Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-05-18
5rlctttons.
The Veteran OIL The Slagr.
The intelligent correspondent of the Boston
Courier writes under date OF

The intelligent correspondent of the Bostor
Courier writes under date OF
WAsniNaroS, April %, 1880.
Mr.. Clny is great actor. II lie had gon,
upOn the stage, he would have driven the
keaus aud kcmbes out of the field. Atcl
the final vote to appoint Foote's committee
OF thirteen was taken, he rose with greal
ponip and solcmniiy, aud said--' Mr.. Pfesi.
dent, congratulate you upon the arrival oi
this suspicious hour. | congratulate tlie Sen
ate, congratulate the country, ! congrdul-
late MANKIND, upon tIic h0peitl prospect oi
thnppy issue out OF the purils which eicon-
Oass us, tIIat is afforded by tie appointment
9fthiS committee" This is certainly II grand
flourish. But reduced to sober prose, what
does it amount to? Why, that Senate
committee has ben appointed 10 report in
favor oil allowing the South 10 carry slaves
Iuio New Mexico aud Dcserel. Tins is the
whole siory-the beginning aud end, the Al
phu aud Omega, the head, stomach and bow
els OF The entire subject There is nothing
else IN the case.
And now we should like to nsk if this is
matter ior whirli the Scnatc, the country and
MAHKIND, should be thus ponpously c0ngr7it-
uiaied! An! when will the world cease 10
be hnnbugged9 The solemn farce through
which we are now going is PROFOUNDLY Li,-
Initiating. MIR. Clay is the genius that guides
u. lie is the Napoleon OF tue movenIent.-
Ills swelling defamation reminds us OF the
NapOleonic bulletins oil old. lie is play ing
nhoihcr sTand uct IN the drama of lie. He
is starring II on magnificent scale. lie goes
ior points and hits which shall bring down
The gfeaiest applause nom pit and gallery
Wei, tiiis is ls nature. lie hut iullills his
destiny. lie was born TO play part aud he
performs il beautifully. We cannon qunrrci
with him Tor this. But we must be allowed
TO express our chugrin, that in the part lie is
now playing for the benefit OF slavery, (oi
course, during the engagement, he must luke
benefit Tor hinseli) he prOclres candle
Shutters and sceIc-sluiters from among the
agents OF freedom, who were seni down here
from The North TO hiss the whole performance
off tile stugc.
So he il. Pluck is rare quality; and
man like Mr.. Clay can coax, drive, scare, or
humbug almost any man ont OF his opinions,
that lie really sets upon in earnest. 1T the
omnibus bill is carried, MIR. Clay is the man
WHO carries it. IT is likely 10 pass HE House.
There is no great leader there who can stand
up successfully against Mr. Clay, backed as
le is by SO much Northern detection. Mr..
Clay takes this man by lie arm, aud pats the
otller on the back, aud by means OF his mag
netic power, lis impcriousncss OF temper, his
dctatorial bearing, his supcrciliousness OF
tone, his knowledge and sympathy with men,
his persuasive manners, his oily hurncy,
the cineXprcsshle charm ofhs collUquial pow
crs, his Overhoaring assumptions, his fierce
and implucIhle temper, his lofty aud gener-
ous IMPULSES, his noble sentiments, his i'm
passoned el0quence,-al curiuusly com
pounded and blended until they form one OF
the most remarkable and influential crarac-
tiers that ever livcd-boing such II man, we
say, lie will almost certainly break down the
House aud force his grand compromise
through And to him (ii to any Whig) will
rebound all the glory, aud enure all tic po-
litcnl advantage of this most notable trans
action.
MIR. Webster is ont Of the case. His indie
pendent votes on Wednesday last lost Him
the mushroom Southern friends he gained
by his speech, and Clay is now the sole God
OF their idolatry. He is now dashing ahead,
JellIl-Iike, six in hand, and those who do not
want to bc run over must get out OF the way.
Bit it there nre victims in the race, as there
will be If this triumphant charioteering be
not arrested, we say 10 Mr.. Clny aud his CO.
atJutors, in the language Of the seer:
= Woe, woe, to tho riders who tramplc them /
DOWN.