Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-06
MIR. CLAY.

ano r ,be American people, all unite 10
'u''"' particular object OF hated to the
',. ar,D,s ofIhe present Administrator" NO
"pp' &C.. ,be formation of the government,
'"'"' a n. sobiec, of such unspsriog and un-
"-' n.d abuse. 1t seems as If the walls oil
''' ;.., wrath could never be exhausted.
No al Of cslumny has been incessant, and
,o,bing bu, Innocence could nave preserved
him. rio
his enemies can 6nd nothing which
-, c,n make use OF TO swell the torrent OF
.h,,s He has filled important puolc
,;o,. =, home and abroad, with credit TO hin-
',,r and honor to the cation. Not one act OF
-. in his official capacities as u Commlssioner
g no Treaty Of Ghenr, as Senator, as Re>
..,,,,;vr. and as Speaker OF the House OF
representatives, can be objected to. In the lat
.;,,,.;or. for which he was emincntIy htted,
49,. m, had IN equal. His talents, has de-
,,rnsn,, and his eloquence, have bee" the
'bem., for praise OF the best aud wisest oil our
-. lin 20 the late election, then, Mr..
,,i,, WAS admitted, on all hands, to be one OF
h. greatest and ablesl Of our public men; aud
II .s-med disposed TO admit that his future e
,,.,,;oo 20 dignity, would be the natural conse-
..ors,ce Of his valuable public services. Al
H., election he was thrown into delicate
.;,n,,;or and became. by unavoidable tircum-
,,apcrs, the umpire br,weep The two most pro-
,,;rspt cand dates for the Presidency. 1t is
,,rlIy necessary TO repeat how he was co0rtrd
avid caressed BY the friends Of Gen. Ja'k'on.-
Their own statements fully prove that every
r,sr,ion was made TO secure the vote OF Mr.
RI, and his friends; and that il there was any
intrigue, land tina. there was we do most con-
scitu,iouiy belieYe,) 1t sas entirely and exclu-
,,ely on their side They carried on Their ne,
gociaons, sounded MI. Clay, and threw
out hints Of what he might expect. All failed,
however: in Obedience to his settled principles,
ohis declared determination and to the 'cishes q
n, constituents, he voted for Mr. Adams. From
he hour in which tins yole was given, he was
marked out for destruction. His enemies had
determined to destroy him before he was APP
pointed Secretary Of State, and without any re-
ference whatever to that appointment. They
knew very well, as every one who has the least
Dre,ensions 10 common sense mus, know, that
no other man in the country was so well quail
da'iors in his fa,or-and that whoever had sue.
ceeded, il would have been offered 10 Mr.. Clay.
This was only seized on as handle for their
charges; and finding how easy it was 10 dcceive
those, whom il was their interest 20 deceive,
hey have built upon it. as the found ation Of all
their charges. Mr.. Clay has fully, triumphant.
y, and completely, vindica'sd himself from
their malicious calumny of"5argain;" and there
are no twelve honest men, who, NJ they were
sworn to uy the issue now before the people,
after hearing all the evidence that has been Of
Ered, pro- and con would not return verdict
Of not guilty.
SiOce his appointment TO the Secreiarysh ip,
his enemies can discover nothing with which
to accuse him. The important and complicat-
ed duties Of his Office are ate aided To with as
siduiy and successs-the various Frrcigu Of
ATE involved in no quarreis-and wlrn we have