The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-04-18
VOL. 9, No. Whole No. 44s.


earliest personal mountaineering you, the
defender of the Union and its Republican
Constitution, the chief advocate Of every I
measure Of beneficial and protective legis
lation, the exchanging and dauntless oppos-
er OF tyranny and coFrHpiion. our ever faiths L
ful and heroic leader, chief and fTiend-to
you, with a sincerity and disinterestedness
now above suspicion, we renew our VOWS of Il
fidelity in this peculiar moment; and mills
ions all over the Union join in these pledges. |,
Our relations TO you have not been the |
ordinary obligations Of parlizans TO the regu.
lar nominee OF an authorized Convention
Had you never been candidate for the chief |
national Office, you would not have been to us /
less than you have been, and therefore, de- /
feat cannot affect these relations; for you
are still to US all that You have been through /
out our lives-siili great, honorable, just,
pure, patriotic and wIse-stll first of living |
men, and 'frst in our hearls'-sliIl right, |
and willing TO be right rather than be Pres.
ident'-still greater than President or Mon
arch, for you are still HENTY CLAY.
Though the people, the country and the |
world have lost so much, we reioice that no
evil has befaIlen you, and that to you re-
mains all the honor which could have been
yours in actual triumph, free from the weigh |
ty responsibilities which would have been
involved in the possession Of power. False
hood, calumny and tTeachery have done their
work, and are now hushed in already half
Irepentant silence. While The energies and
traits that ennobled you are still yours, the
hearts of your innumerable, devoted friends
are also yours, beyond the reach of thous-
and unfortunate influences which might
have arisen from the peculiar and varied OBJ
LEGATIONS of success.
When the appalling result was 6rst known
here, many, ''unused TO the melting mood, )"
. shed bitter tears FOR their coun;ry's dishonor.
and groaned in sad appreciation Of the dan
gers and woes impending and now already
falling on the Nation. Grey-haird Age and
strong Manhood, and Beauty and youthful
Hope-all attested common feeling of the
, Countty's misfortune by tho sume tOucnlng
, manifestations Of sorrow. X was many a
''child's first grief'': fathers and their chill
: dren wept together the death of patriotic
+, hopes which had grown and strengthened
throug bout the life time of both. Even mer-
: cenary libeleTs and deceivers forgot their
: base triumph for moment, ashamed Of their
. victory and afraid to boast, and stood silent
:, in the first full consciousness of the evil
: wrought By them, like the murderer over
the wellering body of his victim; with the
, bloody weapon of death trembling In hs
= grasp; and they vainy sought to aead with
. the grief thus excited, and to extenuaie their
own shame-"their consciences meanwhile
!, accusing or else excusing one another
u The testimonials of your worth and Of q
= peoples grateful remembrance, derived from
] these impassioned tokens of feeling, are not
10 to be outweighed by the vain privileges OIL
a. an Office which has been dsgraced by the
s. incumbency of some of the worst aud mean,
c est Of men. The treasures of an empire
ID and the dominion of a throne could not have
r brought to their possessor honors so noble
Of offerings so precious, or devotion so faithful
a. and enduring The statue and the column
II will less firmly and loftily evince people,
ID sense of your merits and achievements; ant
st the emblazoned page Of history, whichwoul,
1eI be incomplete without the commentator
a Of your patriotism, wisdom and eloquence
or will hut imperfectly express the strength Q
ut devotion with which you inspired The wis
%. and intelligent of the age. The monnmeu
he tai marble will be cold in it's testimonies {
x. your greatness and renown; but our glow
milling spirits and burning words shall bear 20
ed better witness. The granite shall soone
. moulder than these living memorials sha
he fail; fer the warm hearts in which ouT bloc
ire will beat, shall swell and thrill in other agt
at the utterance of your name. with instiR
us tive emotions Of gratitude and affection d
he rived with life from Us, and inherited viii
But any remain worthy of America and libert
se. The history Ofou country and your Ii
/, in will warrant these impressions of the impC
'ast lance and grandeur Of the services which u
md have rendered to the nation, Of the gOl
our which you have actually promoted and 9
md complished. To you, TO your laboFs and I
to oquence, TO your counsels and inhuenc
ose extending in their consistent and ben6ci
ces operation through more than forty years, !
bic lowe the enactment and maintenance of 4
rvs present Tariff law by Southern votes.
5 Of YOU we owe every national measure of rel
For protection and harmony which aDe have be-
rain permitted to ENJOY. To you We justly
and Icribe the merit Of puTposing and aaecti
life that great prosperity and honorable peal
un- lof which our country, for q time, yet reiai
possession. The whole land Is bright Z
most vivid and vocal with the tokens Of Jour vi
n-lpolicv and active patriotism; and the mo-
the ments Of enterprise in art and traffic b
our witness Of your foresight, judgment q