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O. The New York Commercial, prominent
federal paper, thus speaks of Mr. Cays last speech


alt would not be exactly correct 10 say that are
disappointed by the speech itself. We did not sup
pose that Mr.. Clay could have any thing, or at least
much, to say of the Mexican war which would startle
the public mind by Its novelty or produce great effect
by the presentation of hitherto unexplored argument
But say that even more than was anticipated.
impressed with sense of the n-necessity
for making the speech at ALL Of its want of force and
effect standard under which any number of the
people may rally as the exponent ofteir opinions and
feelings; and this mainly because, TO the vast multi
tude vino have not made up for themselves clear,
Discriminate and compact opinion, II presents nothing
either in proposition argument; while it falls
short of extreme opinion either side and cannot
satisfy those who believe in the destiny of conquest
on the one hand or those who demand an instant and
absolute Withdrawal from Mexico and the war on the
other In short the speech adds nothing of force or
dstnctness to the great party issues Of the tme and
cannot be adopted by friend or enemy, as the potent
rallying cry of leader