Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-15

between these eminent men, which al II
witnessed than united most sinceres7 III ifenIsa
ing. Mr. Clay Perserersd IN fbc course uhic
be had marked ous fnr himself. As rhaIrms
Of he Comuittee OF Thirteen, he sfterwsl
reported tbs scheme Of Compronise 70 Il
Senate which Wa, With slishs sltsfatlons, alt
mately adtttsd, aud aghich owes It's sdoptlc
mainly to the great and rniiriag sxsrtiob
which rescued bis couiiIf from thrastehe
ruin. aad established for nI1ssif claims to th
everlasting gratitude and respect Of ali lover
Of tbs Union.
It is not NY wish 70 weary yon with unp.o
stable details q to say anything calculated 6
awaken The spirit u eohtroverEy In our midst
bat yon win allow ms, trust. to say that th
cruel Injustice done 70 Mr.. Clay IN 1880. an
which be continued 10 exper ence st the hsnt
81 q considerable number Of his feliaw-citixsni
OF The South, for several years snlsequent L
the adoption Of the measures e 63Hnfomise
should sdnoBisb % al not hereafteft ts act !
similar part toward others of our public mer
Who msy b called upon to meet similar diff.
entities and to aid n dispensing dangers equally
as meaaeiRg. Let Is no. denounce each ofhel
a. traitors to the So1th, Of as c0-wnrkers Wit
Abolitionists, because Of sight differences u
opinion upon questions Of great compile kitty
aud delieaey; let us A. far as uossIbls retain
from the language oi unjast and unkins re.
proach; and avoid evtn the entertainment OF
sentiments cf diafrEsi, unless apon the fullest
evidence, aad after a calm and dispessionate
exaninatioh ef facts. Who now snppesss Mr.
Clay. and those who acted With hin, Ia 1850, to
nave been frszcheroas to the South Who
supposes Southern interests 70 have been sscri-
iced, or southern honor tsruished9 | am sare
hat 40 one now present can entertain any OF
lhese opinions; sarsig sach anindigidnaI would
uot willingly have cone hither to do posibs-
uous honor 70 the ainstrious personRgs whose
aifsh DAY We are now commemorative
The evils which i was conseientlously aD-
pretended bY thousands 1t our felIow-countrF-
men Of toe South IN 1850 .woule result from
the eomProniss enaetnents Of thar period
have none Of then been realized; abondant
blessings have, ou TIE coutrsFy, flowed from
measures which Il was fsare1 and predicted.
would be productive Of uanixsd and inneasa--
<able injury Tue actual operation 0f these
measures has beea sacb tat those WHO at one
tine dsnesnced then most bitterly, are now
their srafmest eulrgists and no faif-ninded
nan at this time In all fie Sollh, who has a.
al watched the cosrse q events for the last
I'VE or SIX years, IL hsafd ts indulge the ish-
guage Of complaint or censure On this subject.
The fact Is that the great prizcipie Of non-in-
tervention ethbo lied 10 TIE measures Of CON
promise, is now nniEerssly upheld, and the
right Of the people Of tie Territories, the qual-
lied voters, 70 decide for themselves, without
being iDdaeDeed OF controlled ie the least de-
gree from without, whether or rot they-sisi |
have slavery within their limits, at the period
Ot their admission into the Union Is not for /
paliy denied in any respectable quarter The 1
admission of California has vlrtuslly given one
more slave State TO the Union Tor uothing IS /
I TInresrtsin than that this most national and
| ly forVstive Commonwealth viii never send
| LcseutatiFe or a Seuatorsto the National l
| TIE cature who is not known o be absolutely
,om the foul "a int Of sbolition- The pay /
Texas ten millions Of dollars for eeTtaiH |
sIl territory claimed By her, has only bad
srrifect Of making her the most prosperous
o. csttraciiVs state in tie whole South, and |
Grid along our S1uthwsstern border wall \
;snse against abolition hostility in thati
~, the value Of which cannot be too high
= . treciated
C"y Missouri Compromise, which was a con
'eA''i 1t element Of the resolutions Of Texan
alton. was in express terms repealed By
Vas 1slprotaiss enac-ments of-1850. The act
ing the slave trade 10 the District Of Co
is universally acknowledged to have
irOddess, none Of the mschiefs spprehended
rom its adoption The fugitive slave law, no
ne 10 any part Of the South, now denies to be
lore efficient Ia its character and more easily
Hforced than any preVioss similar enactment.
repeat, there is 40 complaint Row, in any part
{ 1850, and indeed they are now most warmly
pproved in those portions Of the South most
snssly settled with slaves and We are met
ere tonight, without distinction OF party,
OutheTn msn-aIl, 10 render honor, and praise,
I'D gratitude 10 the great and glorioas person
&c TO whom the country mainly owes these in
aiuable enactments
Had Dir Clay been a ssciioRGl eziFsntsf, fel-
W-citizens, ia 1850, instead Of being purely
-. = ]
lrmed the great and crowning work of his
fe. Had BE been thorough deyotee to party, !
could not have acted at sliin the good work Of
scuing the Union from destruction; since the {
1nest and pstriotic Wing Pfesidest then in {
Dwer, (Gen. Taylor having committed him
IL, most unfortunately, to what was known
the aoHs1ciisa policy, Mr.. Clay was forced
take ground openly, Whig a be was, gainst {
Wing administration and, BY doing so,
ough charged at the time With gross in idelity4 Z
4 party, immortslized himself as a wise, far
eing, fearless and truly patriotic statesman
He who preferred bsiRg right TO being Presi- {
nf, preferred also saving his country from
in, to keeping bis party HHitsd 10 a policy
hich be knew would be destructive OF the
.st interests Of the Republic. Oh, what a
lbis example was here presentedll How
orthy 70 be approved and praisedi How
Uch more deserving 10 be initiated No one,
all familiar with the course OF Mr.. Clay In
30, recognizes him as having been 10 the
sst extent actuated By the ordinary feelings
political partissnship. He was on all oc-
isions as accessible to Democrats as Wings I
was prepared 70 cooperate frsternally with :
I respecters OK principle, with all true lovers
their country. | shaj never forget scene
hich occurred in the city Of Annapolis, IN
IaTyiand. durisg the summer of 1850. DIR.
lsy had become greatly exhausted With The
we're laboTs through which be had been
lssing; those labors, a Continuation OF which
as soon afterwards 20 terminate bis valuable
fs. An old and valued sehOOl-mats OF 10Y /,
81, Senator Pratt, of Maryland, invitsd Mr.
lay and a few others Of his friends to spend I
day or two at bis hOspitable mansion. MIR
lay accepted the invitation, and proceeded to
nnapolis, attended BY several gentlemen quite .
ell known to the country. Mr. Dickinson, Of
sW York, was among the invited guests. Mr..
right, Of Indiana, and Mr.. Dawson, Of GeoT-
a, whom you all knew so well, and value so ,
gully. had the honor Of being in company
50. The day after we gott to Senator Pratt's, Il
as proposed that We should take a short walk
roagh the city, and visit that ancient, time
,nored building, within the precincts Of which
e old Revolutionary Congress held lie session
the close Of the War of Independence.
We went thIther accordingly, and entered the
.uerated room where Washington performed
le Of the most striking acts of bis life. l al
de 10 the surrender of bis sword to the Con-
mental Congress When Mr.. Clay entered
e ball be inquired for the spot where Wash
gtoa stood when this scene was enacted. lei
as pointed out to him. He stepped forward
ld occupied It For a moment, gazing solemhiy
Bd earnestly around Ihe rom, which is pre-
ssiy iu the same condition it was in when oe-
lpied By Congress. A crowd OF citizens
athered about him. never saw him when
s appearance and bearing were altogether 30
Q estic and imposing. He seemed really to
for the moment the grand parsonage upon
hose giorles bis mind was meditatiHg The
altitude assembled demsa ed to bear ME su-
lst voice. He addressed them. The speech :
as short, but impressive beyond any orator
al efOrs 1 have ever witnessed de took a
lpid view Of the coalition OF the country the
1mmotion existing the dangers Of the hour
le expedieats Necessary to be resoTted TO IL
rder 10 rescne the republic from destruction.
Ia especially enlarged upon the danger Of
loWing too much respect, az such moment,
, partv and its bshests closing with the
iemOrable declsrstion--@ That party shall N ,
.iurs bs my party 9kioi shall prOpe most faiiA-
Il 10 the UAi0n.
It was in the same spirit that Mr. Clay
poke when addressing the LegislstHrs Of Ken
icky few weeks afterwsri, in which he de-
uuuCel Nlr wing party oA IuS NotlA a. ocAHe
thoroughly .Eb0litiBaissd, and declared that un-
IS il should succeed IN purifying aad In re-
toring itself &c is former National character,
e should fee bound 90 rsnOuuce it fOceger.r
Il was in tue sane noble spirit that be avowed
imself frieiily to General Cass' pretensions
0 the Presidtsey; recommended to the friends
d Indiana the Reelection Of Mr. Bright 70 the
United States Senate wrote letters to this
icinage 10 support Of your old and faithful
Congressional Representative, Mr.. Stanton
nd that be appealed Esslously to his political
rienas in Mississippi, IN favor Of him who he
low addressing you. oh, no, gentlemen, Mr..
LAY was not q stTicf party man ia 1850, nor ever
Ifterwsrds. He was something much nOblsr,
much more exalted. much more worthy Of love
md veneratioh. He was a patriot, UBi0R
nan, who l0vsA alike good and true men OF all
,arties, whether kBswn by one party designa-
ion or another. / recolect of seeing him re-
,eatediy in company with such men as GeDsIall
-,ass, the Feneratis Thomas Pitchis RRa9n street
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