Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-08-29
Correspondence.
[For the Ellsworth American.

that all the democratic and straight whig
speakers, and some of their papers, make
great handle of Henry Clay's name for
the purpose of eis0 that the Union
is in danger. And also that slavery is
Blessing rather than eursc
/ Now, as whig principles have always
been my guiding star in politics, and Clay
and Webster the Pitt and Burke" Of
the party, l cannot, silently, permit
their names to be so isnoblv associated.
Wells, on the stump last fall. to help on
his unholy cause. labored, indirectly, to
prove that the Saviour was in favor OF
iatemperance and with equal etfron-
terry these democrats and wings by pro-
fessioa, would prostitute the great
name of Clay and Webster to the lowest
demagogucry.
am aware that they expressed fears in
regard 20 the perpetuity of the Union
but rays from the evil influence OF
Slarerg-while thesa aposta.es from
whig and democratic principles would
have us believe that those great states
men trembie for their Country-not on
account Of siarery-but when they con
templated the extension of FREEDOM :
4 greater libel upon the opinions Of
those eminent men was never perpe.rated.
Their lives are living illustrations OF the
intensity of their love of freedom and
their sympathies for the oppressed were
bounded only by the free air Of Hcav-
en-, where the clank Of chains were never
heard. NJ. Clay in 1927, expressed
his convictions that slavery ,rould not
ertemd. When proving the practicable
ity Of colonization he observed, that it
would be especially feasible, when slave
labor became of comparative little value
lowing to the increase of the supply
over the demand" Now had he sup
posed that we should continue to add
stare territory he would have known
that the supply could nerer exceed the
demand, unless we adopt Senator Ben
jamin's humane policy of reviving the
African Slave trade. Again he Mr..
Clay speaks of slavery as Il curse which
language cannot measure. Yet we are
told by these same eulosizers of Clay
it is "divinc institution Clay calls
it ian anonymous and perilous eiement
in our population The democrafy of
the present day" necessary Institution
in society.' Mr.. Clay farther says :
FL could be instrumental in eradica-
ting this deepest stain upon the charac-
ter of our Country, and removing all
cause of reproach on account of it by
foreign nations if I could only be in.
strumental in Kidding of this foul blot,
that revered State that gave me birth, or
that not less beloved State, which kind
" adopted me as her son would not
exchange the proud satisfaction which |
should enjoy for the honor of all the
triumphs ever decreed to the most sue
ccssfu conqucror." The ambition of
Mr.. CLAY was TO check The extension of
slavery, and finally rid the country Of it,
While the whole scope of southern am
bition, aided by northern dough-faces is
to make slavery national and to protec,
it wherever the flag of our country waves.
While advocating the policy of coloni-
cation, Mr.. Clay was accused of inju-
ring the cause Of emancipation by agi-
taing the subject, precisely the same as
the republicans are now charged with
doing injury to the cause Of the blacks,
by maintaining the carse of freedom
Mr.. Clay's reply is complete answer
| for both, and with it l will close this
article.
1--WE are reproached with doing mis-
chief by the agitation of this question
1t is not this society which has produced
the great moral revolution which the age
exhibits. What would they who thus
reproach us have done: If they would
repress all tendencies to liberty and Ill.
innate emancipation, they must go back
to the era of our liberty and independ-
ence. and muzzlc the cannon which ;hun-
ders its annual joyous return. They
must review the slave trade with all its
train Of atrocities. They must suppress
the workings of British philanthropy,
seeking to meliorate the condition of the
unfortunate West India slaves. They
must arrest the cause of North Ameri-
can deliverance from thraldom. They
must blow out the moral lights around
US, and extinguish that greatest torch of
all which America presents to benign
ted world, pointing the wav to their