The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-26
4 anifestO or the Friends OF Gen. scott against
Mr, Clay

Manifesto or the Friends Of Gen. scott against
Mr.. Clay.
From the Courier aud Enquirer.
Mn. CLArs srEsoH-Whilsi It Is q national misfor
tune that ths great apd good men Of our country 40
not exercise upon national af.irs the innusncs 70 which
they justly entitled Il cannot be denied that their
influence with the great Of their own party ire
qusnty 80 ovrpowsrins As to destroy In great mss
such &. ps.sa MI VI Clay IN regard very Arg:
portion Of the whg party at this time His great ard
ed 70 public .sirshis sdnI.t.d psssiotsa End talents
and his fearless defence Of what he considers the right
In direct population Of Mr. Csy acknowledged ntues
and cAims-have given him . claim upon, and power
them question the ncsrty and doubt the honesty Of
every whg who Prssumss 70 ddsr from him in opinion
But while this feeling may exist 10 very great
tent, among individuals competing the whg party,
not yield IT, IL they would preserve thsr consistency
or merit the respect Of their readers, Among the
40 "..dy sdhsrea to S. fortunes Of CAV tier.
would now 60 further to secure his election to the
Presidsncy possible than the writer Of these
marks. In 1882 devoted our columns, time and
our means to his slecaon and in 1896 We were among
the last who consented that should be
run against Mr. Van BuSsn. In 1910, when those who
have since been loudest singing his praias,
opposed them at every step Of thei progrrs, and
abandoned tho hope that Clay and Webster would
be candidates. until Harrison and Tyler were nomi.
mated and the convention adjourned.
The men who then objectsi to the nomination and
asoIs o. nsnry Clay wore tn, ss.' and it, CO.
forgiven BY those who really desire to MIR Clay In
the Presidential chair OF our course In ls44 and OF
our exertions In his behalf need not speak They
without avail and because the Tribune and It's
associates who had led honest menfrom his support in
found diaouy in poisoning the minds Of the sbol
tonists against him but IL not such task to
to Se o Of to
since 1882, whenever he desired to be- candidate for
the Prsaidenoy to demonstrste that II differ from him
In many Of the views advanced In mis- recent speech In
Lexington, It Is not because do not warm TO
the and to his noble qualities but because bindly
to subscribe to all his positions would be an abandon
ment Of our OF proclaimed convictions Fortunately
too Mr. Clay Is no longer candidate for the Preri-
and .n he that h. comes bis
oountrymsn ass private and humble ctizen--to e1.
press his views and opinions Of the policy best caou
lated TO deliver country from tho perils and dan
GERS which surround And who read the beauti
ul and touching declaration" In the circle of the
year autumn has come and the season Of flowers has
passed away i'm the progress Of years my spring time
has gone by and too am In the autumn OF HE, and
Dgy postical language and again desirsto the We
nsrabs and venersted statesman submitted to the tur
mois and abuse Of contest for the Presidency' Yet
there such and 1t Is becsuse his speech at
Lexington made at the instgation Of politicians
who are determined to force him upon the whig
party its candidate for tho next Presidency, that
feel 1t incumbent upon to raise voice
against the speech itself hostile to the spirit Of the
ed - our text book. What may have been The
chances Of Mr. Clays suoces, he could have cen in.
ducsd remain silent instead OF being urged to take
the suicidal course he did, will not pretend to cay
but IL Is not more certain that his letters In 1874 de-
slroyed his chance OF in that great coptst
readers has snuihisisd every prospect Of his being
suco ssful candidate in lsas We are opposed to the
royed what hope there In the mind OF many that
circumstances combining to elect to the Presiden
cy one Of the abest AND parest men OF our party
But we arc who under any sia.s thin 9,
desired to the great leader OF the whg again
Mt at Ashland, with he Id upon the affections Of the
people which no other man Possesses without ONCE,
patronage station and yet beloved respected
most worshipped by large majority Of the intelligent
and rejecting portion Of his countrymen-o occupies
position to which the Presidency neither give oizn
field OF party politics. either with without his ssno
ton would In cur Judgment he cruel and unjust Cruel
to Mr. Clay himself and unjust to the great principles
OF the whg party We do not believe that under any
circumstances he could have been elected to the Pres
dsncy and we tetsvs that 9th The opinions put forth
IN his late spseh ersn r seMblonee of chance NJ
cess longer exias. Were II possible, would,
heretofore rejoice beyond at the bare prospect
Of the election Of Mr. Clay to the. Presidency but firm
ly persuaded are, that such contingency IL
possible owe IL to candcr anu to whts
treat name being us,d in Connection with Ii" Pr,saen
cy Great Ia our devotion to Mr. Clay profess
t greater devotion TO our principles and We have
hesitation In ssying. that we would rather-much
Iather-wtnsss the triumph OF whg prime piles In ths
election OF inferior but honest whg to the Presdsn
cy incur the glory Of defeat to In
nexon with the great Of the patriotic statesman
Kentucky.
These are no. the continents Of day based on his
recent speech; but they the sentiments OF nine
tenths OF the honest wings Of the honestly
tertsinsd aud frankly sxPrsssed since the dsas
trous campaign Of lsa4 la common with uhig
brethren have freely put them forth whenever
sion called for doing and at the hazard Of being
denounced rs un1endy to the great statesman OF Ken
lucky, We cow deliberately repeat them, accompanied
with the expression OF eur well settled conviction that
the snas Of Mr. ,h "y psT 10 r0 .h nn upon
and succeed in their efforts more disastrous defeat
than that OF 1914 Ii In store for us WA these views
and believing ace do that the people are desrons o
rscard.ng The great mtay achievements Of Scott and
Taylor, shall labor unoeasngty TO procure If psss
Me the nomnation Of one Of thew TIE hg candidate
for "a. Presidnsy in the Jul persuasion that either If
nominated tcH insure the triumph Of the Whis ticket
and .tAe establishment Of whig principles; while II de-
fatsd and Mr. Clay again presented for the support Of
the Wing party Wa shall Of course give him oil the sup
port power, but in ties iu belief that
will as heretofore be In vain, and that his nominstiop
will necessarily psrpeuats the reign Of loco focosm and
misrule
1t 10 an ungrst.fui task to review unfavorably, a
speech from Que We esteem and admire as We 10 Mr.
Cay but do not hesitate TO pronounce his late effort
such ~ be would never dreamed Of making were
he Of the same age ~ when In 1912 he nobly sus
tanned the government Of his country In Its with
the mistress OF the That he very justly Gays
WAS war national defence required for the vindca
ton OF national rights and honor" and yot at the very
Of that war we invaded Canada and car
desoaon and death to the homes and sars Of the
unodendipg Canadians who had never harmed But
this did make 1t war Of aggression OF conquest
according to MIR. Clay and Mr.. Clay Ia right But
when Mexico orders to her generals to attack the
American army wherever 1t may be found Ia Texas,
south the Ssbine-snd wnen because go into the
disputed territory, ths Mexcaus into also and
make upon our my and We repalse and follow her
bsaten forcvs her territory, behold lon
ger . Of Defence but one OF aggression and
quest NOW, do not desire 10 justify the sending OF
Gen. Taylor TO the Rio Grands That was q rash and
wicked act but gave no justification to Mexico to
sai the left bank Of that river When she did
sssa u.s. sbs became the aggrersor; and when we add
to historical TACT that her gensra had positive
orders to invade Texas and drive north OF the sa
bine and were actually proceeding TO execute them-t
indeed strange pfAtuation which denomnstes this
war OF aggression aud conquest and which In the
breath, procaims invasion OF Canada la 1919 wat
Of defence The people do not 40 understand It, Their
nstinctsd do not lead them to such concusi)ns They
know and feel that Mexico struck the first blow and
when they are told that lit Mexico that Offending
her hrssides her csstss and her affairs not they
feel that IL might hays II we had not In 1917
carried defensive into tie enemys country and
large their benevoIepce hey prefer that IL should
hsr and proclaimed invAslon OF our terrtorY