New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-04

left 10 Us unchanged n HENRI SL-Ai
And. therefore, 10 you, the first and most cheI-
isfed object OF on, political devo;ion-whose name
was already Iusrrous in the history OF our country
81 the period of oGr earliest personal Esnembrances
10 rda. the defender of the Unlon and us RePa6-
llc.n Constitution. the chief advocate 9. every
measure 0: beneficial and protective legislation,
the rnchansing and dauntless opPoser OF tyransy
and corruptiop. our ever-fathu and heroic leader,
chief and friend-to you, with sincerity and DIS
interestedness now above suspicion, we renew our
vows Of fidelity IN this peculiar moment; and NH
lions ali over the Union join N these pieoses,
Our relations 10 You have not been the Ordinary
Obligations OF partisans 10 the regular nominee OF
,o srthorzed Convention Had you never been
candidate for the chief national Office, you would
not have been 10 US less than you have been, and,
therefore defea, cannot affect these relations toT
Won are still 10 US all that you have been throughout
our Iives-st great, honorable, just, pure, patriotic
and wise-stil! first of living men, and first in our
hea,,s-still right and willing 10 be right rather
than b. President > still greater than President or
Monarch. for YOU are still HEYEY CLAY.
Though the people, the couatTy and the world
nave lost so much, we rejoice that no evil has be-
fallen You, and that 10 you remains all the honor
which could have been yours IN actua! triumph,
free from the weighty responsibilities which would
have been involved IN the possession OF power
Falsehood calumnv and treacheTy have done then
work. and are now hushsd in already half-repen-
;ant silence While the energies and traits that
ennobled you still.yeurs, the hearts OF your IN
numerabc. devoted friends fare also yours, beyond
the reach of thousand unfortunate Influences
which might have arisen from the peculiar and
varied obligations of success.
When the appalling result was first known mere,
many, unused TO the melting mood, shsd bitter
tears for their Countrys dishonor, and sroaned IN
sad appreciation of the dangers and woes inpend-
Ing and now already falling on the Nation. Grey
haired Age and strong Manhood, and Beauty and
youthful Hepc-all sttested common feeling OF
the Countrys misfortune by the same touching
manifestations of sorrow. Il was many a" chIlds
first grief" fathers and their children wept to-
geiher Inc death OF patriotic hopes which had grown
and strengthened throughout the lifetime OF both.
Even merceHary lbelers and deceivers forgot their
base triumph for moment, ashamed OF their VIC
,ory and afraid to boast, and stood silent IN the
full consciousness of the evil wrought by them,
Ike the murderer over the welterlng body OF his
victim, with the bloody weapon OF death trembling
in his grasp and they vainly sought 10 plead with
the grief thus excited, and to extenuate their own
shame" their consciences meanwhile accusing
or else excusing one another"
The testimonials of your worth and OF people S
grateful remembrance, derived from these impas-
stoned tokens OF feeling, are not to be outwelghed
by the vain privileges OF an Office which has been
discraced BY the incumbency of some Of the worst
and mcanest of men. The treasures OF an eraplrc
aud the dominion of throne could not have
brought TO their posSessor honors nobie offerings
so precious, or devotion so faithful and enduring.
The statue and the column Will less firmly and LOT
tv eyince 4 peoples sense OF your merits and
achievements; and the emblazoncd page OF history,
which would be incomplete without the commem-
ora;ion Of your patriotism, wisdom and eloquence,
will but imperectly express the strength OF devotion
with which you inspired the wise and Intelligent OF
the age. The monumental marble Will be cold in
its testimonies of your greatness and renown but
our glowing spirits and burning words shall bear
YOU better witness. The granite shall sooner moul-
der shan these living memorials shall fail; for the
warm hearts in which our blood will beat, shall
swell and thrill in other ages at the utterance OF
your name, with instructive emotions OF gratitude
and affection derived with life from us, and lnher-
tied while any remain worthy of America and
Liberty.
The history OF our country and Of your life will war
rant these impressions of the importance and gran
deur Of the services which you have rendered to
the nation, of the good which you have actually
promoted and accomplished To you, 10 your
abors and cioqucnce, 10 your counsels and inilu-
encc, extending in their consistent and beneficial
operation through more than forty years, we owe
the enactment and maintenance oil the present
Tariff law bv SOUTHERN votes. To you we owe
every national measure OF relief protection and
harmony which ire have been permitted 10 ENJOY.
To you we Justly ascribc the merit of purposng
and eliccting that great prosperity and honorable
peace of which our country, for time, vet retains
possession. The whole land is bright and VIVID and
vocal with the tokens OF your wise policy and ac-
tive PATRIOTISM; and the movements of enterprise
in art and traffic bear witness of your foresight judg
ment ard practical craftsmanship. And these, with
our national honor, peace, union and justice, will
long endure as monuments OF your glory, or perish
only IN realization of yoHrprophetic warnings The
land which your tolls and aspirations have blessed
the paradise created from wilderness and from
waste under the legislation which yeu suggested
directed and aided, the very streams converted in
the grand movements Of art, TO the employment
supper, and happiness Of lnillions,-ihe spleHdic
fabrics and stately structures of harmonious wealth
and labor,-the winds which watt, over the sea.
whose freedom you indicated, TO every shore. the
products Of our PROTECTED industry, under the fag
whose rights you first asserted and mainrained-
shall all attest your worth, and shall prolong your
untading glory beyoni their being.
Of those who in classic ages have thus served
their country and houored humanity, and have
fallen in the pyotracted struggle with malisnity,
treason, folly and tyranny, it has been well said in
terms which richly express our sense Of your
claims, that
:. They fell devoted but undyng
The very gales their uames are si.l!ng;
The silent pillar lone aud gray,
Claims kindred with their sacred clay.
Their spirits wrap the dGsky mountain;
Their memory siarkes Ter the fountain;