Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-16
What Mr.. Clay thought Of 4 Wing Ad-
miniStratiOl and OF Mr.. Seward,

What Mr.. Clay thought OF 4 Wing Ad-
miniStrati0n and OF Mr.. Seward.
In letter which he wrote to his friend,
James Harlan, Of Kentucky, (which we
find in New York journal,) dated Wash
ington, March 16,. 1850, Mr.. Clay express
ed himself as follows, of the Administration
Of Gen. Taylor and Of the political prostitu-
ton of William H. Seward: 80
II have never before seen. such an Ad-
ministration. There is very little co-opera-
ton or concord tetTeea the two ends Of the
Avenue. There Is not, believe, a prom
inent Wing IN either House that has any
confidential intercourse with the Executive.
Mr.. Seward, it is said has, but his late Alb
clifton speech has, I presume, cut him Of
from any such Intercourse. as 1t has eradii-
Gated the respect Of almost all men for,
him"
What would likely be Mr.. Clay's opinion
Of Mr.. Seward, were he now living, in view
of the Rochester platform of that unscrupu-
lous sspirant to the Presidency! He would
doubtless boldly designate him as openly at
war with the noble system Of constitutional
government which he so long and so faith-
fklly cherished.
Can ii be that a solitary devoted admirer
and no man ever had more numerous or
devoted admirers be found in 1850
contributing, directly or indirectly, to the
elevation Of the man who had sseradicated,"
BY his rabid Abolition proclivities, ''tke re-
spect of almost all men for him" We will
not believe it. They have too much regard
for the memory Of their old leader, to be
guilty Of an act so dangerous, if not fatal,
to the welfare Of the republic. ''as W.
| In any arrangement which the Old Zine
Wings may make with Sewardism, they
expect nothing more honorable than to move
in the wake Of inflated ambition: A total
surrender of their principles would be una
voidable, while, even in the matter Of ap-
pointments the voracious and potential con-
trivers and executors Of the s'irrepressible
conflict would be satisfied with nothing less
than the lions share. A coalition of the
kind, however, is precluded alike by the
political integrity Of the one part, as far as
relates to a sale Of the Union, and the no.
tcrious immortality of the other. .''
Unless the South be ottnumbered III the
.irrepressible conflict" and driven, conse-
quently, to absolve itself from the North,
the onward destinies Of the Union must ev-
CT be superinduced by Democratic admins
tration.
| From the termination of General Wash
ington's Presidential career, it (the Democ-
racy) is the only party which has manifest
ed ample capacity to conduct our affairs ju-
diciously at home and abroad The FEEDER
alists and the Wings soon broke down when.
ever they succeeded in getting control o.
1 the reins Of the government. The former
were quick at fault-fnding with Mr. Jeffer
son, Mr. Madison, and Mr.. Monroe, ane
the latter with Gen. jackson, Mr.. Van Blu
rem, Mr.. Tyler, Mr.. Polk & Mr.. Pierce jus
as the Opposition is now with Mr.. Buchan
an +; but they never could get along Of them
selves a month with the governments with
out committing an enormous blunder Of on
sort or another, which, WHEN summed up
ended in leaving them in diminutive mi
nority at the time Of their retirement.
4 Were Mr.. Clay alive at the present time
we believe he. would be zealously co-operat
ing with the Democracy for sustaining tn
provisions of the Constitution in letter ali
! : spirit against Black Republication an
Know Nothingism as are his old and int
mate political associates-Hon. Reverb
johnson, Senator Pearce, ex-senator Pratt
Hon. VIM. B. Reid, Hon. Joseph Randall
and hosts Of others, including his worth
!. son-the late Representative Of the Ashlan
district. It was not in his nature to leagu
; with such GEMS as that represented by 18th
: black lantern,'' or the ''irrepressible cor
fict." As soon would Washington hav
!, leagued with the tories Of the Revolution.
\ Let the emphatic language of Mr. ella
in relation to Mr.. Seward, employed min
years ago, be steadily remembered, in ii
! terrific conflict into which the latter has Ell
; deavored to precipitate this prosperous coul
; try, viz: CHS late ABOLITION speech has
) rad;cated the respect Of almost all men i;
) him. p Wash. States.