Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-08-21

no place--no party for him. What
then was he to do2 He looked
around again to see if there was not
ia chance for the resurrection Of the
Wing party. Not a CLEAN of hope
|enlivened the gloom Of the horizon.
Under these circumstances, his next
thought and inquiry were, in what
ranks could he, in bis humble way,
contribute most to the maintenance
of the Union and Of a national party?
He saw no other place for him to
stand upon, but in the ranks of the
party which alone maintained an Or
ganization in all the States-which
stood upon national and Union ground
which alone was able to present a
powerful resistance to the sectional
party whose success he believed
would involve the disruption Of this
Confederacy. On this point he read
Mr.. Fillmore's Albany speech, the
spirit of which he greatly applauded.
He should act in the spirit of that
address, and give his vote to the par
ty which presented the best prospects
of success against this pestilent and
dangerous sectional movement. He
could see only in the democratic par
ty the power to defeat this par.
ty, and he should therefore give his
cordial support to Buchanan and
Breckenridge.
MI. Clay then proceeded to show
what he considered the utter hope
lessness of the undertaking to elect
Mr.. Fillmore, and the effect which
the persistence of such an effort
must have ito weaken the Union
party. But he confessed, if be deem
ed it wise and patriotic to vote fol
Mr. Fillmore, it would certainly be a
hard task to take him with the candi-
date for the Vice Presidency, Andrew
Jackson Donelson, who, besides being
a renegade from bis own party, had
recently been the reviler and defamel
of MIR. Fillmore, and of that admin
istration which gave Mr.. Fillmore
the high consideration and claims
that are accorded to him. To vote
for Andrew jackson Donelson in
preference to John c. Breckenridge
was certainly hard alternative for
"a Kentuckian. Breckenridge was
his townsman, the playmate of his
infancy, the companion of his boy
hood, his friend and intimate at all
periods. Breckenridge had addi-
tional claims upon him. When he
was elected over General Leslie
Combs, to represent the. Ashland
District in Congress, Mr.. Brecken-
fridge had asked a friend of his faith
Ier's how Mr.. Clay would receive him
if he should take the liberty of call
ling on him. .As a gentleman and a
Kentuckian,' was the reply.
Mr.. Breckenridge accordingly came
and he, (the speaker) was present at
the interview. MT. Breckenridge
stated to Mr.. Clay that he had called
to pay his respects to him; that,
though of the opposite political party,
he had been chosen to represent the
district which he (Mr. Clay had HIM
self represented with SO much renown
and fidelity, and he should consider
himself young and inexperienced as
he was--quite incompetent to do
justice to the high duty he had as
sumed, without the counsel and aid
of Mr.. Clay; and he desired permis-
sion to consult with him freely, when
he should enter upon his duties, and
to receive the aid Of his great expert
ence and knowledge of political affairs.
Mr.. Clay was much pleased with this
interview. 1t produced a deep i'm
preston on his mind, and his regard
for Mr.. Breckenridge was ever after
ward warm and earnest. And now
] am expected to throw aside such a
man and vote for Andrew jackson
Donelson. why, fellow Kentuck-
ians," exclaimed MIR. Clay, II would
not give John C. Breckenridge for a
woods full Of Andrew jackson DON
elsonSp
In this connection Mr.. Clay refer
red to the eloquent eulogium pro-
nounced by breckenridge in the
House of Representatives, on the
announcement of his fathers death.
Mr.. Clay then proceeded to urge
upon his old whig friends, the com
panions and constituents of his father.
to rally around that banner which
he had spent his life in upAoldGny-I
the banner Of the Union. He was
ready to follow the Wing standard as
the Douglas followed the heart of