this has momentarily thrown over the prospects of or County and the hearts of the natgotc and the good; amidst the shattered rag tents of hiSh.wrought hopes, and the chilling de- :, ressioh of dark forebodings of the future when p; eh stout hearts have quailed tried fidelity hesl- ssted and paused while timidity and disafIection saaye sent along the ranks of Ehe faifhfl and the bsme, the last disorganizing cry of desperat'on, sn,xre Ose; vcuf amidst all this, # is indeed en- conraging to the heart of Patriotism to iind n the Young Guard, the high resolve and noble dcfermi. ton fo stand by their principles, and the Flag that senresents them, while there is yet even ribbon left of that honosed emblem still floating on the breeze This is, indeed, " green spot m Memo tss 4 ef
 And vet it is right and fitting that this should be so For upon the young Men more especial!y fepcse the future hopes oi the Country. In thelr hands. under Heaven, is her future destiny Theirs IS especially the duty of keeping alive and burn- ing bright the sacred Fires. In the rapid success sion of Generations, and the everchangng vlcsssi- tudes of party. they will soon be called to the dis Legislative Halls. the high judicial seats the Ex' ecutve and administrative offices oi the Country.
 Tt is peculiarly fit and becoming, therefore, that thoy should firmly resolve to cherish and snsfalI these greet principles, in which are involved tne welfare of the country. These are the true prin eipies of the Whig Party. These principles sprung from pure and patriotic source. They nave. 100 had their rise and progress in pure and patriotic times. amidst stirring and trying eyents.--lnes are founded in truth and eternal right; ana must therefore, sooner or later unlvefsa,y PIeval: VT cumstances beyond human controls may, Tor the moment, delay or postpone < a consummation SC 5ieyoutly to be wished" But its final accomplish tnsnt s q sure as Truth itself, and ss csrtaln q most distinguished talents, and most em;ncn, wostn and may withhold from public seryices ana public virtue, great act of public justice.
 mt l. .sss .s one sAing @ shaB s66Fsshf of our Country's History, the sweet and enduring record of those services and of that virtue These have already passed high to the scroll of Fame, and are garnered up amongst the dearest recollec-
 
 there they will live. in their own radiant and en. during brightness, undimmed by the breath of Time. g,'
 .if. then. these great whig Principles are found cd in Truth; and if their name WHfG, truly re- presents their character, shall we either abandon the one, or change the otheri | trust not. They are both time -honored. Let both, therefore, en- dure. Let our attachment to the one and adhe. fence tc the other, continue nnshaken and un-I changed through all future time Let our course. IS party. be steadfast and undertaking. Let us tufn neither to the right hand. nor to the left Let us ccqdet neither with this strange light, nor with
 In the progress of Time, a new Principle may be started, or new Interest may occasionally arise which may form the basis of Theory. and per. haps of temporary political organization. These will have their Day. But they will soon pass away. and be with the things that hare been. No single Principle. however sound: nor any individ- nal interest, however important. can ever form basis sufficiently broad. on which to build up and sustain great and enduring Political Party. His tory, even in own State, is rich in it's instruc. tion upon this subject Let us then profit by her teachings. s'
 The great Principles of the Whig Party form platform sufficiently broad for all to stand upon. and stand erect and free. In the recent political contest these principles have lost none of their truth. nor the Party protesting them any of is strength Neither in the progress of that contest, non in it's results, remarkable as both may have been, is there any thing either to shake our con- dence, relax our efforts, or change our positon.- On the contrary in both there ia much 10 strength en the one, and to stimulate and confirm the other
 In that contest, 'tis true. we have been over. borne by numbers But although momentarily in Gn apparent minority, we yet firmly believe ihal our Principles, and the Public Policy we adyo- cate. are not only right in themselves but are also