New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-16

eminent English speakers IT Nbuid be almost dIfcult
with him parallel 10 any considerable degree
cIose The profound philosophy of Burke with
bis gorgeous lurid and golden language roiog With
the pop and power Of army bazpg with bsnners he
degree approached Sheridans bright and pupgent
style gittering with anhsss and point was equally
ike him am inclined to think that Of all ~ speakers
have read. though with less Of logic and w.t. and
Of passion. he most resemb!ed Charles Fox The came
rigid adherence actually to bis point when seeming
Of matter the gadtorsl struggle to strike down
his opponent though the victory might slightly affect the
question involved the fecitous be1cipg Of pas
and logic with sparkes Of aud personality
spanging the wholc-a produced strong points Of re-
sembance, not to BE- traced with any other orator.
To all these eminent merits speaker, united
profound knowledge of Of their motives and Of their
Though it may be that In the early Of
his life he had learned but little from books yet amid the
frank bodand reckless pioneers which formed Kentuckys
early population where the stood forth in all the
originality and nakedness of bis nature and smid the
stormy scenes of the hustings In which be was early
plunged he had gained that quick insight into the human
heart which in practical life goes farther to attain sue
and not only knew how but possessed the magnetic |
power to bend them to bis purposes.
combination Of high qualities that Of great
popular leader He must be bold and prudent prompt
Ing fsrsesipe and absys ell brave to perfection The
first in the nation. the first in power undoubtedly
whatever be bis place. Is the leader Of the admin
rntou be be in Congress the Cabinet President
vate The leader Of the opposition hardly he called
the second in rank but II bis party be strong
and struggling his position Of great strength and
enables him. though Of the government strongly
affect it in the direction of the affairs Of the nation One
these attitudes Mr. Clay held throughout the greater
part and all the latter portion Of his life Il
He led the administration party under Dir Malisons
Presidency throughout the trying scenes of the war
upon him fell the brunt Of that fierce strug
gle. When the cOwarice Of commanders. and the
ncapacity Of all Of them in the Of the
had brought about series Of shameful disasters which
made every American blush for his country. Henry Clay
stood forth in advance Of all to to console and
to rouse his countrymen to renewed Efforts dis
bunders and shame hung heavy the party in
power and dshcartened It's followers while the eloquent
chiefs of the opposition poured forth tempest Of inyec
tive denunciation and ricule against the feeble and u
tile efforts in which the honor of the nation sued
and strength But the ercer roared the storm
the and higher pcaed forth bis trumpet voice to
rally bis broken forces and marshal thm the
struggle To Henry Clay far III front Of all others that
administration owed support through the trying scenes
afterwards led tho opposition through the terms Of
jackson Van Buren, and Tyler The unexampled DEXTER
ty skill patience. rmness aud hardihood with which in
despite Of repeated defeats he still maintained the war
must excite unmxed admiration in all who may study his
career. 5ss
Courage is high quality Courage perfect ultiform
and unquenchabIe Of the highest and rarest OF all
moral qualities it is the essential great popular
leader most especially the leader of an opposition and
with that glorious gift had endowed Mr. Clay to
extremity There political responsibility which he
avoided take there personal peril which be
Stunned dare there raw in the opposings
party which he ever failed to strike His heart never
failed him any extremity He met every crisis pr1npt
and aud in this he bore remarkable contrast
almost every other politician of the none Of his
contemporaries approached him. in his bold unhesitating
promptness but the Of his destiny, his great rival
Jackson. with whom in many other points close
parallel might be traced In democraces where the will
of the people must he the ultimate law of the land and
uncertainty their decision apt toinduce politicians
wait watch for indications Of the probable result
The tmid tmeserver will fear to move he will fear to
take ground upon any question until CLEANS OF light
break out from the of the people to show him the
probable path Of safety Fears misgvings uncertainty
his personal interest keep him silent and STILL while
the masses stumble onward to their decision without
the light of leader But faint hearted doubts
clouded his bright eye when bold Harry Clay in the
] fpl ikA he m
and the Of the turmoil of battle his lofty crest was
glitterng in the for the rally Of his host He
waited for indications Of popularity for he received
his inspirations from his clear head and dauntess
heart His convictions strong his seconddence
unbounded, his will so indomabe his Invention sc
rapid his genius grand and lofty that he seemed K
bear stamped his brow natures patent command
He moved among the partlsans with an imperial AL nevs,
able resist He tolerated NO nsuborinaton Opposltso
to him to be rebellion and obey quit the ceE
death tribute was motto And he rarely failed to
obedience. Though the powerful rally which was mad
agaiust him among his associates in 1S40 and AS when fo
furnished the to strike. exposed how much
dislike his despotic will had banded against HIM
it generally beaten down to submission. His ables
and hanghtiest comrades would in general sneny obe
Willing to wound but yet afraid to strike.'' When
1882 he wheeled short his footsteps with his comprt
mis-. bill upon the tariff he carried with him the grea
his partisans In Congress and the whole of then
in The country though directly committed to the supper
of that In 1925 he carried with him his friend
Ohio Missouri and Kentucky for Mr.. Adams agains
Jackson though with that vote. political destrucioI
ooed darky in their trout Nor was necessary tha
He spoke out bold and free all points in front arount
him far In 1925 he Secretary of State
necessarily involyedin the epbemera domestic polite
Of his State Kentucky boiling like mighty cauldro
upon the subject OF her relief laws True to his nature
MIR Clay spoke out clear and strong in behalf OF an
sound policy against the current OF an oyerpowerng
jority Under the circumstances he took the sam
responsibility two afterwards upon the question
the old aud This unhetating and honest
iaucity necessarily entailed upon him many temporaI
disasters but he always up again fresh and stron
Like the tabled wrestler OF ne rose from ms M
in a1ppnnh
Overwhelmed with calumny he encountered defeat i
which would have broken the heart and bghted tn
fame of any other popular leader in the nation Eve
Kentucky the last of the hunted stag was beate
from his grasp; yet he still male head banded his broke
forces, and four years afterwards again met his destiny
the same man. He encountered defeat terrible and
weming yet he stood under it erect and lofty TOW
er. He had now left the retirement, from whence as
i general he had marshaled his army and had come dow
the of the halls of Congress to strike as well
order And in the tremendous struggles Of those
lead the assault. 1t is insprtng to how manfuly
upheld the day The repeated disasters which had
ed the hope and cowed the spirit his partisans trol
bazed in every feature and war to the knife in eye
u word 1t brave sight to see how galanty he won
o among yanBuren Benton. Forsyth and Wright traml
wrrtched of party into the dust beneath his h
aud strike with all his strength full ut the towering cr'
. u Of jackson.
"a Nor 1t only in the bold and stern qualities of
party leader that he excelled he could be winning
Il gentle too While there any hope of winning an
,e cilating while his partsans would obey, no man
kind and gentle and his high strung nature Re
dered his courtesy more attractive than tho most dex
fattery of other As instances OF this skill
10 may mention that he twice carried through his land
Id against dead majority in both houses that he carr
t. through his Missouri compromise when at first the eff
n hopeless and that he passage for his ba
m bills in 1882 and Al with minority Of supporters IN
first instance and with uncerain hesitatng unrei
[r BILE majority in the last
tn He was patient and could bide his time, In IT,
nt Intestine commoon first appeared in his party and
is formidable and organized resistance to his w
of e had years fought every campaign us the lea
nd of the opposition his tactics had been brilliant de
,e ferrous and admirable The party in power was brok
ed down. aud he thought he himself close upon the oI
delayed truition Of all his hopes The bright crown
glory which had long gittered before his eyes but
lis elude his grasp was now within his reach But anosi
ty selected when be had it, Another
de chosen reap the harvest. which he had worked
Id watched and tended. Then for the first time he
st. what he felt be- rebellion in his camp Then, for
of first time he his standard deserted. His own app
citation of the services be had rendered his party
of strong and intense and under crushing blow III
re- impetuous might be expected to commit some
prudence Doubtless his heart beat thick With
Injustice and his blood boiled in Yet he
rayed nothing of it, at least not in public The q
an party leader knew how to bids his time. lie boy
ok gracefully to the decision, threw himself cordially
he 10 the movement, and still the recognized 9
the host which mustered under the banner of anot
Ills the power behind the throne greater than
throne itself Four afterwards he reaped the
of his prudence and his patience lie supported
1t zeal and unanimy by those who before had struck
down, and certainly nothing but the mine which VT
suddenly sprung beneath his feet his rur
The After close aud most desperate struggle, he fell
and apparently forever Yet after this appare
was which most striki