The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-06
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Nh. MDUFTIE's spElfu-NoI

rs. that does not iftesisiibly excite all tho.
lodicro"s association. inscp@abe from the par.
he has acted, both in the public councils and on
ihe numerous f Ids OF honor, which ha.e ~.
messed his yalor. Assuming 10 himself in h.,
capacity oflegislator. superior degree of 80.
ceence and purity r. ncVcr fails to resort to III.
most violent measures to maintain that a,,un,
ton. Happy would il be for him, If ms npr,,.
were capable Of sustaining hun IN the danor,o,=
part he has undertaken 10 play; il he Possessed
IN addition to his second requisite ofagreat MAJ,
the poeer Of speech, the FIST ais, Tie tqgor oro.
ton. lie ons cid Ia he aware, that batp and
bloodshed are NO, Common nfeansn tbonot
there Is freq ucutiy nrYcsSnY Of resorting +,
them when such men as nc, violent aud doni
neeriug ia their tempors, aud bat little resp,r,
ful Of their neighbor rights and feelings, take
upon themselves the Office of catechsts, and On.
deayot 20 deter 10y threats where they can mi,
Their persuade by then eioquence or convince bv
their arguments. II at least, one would think
might have learnt ere this time that there i a,
terror in his frownS if it were not thatitis
difficult to convince man of his own true stand
ing, and the estimation in which he is held hv
the public. The poet knew well enough The 90.
Grafton ofthis feeling Of self ignorance and its
concomtant sclfpride, when he said,
Man. know thyself-enough for man 10 know"
In the Speech delivered by Mr. MDulfe n,
Hamburg on the fourth OF July last, We see.
throughout, the same Characteristic disregard
OF his opponents feelings, and fame, and the
same contempt ofthose rules Of good breeding.
which he has never failed 10 dispense with when
it was necessary TO accomplish the destruction
Of political antagonist. DisregardfuI of the
means he adopts, and the language he uses, he
still Inconsistency insists the most puncti.
Gus respect being paid, and the greatest caution
used in the language which may be employed
towards him, under the penalty of challenge,
accompanied with the farce Of squatting, dodg.
ing, running OF backing out, one of which scenes
has never failed 20 accompany his chiyalric at.
tenpts. Bui il is not so much our nurpose 10
analyze his character it is 10 show the ALSO,
lutte mconsstenc, bet some of the argu
lnents osed by him on .r7s and on previous oc.
casions, having partc ..r bearing on the guilt
or innocence of OF Mr.. { ~ OF the charge of
corruption which Mr. MDntIie pledged his abb.
Iriy to prove likewise that in relation to the
right OF instruction, rs aclno lodged by Mr.
Clay, ms sentiments nave be- Inisreprnsenfpt
by MIR. VI Dnihe in the same sty thatthev have
been generally misunderstood by the people.
aud also, that il now declaring his ability TO
prove Mr. Clay guilty, having no other or
slroger evidence of that fact than when he DE-
feqted the Investigation before Congress. hr conf
vets himself of palpable Standardization,
from which no special pleading can extncate
him.
We shall begin with the las; poiut first Ii
Mr.. M'Dufiie can prove Mr. Clay guilty now,
Why did he not do so. when that proof would
nave been efecrual TO exclude HIM from Office
When the bargain was yet in its incipient stages,
and needed both the election of MIR Adams md
the appointment ofMr Clay to the Secretary.
ship of State TO consummate it. why, then. did
not Mr.. M'Dufle bring forward his evidence,
and prevent the infamous corruption, while at
the same time. il would have deprived the crini.
mails themselves ofthe anticipated reward oftheir
guilt To say that the proof, have arisen since
the consummntion Of the crime is to say tat
which every body inowst be untrue X which.
by the way, Mr.. NJ la;flie does not himself pre-.
tend to the list g roofs which he furnishes
being only such as then in his reach Il IN.
deed being the very - ahich Krcmer had Inn.
self furnished, and h he shruni from exhi-
biting when a compete tribunal was appealed
TO- 10 examine aud decide lDon TIER force Not
only however did Mr.. I'D Tile fail to prore the
'ence of CORFU ton between Messrs Adams
y ay, but he expressly ~ led lint any charge
Id been a, against ii after of attempting
Il Intrigue and bargain n the formet ilr
tesi.e VIII tie pf7.5 before him then that
he has lo,r twer repeat n he he existence ereB
Ola chmgs aud Yeti he I'd the Do!dnrss aud ef
tfontefy to say not be fore tribunal which,
could Try, but be ore popular assembly winch
h- coa.i sway and ni nee, being already too
much disposed To believe the worst Of the meme
bers Of the administration, that he can prove the
truth Of hat charge Really, for gentleman
whose abilities have been SO hiehly extoIled. and
who may be supposed therefore to know thai It
is difficult to prove the truth ofthat which has no
existence, this is one ofthe most unaccouutabe,
extraordinary and unjustlfable specimens OF
selEcontradlciion and Standardization we ever met
with. The following is an extract from Mr.. NJ
Dutle's Speech, delivered 10 the House of Re
representatives. on the 18th of February, preceding
the Presidential election. on Mr.. Clays appeal.
We prefer giving his own words so that our rea'
ders may see we have not misrepresented hun
" 1t was perfectly clear, (said Mr.. MDaiheJ
and every one who dSpassion ately pernsed me
letter. would come TO the same conclusion, that
/ No CHARGEHa made in it against any por-