The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-10-08
EXTRACT FROM THE SPEECH OF
aiil HENRY CLAY, m NO

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DeliUercd at "a repast of his friends, ia
the city Of BaltimOre-rtakea from
Niles, Register, Of Nay l7M, 1928. I
81 had thought, il any one moro than
all other principles, characterized the
term republican party, il was their ardent
devotion toiiberty, TO lis safety, to all its
guarantees. | had supposed that the
doctrines Of that school taught US 10
guard against the danger Of standing
armies, 10 profit by the lessons which all
history inculcates, and never TO forget
that liberty, and the predominance Of the
military p'inciple, were utterly incompat,
ible. Tho republican party! In this
modern, pew7fangled aud Heterogeneous
party, Cromwell and Caesar have recently
found apclogists. The judgment Of
centuries is revised; long established
maxims are overturned; the Ethiopian is
washed white; and the only genuine
lovers OF liberty were The Philips, the
Caesars, the Cromwells, the Mariusos and
the Syllas, OF former ages.
SIT is time for slumbering patriotism
to awake, when such doctrines as these
are put forth from the capitol, and from
popular assemblies II is time that the
real republican party, Il speak not Of
former divisions, springing from causes
no longer existing, and which are sought
to be kept up by some men in particular
places, only for sinister purposes) --that
party, under whatever flag its mem
bers may have heretofore acted, that
party which loves freedoms sake Justly
10 estimate the impending perils, and to
proceed with an energy and union, called
for by the existing crisis in the republic.
Regardless of all imputatiohs aad proud
Of the opportunity Of free and unreslrain-
cd Intercourse with all my fcllowcitizens,
liz il were physically possible, and com
patibIe with my Official duties, would
visit every state, 60 to every town and
hamlet, address every man in the Union,
and eniroat them, by their love country,
by their love Of liberty, for the sake OF
themselves and their posterity-in the
name of their veneraled ancestors, in the
name of tie human family, deeply inter-
ested in the fulflment of the trust COM
mitled 10 their hands--by all the past
glory which we hive won--by all that
awails us as nalion--if we are true and
faithful in gratitude TO HIM who has
hitherto SO slgnally blessed us--io pause
-solennly pause--and contemplate the
precipice which yawns before us! If, in
deed, we have incurred the divine dis
pleasure, and il be necessary to chastisc
this people with the rod of his vengeance,
/ would humbly PROSTATE myself before
HIM, nd.mpiore his mercy, to risit on,
tapore3 land tcith sDar, ,oih pestilence,
aoith femme, ,Uitb any scourge other than
military rule, or blind and Eeedtess en-
Masiasm for mere military renoicn. iv
"Gehllemen, wish had strength 10
expatiate upon this interesting subject;
but AN admonished by the state Of my
health to desisi. | pray you to except
my thanks for the sentiment with which
ycuha honored me, and your pormis
sion TO offer one which ! hope will be
approved by you. Genuine republicans
of every faith, who, true to tho cause ol
liberty, would guard it against all PERM
cious examples" '9a t g aat8'