Litchfield enquirer., 1847-04-01
SAL,spunr. March 20, ls47.


 Co. of Milford in this State. were preparing an elegant carriage for the acceptance of the Hon. Henry Clay. (isr which by the way honOP the manufacturers.) l was led to reflect for . few moments upon some of the events whae have tanspired since the commencement the campaign of ls44. The opinions of ya Clay upon the great national questions Otlty time. were set forth by his friends with grse publicity and clearness, and were always fofs; to be in conformity with his political actiC.. through life. Indeed. they were upon record. and were 90 intimately interwoven with the history of his country, and the great acts that promoted her best interests, that any one ac. quain,ed with her history, could not be entire. ly ignorant of his Consistency is ore of its brightest jewels.
 MT Polk's opinions were also on record - These too were presented by the Whigs, and at the South approved, while at the north they were denied. But this double dealing of his friends was not sufficient for their purpose and the celebrated Kane letter waa drawn up, or signed by him at least, and this imposition up- on Pennsylvania, secured him her electoral vote and made him President
 While tbe campaign was in progress, the Wings predicted that if Mr. Folks election was secured, the Tariff of lS42 would be re- pealed-Tsxas would be annexed-the public debt of Texas would be assumed by the party protesting such holy horror of sssumpsion-- a war with Mexico would cnsuc. and nation- al debt would be created without one particle of benefit resulting 10 the nation, but much to the partisans of youngsHickory. All the above were pronounced to be gross Whg lies, but all have proved true to the letter and in spirit.
 Now witness the conduct of this great in- cumbent of Presidential honors.
 In one of his earliest messages he boasttd of the great and bloodiess acquisition of an Em. pire. But great as was the acquisition in point of territorial extent, he was not satisfied with it, and of his own souereisn will pushed it to a bloody issue, falsely changing sister Republic with the first acts ot aggression. The charge was made to blind the eyes of his counsIymen, and now he swaggers long and loud over a1 un- equal foe, that he will conquer peace. an ! saerfced-mi!!ons of treasure have been ex. pended-ships and crews have been lost. and valuable citizens are still in bondage in MeX- c:-and yet the halls of the Monteznmas re- main nnn.olesied. The climax of this bloody drama must now certainly have been reached. This grea, President, whose shadow even oh- seures common men. has become the humble recipient of the pit ifnl sum of three millions of dollars (about one twentieth of what hs has spent ,o eonquer) with which to bug peace. Miserable sub,erfuge! His favnrite Lieutenant Geseral even. is unwilling to appear uron the scene of aclion with his bags of pcayunes UT. less the nohler witnesses are withdrawn.
 This is humilising to a generous people; but ours is indeed great counlrv. and has a very great President. What laureis we have acquired in the war, have been won by ihosa 1e would recall, fl he were not more afraid of them at home than abroad
 M .antime. where are the affections of the people! the true hearted If the land-:he bone and siHews of the nati"n-ihe men who live by their own industry and not out of the public
 
 templated in the commencement of this article answer-wiih Henry Clay. Mechanics, man. ufactures, merchants and professional gentle men vieiag with each other in the excellence and elegance ot their sifts-the intrinsic value of which exceeds that of the Presidents sala- ". These gifts are made too at time when Executive favors are not anticipated in return. but are the spontaneous outponli ings of aprre- ciating countrylnen to beloved fellow citizen, whose worth, and not his patronage, has won their power.
 The splendid mansion at Lindenwad. gar. nished though it may be, with many ef the cl- egan, "fixings" of the gold spoon dynasty, 90 literally bestowed by subservient House, aud so unblushingly appropriated by selfish reel pient, sinks into insignifcance in comparison with the free will offerings of generous peo- pie to a statesman whose mark upon the age in which he lives, for good to his country. will as long outlast the names of Polk. Tyler and Van Bnren, as will the channel of the noble Hud- son the feaming track of an ocean steamer.
 As another of the evidences of genuine re. gard felt for Mir. Clay for his countrymen. all over the Union. I should have been pleased to extract portion of correspondence between him and fellow citizen of ours at Lakeville, growing out of the giving and receiving of a beautiful article manufactured at that place and of recent date in the country; but as it IS inrerdicted by both parties we can only allcde to it as one of the incidents almost daily occur ring to honor Mir. Clay.
 
 From the Boston ca. Refector: DEDICATION AT MARLBORO UGH.
 MEssRs. EpIroRs,-I intended 10 give you some accoun: nf O dBerkshire before now, but have neglected il. In some fu> ture numbers of your paper will give you brief account of a visit to the south I rn., # ,lo o.,rnSv No,., Malh.;l