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And then the House adjourned.
MIR. Clay on Military Chieftains.

II has been asked will Mr.. Clay support General Tay-
or! Can the wings support him, after all their horror of
military chisftains and especially in war which they
have abused as so unholy barbaroQs, and unconst-
tutional' Let what Mr. Clay has said on that
subject, and all of which they once warmly adopted
Extract of speech delivered in 1927, By Henry Clay Of
fucky
"Regardess Of all mpuations and proud of the oppor-
unity of free and unresrained with all my fell
ow,otzens If were physically possible, and compatible
every and hamlet, address every In Union
and enea them by their love of country by their love VI
the of their venerated ancesorsin the the
human family. deeply interested in the ulfment Of
have wonby all that awaits n alton If we are true
and faithful in gratitude Him who has hitherto sig
pae hs u.s. f.
we have incurred the Divine displeasure; and if it
cessary chastse this people with rod of vengeance
would humbly PROSTATE myself before Him. mplore
Win % 81 msssS si' FAMINE hand se
st % 9e MERE E8kF e VIZ s"d needless
Extract of Mr. Cays speech at Darlington Kentucky June
20, 1897.
You were actuated by of the modest of virtues
too acknowledge Its sway. But whilst military
Disqualification but, when accompanied by other
attainments may be for civil
IDENTITY enus the chief msgsacy this great country
the distinguished object of your choice et you
fest itself in just and adequate rewards Ora the
military and naval Let the Oh isel and the
pencil preserve their faithful images for the
of the present and future generations. III impara
historian faithfully record their deeds glory an renown
for the admiration and the imitation of poseri IT, say
in the language of departed sage hon or to thoss
who fill the measure of their country's glory But i
should be appropriate conserae honor-such as becomes
its object and such as freemen jealous cautious and en-
ghtened feemen, ought to besow. If my So ffraQe is
asked for the highest civil office Of my country the capd
date however illusrous and successful may be- must
present some other title than aures however gk,rousy
gathered on the blood-stained field"
of If Mr.
IL, 1897.
"Had / voted for him, must have gone counter tn
every fixed principle of my public life At this early
period OF the republic, keeping steadily in view da
gers which had overturned every other State be-
leved to be essential the lasting of ON
liberties that devoid of civil talents and offering no
| recommendation but founded on military service
should not be selected TO administer the rnment
believe yet and shall consider tt days of the com
monwealth numbered when opposite principle is es-
tablished. believed and still be eve that now when
institutions in comparative infancy is the time
establish the great principle, that military quail
alone Is not sufficient title to the presidency we start
right, we may long of liberty hap piness and
glory IL stumble in setting out we shall as others
have fallen before and fall without even claim TO the
regrets or sympathies Of mankind"
| Now, mark the difference in the two cases Genera
jackson had for several years retired from the camp and
filed several civil Offices Gen Taylor has never beer
in civil life is avowedly "no pocj an" and still wears
his sword at his sde and holds his military commission