The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-12
Letter from a SON OF Henry Clay.

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One Of the sons of the illustrious Henry
Clay--Thomas FL. Clay, Esq,-was q delegate
to the Philadelphia National American Con
%yention, from the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict of Kentucky. He has lately addressed a
letter to the various Councils of that District,
giving an extended and interesting account Of
the proceedings of the Convention. AS we
have. not room for the whole letter, and as our
readers are well advised of what transpired, we
have concluded to copy only the concluding
paragraphs, in which Messrs. Fillmore and
Donelson are spoken of in the highest terms,
and q decided opinion is expressed as to what
would be the course of his great father, were
he i'll the land of the living:
Mr.. Fillnore's best eulogy is to be found inthe
successful and prosperous administration of the Gen.
eral Government in the two aud a huff years imne.
dlately succeeding the deash of General Taylor
That administration had my fathers unqualified
approval. 80
l have frequently been asked what. in nv opinion
would have been my fathers course, in regard othe
American, party, had he lived? / answer, uniesi
tatingly, ihe was,national and conservative. and i
have no more Doubt that he would have stood on this
platform than l have of my own existence.
One word as to our candidate for the Vice Presi.
dency ! have known him for more than thirty years,
and believe him to be an honorable, patriotic gen.
tleman.
It was our wish in obedience to Instruction, %
have postponed the nominations until June Init The
majority oIthe Convention were averse to such post.
po Rroaber. IF tho ,n,o,,o,,
among you, who is not satisfied with then the nominal u a,aa
tions of Fillmore and Donelson? The national and
conservative men throughout the Uuion will be with
c cs,,s t ou un'1 s NOW st a worthy Of ON
breeze. and by the aid of The Gnd , of apr tIo ~ tfsr 10 VI, DC
must and will succeed. WV
| r'b.t tho dm;n;strot;o, of ,,;u.u, r,.u
voa corJ;,uy ondarsaI ~ H. "a. - rliinioie
moncr y il ;na;Sn,tahio wv ha, u,'a. ooh'.
words for If clcar and ,,rost;amat1 ne cMu
mort written down trn nn H. ~ rii-
Ills death sin Tho ro,,arl's " t;s va, oo'pre
effect are nome Tho lnss ralnohin WI W wa,
another leaf n tho GARLAND eai.i,, my au u1
potrioticajlv worn hv NJ E;,lnnn. ""A "no
Mr.. Thomas IT. Glav eynresees tho ,n1,o.;
tatine conviction that if lis Grand nld fatIar
was alive he would stand on The nlatfas, NV u
the American marty. We have nnyer had nn y,
doubts on the subject since wo hooan,a wy
ouainted with the ORGANIZATION of that ,ar ~.
since we learned It's aims and ob;a"tp "'H
ascertained that it contemplated not2inn nl;ni'
conservative and intell;acnt man oo,Ia Sn noa
heartily approve. Its trnIv ]notionai an5
MISUNDERSTANDING nrincin,es ,ro in str;at o "'
sopance With those illustrated and ensnrcod Az ~,
the Sage of Ashland during a lons and rio ~
Gus life and they are such rs shonId cna,s' mrtl
the respect, admiration and sunnort ~ n,'o.,,
lover Of his native land M ,,p ! ! r,hos wI u.
lot be cast. whether in fine Nortb ,bo Se,, ths
the East or the West--bv tba shoros o 81 .hs
Great Lakes, bv the stormy coos,s If tha An
Iantic. along the snnnv nargins Of No.,
gulf. or where the placia waves of tbo "J pao;es >
gently lave the western boundaries ot Tho T T. als
Of God. From first to lnst the aims and 1aa
trines Of the American marty hive hsan and
are now, patriotic and commenlnLle II VI" ~
tr,,a Tho n~Iaiform NAV NM Ia ont;no,o -
init itis helter than any ~ ever v vat' nr..o lta,et ~
the American nconle. ia ouibb1orrs . a,,a ha; ~
]snlitters We wcnld observe liar ast anu n"ar,
hnnvc fund snecks mon tho snn '.ot tra h 'e;Ifs
linncy and valve Of tba orb If ,sn ~ ha wv VII. .nt
hean in tlo laast ,larrno ;mn,;roa II"s ANNe NOV
No ara cleo en5,aII,, ,rraii oan r
Apdrew ,TocIson p.ero ba on,onr IL ~ u .ia'
a,l strermtb vyo,,,I ho , u.nS. ,Eis Us III iealsa
if moi tbe main laader !, tbo nnoat apputtef'