New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-02
POLITICAL.
CAssIUs NJ CLAYs COyINGToN SPEECH.


IrUn The Cinernnaf C'rne'otii' ytly -.
4 very remarkable political and popuIai deihpu',a.
tion was made IN the City OF Coyngton !4s' - ~
Ca~ius NJ. Clay. The fact that he was to address a
public meeting last night seems b have oeen oe'ter
known IN Louisville and Lexington tnan IN the cil!
Coyiugton, and there vas gopd 0ea Vl eAcIVeens
in the firstuaued cities, from desire 70 ho" VIC S
position Mr. Clay would take with reference % tue
election Of Monday next. One Is AZ loss % huo"
why il should hsye been supposed that tne chganhc
and veteran represt ntative 10 the Soui u .ue
doctrine that Slavery is sectional sna ftesaon "A'
tional, would declare for either Bsl )r Magothh'
Very little publicity given To the meeting III
Covipgton, but at clock about eVO people nau u.s.
sembed in front Of the Seventn-street MaTketiiouSe
and within the uext hour the crowd hsd s"oneh "
nearly 500.
Nj Clay said that he had taken no public part IN
the excited csDys drawing u close, but hsd
cheerfuy responded to call from his friends Tor
political address IN Covington lie was An nuulgr nun }
representative Of the Republican Organization AMI he
only asked of the Wings aud Democrats aud Amer-
cans OF the city, respectful hearing.
Tie people OF these States were engaged IN no new
controversy and well to recognize the iestures
of struggle as old the worlj-the struggle between
the class IN possession Of lilegiumate poser anu ths
people who would be- free OF that poSer. The pos,
SCISSORS are OF monachica
prerogatives Of privileges of caste, ot the material
advantage for tie day derived from the ownership OF
6boring men. Napoleon |. expressed his view OF the
conflict Of principles by declaring that Europe was
bound TO be COsssck Republican. 80 here IN Amer
IL inevitable tnat ds Dsllou We hlurt Oc INC
PropsgauCists at Slsyerysnd that 10 ts worst form
or Of Freedom.
To the men Of Kentucky he wished to present this
Gyirg issue Nould they have commonwealth IA
when labor was honorable p II was the eXecrabe
festure Of human Slavery that it degraded-lo, ne
ifric0n but CONDITION or LABOR. llr idea OF the
Independence of these States the establishment OF
federated union of Ststes, in win the night OF al
men To all the sweet rewards OF iabor-heath, sleep,
uroperty ana the 80 pursuit of happiness, should be
uu!ver sally recognized Tie father of the Republic
too foudly hoped tbs recognition WAS secured by me
War Of Iudepende, ce. But in the Convention that
framed the Constitution tire SLAVE POWER rose, aud
oemarded the indirect recognition Of Slavery aud the
leeslizatiop Of the slaye.trale for term OF : Ns
TIE fatal spirit OF con promise preVaed dnd, ra1er
than 60 back 70 English aega lance, and taxation WITH
out Representation, the trainers OF thN instrument
legalized the saye.trade. The Slave Power grew
apaCe Kentucky, aId Tennessee, suf Alabama aud
Louisixa, were gained. Even the COMPROMISE OF
1850 carried Slavery west of the Mississippi, and the
Compromise OF le0O contained suA gfestei c'uces-
sions.
Were the people Of Kentucky prepared to stand by
and committed 20 the support of Slavery Propsgand-
ism, oy the small minority who hsd hitherto repre-
senft the State
The present Guberuatorial contest had nothing in il
10 enlist the enthusiasm or the care OF hentuChlans
Your Bells aud Magotiir' quarrelng about meas
ureS and 0ny-neither OF them dared 20 ask
a full discussion on the priadpes underlying the ex-
tension or rejection OF Slavery IN tne Territories. He
MIR Clay called t0ls political quackery anu einprl-
csm. There nothing in the present canvass that
touched the heart Of the people-nothng that cha.
legged the interested attention Ot maturity or evoked
the enthusiasm q. youth.
He repeated iaI the question which most of all in
teIested een,y's out of every thirty people IN Ken
tucky whether the condition ot labor should be
honorable Would the .sayehOlders Of the South
be forever retiring with their scraggy horses aud
rcketty wagons tom the baleiul influence OF slave
holding olgarchy under whose cold shades there could
be uo common schcosno social equaity-no owner
ship OF the soil valuable to those who themselves held
the pow. Would the n0n.slaveholders, VINO had
moved first 10 kentucky then 10 Missouri and now to
Kansas consent 10 continue this Westward retreat
poorer al every remoye-unl with the Indians, they
finally disappeared on the Pacific slope
There was hope IN the future. Tue control Of the
National Government about h pass 10 the RepuO
Hceu party. A stephen Douglas would stand IN the
Charleston Convention Ike the mutlneer 81 sea- Wn0
has tie ships charts snd compass Oh the powder maga
z.ne ard with lighted match IL hand, demands preme
command Of the chip, or vii engGI a. on board IN q
Common ruin. The South may surrender 20 tAls bold
,,nsprator but Penn syyenis is reyOlutiOnlzed. AID
! i!rois viii Do longer follow D)uglas.
The prominent politicians Of keutlcky were looking
two wsys-they were preparing 10 be with Doug
successful ana sg sllst DOug.as defeated. But the
men of Kentucky had higher purposes 20 accomplish
than could be secured Oy the election OF any NOMINEES
Of the Charleston Convention.
Ar. Clay appealed 10 the Iaturshzed citizens OF the
State 20 recognize the political organization whose
perpeuiy ard success depeIded upon the elevation Of
the ooIditiOn Of labor ard who TepGiiated the doc
tines Of the sO-caed Democratic party, enunclated
by Lewis Cas-, which absndOns the American OF
foreign birtl, pressed INTO the service OF European
cespots.
Mr. Clay was listened TO with marked attention
thrOu ughOct.
"A passenger on board tie Northern Light inform:
us tina, Test vote was taken by the passengers OF
beard that steamer, which resulted a. follows: Re
pubEcsr., Sc; Administration, 81 Anti-Lecomp-
ton, y.
The Democratic State Central Committee wi
meet IN Albany or Wednesday next, TO appoint time
for holding the State Convention ana arrange for the
selection Of delegates. AZ the question Of appoint
menu for Charleston is to come up in this body We
may xpect TO near music from the As.or House Com
nittes ole eide, sld 81 State street up stairs
on the other.
Some Of the Democratic enemies and rivals of the
demanding bis removal, on the ground that he Is e;
reaEt Black Republican, and actually voted fOl
Fremont IN leJ6. An exchange submits that " If thi:
Is true, be Is b. al means entitled TO hold the ofce
ae has obtanei Ii l. small reward for any man
after voting fOr Fremsnt-to descend so low a. TO SUD
port ,be Administration Of James Buchanan. The
President hss thrown liberal hunks of patronage Z
Old Whigs,' and why not little country post-ofic.
| 10 reneg sde Republican =
-Ik Albany Journal says that Mr.. Buchanan
lstter declining reronilatea for the Presidency