The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-06
From the Richmond (Va } Republican.
Mr. CLAW.

Fatigued by his arduous services in the Sem
ate, Mr.. Clay has retired for short period from
that body, to recruit the energies which have
been so severely tasked during the recent ex.
hausting season.
While we cannot agree with those who advo-
cate the assertion by arms Of the powers of the
General Government over even a single State
in a question which involves the warmest SYM
pathies Of half the State of the Union, we can
not withhold our warmest admiration OF the no.
bic manner in which the leading spirits of the
Senate have labored for the settlement of the
difficulties Of the country. The abuse which
has recently been heaped upon Mr.. Clay
has but enhanced our admiration-abnse as bit
ter and as unspairing as we recollect to have
ever been hurled upon him in the most excited
Presidential campaign. He has been denounc-
ed in the South as a corrupt demagogue and
black hearted traitor to the South; he has been
denounced at the North as successor to Mr.. Cal
houn in the championships the Southern cause,
and as an insidious and implacabe enemy Of the
free States. The utras of the South charged
him with making a base sacrifice of Southern
Rights in his Compromise. the ultras of the
North accused him with equal bitterness OF sa-
criicing the North at the fooIstool Of Southern
pride and power Not only the ultras of the
North, but many of the journals which had for
merly supported Mr.. Clay with an enthusiasm
which seemed stronger than death, gave him the
cold shoulder in the compromise he has recently
offered. We were indeed surprised to see cer-
tain leading Northern journals, which had once
held up MIR. Clay as perfect model OF states
manshp and eloquence, commenting upon his
| various speeches and efforts during the penden-
cy of the compromise in language which ap-
peared to be copied from that once held by his
| democratic enemies, and which these very jour
mails at that time Indignantly denounced ltmay
be said with truth, that while nine tenths Of the
Wings OF the South (who are at least equally In
te.ested with their democratic brethren in slave
property anda respectable portion Of the South
| ern Democratic party itself favored the Cumpro-
mise of Mr. Clay, it was most bitterly opposed
and denounced by all the Free Soilers and Aho-
litionists of the North, without the exception of
a single man and received but lukewarm sup
port from political journals in the North which
had formerly been the fast friends OF MIR. Clay.
Now, who can believe that such would have been
the state of public sentiment in the various Sec
| tions of the country; that the majority of the
South would have been in favor OF the Compro-
mise, and the free soers and abolitonists Of the
Nortn opposed, II Tie compromise Dill OF MT.
Clay had been sacrifice of Southern rights and
principles to Northernaggressons and ianaticism?
Yet every day we behold Mr.. Clay denounced
most bitterly by some Of his democratic oppo.
nents, as a traitor to the South, and unworthy
the confidence or even the respect Of her people.
Is Mr.. Foote also traitor to the South? Are
the Washington Union, Richmond Enquirer, and
hundreds of other Democratic papers which sup
ported the compromise, traitors to the Southl
The charge against Mr.. Clay, II just, must in
volye these also, for he who sustains treasona-
bic measure is as much traitor as he who pro-
jects it. Let the enemies Of MIR. Clay be salts
fed with their triumph over bis patriotic scheme
and not follow him with bomb shells which fal
in the camp Of their own leaders as well as upor
J his venerable head.