Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-07-24

Y.icen,iousness of tie P,ess.-party spirit is said
To have higher in 1900 than during the last
Presidential canvass, at any subsequent time, but
persons who remember that period describe the party
spirit of that day by far liberal than that
which now prevails. There was none ofthe ferocty
in it. which strikes at character, the first thing The
public cha racters of considered fair game
and mercilessy Investigated, but the operation was
elegantly performed. Theft private characters were
nat hacked and sashed The rutlian aud the bully
spirit that distinguishes the Telegraph the Baltimore
Republican, the Louisville Advertiser, the sly and
fascinating spirit which distinguishes the Albany Ar
gus and another kindred print not far off, We're
known in those days. The warfare that Of ho-
turabie men, aud not the terocity Of rutians, the
,attle of old women. The Journals of that day may
he searched in vain for the existence of such charac
tenkilfcr his eXcellency VIM. b. Giles, CT DuH
Green. These pure gentlemen themselves so exempt
from liability rctaatior know the value of cha
racter from its loss, and never fail 10 make an assault
upon that part which experience has taught them is
most valuable to the possesSor.
We have been led to these observations by the
multiplicity Of rancorous abuse lavislcd upon Mr.
Clay by the Jackson presses i'll all quarters, but more
particularly those Jackson editors who are saaried
officers of the Government, and thus in duty bound
to abuse all who not the savsh admirers and sup
porters of their paymaster. This abuse Of Mr. Clay,
is carried to ,rocio,,s length which absolutely beg
gars description, and sustained with vlgor which
proves how much the salaricd editors consider the
duration of their salaries to depend upon their Sian
der of him. Not Mr.. Clay only, but whoever is at
rached to that eminent citizen, has the hardwood
TO think hif guiltless of crimes laid to his charge,
IL.
credited or attempts his vin.icu amidst that
din and uproar of mprecations which are invoked
upon him, is immediately comprehended in the sweep
Ssn denunciatons against his honour and character.
Thus the jury at Washington who tried Watkins
and found him guilty. arc fr.Awth stgmatized by
a writer in the Baltimore Republican, pe,Jurld,
because they did not find him guilty i'll the manner
and form, which the judgment the ,oshes Of the
writer suggested. The writer says of the Jury:
s.They are in fact, thorough going Adams and Clay
men and if this reconcile the verdict To their con
science, is to speak mildly, much more than could
reconcile to nine"
Words could not speak more plainly. But this is
renient compared to the sentence passed by the New
York Evening Post an old Tory white washed paper,
,ipon the Jury which tried Mr.. Wickife Ill n.y., and
which we find in the Baltimore Republican OF the same
date rephblished doubt with most particular sa-
isfacon. We rcpublish the article, for the sake of
republishing the spirited lashing inflicted upon the
Post by q Kentuckian, through the New Y ork Anne
rlcan.
From the Ne,o York Ers,ing Post
wrox1lsrE CAsrThe fact that young Wickac, of Ken
lucky, had acquitted by the jury on the Indictment ior
mentioned 1t should seem that is Impossible 10
the law against murderer olay s'ae II s taia
since sen Desha of that state bucheed rancis
Jaker of New Jersey for the SAKE Oh MS ,onSy ana
efforts of his the offender from punishment
Ind ne es,aned 10 die in PRISON foreign country, where he
was anorehendcd for another MURDER and where he had no
friends to protect him from the just retfIun OF Inc raw
re SIN Of Robert Wcklc took offence at an article published
in the Kentucky rejecting upon the political conduct
of his father but exceeding, readers doubtless MI
controversy Young WicklGc goes Tire Office armed and
demands Of Edno the of fe writer and because he
refuses give up Immediately he shoots INN uca WINE en-
deavorius escape. This the account published at the
time and have seeu it conadcted he assassin
conscious Of guilt escapes anu eIues he PURSUIT o JHse
In the time the matter is laid before Grand Jury II
Texington within the sphere OF the influence o. o9e
Wckiife and Henry Clay, ana 10 Nic o ak w
hin, guilty of mnnsiGVghter alone When young NicRhc
informed his life is rendered safe by the torn gwen n
prosecution and nature of the ndcenen' ne s"I'eit9
self trial is had and Henry Clay the moving spirit o. u
ri e next election, leaves his eleconeerinS dOIs a,'
of dinner speeches. comes ntwaIn anu M h,J
defence prisoner is Sent from the bar win MS Doou.
hands washed clean by the acqura o. I,eNIson
Every viii make his own reflections on '9ese eN'aoI
nary circumstances There mist bc something dseaeo III NV
state of society Kentucky, they could not happen
do not mean to deny the possession oi hsh ana generous quar-
her hest citizens are shocked that human life should be hed
cheap among them and deeply sensible 70 the asace
these proceedins The law, it seems however rom the i
lowing letter which copy from IT, WASHINGTON less'ap
is executed with audabIe rsor against ne poor am
ffieje Yong Wicke has been TUNED loose VI on sooe
w. without even The shadow of punishment, aud mas perhaps
killed somebody else by this me but the unucky lnSar
,bo drew blood IN a row, experienced the wholesome
i, of Justice for his offence wihm ie "a9 q"
pcutentiary'
From he .NetC York american.
II will be seen by the annexed communicate
chat a ssKentuckan" thinks of the Evening Fost
article, respecting young Wicklfe:-
.be noIif;cs IF my country, which deem incumber
ON every voter, did not exist, when contemPa..
the unprinciped conduct Of some Of those whose out
il is ne editors of public journals, to record 'he "
cnrrences which pertain to this branch OF their P;
.sssjon. was particularly struck THIS evening