The Oxford signal. (Oxford, Miss.) 1856-18??, 1856-10-09

with age, but bis noble nature was nm
changed; his iranscendent genius was
as bright, and his manly spirit as un-
br IkeTg as when he fret engaged III
his liCe-time sluggle with his great adj
versary. A voice went up from the
multitude of his devoted friends, "JaS-
ticc TO Henry Clay" "Lct Us make
one last struggle, even n his old days,
TO place him in thar higheposilion
witch will 0blilerate she gswhIch
have been heaped upod him. IL was
his last struggle. and during lis pend
ency great concourse Of people as
sembled within the limits oil The cry
where arm now speaking, and almost
within stones throw Of The spot W here
now stand. A solitary voice, deep
and loud, went forth from the midst OF
that great multitude. / can almost
imagine that even YET hear IFS tones
echoed back from the walls OF the
Capitol-NINE CHEERS IN HONOR OF THE
MAN VINO CHARGED AND PROVED henry
/ Clay Guilty or BARGAIN, INTRIGUE, AND
CoRRuPTIoN! Thai UOicc tCaS The UOlce
Of AHdreU J. DoneLSoH o.! And this is
the man whom and the rest OF the old
friends Of Henry Clay are called upon
70 supp06t 81 iiasp-ssiea EeaifieiAcE oE
i this great republic. This Is Ind 49,
for The sake Of whose elevation We are
called upon as old Clay Wings 10 set
} aside James Buchanan, whose noble
conduct relieved our old leader from
the inpulaiion of great crime. For
} one, will not do il. The feas: 10
which arm invited has no relish of
Clay about il. Ii is too redoltnl with
2 The odOr Of the Kitchen Cabinet 10 suit
5 the palate of an old Clay Wing. |
= cannot
on fair mountain leave to feed
And batten OH this moor
Let US now briefly refer to the posts
;. lion of these candidates for the highest
offices within the gift Oft people, in
their relation 10 the parties of the past
and present. The great Democratic
party have nominated for the Presi-
dency James Buchanan, and | cannot
:, Du, regard his nomination. although
:, certainly not so Intended, a. vindca-
), ton Of Henry Clay against the charge
of bargain. He needct no such cIH1ii-
cation, for The almost universal voice
= OF his coun,ryEen had already long
: since acquitted him. But regard it
as recognition and All acqule~crnce
in the verdict thus rendered by Tie
people. More than thirty years ago
this charge was first made. From that
!" period To the present moment, through
v all the viciS<iudeS of long life, Jatl- )
h Buchanan has upon all suitable occa :
r. siOns declared his belief iH Mr.. Clay :
~ innocence. His testimony 10 that rG-
feet is spread upon every record OF
le Mr.. Claws life. As one who cheri>h-
Is es in his heart the memory of this pure
AZ patriot, teel profoundly grateful 20
a. TIP De4ns,otaties t,sGsiy lsF u,rt indisy4s;
If compliment 10 Mr.. Clay conveyed bv
The nomination for The Presidency al
~ thar man who, though always his po.
III Utica adversary, never failed 10 do him
is justice when called 20 testify upon III II
question, which was the point upou
b. which turned the fortunes OF his whole
L. political life.
of The new party known as the know.
\, nOining or American, and which arose
a. npon the ruins of the Organization O
% which Henry Clay was through life
l.. The recognized chief, has likewise
" placed their candidates in nomination
Ic and strange aud incomprehensibIe a.
D. il may seem, their candidate for lhe
he vice presidency is the same Andrew
II. J. DoneIson, oG whose political histor,
he have just furnished brief outline
its Who would have supposed five year,
lis ago that the party claiming 10 be the
of legitimate successors and heirS.al-law
Ill Of The old Wing party-men who evel
or sill proieSt 10 be the disciples Of ihe
lr. old leader, and 10 teach the docirine
a. taught by him-men who claim 10 have
d, been bred up from infancy al the fee,
81. 0C GamaIiel, and To have imhibet
he even his prejudices-I say who couI,
on have supposed that these Enen woulC
N. have accepted and adopted As thei
N. new leader, and as the man most wor
". thy 10 be the recipient of :heir part
ne favors, his Oldest, most inveteraie, am
en- most persistent perOnaL and polhica
We Foe !"
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I'm I'm Ounce Of Preventive IS north
ITS Pound Of CEre.-How many ,housant
nd individuals having hereditary predis
les position 10 organic. disease Of des
III tructive character, might be saved b,
10 the timely use OF that wonderful res
,ut tcrative, known as Hurley's sarsapa
n. rilla. II acts more efficiently in com
n plicated and obscure diseases than il
,h any other class of affections, and i
I'm therefore had resource 10 when al
of other known remedies fail 10 afIorC
as Telief.-IRd Journal.
al Nc. CURE will have supply at al
on early day.
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si~ IMPUDENT.-For a Know.NOlhin.
es- paper 10 prats about Mr.. Breckin
EN- ridges making speeches when il i