The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-03


encounters of the other-whether in the adjustment
Of foreign relations the promotion of domestic pros
perity-whether under the administration of a favorte
partizan political foeat whatever point you look
back upon our history for the last forty years you can
scarcely catch glimpse at our national legislature in
which he IL not the grand object of attraction impart
ing to the lesser lights revolving around him. like the
sun among the planets the fe-gvng raa dance of his
mighty mind welding his gga ntic powers either in
devising some and dema nded system of national
policy or in setting that system in practical operation
and whether in the branch the other YOU dis
power to create and skill to execute, com.
bned in such matchess perfection and exerted under
such high and felt responsibilities, to present spec
tacle of mental and moral sublimity to which, in my
humble opinion there is not SUPERIOR If there Is
parallel in the wide range of national history. Men
there have been, and be now equally far sighted
in the invention of great of State
the people of this country, in the mighty influence
they permit him to WELD their opinions and
hearts in the brilliant demonstrations Of that nfu-
ence that everywhere greet him in his trumphal
ment from city to city through the land, furnish
basis OF proof ON which am not ashamed to maintain
this assertion before the world SO the
strugge-generals there may have been with
to plan great military movements equal to that of
Washington himself. But he alone, of ALL possessed
in its highest perfection the both to devise and
to execute Such on the civil theatre of his country
have been the Developments and are the claims. Of
Henry Clay Tell me, if you please am tn. dupe of
apuerile and sickly prepossesson, the victim of
wild aud phrenzied Observation-Disclosures my country
and the world call him the great political Washing
ton of America, exhibiting, though on another field
in another form, of Washingtons pee uliar honors
and though the dead may have failed, and the living
may TO 90 MIN JuSClce yield him the honor
to his exalted merits) here record the prediction that
as matter Of memorial attraction, posterity will
convert his grave into Washingtons tomb
He started from his humble abode among the common
masses rose by his power and by nothing but the
influence of free institutions encountered at every
step the most bitter opposition and enmity, that
ceased not till on his proud elevation above them he
could bid them defiance nor then. Like the
young eagle uttering about its nest venturinr from
limb to limb and then from top to tree top till in
full grown maturity and strength it wings its fight
towards the heavens. beyond the reach of it's own
MAJ 20 cr,ro1 At
he struggle alone from elevation to another till
plumed and pinioned for ethereal flight he scared
human enmity detraction and abuse ; and he must
be marksman of no ordinary skill who bring him
from his present fight, rufe feather his broad
spread wing Political sportsmen, almost without
number and practiced to the perfection of the art,
and fred only to load and freagan Look at Thomas
Benton. He is marksman of ordinary skill,
trained the political hunting grounds Of the far
West: where many rival had been the unhappy VIC
tim of his two sure and deadly aim. Tom thought he
could bring down this eagle Of the sun And to
the teeth with powderhorn and pouch sachellsd and
strapped from top to toe his long nine well percus-
stoned and dorbly charged he took steady aim and
Tom had the exquisite modification of seeing his eagle
| soaring yet untouched and uRdismayed among the
clouds. Then came Andrew Jackson To the old
hero this bird was the source Of little vexaton.
lowering over his path its keen piercing eye
stantly fixed on all his movements. and he "by
the Eternal' that If powder and ball had any efficacy,
he would rid himself of this overshadowing and tor
menting inspection. And desparing of success with
| smoller arms AnQreW DrOuSnC out AIS Z4.pOuuder,
charged to the muzae with and grape and in
tempest of determination with flashing eye, with
crimson cheek, aud his porcupine hair erect and
bristling dashed and applied the torch terrible
explosion ensued The bank blown into atoms
the throngers about the white house stood
kitchen cabinet ran pale and trembling, to the door
the little magician peered out half eye from the
window to any seemed to suspect his agency
in the afair-but alas for the old Roman, yonder
scared the hated eagle still holding ON its majestic
course, unstarted uDinjured. and composed. The
next in order true to the instincts of his political
! in tho In md har fo
the executive honors Of the aforesaid veteran Matty
too, must fire his gun-and throwing around him the
huge and dangling accoutremeRts Of the old hero with
musket alike dspropotioned to his size he started
FORTH hunted for the track of his lustrous predeces
sor, and stradded on for while in his far-reachng
footsteps, till thought struck himearfu danger
and to detection he skulked behind the Office of
the naughty musket and afterwards called 1t Mr.
kendalls report and might have been expected,
harm was done either to Matty his game But
| cannot compass the view Suffice 1t to say, every
marksman in the democratic ranks has tried and tried
| in vain, his most cautious and skilful aim Sas
Wright and his party of huntsmen at the north-Mc-
Due and his political rihemen with
from the howtzer of Calhoun at the southa host Of
lesser fry every direction with their pistols and pop
guns-and last If not least the brave CAPT. Cassips
with his squirt have all been out against this noble
prey But their skill has been exerted their ammuni-
ton expended, in vain The proud eagle is still in the
sky, looking down with composure enmty alike
unprovoked and despised and hope soon to him
In mammoth letters of light that shall attract the gaze
Of the world, am the m-boy of the slashesread it,
ye uespots, ana Dush at your hereditary greatness
Mr.: FOWLER concluded by Offering the following
| solution -
Resolved That it is due to ourselves enlightened and
elevate to the Presidency an experienced and
whose wisdom and will equal
Henry Clay second to no man in the universe.
The Hon. DUDLEY SELpEN then addressed the meet
| ing, and offered the following resolution -
IL we have witnessed with anxiety and alarm
ne in selecting candidates for the Presidency that
Of Ss ss ssn @
snd hey the p stSs % of %
that high office should be made without regard the plans
time sat ,hs s
fine themselves to their legitimate duty that Of making laws
Mr.. SELpES then proceeded to comment with much
warmth upon the conduct Of members of Congress in
terfering in the peoples business of Predent making
instead Of combining themselves to their proper depart
ment Of law making He MIR 81 did not doubt for
moment that If the matter had been left to the people,
in State of the Union their free and unanimous
choice would have been Henry Clay and him alone
the wing candidate MIR. s. strongly deprecated this
attempt of the membess of Congress control the
OF te delegates Of the people to the whg con.
| 10 ths!' and the response loud and general
burst Of Mo- no' Mr.. S. contended that all the
difhcuty In the matter had been brought abo It by
THESE members of Congress- who had planned to elect
man of their that they might be appointed
nisters consuls and to other lucrative offices. Mr. s.
tnen proceeded to comment with some severity upon
the speech Of Mr. Grard delivered the previous
ming at Lafayette Hall. in favor of Gen Taylor. He
WI 81 tncn spoke on the question Of availability He
despsed the word 1t signfed he thought nothing but
asacrihce OF principles to policy Mr.. s. then con-
Guided an able and eloquent speech, with giving ut
length the various reasons for which he for Henry
Gay which the lateness of the hour prevents from
giving In full MIR. Selden, whose speech had been
greeted throughout with loud applause sat down amid
the oudest thunders Of APPRECIATION
IL being now late at night, on notion the meeting
was adjourned, amid loud cheers
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