The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-06
Mr.. CLAY AND THE PRESIDENCY.

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Mr.. CLAY AND THE PRESIDENCY.
In the subioined brief and simple paragraphs
Of letter from this eminent Statesman which
has been shown US, there is, no doubt, CROUCH
TO open 10 us a view into the calmer recesseS
of that great and sincere mind, as freely dis
slosed-because without 1--WE know the small
lest idea of publicity-to the trusted friend to
whom he writes, and who thinks this little ex-
tract is Of character to give pleasure TO the
many of all parties who look upon Mr.. Clay
Clarum ct venerable nomcn,
Eft multum qI profuit civitat nostre.
We must, to do JUSTICE add that the letter
i.self is one 10 a private person and man OF
business only, and that the extract embraces
all that he saws about politics, in reply to a
few remarks on that subject, introduced into a
letter of business. The character Of these re-
marks is such as may be easily inferred from
the answering illusions. The closing one re-
ftrs to the interest in the event, for his sake,
which his correspondent has expressed. The
date is of the 18th instant.
1t is certainly pleasant to be permitted thus
10 tHtl- IL hGIt. lIllO INC uIlNiutiltu COuli-
drncc Of such a man, and find all there so wor-
thy of him, ofthc great cause which he has in
vincibv upheld, and so firmly fixed in that
high feeling of duty which has been the lead
irg and constant idea of Mr. Claws public life.
MAJ. IntcHigenccr.
EXTRACT FROM TIE LETTER
OF MIR. CLAY.
Like yourself. am unable to anticipate
''the results Of either OF the two grca. Convcn-
''tions now nigh at hand; and from all hear
at is equally difficult at Washington TO form
correct opinion. ! learn that great heat and
-oxcitement exists among the members of
Congress.
" performed a reluctant duty in acquiest-
ing in the submission of nv name to the CON
alteration Of the Philadelphia Convention
whatever the issue mav be, have thereby
secured myself against all responsibility and
AL just reproaches, and shall be content"
DIED. a: Tampico, Mexico, on the6th ull
LIruT. JENKs BrAMAN. of the i.h Regimen
nI luIantrv. U. S. Army, and native oil
PouiinOy, Vt.
In speaking of the circumstances of this
death the New Orleans Picayunc' says:
we recreI extremely TO say that Lieut.
jerks BeanIan of the 4lh Infantry. died on
the 9th las, at Tampicn. of The yellow fever
Lieu. Bcaman. we believe had been in NIL
she battles of Mr1icn save only Bucna Wis.,
- He distinguished himself b, his gallant
ry and vet escaped without wound. Sub
scquently he met with an accident which
disabled him and he left Mexico on sick leave.
He left Vera Cruz on The Nc Kim. reached
Tamrico. and being detained there, was
I'd with The vomitn, which terminated ia
tally. Lieut.. Bcaman was n native Of Yer
mont and graduate of Wcsi Point. He was
first assigned 10 The Sth Inlau;ry.
ADVERTISING 1t is a matter Of fact
Gays The Easiport Sentinel " that those who
keep the meanest goods and are highest in
their prices, are those who do not advertise"
GEN. CAss. The Alexandria Gazette
says: " With all due respect for him (Gen.
Cass) as Il genileman-and we shall. we
hepe, never fail 10 treat him with all respect. |
consistent with The free and iuIl discussion of |
his merits and claims 10 The station for which |
he Is now caDdidat I'VE vet do not hesI- |
tate 10 say, that neither in point ortaents. sa- |
gdciiy, consistency or frmnrss. is lie worthy |
OF The Office of President. He has. in d,pIo- |
macy, been knocked heels over head by Web |
6ier; and in craftsmanship. fuorod. over and |
over again. by Calhoun. AS a party man,
he has watched the varying phases OF politics |
and shaped his course 10 suit the lines
trimming his sails 10 The popular breeze. !
But no one has or can look 10 him as a pilot |
10 weather The storm, or capable OF directing |
the helm of the ship Of state, in cases Of G. |
merSency."
ASTI-SLAvERY MOVEMENT IN Ou1o.-A |
Peoples Convention" is called by some three
thousaTs of the voters of Ohio two-thirls of them
Loco Focos and Liberty men. but pledged to sup
port no man for the Presidency who is in favor of
anneXing slave territory to the Union or any ter.
rtory over which slavery may cxtend.-The
Convention is called for the 2lst of June, at Co
lumbus, avowedly with the purpose of taking
third man if the candidates of the two parties are
IN any manner pro-Slavery in their opinions.
hEsIGNAToN.-Thes elf>denlal evinced by
President Polk. in publicly and in black and
White declining &c run again after it had been
settled that he could get no support, was
very properly cheered in the Baltimore Coo-
vention-we doubt whether anvtbino else
from him, except his Immediate abdicaiion
could have been so cordially received-but
Vice president Dallas is whisiled down with
a Spartan lack of ceremony. He did not de-
slime eli yet nobody proposed 10 re-eIect him.
Polk and Dallas Oregon and Texas"
Grave waichwords these in their day, but
.hat DAY is over. Did ever two men go in
oy such contest and 90 out with such per-
iect hnanimily 7-TTib1sne.
~ Hon George B. Upham, of Clare
mont mon n: H.. who recently died, left prop
10y Of n!ie hundred thousand dollars The
Gently married daughter Of the deceased
All parties were lucky the deceased in ac
qolrlng SO immense fortune, the editor in
geulhg slice OF ii so easily, and The lady in
marrying an editor.--Brat. Pheni.r.
~ bAAiSNRuRNERIsM-in Michigan.-Col.
D Dsnlel Munger has just established The
Dduy commercial Bulletin at Detroit.
iPSree paper devoted 20 the advocacy Of The
H uarnourner principles. The Free Press. the
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