Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-10-25

attacks They say to Mr.. Giles, that he has SLIM
ocFcd Dir. Jetiersons memory pretending that his
letter oil the 10Th Dec manifested dotage. They saw
'hat it EXHIBITS no such thing. They say that Mr.
uies mas trumped up this calunny against Mr.. JET.
iefSo III order TO excuse his outru geous conduct
III SaTolg his letters. He ''1o,o eroects' Mr. JEFF
terson S lame to be attacked Why does 10 expect
H. II IL were attacked, would it be any thing more
tiia initiating Dir. Giles conduct, Has he not been
the inst to attack it, to i,npute doage to that lumi
nous intellect, which blazed bright and clear to the
socket? The gentleman wishes to transfer the oG.iun
nc las incurred by tbs Islander upon Mr. Jefferson 10
other shoulders but he will not find the transference
SO easily made lie has been the first TO make ma
ievoien attack upon Mr.. Jefferson and he mus, NOT
nope to make others bear the ignorniny He must
account tor among the OTHER infinite number Of his
uiisdeeds.
ar. oPe@5e' Se7efs on.-This gcntleman's memory
seems TO have played him another iad's trick, I, will
ne remembered that while at Boston, he was reported
10 nave SAID that the electoral law of New York would
be altered to give Gen. jackson the whole vote; and
that TO this end Mr. Van Buren, was "a busy amont,
the members Of the Legislature, as farmer at his
hay-inaking q very good slnilc by the wav.) On
his way 10 Virginia, Mr. Stevenson through the pious
Dan, gave this statement flat and explicit conradc-
ton The Massachusetts Journal promised to make
good what 1t stated, and mas accordingly published
the following Oh Saturday last:
he Editor of tho Massachusetts journal is author
iScd 10 give To the public the OF Mr. CALVIN r.
STONE, OF Shrewsbury Post Master as the Author of
nc iettef rom that town, published in the journal OF
Septciher Is; and to give the name of ANDREW IL.
~ ARD ESD OF the same place, Counsellor at Law as
thc gentleman who declared anu repeated that he
t. urIn Sl. visit IN
massachusetts, state, EI.EcroR Al LAW or
~" hoRk l'oisd ne altered, 10 Siue lie tctoie
so'e the State to General .jackSon-nud that to CT
fect such alteration, Mr. EAS RtIR:N was tts busy
an'ofS the members IF tie Lss:,ltu,e us IL furse,. IL
his hayna:ias'
Henry C3ay.-We publish below, the calculation
Vi d case OF the most dam'fbe iniany, yet perpetra-
tea IN the progress OF the Presidentiv. Canvass We
aii'e to the certificate Of John Downing OF Kentucky
attempting TO implicate Mr. Clay as an acconpice oe
Aaron Burr. This fellow Downing is at the very
nadir OF degradation. So satisfied was he that he
was not entitled to belief, that he resored to an in
gchous device unheard OF before, TO prop his credit
Affecting an intention of speedily removing from
Kentucky or fegning other tale adapted to the
disposition ofthe person whose certificate he desired
to obtain, he succeeded in procuring from MANY Of
MT. Ciays friends statement that III their opinion
he, the said Downing, worthy of belief on oath.
mus fortified, he immediately published statement
cri!nlnating Mr. Clay associate of Burr and an
ncXed the certificates Of credbility given him bv Mr.
Clay's friends a more rascaly trick was never
played, and If other evidence were wanting this of
itself is sufficient to stamp Downing his ai,itrs and
aoettors, with indeliblc nfany. Yet are there mon
who call them elves respectable so lost TO propriety
as to applaud Downing and his trick. Upon this, u,-
thority--the authority of num- whose cosc iousness
OF nmywas absolute, that before ne would appcar
as the accus"r Of AR. Clay he procured the certif
Gates of gentlemen that he was worthy of belief on
oatt--on such authority, and such only is Henry
Clay charged with criminal connexion with Burr,
Wlat evidence could be more worthlcss--wbat con-
duct could be more rascgly-what transaction coud
be every way infamous, we have not vet. nj
tempted to conceive.
Most OF the certilicrs have stated the circumsfan
under which they were induced to rive Downing
the benefit OF their certificates. These statements
we regret we have not room for to-day The follow
ing furnishes general view of this base transact
ton
The subscribers having observed n certificate sion
cd by them, published In the last Kentucky Gazefte
printed IN this place. touching the character of Job,
Downing witness for the purpose of assaiIine, the
character OF friend and fellow citizen the Hon
H. CLAY, as being associated and connected with tho
celebrated Aaron Burr, feel it duty which they owe
to themselves, their friends and the Colominv tn
expose the base frauds and pretences used in procur
ing their signatures TO that certificate, and the unho-
iy and wicked purposes for which it has been used.
Several days before the publication alluded to- made
It's appearance. Downing was busted in procurinr
signatures to his certificate, wherein the spners say
they htp'r nothing that should impair his standing on
OATH using with of the pretcxt for obtaining
our Signatures. that he was about to remove TO a
Southern country where certificate of his charac-
ter TO Tins effect would be desirablc with others TINT
his character had been assailod and that there were
individuals in this place who had determined to nure
hlnE ana although we were apprised from report that
Downing had lca dsorderly and dissolute course of
life, yet we never had hno'cn him pcriurcd or his
veracity oath questioned.-Tet from the fraudu-
tent mornsr' and the many fake Pretexts used By
hiIn to obtain our signatures and the n,a!rnant u.s.
which has been made of them, we feel justified and
ore unen',nDns III saying Whatever our opinions may
have been previously that VIC 10 not believe the
Eatemeht IN the Charge made by him against Mr.
Clay,