New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-02-28
HEAR THE GREAT CoMMonER.


Henry Clay, nobly styled the ''Great Commoner Y
in his lifetime remarks an exchange, though dead
still speaketh tohis coantrymen il
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warning them against countenancing the formation of
sectional parties such sectional parties as that
which is rallying under the black, dsunon banner
of Northern Republicanism. We invoke all who re-
we're the memory of that lldsrious statesman topon-
der well these sentiments which fell from his lips in
the Senate Chamber, on the 7th Of February, 1889.
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overthrow Of fares fabric Of human that
animate the hopes Of civilized man Nor should these
object OF uniting the people Of The free States they will enter
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If man like Henry CLAY, the most farsighted
statesman Of his considered such observations
applicable to the state Of the country seventeen years
ago. when abo.itionism was utterly and contemptbly
powerless in both branches Of our national Legisa-
ture-what would he think now could he emerge
from the tomb and behold the popular House Of Con
gress under the control Of the Freesoilers, with
Freesoil presiding officer and the number of Aboli-
tion Senators doably quadruped, with certainty of
its reaching onethird Of the entire delegation next
session. and with the strongest probability that four
free States will be admitted into the Union in two or
three years, each sending two Freesol Senators to
swell and strengthen the influence and power of re-
lentless fanaticism? se
Why, his stout heart would grow faint; and even
he, the great, the glorious and nlatchlessy gifted,
would be forced to the conclusion that the evils of the
era he portrayed were upon the land, and that the
Union he had thrice saved, and had fought unswerv
ingy for nearly forty years. was in actual danger Of
dissolution! Such a mind as his, SO mighty in its
and withaI SO practical in its
rrasn. C0uld arrive Mt no other iulpment.
Had the great Kentuckian been endowed with pro-
ohetic ken seventeen years ago, he could not have
eretold the present condition Of the United States
With more unerring accuracy. The Northern States
ire under abolition donination--a except four,
ve leanand the probabilities are that the whole of
hem will snccumb to the same deeterious influences
It the next Presidential election-that all will be ar
aged in solid phalanx against the South. The OBJ
'ious union Of the North during the last federal can
'ass, produced corresponding union at the South,
ind the consequence was that while overwhelming
majority of the Northern electoral votes were cast for
Col. Fremont, the South voted almost unanimously for
Mr. Buchanan. The antagonistic unions deprecated
oy Mr.. CLAY, are already formed and consolidated,
and are unable to dscoverany indication that they
will not grow stronger instead of weaker until both
sections drift and that at no distant day into the
tex of disunionunless, indeed, the Southern people
make up their minds to submit meekly to every posi-
BILE indgnity abolition may choose to practice upon
them, and allow their franchises, independence prop
ary and domestic Institutions to be held at the beck
and whim Of souless and ferocious fanatics.
However, as we do not like to dwell upon this sub
ect and would not touch it at all did we not deem il
/ duty we owe ourSconsttuents, we will bring this
,rticle to close, recommending all our readers to
ponder well the words Of Henry CLAY quoted above,
or they are the words Of wisdom, experience and un
.lloyed patriotism.