Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-12-10
From the New York EUening Post.
MIR. Clay's Speech Revised and Cor
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Ye wings of all ages, all shapes and all hues,
Who desire your dscordant opinions to fuse
Who but ask for creed which your party swallow,
Who but seek for leader your patty will follow.
Who but wish for path, so TO office il be,
Come list to your oracle; 10 | am he.
1 am he. in this hour of your desperate need,
Who will show you pathway, and teach you a creedj
A creed that shall spring, in symmeric design,
From assumption of geographical line,
And shall prove all you please, you please to oppose
What our government does, give aid to her foes;
Every malcontent shade shall system embrace,
Every that but show dough in his face;
From Greeley, cOnsigniDg all war to the devil,
To Garrison, seeking TO stir il up civil;
From the dog of office, who looks for his day,
To the Mexican agent, who looks for his pay
Let US form array, let our front be unbIoken,
Be the VOID opposition, the only one spoken;
Stand shoulder to shoulder, each wing by his brother
From QuakeIs at end to traitors at rother,
Shading off with such aTthce, no where shall seem
An abruptness of change from extreme to extreme.
These then are our tactics, the line of the Nueces
Affords them fine geographical basis.
Let Meycos claim stand instead Of conviction,
That all beyond that her just " jurisdiction"
Then it follows by logic of perfect persuasion,
That Taylor's first march was a march of invasion,
That Polk made the war, which he dared 10 deny,
And that Congress, sustaining him, voted lie
Oh Truth sacred Truth, art thou lost among menu
Where, where was Thy servant, thy champion then
Corresponding with CassIus, perchance to set forth,
Double sets Of opinions for South and for North,
Or revolving, as deep in refinement he lay,
His career the Senate from that early day
of his illegal, of years something short,
Thus defIaudng the laws which he swoIe TO support.
To his fight from his pledge to the Compromise act
Which he would not maintain, and could not retract
Hence horrible shadows, scorn you and swear,
Truth truth should have triumphed II had been there.
'ris the light of my age, twas the star of my youth,
will lay down my life in defence of the truth.
By the way, tits extremely unlucky think,
There should up another great question TO blink;
But The cost of this can't be all paid il glory,
And what's to be done with the new territory?
To begin, we'll oppose it, admitting at most
OF a haTbor fort on the Mexican coast;
('Tis sensible project, as if you suppose,
One man had waT on another mans nose.
And throwing this out to define our position,
If the nation insists a larger addition,
Say miilicn square miles, and II Congress declare,
That 'ts lawful to propagate slavery there,
Twill be well, but let every good wing understand
1t was not for that object we wanted The land;
But we rather refuse, but the land being won,
We can vote please what's next TO be done.
Fellow wings let this much for the moment suffice,
As we all know the worth of word TO the wise;
Share among you these principles, certain am,
They will last us at least till we're over the dam.