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"An eagle towering in his pride Of place,


Was BY mousing owl hawked at and killed


CLAY has been defeated. The man who mas
stood boldly forward all occasions in defence of
his countrys best interests-whoSe nature scorned
promotion by sycophancy and fiattery, and who
trusted alone to the open manliness, independence
and selfsacrifcing consistency evinced in his long,
arduous and brilliant public career. TO be approved
of by his country, has been rejected by the people
for the highest office within their gift


1t is useless to analyse the causes which have
led to this disasterous result. They in fact need
no analyzation, for they palpably evident, and
speak to the spirit of every true whig in tones Of
the deepest humiliation. As two or three bank
ruptcies are sometimes equivalent to a fortune:
two successive defeats in his State appear to
have entitled Polk to the highest office within the
gift of the people.


Where can be found in the world greater n
truer statesman-a more eloquent orator-a better
man or more genuine republican than Henry Clayl
Where can the people find one who, above the
petty considerations of party, in defiance of con-
tumelv and reproach, has discharged so indepen-
IDENTIFY and conscentiously his duty to his country
But the people. Influenced by the excitement of
the moment, have rejected him, and elected James
X. Polk. who, although ver5 good man in his
proper sphere, is to Henry Clay as the ''mOusing
OWL to the s'towering eagle


Defeat cannot make Henry Clay other tiian
traly great man, and the highest honors which a
great and free people confer upon Polk, cannot
supply the elements of greatness which God
and nature have denied him. We would not
d;sparage Mr. Polk as man, for he possesses
many good qualities, and pretty fair abilities; but
the Presidential chair should be filed by the best
and brightest which the country affords We only
speak disparageingy in connection with the Presi-
dency and in comparison with Henry Clay.


But the people have spoken and we submit
They have doubtless been honest in their Judgment,
but believing them to have been deceived, we fear
that the next four years will convince them sadly
of their error.