Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-23
Henry Clay and the Native Americans of
asEH # 1874.

We have been permitted, says the New York
Express to glance at the manuscripts of a forth
coming work from the pen of Senator Whitney, in
defence of the American policy from which, by
the consent Of the author, we make the subjoined
extract, which will be read with interest at the
present time. Of the work itself we will state in
advance of It's publication that II affords most
comprehensive and philosophical view Of the whole
subject written In attractive and interesting STYLE
and is emine-tly calculated to advance the cause
Of the American party. In describing the causes Of
the overthrow of the Native party Of 1914, Mr..
Whitney makes the following allusion to Henry
Clay:
"The Wing party, also, now set forth fresh
ground OF hostility, charging the Native Ameri-
cans with having caused the defeat Of Henry Clay,
who had been the Whig candidate for the Presi-
dency In the fall of 1874. They directly accused
the Native Americans with breach Of filth in
this matter, asserting that the Wings supported
the Native American candidates for the Presidency.
This charge, IL is now perhaps needless to say,
was nothing more than perfdious device of the
enemy. In the primitive organizations of the
American party, and at the time Of the Presiden.
tial election in 1874, they made no pretensions TO
national organization and although they elected
several Members of Congress, took no part in the
Presidential contest The individual members
we're left to vote on that subject according TO their
own judgment and predictions. Whatever the
Whig party may have expected therefore, from
the Native Americans, there certainly could have
been no understanding between them on the sub
ject
"But apart from any understanding between
the parties, Mr. Clay did himself at the suggestion
of bis own party friends, agree to attach to the
Wing banner large share Of the Native Ameri-
can creed and the ground-work Of that plan after
having been submitted to Mr. Clay, was published
as an editorial article in the New York Courier and
Enquirer, a short time prior TO the election That
article was widely read, but the circumstance that
Mr.. Clay had given 1t his approval was carefully
concealed from the public
"This was the result of timid policy. The i'm
mediate friends Of ths great and pure Statesman
were afraid 10 declare openly the sentiments of
their candidate In favor Of the American doctrines
lest they should be deserted by their foreign ahes
They were mistaken. The foreigners who suf-
tanned the Whig party were mostly Protestants,
for, with all his subserviency to the Romish power
Mr. Seward never secured the vote Of that class
TO his party, and had the friends Of Mr.. Clay pur-
sued more frank course Of policy on this subject
had that gentleman's views been publicly made
known aad generally understood, the entire Amer
lean vote would have been cast for him, and with
out doubt would have been elected President Of
bit bntttu Gthtts.
GAS The great champion Of an American pro-
tective policy, Mr.. Clay's known views were, in
great measure, congenial with the sentiments Of
the new party, and, as a consequence, many Dem
ocratic members Of that party who would have
otherwise supported bis opponent, gave ready
and cordial support TO him.
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FINE TIxEs FOR DocToRs.--The followingis pre-
sumed to be the soloquy Of young physician,
who hopes by the multiplication of diseases to get
into practice M
Considering the damp, muddy state OF the
streets at this time Of the year, am equally amaz
ed and delighted to see the ladies', almost unver-
sally, going about in thin shoes This elegant fash
ion beautifully displsys the conformation Of the
kle joint but TO the surgeon II has another recon-
mendat!on. behold the delicate foot, separated
scarcely by the thickness Of thin paper from the
mire. | zee the exquisite instep, undefended but
by mere web. ! mediate on the influence of cold
and wet upon the frame | think Of the catarrhs,
coughs, pleurisies, pneumonias, consumptions, and
other interesting affections that necessarily must
result from their application to the feet and then
reckon up the number Of pills, bouses powders,
draughts mixtures leeches and blisers, which will
consequently be sent In to the fair sufferers calculate
what they must come to- and wish had the
amount in my pocket"