Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-22
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DOUGLAS ON CLAY.
It's evident TO all syyhoa are pnyersants with
political affairs for the last fegsSears; that Mr.
| Dougtas is an aspirant for thu Presidency in
1850. Insshaping his course and la wing his
tplans, it is necessary for hinlto seek friends
wherever he can find them. Thus in his5lateI
EGincinnati speech, while#he sptaks of the great
/ Democratic party rs the only organization.
which can preserve the peace tie harmony and
the fraternity of this glorious Union, he
breaks out ina eulogy upon5Mr. Clay, with the
evident design of tickling the ears of the thou
sands whom the old Wing party had acknowl-
edged that great statesman as the exponent Of
their political principles. This eulogy had the
desired effect as the reported speech is inter-
larded by cheers and. cries Of glorious" aheu.
ever the venerated name of Clay was uttered.
It is not the intention os the writer. Of this
article, (who claims to be one of the free white
laboring men os the Old Dominion, to enter
the arena of politics, but to endeavor, in a
short communication, to set the public right
upon few historical facts embraced in the
Igentleman's speech. Mr.. Douglas, in speaking
OF the great crisis of 1850, which was closed
by the passage of what has been called the
compromise measures, uses this languagcs:
"ln that great struggle, the immortal Clay,
who had performed his mission on earth and
retired to the shades of Ashland to prepare for
In better and happier world soon,s in his retire
notes of sectional strife and sectional controver-
sy, and came forth from his home to resume his
seat in the Senate-that great theatre of his
great deeds-to see if he, by his experience, by
his wisdom and by the renown Of his famons
name, could not do something to calm the
troubled waters, and restore peace and rraterni.
| ty to a divided and distracted country. (Cries
Iof Glorious, Hear, Henry
"From the moment that Henry Clay made
ms appearance in the Senate, all party strife
was hushed, all partisan controversy ceased; the
voice of discord was no longer heard and CLAW
was recognized and proclaimed the leader of all
the Union men North and South Wings aud
Democrats For the period of six months VIC
| assembled IN caucus every day, with Clay in
the chair. Cass upon his right and Webster
upon his left hand, and the Wigs and Demo-
Gratis ranged on either side, PromiscuouSly sup-
porting and sustaining Clay in his efforts TO
devise plan 20 restore peace and harmony to
the country" (Checrs.)
Now VIC have not one word to say about Mr..
DouSlas, further than this that we honor the
man for the firm and decided stand he took
/ against the administration in their iniQuitouS
Iendcavor to force upon tho people of Kansas
Il State Constitution which they did not want.
/ But then we take issue with him upon his great
hobby of SQnatter Sovereignty, believing that
l9 advocates just the measure which is calcu-
lated to stir up and keep before the people, this
lintermlnable, never ending question of slavery
have not room in this article, to go into IL
discussion of that question, but may resume it
ut another time. | desire only to SHOW What
wcro Mr. Clay'S real views upon the very es-
sence and spirit of Mr.. Douglas proposition
about Sqnattcr Sovereignty and the right to
hold siavesin the Territories. The inference
which MIR. Douglas no doubt, intended his
hearers to draw from his eulo.y upOn Mr. CLAY.
was that he and Mr. Clay occupied the same
position upon this great questions; that they
fought shoulder to shoulder and trumphed glori
Dusty for the same principle. 10 day, according
to Mr.. Douglas, all the territories OF the United
States stand open for the introduction Of slaves
dedicated to slavery until local laws shall abol
lsh the Institution. And he would inSinuate
that the great, the phdnthropic, the patriotic
Clay was with him. Mr. Clay, who would
rather be right Than President, has passed from
earth, and is but justice that his admirers aud
friends should place him right upon the record,
when It's sought to couple his air name with
a measure SO fraught with evil 10 cur country
aud the great Anglo Saxon race.
Read Mr. Clay's clear and explicit language
upon this very question of which Mr. Douglas
assumes to be the champion, as delivered in the
Senate of the United States, July Is, 1850. He
says:
MY rules of interpreting the Constitution of
the United States are the good cd rules Of us
and 49, have never in my life deviated from
those rules. And what arc they?
lie Constitution iaan aggregate OF celed
powers. no power is granted, except when 1t
is expressly delegated, or when it is necessary
and proper to carry into effect a delegated pow
cr. And If, in any instance, the power to carry
slaves into the Territories is guaranteed to you
by the Constitution, or is an incident necessary
10 the carrying out Of any other power that is
delegated in the Constitution, hare been una
bic to perceive it. Amidst all the virsSitudes
iof public life, and amidst all the changes and
turns of party, never have in my life, dcva-
ted from these great fundapental, and think,
indispntably true principles of interpreting the
Constitution of the United States. Take these
principles to be true, and where is the power?
Can any body point it out to me-which
gives you right to carry your slaves TO CAL
iioTnia? Where is the delegated power, or
the power to which Ii attaches as ne
necessary inlpication9 1t is nowhere TO be
found. You must resort to some Snch general
principle as the Fe1cralists did in the early
history of this country, when they contended
for the doctrine of the general aoe[fsre.n But
yo0 cunn0t put Qour finger on the part Of the
Constitution aChich cOnrcys the right or the
poeer to Gerry shares from one of the States Of
tie Onion 10 uoY Territory Of the United State.''
Let The friends. of Clay and the people judge
for themselves. Should time afford, and it be
tagreeahle to You editors may, in few