The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-30

| United States some day; but nothing would
Of Harvard College" And 10 later years be pub
licly declared, with the ample opportunities OF
could bear iairer Inscription than tnls:-.Elere
| lies one who, without the nonors or emolumena
men, IL was the scholar who spoke, and, no
doubt, he spoke sincerely But ne found he slavery
- s sesea Goou Of ss aaS
cate OF universal peace, OF the eternal reign OF
justice ana charity could not ai TO In slavery
| the embodiment OF universal war OF man against
man, OF absolute injustice ard oppression. Little
Knowing where the first word would carry him,
ssrus sSHa 'S the Sea is iauuS dc sn sues
ton TO deal win, which. IKE dash OF light
soui ana set It On nre. The Whole sraor OF his
nature broke out IN the enthusiasm OF the enti.
slavery man. n sses o. g"wng aed
iu strokes the Fugitive slave law; he attempted
slavery y" policy s " and wnsh ns nat aed he broke
through his party ailiations and joined me small
natare Int not one OF those who ,eeted the con.
stitutson as covenap& with slavery. HIS
sSs mind IN no no
S ssaH sao.d n IN the 1anss
he did not hnk Of tue secridces which this obe-
dience to his moral lmp0l%es might cost him; Tor,
sna An man an was
even IN Boston. positively the horror q large
posSnm o. polite soclss e ann make sntsaSe
but vulgar occupation; ana thar the highly refined
Summer, VINO was so learned and able, who had
circles In Europe; who knew the classics by heart.
ana could deliver ju gmept % picture or starue
with the wealthy and powerful. and could In his
aspirations Tor an easy ana hitting position IN me
not DO anytsng SUCH man Should go
among the 8bolit0niste end not only sympathize
with them. put work with them, and expose him
a6ltf n tha ehu nj a
n nass' X wilma William EsasG Gairson-snas was
'saE d a. x woSa ses Dos ss Wick
no man could undertake without danger
a SsiV Which, the ss sumnsr actually d
probably without giving moments thought to
openly IL sy a Hs Mss
se mac Sr - ]
| OF o compromise with slavery.
BUT TIMES wkEE CHANGING,
and only six years arer the delivery OF hts FIRST
popular address he WAS elected to the Senate Of
the United States by combination OF democrats
successor Of daniel Webster, who had been a .re
pointed secretary OF state. On that same Isl OF
e.s, s sn . ~. ns SSamse s never 10
return. a sllik,ng and most significant coinci-
dence; Henry cray disappeared from public ME;
scene. The close Of one and the setting
the American iSls' Republic We're portrayed IN
the exit and entry Of these men. Clay anu
sSsr 9as s ss4 s ~ as cso oqn The
pubic was then stlll N its childhood, In almost
every respect sun an INFESTED experlmsn an un;
1t shrugged throu,n the FIRST CONNECTS OF con-
stituMonal theories, ana acquired only an
cra a " Of the ' statss with tner a resa
srsS se s
tlen seemingly diverg mt inleres 8; ana the task
OF binding tna@ rmS toseneP N aae nond, ,S Q.
authority oi national law hal, indeed, fairly pro-
crossed, bnt was lar from belng entirely accom-
pllshed. The United States, not yet c0uapacted by
the meanso RAPID locomotion whlch to-day make
every inhab.tant OF the land ne!shbor o. the
lcaeracy; and the membesa o. mat conlederacy
had, since the Triumphant issue Of the Revolution
embarrassments. dangers and anxieties tosetner
than OF cheering su cesses and Of assured pres
perry and wellbe'ng: the great Powers q the
for the mastery, :rampled wItnout femolsc upon
the psutrat rights OF the young and feeble
c asea0As s. saen var ss sss ,4Rs ss'3S =
reverssa asss 4 - arm end DIS,
difficulty nuns over the nation; and the danger
from abroad aud embarrassments IT home were
dsagreemenls had lett behind tnem, and which
every newly arising question seemed to embltter.
| under such circumstances that Henry Clay first,
and Daniel Webster shortly after nin stepped upon
the scene, and at once took their station In the
foremost rank OF punlc men.
A CALL FOR STATESMEN.
The. problems to be solved BY the statesmen OF
that period were OF an eminenty practlca, nature.
they mad 70 ESTABLISH the tosition OF the young
Republic among the powers Of the earth;
20 secure the SAFETY, OF her maritime inte. est.
They had to provide TOR national deence. hey
WORKING order ney had 10 ind or
bul densome public aeDt and dlsordered curl ency.
They had 70 ,nysnc and c, n "a po,cles
unknown In the virgin soil; to open and make
accessible to the hnsbandmau the wild acres yet
untouched; 10 protect The frontier settlers against
the nroads OF the savage; to call into full activity
the agricultural, commercial Arid industrial ener-
ges q the people; to develop and extend the pros
tented cease to doubt tnat the national union
and should oD be ma as blessing ;d
times busily occupied with practical detail OF or
eign policy, national defence, financial policy,
S intsrnai i&provsments' settlements Of as:
c ruai Of expediency s Of all Sorts
to put the government firmly upon its feet and to
set and keep oraery motion me WORKING o. the
and secure the framework In which the mighty de-
yelopments Of the iutu e were to taae place.
hens,veness required that crsanve, or
Which t9 large and enlightened views OF the aims
and ends OF political organization ana or the wants
ts is'.s ssiiu; sanains q Existing material just
understa nang u ana effects, the ability to
compose dlsracting conflicts and TO bring the
social FORCES into fruitful cooperation.
On this field Oh action Gay and Wooster stood in
the front rank OF ilustrl0us array VI contem-
p0raries.
CLAY, THE ORIGINATOR OF MEASURES
and policies, with his inventive and organizing
Rno s se' gs S ~ 1ook study, but
learning as he went; quick in the percep-
ton OF existing wants and difficulties and
OF the means within reach to satisfy the one
and overcome the Others and aib0rn captain Also
a commander OF men, who appeared as II riding
through tile struggles OF those days mounted on a
splendldiy caparlsoned charger, sword in hand,
and, with waving helmet plume, leading the front
fiery and truly magnetic soul, Overawing wtth mis-
frown, enchanting with his smile, nourlshing the
weapons OF eloquence like q wizards wand,
overwhelming opposition and ktnding and tanning
the fame oil entnusasm-a marshaller Of parties,
whose very presence and voice, like signal blast
created and welded organization. And by his
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