The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-07
The Inauguration Pictorial Herald.
PROCESSION TO THE CAPITOL
Return to the White House.
FULL LENGTH PORTRAIT OF Mr.. POLK.

FULL LENGTH PORIRAlT Of MR.. POLK.
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The ConsoIatory Eplstle or the Central
Clay Committee
The "Central Clay Committee of this cit,
have just issued rather singular manifesto
which is addressed to Henry Clay, and pur
ports to be an expression OF their sentiments
towards him in view of his late defeat The do
cument has very visible traces of extremely CAFE
full and painful elaboration. But it is rather q
ptiful affair after all, and it may not be amss to
make 1t the subject OF few wellintennoned re-
marks Let then look at this manifesto Tor a
moment or two, and examine its merits or de-,
merits on the score OF style, PATRIOTISM and poti-
cal morality.
The writer of this epistle appears 10 have been
quite determined to edo it in King Cambyse's
vein,' and he has succeeded in "dong it, to
miracle. From beginning to end it is tissue Of
commonplace sentiment, spun out in the most
bombastic language, with profuse embroidery OF
transendental epilhets and not very reverent scrip
tural allusioRs-th poverty of idea and glitering
garniture being quite analogous to the sx-penny
calico and tnsel which make up the respondent
drapery of ballet.girl at one OF the cheap and
nasty theatres. A few specimens Of the style will
suffice. 'When the appalling result was first known
here, many, unused to the melting mood shed
bitter tears "country's dishonor 'groaned in
sad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES impending" falling
on the -'grayhaired Age and strong Man.
hood"-"Beauty and youthful hope"-common
feeling Of the country's misfortune '-"same touch
ing manifestations Of sorrow"-"many 'chld's
first grief ! fathers"-"children wept together
"death OF patriotic hopes'-"mercenary libelers"
"decevers' '-s'forgot"-'base triumph"
med"-"stood silent in the first full consciousness
the evil wrought by them, Ike the murderer over
the wetering body of his victim, with the bloody
weapon Of death trembling in his grasp."-"To
cxtenuate their own shame"-"ther conscences
meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another"
'those in all ages who devotedy labored for their
country"-"d departed without earthly reward
" those of whom the world was not worthy
" enshrine you''---" Soon"--'' Demosthene
Phocion"-" Gracchi''-" Cicero" Barnvelt''
Dewitt" Hampden''-"Vane, Milton and Sgd
ney"-" with them attesting Of liberty
unworthiness of mankind"-" shining as stars
faithful" freedom" good OF their race
"other times"-" other lands"-" will remember
you"-" blood-hounds' >" baying on our track
-" wolves bowling round the fold'-"rent the
prey" vultures'-" screaming for the offal 81
Such is the manner in which, for two mortal
columns and half, the writer of this episte rings
the changes on the common places of the stump
and ward election meetings, varied by the most
tulsom adulation Of the individual TO whom it is
addressed. As piece Of composition, then, this
letter is puerile, twaddling and bombastic in the
extreme.
The spirit of the episte is still more reprehensi.
BILE than it's style. 1t breathes, from beginning to
end, that fierce and vindictive partizanship which
we are SO often called on to denounce. 1t ascribes
the defeat of Mr.. Clay to great "agencies of fraud
which were deposited in the ballot boxes of this
city and State," were introduced "under deliber
ate perjury-and brands one half Of the citizens Of
the United States with the atrocious crime q
counienancing and exciting this supendous iniqu
ty The letter also libel, in the grossest manner,
the great mass of adopted citizens of the coun-
try, representing them aliens from our republi-
can institutions, not only in BIRTH but in education,
feeling and character"-abusing them, indeed, in
terms OF vituperatlOn and calumny quite equal in vu
garity and violence to those employed by the most
narrow minded "native" orator when he pours OUT
his great soul in indignation against the "Pope,'
the "Irsh " and the "Dutch." We regretvery much
that the Central Clay Committee" could affix
the seal Of their APPRECIATION to such an outpourna
OF violent party feeling. If patriotism and COM
mon sense had had due influence in the matter, the
Committee never could have approved of such a
foolish, undignifed, and indiscreet exhibition oil
prejudice and vindictlve party feeling. II is quite
distressing to all men who wish well to the repub
lic TO see any body OF respectable citizens thus IL
bellng great masses of their countrymen, accusing
them of perjury, and fraud, and atrocous political
crimes, and abusing others on account OF the place
of their birth. We had, indeed, supposed that
these hot headed wings had been taught last fall,
the salutary lesson OF forbearance, moderation and
discretion. But it seems they will never learn
wisdom. The desperate flag end Of that party,
which is represented by the Tribune, and Of the
leading members Of which the writer of this conso-
atory epistle is fair specimen, appears to be daily
waxing more and more violent, silly and ungovern
able.
We are confident that the great mass of the in
telligent and respectable wing party will frowr
upon this badly written and injudicious epistle
They must regard it as calculated to injure theil
cause. At the hands OF Mr.. Clay himself, it will
not meet great favor It's fulsome laudarion will
be too much for his nostrils, and he cannot bu
condemn its Incorporate and abusive illusions te
the causes OF his defeat. One thing is certain
the true patriot, to whatever political party he may
belong, will condemn it, and it has been for the
purpose OF exciting, as generally as possible, tina
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