Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-30
FROM the Philadelphia North American !
Henry Clay and Gen. TAYLOR

We invite special attention 70 ,bo e,r.
speech, delivered at the great RatGc,,;or, living
ing on Friday evening. by Gen. Leslie Co,ete
so PECULIARLY interesting, as COMING from h;,,
Tue deeply devoted ever trusted and ever 6. . .n
'uh II'ehd OF HENRY CLAY, speatin,, r,ha,
would naturally be considered Mr.. CaSs " o,',,
sentiments in regard to the nomination IS ~.
neral Taylor,-and so striking for tho ho, ME-
ana pathos OF those remarks relating TO Mr. C,l,y
wh,ch Went 10 the very hearts of his anditor:
'al'aht' indeed, is the stag-not poor" bnt
sequcstered'-- f0'' o''
lhh' from the hunters aim has taen a bur,p
many hurt in fact,--deep and eyenomed
wounds, inflicted by the arrows of SANDER and
the iangs ct party blood-bounds, and has fled n
.ne refuge OF Ashland, TO repose in peace,-not
u, u, ,ahguish Tor this is the stag with the
lion-heart which never failed before an ener,,,
and the proud antlers that were always re,Jn -
turn at bay. No; the metaphor is only trne 50
Tar as 1t expresses the many. the continued the
rahcorons prosecutions which have followed
Tue great statesman, during long life of the
most active and devoted public service Wo
will not say that the republic has been unorato.
ful to Henry Clay, because the vast maioritv NJ
the Intelligence and virtue of the countrv fol.
lows him to his retreat with the profound rcsnoct
ana affection which have ever been accorded to
nm; bat IT is true that, in the whole history of
the OhIted States. no man las ever served his
country so faithfully, who has been the object
OF pohticai luminosity SO unjust so bitter ard
undyinp. >' ~ ''' "''''
But we have no space this week, crowed rs
our columns are with the foreign news, to ey-
palate upon this theme. Let Genaral Combs
speak tor us, in that brief speech, the ut,erance
OF warm heart, in which the tenderness of
,fIehushIp 'hlnges so well with the self-sacri-
tclng generosity of true Wing spirit.
General Combs succeeded Mr.. MAXWELL q,
the stand, and being introduced 10 the meo,;u W.
as the long-tried and trusted friend to Uenrs,
Clay, was received with deafenng shouts
Cen COMBS said he had come from sick bod =.
he request OF the committee and in obedience IN s
own sense ui duty, TO say few words on this occn
son, lie would not deserve credit for any thing he
might utter, It he did not frankly avow TIM, tho rcsn,
to which the convention had come sorev brn;s.d lie
heart From earliest infancy he had learned tn lan
WIN sra'i'hde and PRIDE the name of Henry Clay
ana had ever since been his near neighbnr So,
lS2l when his was for the first ,;1na n,on,
iQT the Presidency. he had preferred him to nnd
an o,'ieT men N America, and had never for mo-
experience ay.f in mnb 1 sPRGr tits great abilities long
i'eslh''.lshlp recommended him 10 all men Inn
ne 'au peei more vlley sandcred and basely abused
VA" Hny public man III the United States and Gen.
u, ucs'red to see the verdict OF the peonle .u,
Pna'iciIly recorded against his cowardlv ass,ion,s
u.n T. rcniark ed, that he had no difficulty ~ 10
TIWton IN taking his position in support of the non,
J Jo"bt Jus. made loud applause Nor did he
u9n!t "hat Nr Clay would do. lie had never thongI,
OF hn'sfG, but OF has country The lightninrs dash
"hoh this day bore the dnGs of what Won baS d",sn
ioeyery Inater OF the Union, found the SAGE of Ash
iahl cam and composed, and at this very hour 10,
=. DOUBTED not ne was sleeping soundy under his
own beloved root, having liIst offered up n PRAYER or
ms sec country it ana the great Wing cause
TN u You mad seen him as have seen hi,nboo,i
hun rs have heard hm.--when pressed hv mnra !,,'"
ing enemies and grieycd by ungraleul triends-,'o
Mouu hot wonder at my deep devotion TO him Oh
ms he was he avowed himself not TOO old ~ u
ms principles to stand by his friends mr. ,o d.,f'I
hihlsef he IS the same brave and great .hcartrd
Henry Clay still. "'''c"
Gallant old i1,7s You have long been courscd by
ana nave, nj last returned 10 your ancient lair IN ov
yourself down and die. nations tears shall bedry,
your s'a'c-a nations heart shall rear a astnr mo.
yOu Justice. ' VIII W.
Gen. C.. then remarked TIM, he he'd lorr l,o,.,
,'cneral Taylor. lie had distinguished himself m
i MAe o"Iy captain, by his gallant defence oi
ron Il'ri!son on Tie western frontier; and his I'M,
great victories m the Mexican war had only fulfilled
inc hlEh promises OF his early manhood III. was
never BEEN ',"v ne was brave and as he had
heiray trust rtposed IN him, He knew thai the pe,
sonar relations between him and MIR Clay had ryc,
ueen most h!nu ana friendly; and if old Virginia
"ohu no" caNe tlr dark regions OF Iocoiocoism and
stand by her gallant son-and IT Georgia and Ion;s
ANA and other southern States would wheel INTO The
ng me III support OF their avorite candidate he
would rejoice most sincerely Let Pennsylvania do
l'r duty, and she need not fear for Kentucky Al
though iiESRY CLAY was her first choice apnins, ,L
world YET she mad ever been Wing State, and
would stand by any good Wig lie doubted no, ,hn,
HE Hero oi bucna Vista would sweep over her NOM
ans and valleys, and fertile plains mex, Noycnher
IKE ~nl'lwgd and roll up thousands of majority
'Sanlst t'tn LASS The hero OF liulis surrender
ten. Combs closed his br eff remarks amiIs,
nc deaiening shouts of tens of thousands and
when he turned round. exhausted snvorsl emil