Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-11
Henry Clay.

The Abolition press, with Characteristic
baseness, attempt to bolster their unrighte
Gus cause by publishing garbled extract
from the speech of Henry Clay in the Senate.
July 22d, 1850. They quote as follows:
If Kentucky tomorrow unfurls the ban.
ner of resistance, l never will fight under
that banner. L owe a paramount allegiance
to the whole Union, subordinate one TO my
own State.n
The exact language used by the great Ken
tuekisn is published on page 500 of the sixth
volume of ..Colton's Works of Henry Clay"
and reads as follows. Mark the differencel
'sIf Kentucky to morrow unfurls the ban
ner of resistance UNJUSTLY, l never will fight
under that banner. i owe paramount allie
glance 10 the WHOLE UNION-a subordinate
one 10 my own State. When my State is
right, when it has cause for resistance, when
tyranny aud wrong and oppression iusuffer-
able arise, will then share her fortunes"
Circular TO Collectors, Surveyors, and
other Officers of the Customs on
the Northern and Northwestern
waters of the United States.
The following document is that which was
received at the Office of the Surveyor of Gus
lOulc III LOUISVILLE.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, May ID, 1861.
On the 18th of April, 1861, the President
of the United States by proclamation declar-
ed the ports of South Carolina, Georgia, Flo
rida, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and
Texas, under blockade: and on the 9th of
the same month, by another proclamation,
declared the ports OF Virginia and North Car
DINA also under blockade, since which proc
lamation this Department has received relia-
BILE inform alton that attempts are frequently
made to furnish arms, munitions OF war, pro-
visions and other supplies to persons and
parties in those States in open insurrectiOn
against the Constitutional authorities of the
Union.
1t becomes my duty, therefore, to instruct
you to cause = careful examination to be
made of the manifests of all steam or other
vessels, departing from your port with car
goes whose ultimate destination you have
satisfactory reason to believe is under the
control of such insurrectionary parties, and
to compare the same with the cargo on board
and if any such manifest be found to embrace
any article of the description before mention
ed, or any such articles be found to consti-
tute part of the cargo, you will take all ne
cessary and proper measures to prevent the
departure of the vessel, and to detain the
same in your custody until all such articles
be removed therefrom, and for further pro-
ceedings according 10 law.
You will also make q careful examination
| of all fat-boats and other water craft without
manifest, and of railroad cars and other We
hiccles arriving at or leaving your port
laden with merchandise the ultimate destina-
ton of which you have good reason to be-
! lieve is for any port or place under Insured
tionary control; and if arms, munitions Of
war, provisions, or other supplies are found
having such destination, you will seize and
detain the same 10 wait the proper legal pro,
| ceedings for confiscatIon or forfeiture.
In carrying out these instructions, you
| will bear in mind that all persons or parties
| in armed instruction against the Union
| however such persons or parties may be or
| ganized or named, are engaged in levying
/ war against the United State, and that al
persons furnishing 10 such insurgents arms
| munitions of war, provisions, or other sup
plies. are giving them aid and comfort, and
| so guilty of treason within the terms of the
section of the third article of the Constitu.
| ton; and you will therefore use your utmost
| vigilance and endearors to prevent the pro
hibited shipments. and to detect and bring
to punishment all who are in any way con.
cerned in furnishing TO such insurgents any
/ of the articles above described.
You will, however, on the other hand, b.
careful not to interrupt, vexatiously or be
yond necessity, by unwarranted or protraeted
| deteniions and examinations, the regular anG
lawful commerce OF our port
You will report forthwith whether any
| and if any, what additional measures may
be necessary in your judgment to carry into
| iull effect the foregoing directions; and you
| will report to this Department from time e
time your action under these instructions
| S S. p. CHASE,
Secretary of the Fresury.s
w. n. HALDEAAN, Surveyor OF Customs