Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-12-01
The HERALD.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DEC /
SPEECH or HENRY CLAY ArLEX
INGTON

The speech OF Mr. Clay at Lexington wss
not received In time for our paper Of this
week. tot we shall endesvor 10 place h be
fore our readers 10 our ncSt.
Th,s speech, az u deserves, claims the al
teniion Of all throughout the country. The
high position 90 long held by Mr. Clsy--h,s
superior talents and Judgmeni--h,s self
sacrificing pairio,isn--and his high toned
moral sep,iment--io say nothing ofthe re.
gard In which he Ia held by the Intelligent
freemen of The Union--rsnders hls words
and his opinions slmos, oIaculsr. We, how
evot, are not OF thuse who believe 10 the in.
fslbliIy OF any man--snd consequently we
shall not insis, that euery thing said 10y Mr.
Clay n,eessdr,iy meet. our inll Appreciation
nor do we suppose that every vhig even. OF
the North, will give fill approval Of oil
that he haI said on the occasion alluded to.
But whether the sentiments OF this veteran
path OF and statesman, on the present coca
sion, are endorsed by all or not-wbether or
MT the entire raLk aid file of the opponents
/ VI "a Ntdh suo IcCkIesa auuihlsfaunH, anu
OF the presen, existing unnecessary and cru
ell war with Mexico, will feel to sus,ain him
in all lie positions, one thing remains Ger
tain there is no man in the country whose
opinions are entitled to higher considera-
ton than are those oi MIR Clay there is no
one man whose words will exert the intlu-
ence which always follows those uttered by
the Sage OF Ashland--and there are none
whose words are more deeply weighed or
strictly sciu,inized.
Ii has been sad-we believe bv Mr. Clay
hmself-tha, he had "Me ,carme,i friends,
and lie bftereSi entmieS" OF any man living 1!
! and judging from the criticisms tina, inva-
riably follow every emana,ion from The mind
Of this truly great man, we are led 10 believe
most firmly in the truth Of this assertion. -
No pancgyrc is too high for his friends,-
no misre presentation TOO gross-no imputa-
ton too coarse-no malice too deep for those
who array themselves against him. With
these men, an error in Judgment on the part
sin;--,hus showing tbs, even they regard his
opinions as Of the highest importance. An OF
nothing ii would SCENTS now 10 be the motto
o. our LibcnyPary friends, and norSe thar
nothing will De the result, Of their efforts, SC
long as they cling 10 this motto. The sue
cess Of the Slavery parry in the last Presi
DENTAL election, ana the consequences which
have grown out OF it, should open the eye
Of the abolition parry to their true position
; but from tn tone Of the press Of this part,
throughout the country in relation TO Thu
, last speech Ct FIR Clay, it is quite evlden
that tie leaders OF the party do NOT inien'
tina, their followers shall see anything but
senseless and useless warfare spainst--n
, one can tell whst--ard in the end an sno
mlnlous defeat of their party, and the turtle
, posponement Of a victory, the consumma
nation OF which, all true wings and aboli
tloniss Of the north so earnestly hope for.
OF the Northern Wing press, we hav
seen but Two that oppose either the matter G
! the manner Of Mr. Clay, in the speerd {
:, which so much is said. OF lhese, one, tt
!. New York Conrler and Enquirer, make
. objection Oh the ground OF his conde mna,c
Of the wat-while the other, the 'BOsto
Courier as honest and true WING Alb
llionist paper as can be found IN New En-
= land-sees, or thinks il sees, in this NOV
menl, disposition on the part Of Mr. {. al
Ms ucGls to head Mr. VI t5fter- TO who's
10 interests this paper Ia warmly and laudab
- devoted
20 Bu, as we said before, we shall endeav
,s to give our readers the Speech Ia our ne'
o when all can Judge Of ii for themselves;
d. and after which we may say something mo
10 relation to il, and the position which
great author now occupies before the cou
b try.
- THANKSGIVING