The daily union., 1854-11-15
SENATOR CLAYTON'S MANIFESTO.


words that there enough wings in the State to
offer any reasonable prospect of elecng whig ticket
He made speech Delaware the other day and this is
among his first announcements 1t is the pervading idea
the fusion policy of 1854 1t is the basis also of every
importsnt movement which the opponents of democracy
have made since the days of Jackson. Time was when
under the leadership of such men as Alexander Hamilton
and Timothy Pickering, Of Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster the wings of America dared present distinct
and unequivoca issues of government to the American
people fall the grand inquest of the
country upon their principles and their boldly
ayowed and fairly argued The record Of national de-
bates brilliant in all its earlier pages with discussions of
questions which worthy divide great parties Wei
had bank questions; had funding systems; had
suffrage questions had tariff issues had alien and
sedon laws had the interests of liberty of con-
science of free press and Of free speech; we had nu
cation had internal improvements we had the dis
tbution policy; had Louisiana and Florida; had
the of 1872 had free trade and sailors rights all
things had in ISSUE and at later PERIOD we
had Texas and the Mexican war; and golden California
Theseissues by the same two parties
fought boldly and openly, with banners waving in the free
air. and faunng their bazoned notices in the very face
of Heavenought eye eye and breast to bfeasought
by who combatted for their convichons and de-
termned at last by the urhough ballots OF the people
Such things and it is glorious to remember that
each one Of these questions decided thoroughly and
heartily in favor Of the democratic party. Not one OF
themno great issue indeed yet before the coun-
ry-has failed to gnalize by its results the wisdom and
truth of democratic policy The administration of John
Adams was swept away with whirlwind; the oppo-
nents of Jefferson and Louisiana fed arghted from the
voice of the people, the bank struck down by the will
of the nation in the of Jackson the pro-
ecve policy and its whole train of mischiefs
demonstrated their folly and driven Of the
of debate; the with England became so popu-
lar in its gories and its results that no man is willing
TO confess his hostility it the Texas acquisition too
and the later war; with the mighty results of territory and
fortune to which it has led who would insult the
ccouury by denying their incacuabe value? The record
of the American past is record, repeat of demo-
cratic riumphs. But it is also record, from
sity Of whg bunders and whg Tried by that
record Opponents always and hopeessly conden
ned And hence it is throu ghou this broad Union, that
the whg party has of the popular confidence and
that Delaware other Staes there not enough
of them offer any reasonable prospect of elecng
whg ticket Hence it is too that many of the wing
leaders desire remodel their old party and to baptize
with 1t is old weakness OF the opposition
believe that make things and that shs popular
mind be permanently swayed by the preec Of wis
DOM followed by the reality of ooshness Some lessons
subject they had heretofore in the republic and
yet another awaits them of similar character Disguise
themselves rs they WILL and surround themselves with
whatever deceptive appearances they borrow for the
time let be assured that behind them stalks tbs head
man. and that their political resurrection will never be
tolerated by the American people
ma & rJ,p He
has become attracted by of know
nohingism and wanting the boldness to its dstnc
tive policy he has yet the meanness beg its fanced
strength and attempt it for the advancement of
himself and his old principles. BY American party,
Mr. Clayton to party which shall advocate
tie old American system of MIR. Clay. He will not ac-
knowledge membership with the know-nothings. He re-
pudiates apparently, their secret organization am
not (he says) member of the know-nothing society,"
or any other secret society," Taking to mention this
he must intend that the organization does not satisfy him.
and that one at least of its characteristics he will not
prove Otherwise and il the order is just exactly
what the country requires why is not Mr. Clayton among
its members and why does he not ezuh being so? But
on contrary he rejoces in his outside position and de-
cares his platform, that II am for devotion to Amer
can citizens and American interests am for American
in preference to foreign !abor-American mechanics
American manufacturers American navigators, American
commerce and above ALL American agriculture am Tor
American breadstuTs and American market for them
This might he extract from one OF Henry Cays Old
tariff speeches and if it anything it means proba-
bly, as have already indicated, the American system OF
that brilliant political leader But Henry Clay would have
scorned to conceal the system beneath mask borrowed
from knownothngis He who gave the inspiration OF bis
early manhood and the wisdom of his last years.
service OF the democratic party would not now,
he among the living, hesitate to denounce with the
courageous sincerity which belonged to his character an
organization which steals the american cover to
the most airocous foreign principles He who once was
much in love with Irish patriotism fancy that Ire
land formerly part of America, and riven
from it by convulson of Nature would be ashamed
TO do battle under flag upon which is inscribed hostility
foreqners He who could win immortal fame by his gener-
ous eoanenoe behalf OF Greeks abroad could refuse
honest word OF defence behalf of he Greeks Doors
lie was the defender Of the American system but he de-
tended it its doctrines and content to LET 1t
live die deserved Its deserts could not sustain it.
his great power; and what they failed to do John NJ
Clayton will attempt in vain. Let him go on with his
platform. We have erpeeed something OF this kind We
dead The time the wings fully in possession Of
the government n sa0 and then elae with the
ecions of uover and believing henaelvca strong