The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-18
A VAIN CALL.

Some OF the senator's in Washington calling for Moses
lead them OF the Wilderness some are yearning Tor
rencarnation OF Henry Clay
The call in vain Clay has passed and he has left no sue
Henry Clay occupies perhaps the largest space any states
man this country has produced the legislation OF the country
According to such historians have Webster alone was
his superior orator and statesman, and 1t Shre"d!
suspected that historians being New Enganders were ami
mated by local and sectional pride and prejudice The M6oy OF
tho Sases holds unique place in American history lie mas
parallel but himself He power
Beginning in the Kentucky Legislature he learned to preside
and control and when he entered the senate OF the
United States the position OF presiding officer given him by
everyone who had faith in his ability business and mpaaty
There he such John Randolph OF Roanoke real hon
Of the house OF Judah When he Europe of
the commissioners arrange peace between Britain and tins
country the climax in his s began Russia had rendered
her good services which refused by Britain, and that
country offered the American commissioners in London
No outsiders be allowed The and the Amer
getting the worst OF all along the line even to the
burning OF Washington.
Excitement high Napoleon had been defeated and made
prisoner and England claimed the honor and the victory and
the claim allowed The English press amord for vengeance
America and her demands exorbant This be
fore the numerous victories According
London authority at strongly reported Change that
the fixed determination government suffer the Amer
cans fish the banks OF Newfoundland send ship around
the Cape OF Good Hope that the whole OF the China trade will
be taken from them What the British called the restitution
OF Louisiana and the usuped OF Florida among the
demands 1t finally agreed that the meeting be held
Client and thher wendell the American commissioners in the
spring and had to wait until the fall for the arrival OF the British
peace commissioners TO show the arrogant sentiment OF the
British public the following quotation from the London Times IS
given at is true that negotiations OF great responsibility have
appointed the part Great Britain the Genevese
democrat Gaatn the furious Clay the sury Bayard and
Mr. Russell the worthy defender of the forged revocation OF the
Berlin and Milan decree Unlike the conference at Versailles
where the commissioners allies and all DESTROYS OF peace the
Client conference attended by from nations actually at
war the fortunes Of wcw all the side OF Great Britain
The Americans looked upon with contempt and British
newspapers demanded that America should be first thoroughly sub
ded and whipped and that acrward Britain would dictate the
terms OF peace These hostile and exorbant demands the
Americans had to meet and Henry Clay to his full stature
No what losses and cne reported OF the Amer
can forces lost faith He had the force giant and the
personality Of god and by sheer force wrung from the confer
ence basis OF settlement which astonded the British public
The American doctrine about npresmen which pronounced
mpudcn nonsense was conceded The right to fish the
Newfoundland banks not obtained until later but the British
were from the Mississippi and the groundwork Ia
for the drawing territorial lines later Europe astounded
and Clay returned national hero Some details that have been
since adjusted wanting and effort made to prevent
ratification of the treaty but public sentiment too strong
in favor OF il and ratified Madison president and
although very weak he had to leaders who could do
the work for him. Among the most powerful was Clay,
The present treaty is wholly different in its surroundings
from the Client treaty And there giants those days
Columbia rcars such the present time There
struggling for political advantage and great bitterness but patriot
religion those days to which the bteest parsan
gave assent cheertully.
or course that part e Britain that had clamored for
eeance the Americans dissatisfied with the Client treaty.
but the exploits OF the Constitution the Peacock and the Hornet
and months aerwad the battle of New Orleans showed them
their error and the treaty has remained sacred
Henry Clay hailed his return but the
people who shouted oudes for him did vote for him when he
was candidate for president and he suffered defeats
No Henry CLAY needed little serious patriotism and
the substitution of Amcfcansm for partisanshp will lead the
country Of the quaguNtes onto solid ground