, 1860-11-29
Letter from Ca~-ius II. Clay.
III answer to iii invitation to attend Il IL.
publican gathering III Miami county, ohio,

publican gathering i'll Miami county, ohio,
C;ssius N. Clay writes as l.,!iows:
WHITEHALL. Ky St,v. &c. iNs,
DEAR SIR: Yt'ltr Elvor Of the 18th inst. In
vi3lts: 1nt' to attend celebration uf The i:tr
astu''::~-.' ~;.tv',. til. GitI. inst. IL ;:,r
achievement If which you arr: pleased Il, ~,
sign ::lc some share, l.; rccieyet. rr"r:.t t,,..
long ABSENCE iEnm hu:nc. .lu.:..x all 7s. .-..--
v:1@s, will not allnw 1nc thc pleasure nf i.,n
with son. and partakin@ vf fthc "lt.-ta~!lioHc!
har!aeur."
The 1"o1lc of O!Iio 1.ayc n.I,!y servs1l liz
country. ANIL nnbly done their whale .lu,y. Sir
l'a$ lln only proved by her extraordinary pre-
:.Ttss i'll all sur modern civilization, WIili IS
iIt;'de her the Empire State" fthe West. t:ic
T'rc.ti1lnci,t advantages ri Liberty oyrr Sl:.vr-
ry, hu1 ty her pioneer and t.',sS:tcnt suplu,ri
oi 1ibess.l principles, she lIss shown hrr*ri!
worthy "i lIrr leadership.
There arc 1"nc Ut unr pculic VIII" ti1ye moro
cause to r'j"lc" i'll our iate triumph t.la,, yunr
fclves-betsusc few Il auy ilasc done sn i;.,tli
towards its s;iCcc5s
irr:ard ti" t:h ef November. lsf;3, :s+ i,cxt
in Importance 10 tle fth nf july I'll.
Ihc tl:N which srls1s't.sl II trs.1n the l:riis
rule AMI Parliamentary tyranny w:ls not M.ny..
tsrrcssary IT. t'ur ultiluat' security ami Ea..,.
1-s tian the day which has freed lis ,rum The
more destructive supremacy IL Ike >l.se oil
.:arc!!t. )" n1'=rFsn't mind r.n fail IT, seq
tlG't thr Eritisi Government, with all its .lr-
Gv's and abuses, gives more ,,rn,c,;iun IL lif;,
liberty ai'it Property t}1n The irresponsible
laWlc-s rule Of Shareholders. .ji..k lItf tllv
"i that terrible illi';tion OF Lyn<1I far, u1.n
NIL PERSONS who are SUSPECTED uf want Ut ile-
ny t" their Interests. ti: IT that general law
iess1'c>s wll.h l.rrra:1cs tic whole .f slave
s."rty, and assimilatrs its tntai Insecurity tp
I'll: worst l'llasr- nf tilr dark ages
Ill Wrtsfi'l. flie Government lft'n *ueli in-
tlusnrrs, :lnd placi. ]. upon the lEtsl. Of ils:-
i:e si:'l Law, the Republican lnrty llay. mt
u" ~" 'i1sclves !" the eternal gratitude: ii;
mankind.
s'.. "c must rot flattcr ourselves tlat .,ur
wn;A ii dong. Only thc one great hattie l,'s
hecn VIGIL: Tile threats OF rebellion and ncr-
rssary cl.il !:as- vlic must attend it, artu:.i-
~ Was1l lis to te iii Dur .ha. Il, AID lall for no
holiday patriotism.
Whilst We would hear with !rnthtrlv for
fcarancc, with the sore .lisaprointmcnls oi
Our 1a1c rulers, and give them, lstiirntly tiu:
tn accommodate themselves io .te new order
of thl':::-, lri'n.,s: nd : visc ''1il~n,llsnry,
compel 'ls TO say to them It Cn.c. t;.t "pr:,rr-
able SECESSION is bu; ln,r1tLls +;49Iin-a,, ut-
ftr af':urtifty. Neither one s1as. Sia:c, fur
slave States. nor all the slave St.s, will bc al
lowed faactably to scce%!c. Ever, man of
sense secs that civil VAR would hc better than
that eternal war which uoulll l'r the result ri;
a!iy;Icd mtipn. The llrres engaged wp,,|l
!" It's, :l,t. - rnsr}t final. TIL! Uf1iun tlrly
1T tie South would tie on1 :4lie4 GEh viii, viz
Tory Wli1til would n sflrc, fnr The Union a1ltl
the right. wnuld come peace and i h,,,no.,-
ncous empire Bnt allow secession, and ll.c,l
with the Southern ss.v,i:1E. States u:ifcd,
would eumc VAR Inevitable ;le tirrt time sc
met ni,on 1he 8''vss III. s4:. ;:.,:::!: ;;...
he settled anu renewed tr,n century Iii cei!,i-
~. The South must know that tic Rc1,1:,li-
cans intend IL allow her all her Constitutional
rights, nnt l.tn maintain their ONT, to the las1
extremity. This is G.3tr,u,.3,t tt' tie 1x.,llt.
and not = "conliact Of tho States there il no
way 10 dissolve the Cniun but hy rebellion ami!
civil war. It remains for the shareholders to
chnnse the Cnion Is i! is and was. and is to re-
main. 1r rush into war with it, and take I'LL the
chances Of veal or wne. For ", we lEay,. M
choice; wc arr ''u,s,s& 'l.y al tnar IL =:.csr,,
anln'l. men, 10 1naln,:in tile government in it's
supremacy, and our principles upon wl.i.l, il
Is based. We tan.!ot cliotite our :truuud.
Destiny Places lis in the post nt kc1nr. :11.i
perhaps Of danger. and we are coward. if VIZ
falttr III oI1 a:.:;' f. "nr csntrv and the li.,-
ertics Of The people. W' ,1,,s: s,nuu n,l tie
immortal language Of Jackson. "1'hc Cninn.
l'y 1tr eternal. it shN Ii 1,sc~gas,1'' There NJ,
must stand, :'sw ant: Icncc1erl,, or he forever
slltcs.
May Goi Inspire our h.aS:s with :he c.,ur-
aSe aud lHl1riotisln OF III; aud ,nly uur .:l,sc,
whether through peace or hu.'t, be etcr1sl1ly
triumphant, Is the aspiration If yonr> truly,