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s.Henry Clay was right in coming 10 the conclusion
, no.in IN he candidate unless called by tue gene
-, exclamation Of all pares-or, in other WORDS WIN
drawing himself entirely from the theate VI poi'h
p h hishest honors she may least yield HIN
fLr privilege of calm aud quiet evening ales ''hs
day Of strife and storm. lie mas now a,et hn'b
ave az three years ard ten lie rs resting
m. shadows Of his own cherished Ashland. lnou
s,nd tokens Of the love and gratitude oil ms coany
msn surround him on every hand Ne uosld NOT ean
Hmm Clov from his reement buffet again The ahG,y
sen of political contention and personal haleo ~
could scarcely be ,ong 10 demand such saer.hes
and comfort to which old age ,is, w. The Pres
were there probability of his election W is and
dency But when constrained by iofme, u a nSrsr
The signs of the present time to declare ' ,, a.
ra, \, nlaefd in The Er,cutre char, IL seems wv 49,
~ 70 ss,y NJ friendship to subject him 10 the mar
RAISING ana eiies of another campaign, a"enoeu ~ ~
gloomy certainty VI ""0'"'' Richmond Republican.
II is in such language that the Republican
coouv nlaces Mr.. Clay on the shelf, declaring lis
Determination, as lar as it is concerned, 10 Keep
him there. |, seems utterly 10 disregard Inc 10y
authority" declarations OF the Lexington ooser-
ver that Mr., Clay never did employ the Ian
orace ascribed 10 him above, that he would mol
consent 10 be candidate for The presidency "uh-
lees called by The general reclamation OF all par
,;s.n so far from this being true, The Observer
eocs on 10 shew, that while Mr. Clay mas aoeAPs.
,,,;on or desire 10 be candidate yet ne would as
can, IN such 4 use OF his name, if candid men
s,ond he convinced that it was ia matter 81 dnty
on his part" 10 do SO. Now, will not sucn eau
no made7 Who can watch The signs OF
he times and doubt it2 Gen. Taylor himself
the Republicans exclusive candidate, IS repre-
scented 10 have said in letter 10 }. n. iager'
soil (which letter the Republican has never
nptljshed or referred 10Y that ne DID mol
desire the Presidency, but was most ahS-
ious ,ha, i. should be conferred upon MI. Cisy'
VIII not such appeals and such "calls" from Va
r;ors sections of Whisdom induce Mr.. Clay 10
believe that "duty" demands that ne sho"u on1e
more take The field, and once more sustain ue-
lean So lar from withdrawing himself entiIeiy
from The theatre OF political aspirations, ne "
ms, on the eve OF stepping forward on The puoic
sage. TAT The Lexington meeting tomorrow anu
anblisbins TO his axious admirers lhroughou'e'e
country the programme which they should lol-
low out in the mex, Congress and the fresioeh-
tiai campaign. The Lexington Observer MI
Clay. organ. argues with great force, that lnere
is much greater reason 10 believe ,hat Geheral
Taylor will no, be candidate, than that Mr..
CLAW will refuse the use OF his name
Yet. The Taylor organ in this city, While II covers
Mr.. CLAY with empty praises, coolly pushes him
.e;ae ~ make way for an "available" candidate,
who himself admits that he has not made up ms
opinion upon TWO Of the great questions Oh 'he
dav, We shall see whether the trus-blue, Hen
nv Clay Wings" will consent TO DC put down oy
this "dicta,o,ial' 1--WE quole the Observef) lore
sailing Of public sentiment. Will Henry Clay's
friends land is any man more idolized oy Inc
Whig party y admit that he is leo old c'nfee
score and len") or too weak 10 lead on the FORCES
of Wbigeery once more7 The Republican,
surely, has not studied The Observers article hor
watched the signs OF The times.
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in favor of defensive line"-but, uhhke the
Wing. it advocates the acquisition oil mexican
territory by way of indemnify Some 'me since
,vuruaI IN, favor Of acquiring great highway,
which would unite The Pacific and The Atlantic.
In its prcsen, position, therefore, we see no ncon-
Sctency.
II differs also from lis Wing associate oil The
Petersburg Intellieencer on the question OF re
sponsibilily." The latter paper ii will be re-
menbered avowed tina, The Wing House should
vote every thing the President, asks, even loo.coO
men. and should throw The wiols responsibility on
the President, The American repudiales such
doctrine asserting that "men OF sense and cour-
aee" should not be deferred "from The perform.
ance Of their duty 10 the country" We quote
few OF It's passages, not only for the benef! OF The
In,eligencer, but 10 show tha, The Wings are Ill
,erly divided among themselves as 10 the course
they should pursue on the War question. On
one thing, however, they agree, and that is abuse
of, and bitter hostility to, The Administration:
"THE ADMINISTRATION having col The country
into war, il has been suggested that The Wings
in the House Of Representatives, when ii meets,
should not refuse acqniescence IN Inc recon-
meudations OF the President, but should wait for
him 10 mark ouithc policy TO be pursued with re-
gard 10 The war, and unite in the support OF such
Dolicy. in order that upon the President and his
Administration all responsibility for results
might tall.
a'rhis looks 100 much like an abandonment Of
duiv. Ii is true the Administration is greatly en-
barrassed by the consequences OF lis rash mea-
sures, precipilaiins war-and il LETT 10 It's own
counseIs and lis own responsibilities u would, no
doubt plunge itself still deeper into difficulties
But, unfortunately, it is TIC country which must
pay the penalty OF the Administrations weak
nesses-it is the county which must suffer from
persistence in erroneous and hurtfnl courses.
The Administration may be condemned-nay il
is condemned already 1t has lost its over
wheming majority oil fifty or sixty in The last
House Of Representatives, and is now in
a minority in that body. The Wings then
are, by the ACT OF The people, placed IN a
position OF responsibility. The hdminlsifa-
ton has lost the public confidence. ! $ dissection
must, therefore, no longer be recogn:z'd as 'e-
sponsblc thing under which the Wings may ex-
pect 10 escape from their direct obligations to he
country. Too much has been trusted 10 Erctnttce
discretion. There is now no such thing, SO lar
as The Mexican war policy is concerned, as Ex-
ecutive discretion; 10 the place OF 1t we see only
Executive indscretion. Congressional responsible
hs is no'r prominently raised 10 The public rie1c"
The American is right in one particular. II
this war is so wanton and monsrous ,and if /, is
so wretchedy conducted, as The Wings aver,
will not their constituents hold the Wing House
oiCongress responsible, if they do not at once put
an end TO i,7 They can control the President,
and if they do not they virtually endorse all that
the Administration has done in regard to the
war! The Wings are in a quandaTy, whatever
course they make take.
LOUISIANA ELECTION.
The New Orleans Commercial Times says,
there can be little doub, tina, Thibodeaux, Wing,
is elected 10 Congress from the second district.
The returns received are as follow:
Landry, 3D. Thibodeaux, (yv.)
Orleans 1862 l70l
Jefferson 4S7 46S
Ascension (incomple,e) majority
ST James frcported1 ~