Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1896-01-15

lied by all of his wealth of learning anf
the arguments by which he confuted tn,
propositions of his great rival were con
elusive and impregnable. lie concluded
by saying "that a mar capable of utter
ing such doctrines had only to 90 one
step farther, and aid the enemy in bat.
tering down the walls of the Capitol
Mr.. Webster himself made no public
allusion to this attack. But in the House
a staunch friend of Mr.. Webster-one
George Evans of Maine-determined To
punish Mr.. Adams for his g%ratuitous
attack on the great Senator from Massa-
chusctts. Mr.. Evans, whose namei is now
rarely If ever seen in the public prints,
ike some of the latter day statesmen
from Maine, had a very "wicked tongues
and was also a very able lawyer. Ii was
said that his voice was of the finest, and
his elocution admirable, and as a de.
batter he was scarcely ever overmatched.
After an elaborate preparation, Mr..
Evans began with the early history of
Mr.. Adams and stated concisely the cir
cumstances under which he had deserted
the faith of his fathers and Joined the
Republican party, then led bv his faith
er's great enemy and traducer, Thomas
Jefferson. The mercenary motives that
prompted him to abandon his principles
and betray his New England supporters
were portrayed with graphic power, and
the price of his alleged treachery was
set forth in vivid colOrs. He traced his
career in diplomacy, in the Cabinet of
Mr.. Monroe, and his four years Presi-
dcncy with Il luminous pencil. Then
touching upon the obligations he was
under to Massachusetts, he described his
gratuitous and malignant attack upon
llVl llollole. SehaloI winding up with a
sentence vi concentrated bitterness: Il
ieaNe MN TO the pity of his friends and
llle contempt OF MS enemies" 1t is
Wy una NJ Adalns,, although greatly
annoyed NJ thls speech, never attempted
10 make any reply to II.
lielty .lay Is chieily known to the
present generation as a statesman and
orator. Ana although he was the hind
inosl man Ill lhe raCefor President in
lo-i, having received only 81 electoral
Votes, YET lrom that time on to the day
Vi ms aeath June ~, 1852. he was the
Ilost prominent nSure IN American
HIS one great and all absorb
ueslIe seemed to DO the Presidency.
IL Is saiu lhat "he aspired toit with a de-
gIee OF sollcltude ana anxiety that
lnally became a passionate longing"
neSldes ms cereal IN 1874, he was defeat
ny TonoIai Ill lS2 and by
ullieS N. rolh III lSih lie was also set
asruc ny we sTeat n conventions of
Io2o ana lofS AT Harrisburg, and Phila-
uelPnla ana IL was no doubt most eX-
nopelutilH W MN 10 lhlhk that when he
was nominated ne cOuldnt be elected,
put ne lle coulu nave Deen elected, 1t
seemed ne couldnt even get the nOmi-
lldllDll. GOlllC MA once SAID Ihnt tlnU
coulu gel more men 10 listen to him
peak ana FEWER men to vote for him
man any other man he ever knew.
Ana yet he was the idol of his party,
ana q very popular man, but like Bourke
ochra once sad OF another distin-
Sulsheu gentleman, ne seemed to be
very popular every day III the year
'Acepl on election day."
AS 10 inc causes that led to Mr.. Clay's
numerous ueIeats Tor the Presidency, it
Is hardly necessary to look beyond the
.'reat Commoner himself, as the follow
my niue instances Will doubtless show;
Wheh Mr. Clay was Secretary of State
under Mr.. Adams, he told Gen. William
Henry Harrison, then an applicant for
'onsulshlp, that he was the most per-
'lstant ONCE seeker that he had ever
seen,
1t has also been said and is doubtless
rue to some extent, at least, that had it
not been for the bitter and unrelenting
That Mr.. Clay made on President
lyler that that gentleman never would
nave wandered so far from the Wing
party, nor drawn so near to the camps
the Democratic enemy as he did dur
ng the stormy years Of 1871 to 10. Just
now 1ar Mr.. Tyler got away from the
hig party and how near he got to the
democratic party. can not be better il
ustrated than to mention that he started
n with the great Daniel Webster for
secretary of state and rounded out with
great John {. Calhoun of South
in hal office. Soon after Mr.,
lays nomination in lSA, John G. Wright
md Judge Burnett, of Cincinnati visited
Ashland to confer with Mr.. Clay in re-
gard to the most eligible mode of con-
luctlng the campaign. Mr.. Clay was
delighted to see them, but as 500 as the
,alutations were over he said: "Wright,
know what you have come for; you
to take me into keeping as YOU
I'D Harrison" Not at ALL" said Wright.
we came down TO talk over the plan Of
he campaign, and specially consider
low this Texas matter is to be treated"
81 intend to conduct the campaign
Myself" said Clay, with some warmth.
1T shall never be charged upon me that |
I'm in the hands of a committee. | will
lot surrender my Independence, or sub
nit to be guided by anybody"
"Then all | have to say is that / am
iorry we took the trouble to come down.
You will manage your affairs in your
way, of course; and as sure as you
re now alive, so surely you will be de-
'eated next November"
"Then Ill go down with my eolors
lying. Wright, you are a prophet of
,vil. But you don't alarm me. Let us
nave a drop of Bourbon, and consider
he matter settled"
"The disastrous termination of the
vas aggravated by the Consciousness