Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-09
Extracts from C. M. Clay's Speech, n

Extracts from c. NJ. Clay's Speech, nj
Frankfort KY, Jan. 10. 1860.
We this week give the beginning and
end of Mr.. Clay's speech. What first fol-
lows is the preface-the extract headed
Helpers Crisis" is the conclusion:
ARGuMEsTUM.-Gov. Magofin in his
message, and Vice President Breckenridge.
before the Kentucky Legislature, had as.
sailed the principles and aims Of the Re-
publican party. Those Mr.. Clay aspired
TO defend. Following the event of John
Browns raid and execution, the suppress
ion Of the Free South Newspaper at New
port by violence, the expulsion of John
G. Fee and associates from Madison coun-
ty. KY. and the design on the part Of the
Slave Oligarchy to perpetuate the reign OF
terror in all the South; it was generally
given ont that Mr.. Clay would be silenced
The halter with which Brown was hung.
the bloody lance which he used in battle
present from Gov. Wise to Gov Magof-
fin--was freely handed about and shown in
Frankfort. Whilst central joufnal
openly put it that if Clay was allowed to
speak in the Capitol, Kentuckians would
be proven towards.
Mr.. Clay, did not ask for the Represen-
tative's Hall. though it was generally ced
ell that by tacit consent he should occupy
it, and the door keeper Mr.. Grey promised
to have it opened and lighted up But al
the appointed hour the Hall was closed and
dark. che night was gloomy and a storm
threatening the gass lights of the city were
darkened,- and in the every immense audi.
ence" as described by the reporter of the
Louisville Journal. none spoke above q
whisper. AS Mr.. Clay arose to speak, in
Vulnerable lights were brought and dis.
tributed by unknown hands throughou,
the crowd and for more than three hours
he was listened to amidst profound silence
or occasional applause. The difficulty Of
arranging his references makes the report
of the speech lose much of its unity; but
truth is considered of more Importance
than rhetorical arrangement
HELPERS CRISIS.
There is man in Carolina whose fathe
was born. it is said, upon North Carolin:
soil. and we know not how many cen
turtles before his ancestors lived, and it SC
happened that he belonged to that larg,
class of North Carolina, that may be called
the working class, the non Shareholders
He saw the influence of Slavery upon tina
class OF men, and he broke awey from tn
trammels of that party, and published
book, and he tells MS that however good
thing slave labor is for tn, slave holder
| free labor is better for the non Shareholders
He takes up the census of the Unite,
States and he complies it all all unques
toned, and shows how the institution o
the South affects the mass. He appeals t,
these masses and asks them to see 70
themselves and act upon the knowledg
thus obtained Is this thing not accor
ding to the doctrince of Jefferson, which
believe was pretty good Democracy once
Now about this book / am going to b
frank. | did recommend this book.
say have read this book carefully. an'
there is not an ineendiary doctrine in j
there is not single appeal to the slave
If it be Instruction among a people pro
Tossing to be free to appeal to the lega
white voters of the country, for who's
protection the Constitution processes t
be made, to rise from q serfdom to tn
same power and control of the Govern
ment that the free laborcrs and free peopl
of the North have done, it is instruction
airy.
l tell you. gentlemen, stand on Help
er's pamphlet. and you may make tn
most of what l say.
(Cries of"Go on" and 1--WE will stan
by you all night"
/ have stood by you all the long day
of my youth and manhood. extinguishe
all the aspiration of ambition. suffere
isnominy and contempt. been denounced
spurned and avoided by the men who's
interests was arguing. by the white mar
and wronged by the black man; but sti
holding myselftrue to one purpose, | stan
here still. What to me are now the ros
tints OF life, with my hair silvered owe
with my sinews stiffened with age; in I'll
course Of human events, having but littl
time to remain here, | say, Kentuckian
come war, come peace, trust in God
may have the fortune to stay here durin
the rest of my days. and although the mil
ions may depart from me. there will
in Kentucky one standing true to the la
whose aspirations may be. however vision
airy, however theoretical. true to the ban
ner which would have float over rs. III
same old banner of 17S2-each stripe wit
the progress of the ages paling into Il
brighter galaxy of stars! In the languat
of Webster, its motto no such miserab
interrogatory, as what is all this wortl
Nor those other words of delusion and 70
~, "Slavery and Union, far less "Slav
ry first and Union afterwards" and y
r more "Slavery with or without Union
: But his own glorious setiment-for Il
which and with which--with filial piety
walk backwards and cover his late poll
. ical naketlness! LIBERTY AND UNION. No
. AND FOREVER, ONE AND INsErERABLE"
Mount Vernon Secured.