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/ Jane B clay,s son 81 Henry. Clay, oser
whom the Sag NIGHTS have made 50 much
noise, has written .aaotber letter. This othsfa5
letter > before US in fulls We propose to culI
some hoWers from this letter, and make bo-
quetgfoF the Sag l1cbfs. As a back-ground.
:he following viii do ID begin with: - Tsfa
'1regard the t5abiiily of the Union as ili{
greater peril than 1t has ever been since thet
OF the f<ovcrnmenf. In 1890 tifeI
wisest and the best men tbouqht it in dagger
from the slavery question. The sc-called Mis.l
Esouri Compromise was passed for the purpose |
and with the hope that it would put that ques
ton finally to rest" ssalxf 1
The Missouri Compromise was passed for
the purpose Of giving rest to the country. It1
dad give restto the country as far as II vas in
tended to operate. Now, Mr.. Clay regards the
stability of the Union is in danger. How?
Not because Of the passage or existence of that
measure, but because of its repeal. Having
made the back ground, we proceed now to put
| in the principal flower. Oh, how beautiful and
i how fragrant il is! Smellit:
"By the efforts Of the best men of all parties,
the Compromise of 1850 was effected, and
men once again breath freely in the feelings
that the country was safe. How vain, how
futile their hopes! Scarcely are some of the
noblest actors In the scene of 1850 cold in their
graves, when again the question of Slavery
in other words Union or Dissolution present.
: ed to us, and in form more tangible and direct
| than it ever before was"
How does il look? The Compromise ofls50
gave peace to the country. That is true 1t
settled every question of agitation then before
] the country. Men did breath "freely in the
t feeling" that the country was safe. Why!
: Because they did not foresee thnt the "hnality
: rest" Of 1850 wou be disturbed by the hot.
f spurs, demagogues aud disunionists of 1854
j The question Of Slavery is "rspresentsd to Us in
o a form more tangible and direct than ever be-
e fore it was" That is true. But Who disturbed
the "rest" inaugurated by the measure OF 1850
e and presented" again to the country by the
slavery question? The Democracy did it, ant
before the awful tribunal of the public. they
II are solemnly arraigned fer the act. On witt
! the boquet. Here is another flower:
: THE Wing party, TO which alone Of presen
;, parties can belong, has not thought il pruden
: and advisable to present candidates to the coun
e try. We have offered for our suffrages oppos
5, ing Mr.. Fremont two candidates, Mr.. Fillmor
.r and Mr.. Buchanan, both Of whom / believe t
: be, upon the slavery question, as true to tn
" Union as am myself.
gt That is most lovely flower, and will sme
G. so street in the Sag -Nicht nostril. Upon tn
r. slavery question, he believes Mr.. Fillmore
:, be as true to the Union as Aimself -to-wi
: James B. Clay Suppose the Baltimore Coz
e ventions shall present "candidates to the couI
e. shall see. He isno Democrat, it seems, bu
n in his simplicity, thinks that The doctor who r,
" duced the body polite the brink Of death, al
}" the only ones who can restore it. Neiths
nd Fillmore nor Buchanan is his choice, but speal
ty ing of them, says (which goes to swell out OF
Lv boquet);
- 1T is but a choice of evils, but both 4
nc less evils than would be the election of Fr
,ro mont"
IN. That is a smallsprig Of "heart's ease" B
be chan an ''evil!" Where sleep the Sag Mic
thunderbolts! Buchanan an 'evil!" Uncha
o' tho lightning! Sound the hugag!
ice The boquet is composed of only five flowe
III but it will strike the smeller as an admiral
!; one. Our Sag-Nicht friends will apprecia
it or not, just as they please. But we do n
ow the flower garden of James B. Clay's mind.
Jan The SAN FRANcIsco COMMITTEE The Ct
out ifornia correspondent Of the New York Jour,
Of Commerce, writing of the Vigilance Co
atic mittee, says:
tol The expenses of the General Committee
Tn all paid by voluntary contributions by our c
. zens. The total and entire expenses up
hng this time, probably exceed $4,000. The pr
rted ent expenses of rent, clerk hire, &c, proba
: to at this moment do not exceed five hundred d
the lars pei day. though they have run up TO 81
- Everything isadone on the cash system. B
'a'e are paid of daily from IL t. l2-clerk
the once week, {every Saturday, The garr,
ally lis, in all respects, in good military order.
ices racks for l50 men, (relef guard,) with blank
and mairasses suttlers. quarters, &c.
we're The establishment is even provided with h,
the es, everything ready and on the premises 70
For campaign. To show the true feeling of
bors people, have nfrequentIy men on duty, v
,.;,, their white locks over sixty, and others IS
'e's 81 years Of years of age. Probably scor
col these old gentlemen do guard duty day
'ility might; watch at their posts in or out of do
iules or wherever duty calls. and those, too, are
occupying the high and honorable calling
'o' merchants, mechanics, &c. These men sh
idate der their musket, and drill as good as sold
S48. fatten d the reviews, &c. as a. s.
n;v have said before that there were clergy
- in the Committee, probably twenty in mum
'nal mostly Methodists, but .. few Of other
ct of nominations. In nearly all of our churc
es of (Protestant) pastors have spoken and pfea,
,;clu approyingly Of the Committee and their /,
- may enumerate the Right Rey. Bishop
racy lof the Episcopal, Rev. Messrs.s Briggs
,uch- Thomas of the Methodist Churches. Rev.
acing Cutler of the Unitarian, Rev. Mr.. Willy d
with New School Presbyterian, Rev. Mr.. Lac
~ the Congregational, and Rev. DR.. Anderso