The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-04-18
THE HER AID
THURSDAY, APRIL IS, 1856

(. / j.. The following remarks copied
from the editorial correspondence Of the
Boston Atlas will give an illustration of
the foolishness Of Political Eayf,.n,s in
the superabundance ftheir adulaiion Of
their favorics.
For ono, however. did not think he
would find il desirable or necessary 10
gloss over his apostacy from Lis own re-
cen, prc,cn.ions TO some liberali,y on
these questions, hy so much and such
s'nring sorh.Iy and special pleading
1t was unworthy Of the man and unequal
10 the OCCASION and has los, to Mr.. Clay
the respcc. and good will of many who
before yesterday had been through life
his ardent admirers. ii was most sick
onng and disgusting TO see old Richie
leaning over the railing behind Mr. Clay
and drinking in the words as they fell
from his mouth, with al, the delight of a
iiend gloa,ins over the victim of his wileS.
1t is rome the less sckening to see the
coniums which the Union Of this morn.
ing heaps upon Mr. Clay--thc man who
for half a century Richie has been re.
wiling. Well may Mr. Clay ask himself
w hat evil have done. that this man
speaks we'll Of me. If Mr. Clay has one
particle Of shame lief, in his composition.
if he las no, wholly given up to his I'M
hal'owcd and never to be gratified am
bilion. on would think hat the damning
COMMUNICATIONS Of one
Whose praise is ccn.ure, and whose censure
Trai,c,"
might recall him somewha. to the degra-
Of lis present posilion--associated with
the Foote's, the Cases and the Dckcn
sons
" ia what base uses may we CONF at least"
Mr. Benton acquitted himself very ably
yesterday, rs did also Mr. Hale, in Il
,'or, sprccl. which he made in reply to
Clay He stripped off the soph,,ry and
special pleading with which Mr. Clay
sought 20 cloihc and cover his weakness,
in brief bat admirable manner. But
fear all is in vain, so TAR rs the Senate is
conc"rned LIT Tue COUNTRY LOOK
10 IuF lIorsr,
!, is BOT ye, too late, il the country is
aroused 10 sense Of is danger. II the
House stand, firm, the Senate may yet
be made 10 yic'aaul we may yet Do spar
ed the indispensable modification and pain
of seeing millions of millions Of acre, OF
soil given up by Northern votes 10 slave
~ forever Again then say LET
THE COUNTRY LOOK TO THE
! HDUSE.' I, NJ. b.
/ Who, We ask, would one year since,
dreamed &C such a article as this, cmana,.
ias from tie pen Of the Editor Of the
boston Atlas How falac:ous then
,hpiI b. the hope, Of those who
rely upon the lip service and cringipg
worship Of surh as seem to think that in
order 10 elevate themselves they have
only TO fall down and worship a, the
shrine Of some supposed political deity
or dr,ni-gol ?
We have often alluded TO the rather
natural tendency of our wlig friends to
the matter Of man. wor,hip'--and while
we entirely accord with tn, sentiment
expressed in the Atlas condcmnatory 'oi
the recent aciion--nct only Of Mr. Clay
but tia, Of Mr. Webster also-,hc charge
cannot be brought against ourself that No
have ever asserted tha, in either Of these
g~niiomen--or any other man-was ro
be fouad the embo3ime,d Of Wing prin.
cipes. Though the one may be the ex,
ponder &C the constitutional he can never
successfully espound erro: with great
success among the intelligent freemen o.
New En,land--nor can the other, while
he has the .irongcs, hold upon the aiiec
lions Of has northern friends diver, OF
ni,lead them on this pres.n, exciting
oue,tt.1 pf Sla.ery