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Nh. GAYS SPEECH.


Xs-T TIE WashiRgton correspondent Of tbc
Baliincps SUD who. b the way. Is raid Dem
ocras9 taps speaks of Mr. Gays yPeesht
Mi Clay flashed to-day his great speech Ii
lasted ahdiIt two hours and half and came fully
up % his heSt efforts Of former times Il was truly
eloquent and Air, Clay was several tines warmly
aPpsaadea 81 r Clay great point was that though
The South complained Of hafiag suffered mach al
the hahds ~ The North, the dissolution IL he Union
worlA be n remedy for any 81 her griesanees; but
only inerease them an hundred fold Both sections
were 'cieatlS ii The wrohg-ihe South was in the
wrong ana ths North was in the wrong, and nhtil
both Saw W. egrors fheir way. they could NOT sci
theraSelvesI.tgAl The peroFaifoa ID MIR. Clay's
{ speech wasltnEaimel He lived 10 the Union and
would die Sd the Union; but II separation must
ensae. be iFsssied God would take him hence thar
be might ms WINGS the melancholy SPECTACLE, In
the coarse 4ih$ speech be paid gloTiots tribute
10 Gen. Scott and his military science after which
he served III s9metling in the SHAPE of 4 = cold
Gu, fat lhs et4er military hero VI the vat now oc-
cuppiug I'LL White House.
MIR. ClaTIhai lived, and viii die, one of The great
+est hisloriciE i8slraiioIs Isl our great country
The Presidenci. coald adj nothing to bis renowl
or the lustgs 81 ks name. He is from the tut OF
his hair to she ta q his toe. an AaeFidasa mtole
American and Epcthing 5b#s an America1s Such a
man as Mr Cay eould5not be grown Oh any other
Quarter OF The gsobe Whether agreeing with him
or not Oh any che subject-norone Listen to him
without being ehyinced that be is sincere and ihat
IN his breast thkJe Is room for sentiments unwer-
Thy the patrf9t Snd statesman. We may not agree
with Mr Clay ID all he said but ne car. but love
him for The eEaimsnis which prompted his speech.
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We also gis4 below the remarks d the Ba,i-
more Sun Of Friday:
Ma CLsf ISaTiEE SESzTE-The VOICE Of Henry
Clay has asail&hecn heard in the SenaIe and as il
ever was, irahAiY and firmly on theF side OF the
s<Tnion. ThoFgmghly Arberitan in heart principle
strong aud rcss4less impulses which have carried
him, as we ihiik some PAGES too far IL support Of
the Afherhcsa system. as il has BEEN called
Whenever AIsSCiay is induced by any great issue,
TO consider he true interests Of The c9hntTy ire
specive ofias rsl5tion to the world al large be is
never wantihg.s He may not please Everybody
indeed, il hs did he would be thai very paragon of
excellence Nh9sc advent the world has hitherto
looked for ii vain. But he Will strike the right
chord 10 the3AWtEican heart, and with a masters
hand bring eilI responsive tone. There will be a
general acq4eefence with the prevailing sentiment,
10 whaieyeEfItcnt the audience may differ upon
details. But il is when an issue IS presented,
whiehcompaehsBds the great principles pfFecipf0e-
ity as they lasf 10 the Pfee oil HE nations that
Mr.. CLAWS thorough Americansm seems 10 beguile
his julgenet9 lie goes for the Interest pfihe U nj
ted States and nothing but the United States, as hc
I.Na3erstaRds ~; and this is the close policy which
England has paSegled, some think, 70 the build
ing up Of great gaton, but we Think TO tile ut
tNtt"tikHitse Int HSuWdti
influences efths spirit Of monopoly ana the monied
power t YH 4
In the matteFEwhich nov agiiates The milton our
people have ths direct and main Interest and here
MIR. Clay is In his Rafire element tie feels the
force the importance the absolute Necessity OF per
3petuaing tha pAion, at all hazarlr and with de-
gree Of sincerity and feeling which should excite
The cmuaish of north and south he dtsiEcs rather
Ito surfende@ hiSllie than tsuEyisc dissolution nl
This noble cppteicracy. ThisSS tie SGritof man
Speaking under due appreciation Of The greats in
terests 81 hnshary as insepaTably allied with the
success Of this fepubc. Aud this is the spirit in
which every project which even eoltcmplaics dis
uniontas a pbSdhle result, will lie aSsufcdy re-
ceived By aIlwA0 really understand the value of
The Union asitjS and are capable Of appfeqiatihg
The vast bl2ssSngs With can be only pefpeiuated
with it, Il I'll.
Ergyr The drsaa Demand for Nh. Clar'$ SPEECH
may be INFERRED from The following, whichwe copy
from Ahe WafRuston Globe
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