The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-17


chief Of the English forces in the Crimea II would seem
from the dispatches give this morning that the at
most anxiety prevails in both France and England in
gard TO the critical condition Of the allied army in the
Crimea.
A son OF HENRY CLAY IN OPEN, ELOQUENT
OPPOSITION TO KNow-NoTHINGISM.-A CALL
TO TIE 0LD-LINE WINGS OF KENTUCKY.
The assertion has frequently been made Of late by know
nothing organs and orators that If Henry Clay were now
alive ana gifted with bis early powers Of physical and
mental endurance he would be found fighting in the front
ranks Of knownothngism if not directing the movements
Of the aorous party We have yet the first speech
the FIRST Of Henry Clay to warrant this impudent
conclusion SO far the rights of alien citizens, the nat
urazaton laws and religious tests concerned the po-
tca record Of the great western orator is as bright and
ee from bemsh the record of the veneracd Jeer
himself Ills noble and impulsive natuewas such that
e would nstncyey have recoled with loathug and dis
gust from the slightest fellowship with oath-bonnd con-
spraors and he flered in proclaming openly
publicly and in the rumpettones of his matches voice
his truly American sentiments in regard to foreigners OF
every cline and every form of Christian belief II does not
within the range of possibility that he would if now
alive, permit his be used in the secret midnight
meetings Of the perured foes Of the constitution and the
sworn enemies OF civil ana religious llberty
II has been often remarked that inherit their pol-
cal we'll religious opinions Without stopping to in
quire into the truth asity of remark which has been
dgni6ed into maxim, it may be added that men are as
often tie of education of circumstance With
all his views in regard to the domestic and
foreign policy of the government, the great leader and
champion Of the wing party essentially patriot His
immediate teachings could not fail exercises and
enduring effect and are therefore, not at all surprised
that the present crisis of Henry Clay should be
found warning his countymcn of the dangers which sur
round them with force and eloquence worthy of his
llustrious sire. This noble effort of Hon. james b. Clay
thus noticed in the Lexington Ky Statesman Of July
10:
yesterday was great day in this city 1t being court
day. many people from the country the city,
II previously been announced that Mr. james b. Beck
the distinguished and able lawyers in city
and Mr.. James b. Clay Of the Sage of Ashland, and
OF the old family seat would address the people
the political topics of the day. There great anxiety
hear both gentlemen and at the appointed hour the Court
house filled to OVERCOMING
"Nr. Beck spoke first. He has always been whig
though of independent thought and action He spoke
for two hours and made one the able and efficient
arguments against knownothngsm that have listened to
dVting the present contest
" His speech throughout powerful, argumenatiye con-
vncng conclusive and told with tremendous effect upon his
audience.
"The next gentleman who took the stand Mr. james
g. Clay who, have already remarked is the of the
great statesman and has succeeded to the paterna
Ashland.
Mr.. Clay said that this his first effort at public
Speech and nothing ess than the profound which
he felt in the great questions at issue could induce him
pear this occasion Never before had such extraordinary
such alarming such novel questions been presented for the
political consideration of the American people, His appre
tensions aroused in view of them and he sometimes
trembed Tor the fate of his country The idea that this gov
crnment was to be taken into the keeping secret political
oahboand organization which set up unconstitutional
oahs and the members of which bound to each other
by the most terrible obligations to him alarming
and should, in his Judgment the apprehensons of
every patriotic in the whole country.
Clay denied that the platform put forth by the late
nothing convention at Philadelphia the real plat
form of the partyparty did call them, said he no. they
are not party in acceptaton Of the term Par
ties have heretofore been public and above board but
this is secret oath bound political organization, which
seeking aor the political Of the country by and
unknown to the law and in papabe disregard Of the
long established usages Of the people and the history of the
1t sought political power not BY open and fair
but by pottings by cabalstc passwords b,
signs and grips unknown to the people large and in pal
pab violation Of the whole spirit and genius of the gov
ernment
No said he the platform of this extraordinary
gauzation is be found in their oaths and ritual There
were TO be found the things which they do
and carry and looking into these oathsand the ritual
he found that their objects strike the citizen of for
egD birth at the immigrants from other countries dis
franchise degrade and disgrace them by deprivng them
not only Of the right Americanze themselves but by
ting them off from the rights of hospitality and humanity
They also sought danchse and degrade another class
citizens, whether pativeborn foreign,
of e Linus opinions, plain violation of the constitu
ton Of the country and regardless of the panest dictates
Justice aud humanity.
Mr. Clay said that rather than submit any extended
marks Of his these subjects he had chosen to colae
the expressed and authentic opinions the old fathers of
republics and he extensively from the writings of Wash
ing of Jefferson of Madison of Jackson of Quincy and
others.
He concluded his happy effort by saying that though
the old whg party, with which he had always acted
broken Dispersed yet he appeared there of the
odd guard that powerful and great party
in capacity protested against this ogan
zatan aught with danger to his country and its ber
and be called upon all the old liners Of the wing party
to join him in the protest"
ABOLITION FANATiClSM.
The abolition majority Of the board Of overseers OF
Harvard College which rejected Judge Loring has perpe
aed another dishonorablo act of the character in
refusing TO confirm the nomination Of the Hon Samuel A.
Eliot We find in the Boston Post the following remarks
on what tina Journal very Justly calls small business
Small nusfNEssA the last meeting Of the board of
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