New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-21

obvious vet neglected truth more iorclby 10 honest
eaynsst minds than the following letter from Hon.
I,rrHsn BRADIsu late Lieut.. Governor OF this State,
70 the Youag Mems Henry Clay Association
Whiys OF New-York and OF the Union these are
bu, the words in which your ownhearts were seek
ing TO cothe their spontaneous impulses and deter
mined resolutions. Commend them to yeur neigh
bors See that they are every where cherished
and acted upon:
Nrw-YosE, No Ea:. ;s,, 18th ;i,s street
DEAR SIR II am, this morning, favored wihyour
note. informing me that The Young Mems Henry
Clay Association Of the City and County oil New
York, have done me the honor OF eiectins me au
honorary member of Their Association.
the announcement, made IN your communication,
know not in what terms beiltun5 the occasion, |
and expressive OF my own sentiments, can convey |
10 your Association the graefn! sense entertain OF
This renewed instance OF lis respect and kindness.
II IL necuIiayly gratifying 10 be thus placed IN
.o honorable relation with an ASSOCIATION, with
whose principles | SO cordially syInpahze, and
whose patriotic spirit and noble bearing have been
matter of so high. so Just, and so general cofnmen-
datjon. as have been these OF tho Henry Clay AS
socat;on ofthe City and County OF New-fork
In this qualification, too, the highest public con-
sideraiions minge with private sentiment. In the
present position as well IN the past coursr ana CON
duct OF the Wing Young Men OF New-York, there
ls much not only 10 excite present commendauon,
hut 10 gil the Future with encouragement and hope.
In your continued Association, under name char
acierstic of your Principles as well as III the posi-
ton taken and declarations OF purpose recently put
forth there is furnished the most gratifying evidence
of a noble determination, on the part oil the WING
Young Men of New-York, to continue 10 cherish
and sustain the great Political Principles advocated
by that distinguished Patriot, IN whose name yon
are associated. These are the true Principles OF
the Wing Party and as we believe, essentially ne
ccssary 10 the highest honor and welfare OF our
Country. In this elevated purpose, and honorable
course YOU will be cheered by the assurance ot re-
ceving, from the enlightened and the good every.
where, entire, cordial and unqu1ll1ed approval
of your noble and patriotic determinations.
In the unlooked-for result of the great Political
contest out Of winch we have recently come IN
the unexpected defeat which as n great Political
Party we have suffered in that contest; and IN the
gloom which this has moncntarlly thrown over the
Prospects of the Country, and the hearts OF the Pa
trlotic and the Good; amidst the shattered irag
mcnts Of hgh-wrought hopes, aud the chilling de-
preston OF dark iorebodings OF the iuiure when
even stout hearts have quaed, tired fidelity hes-
tated and paused wkile timidIty and dsafecti0n
have sent, nlong the ranks of Me fa!thtut and the
true the last dlsorganiz!ng cry oil desperation
sure gui peR amidst all thus, IS indeed eneour-
aging 10 the heart of Patriotism TO hnd, IN The
Young Guard, the high resolve and noble determl-
nation to stand by their Principles, and the Flag that
represents them, while there is yet even ribbon
left of that honored emblem still floating on the
breeze This is, indeed, "a green spot IN Memory's
waste ~
And vet it is right and fitting that this should
be so For,upon the Young Ienmorr especlallyIe-
pose the future hopes OF the Country nthelr hands,
under Heaven, Is her future Destiny Theirs Is
especially the duty of keeping alive and burning
bright the sacred Fires In the rapid succession OF
Generations, and the everchanSing viclssitudes oil
Party they will soon be called 10 the discharge OF
the highest duties OF citizens-o I'LL the Legislative
Halls the high judicial seats, the Executive and
administrative offices oil the Country.
Ii is peculiarly tit and becoming, therefore, that
they should firmly resolve 10 cherish and sustain
those great Principles, in which are involved the
honor and welfare of the Country. These the
true principles of the Wing Party. These Prlncl-
pies sprung from pure aud patriotic source. They
have, too had their rise and progress IN pure and
patriotic times, amidst stirring and trying events =
They have been consecIated by the lives and the
death of the patriotic and the good They are
founded in truth and eternal right; and must, there
fore, sooner or later universally prevail. CIrcum-
stances beyond human contrei, may, Tor the mo-
ment, delay or postpone "a consumma'ion SO de-
voutly to be wished" But It's final accomplishment
is as sure as Truth ITSELF and certain the pro-
gress of Time. Treachery, Fraud, Calumny, and
the spirit OF Dtsorgaazstiou and Nlsrnie may, Tor
time, deprive the Councils aud the Public Service
of the Country of the beuStt OF her most dlstin-
sushed talents, and mos! eminent worth; and may
withhold, from public services aud public virtue,
great act OF pubic justice
But there is one thing, thank Heaven, these can
not do They cannot blot from the bright Pages
of our Countrys History, the sweet and enduring
record of those services and oi that virtue. These
have already passed high on 10 the scroll OF Fame,
and are garnered up amongst the dearest recoilec-
tioRs OF our hearts, There-there they arc; and
there they will live, in their radiant and
during brightness, undmmed by the breath OF Cal
umny, and unobhterated by the footprints Of lime.
IT, then, these great Wing Principles are founded
in Truth and 1t their name. WHc, truly repre-
senls their character, shall we either abandon the
one, or change the other ! | trust no1. They
both time -honored. Let both, therefore endure Let
our attachment 10 the one and our adherence 10
the other continue unshaken and unchanged
through all future time. Let our course, asa Par
ty, be steady and undertaking, Let us turn neither
to the right hand, nor 10 the lett. Let US coquet
neither with this strange light, nor with that
In the progress OF Time, new Pnncipie may be
started or new Interest may occasionally arse,
which may form the basis OF Theory, and pe!-
haps OF Il 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 individual In
teres,. however important, can ever form basis
sufficiently broad, on which 10 bnlid up and suS
tain great and enduring Pohtica! Party. History,
even IN our own Stale, is rich IN ITS obstruction
upon this subject Lett us, then, profit by her teach
ings
platform sufficiently broad for all 10 stand upon,
and stand erect aud free In the recent political
contest these Principles have lost none OF their
truth, nor the Party protesting them any OF lis
strength. Neither in the progress OF that contest,
nor IN It's results, remarkable as both may have
been, Is there any thing either 10 shake conf
dence, relax our efforts, or change cur position.
On the contrary, IN both there is much 10 strength
enthe one, aud 10 stimulate and confrm the other.
In tsiat contest, Us irne, We have been overkorne
by numbers But although momentayily in an at,-
parent minority, We yet firmly believe that our
Principles, and the Public Policy we advocate. are |
not only right IN themselves, but are also deeply
seated in the favorable regard aud confidence of a
large majority OF the citizens of our country. Va.
rious causes have prevented fair expression and !
free acuoa of the public opinion. We are TINS /
temporarily placed false position But, in this
position, let us neither abandon our pncirles
break up our organization, nor relax our efforts.
Neither let US fall into the TOO common error of (
adopting and acting upon the mistaken pyinciple, I
that, as our political opponents now have the pow.
er, so theirs is the exclusive responsibility OF public
measures This wnnd be "a recrsant In snlrii rs |