Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-29
An Eloquent Extract.

Regardless Of impuations proud oppOItu-
nifty Of Zee and unTesained intercourse with all my fellow
citizens, If il physically possible and compatible with
my official duties, would visit every State, 90 10 every
town and hamlet, address the Union, and
treat them by their love Of country by their love Of liberty
for the sake Of themselves and their pOsieyin the
Of their venerated ancesior-n the name Of the human
family deeply interested in the uhment Of the
med TO their hands-by all the past glory have
BY all that awaits nation il aud faithful
IN gratitude 10 Him who has hitherto sgnally blessed
10 pause-solemny pause-and contemplate the peeipce
which yawns before IT, indeed have incurred the
people with rod Of vengeance would humby PROSTATE
myself before Him. aud mplOe Him, ia his meIcy TO visit
our favored land with with Pestience, with famine
with any other than military rule bliud and
needless enthusiasm ior mere military renown."
Such were the sentiments of a man who uttered
them as the sincere convictions of his mind He
prayed that pestllence famine should be sent upon
his country less of than subject her To
the administration OF a President who eminent
only IN military life. Of course it is not expected
that the sentiments of this extract should receive any
attention, meet with any concurrence from the
Wing party. Their feelings certainly could not har-
monze with them Neither 1t be expected that
the speaker ever member of that party while
entertaining such wishes. Happy, thrice happy
would il be for the Wings if all this could be as we
have supposed. Most fortunate would it be if it
could not be found upon record that these sentiments
were uttered by Henry Clay, upon the nomination of
Gen. Jackson, in 1923.
1t is astonishing to bow much i'll luck befalls
the Wing party If they elect a President, he soon
dies. If their leaders avOw set Of principles and
the party adopt them, they soon became d" obsolete
IDEAS" If their most honored and respected states
man condemns course of conduct a curse to their
country. they, through some waywardncss, are soon
found adopting this very course, and hurrying the
predicted national curse. At the same time the pro-
phet is continually regarded as inspired, and his sub
sequent speeches and letters received with as
much reverence as the words Of the oracle of Delphi
The apparent respect paid to him is intended to socth
his mortified feelings at seeing his counsels treated
so summariy. This is way of buying off peculiar
| to the Wings.
But the i'll fortune that bealls Mr. Clay is still more
inexpressble. Arrived at that extreme period of life
when his strength aud feelings Will no longer suffer
him to take active part in the severe iabors of
public e and nature forces him to retire peace
fl scenes where the shades of evening are beginning
to fall it is then that he looks about what has
been the fruit of his ife what has been the influence
of his example, and what is the effect of his opinions
upon his fellow citizens Like the old Roman states
men, sitting in the entrance of their houses, he
would desire to drink in deep satisfaction from such
reflections.
But how bitter to him must be the draught. If his
thoughts turn to the great measure of his life, the
American system,' he it rejected by the nation
false in principle and fraugh with ruin in prac-
tce. Ii the golden vision Of a bank rises to bis
view, the voices of his friends declaring it to be
obsolete idea echo in his ears. If he attempts to
scan the actions of his fellow citizens the conduct OF
his friends spreads him frozen chill the
prospect of that frghtful curse, more terrible than
war, peStilence and famine, which they in defiance
and contempt of all his admonitions, striving to
bring upon his beloved country. Unfortunate man
He has out-lived his times. He has not kept pace
with the progress of even the Wing party. He sur
wives monument Of desertiOn-ca>t aside by his
friends, the worshippers of craven images becom.
ing weary of subservency TO the same old statue
throw it aside useless log. We'll may he now
exclaim, elbow, blow, thou winter wind."-N Y
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