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

reading the first article in the Post paper edited ms
am told by scholar, land what scholar should not
blush to be guilty of low minded and dishonest practi
ces in tone which would have disgraced the former
Enqurcr.-The acquittal OF young Wicklffe bv n
3nry OF his country, is pronounced The letting loose
vi murderer by the influence of Mr.. Clay. Ken
t'cky Is spoken OF as Mr.. Clays State" III sheer
ing manner; and nsnuation is also made that Isaac
Desha, who murdered MIR. Baker, some years ago,
was let loose upon the community by the same influ-
ence' Mr. Clay who certainly has the right of every
private citZen to pursue his professional business
and who was called in of the counsel is accu-
scd OF leaving his electoneering labots and coming
forward and taking up the defence"
WOW, beg to ask If ii is undue censure to
stigmase such assertions and nsinIatious as are
contained i'll the article alluded to, as false, base
and unprincipled do not believe that high minded
men IN the State of New York are educated i'm u
different school of honor from what prevails in my
part of the conntry and cannot conceive that false
hood conveyed by way of inuendo or black insinua-
tlons, coucied III the craven language of affected
virtue are any the loss odous here than esewhe re,
But tell me, pray you, after reading the article to
which aude, whether such pens and such princ-
pies sway the conduct the iaelimrs of ann portion
OF this community?
How untrue is the statement that WickliGe vos
offended by aspersions against his worthy father
'not exceeding" TO the words Of the Post 1.-The
usuai or even the decent freedom of political contro
versy!' How untrue is it, too, that WckGfe play
cd the part OF "dA ussassn," and because Bcnni,g
refused to give up, immediately, the name of the
writer, shot him dead while endeavoriur to escaped!
mere Is scarcely the shadow Of truth IN the whole
OF the statement; and if it were true to endea-
vor to make the world believe that he was murdered
through league and coalition with MIR. Gay" is
shamefulv base.
Tie Editor too, would have rot Injured himself
by surprising that a jury of honest men were quite
as competent, 'ouh dik&ne testi.ony b1orc than To
appreciate the merits of the case, as hiiylself.
Your obedent servant,
A EENTUCKIAN.
On this subject, the New York American speaks
III the following indignant strain:
We submit TO the judgment of our reacesve will
their disnaton. however might he Is,e,he following
article tGOn last Evenings Post If there
did and honorable mind that does revolt from the injustice
and nalguiiy towards Mr. Clay which this article
shall confess distruStof human Without waiting
Tor evidence entire ignorance OF the facts voived in the
mpuh crime MI Clay, what upon the principles
which govern lawyers it would have a withhold
the employment of his talents defence OF accused fellow
czenhis writer, for the sake of woming oh
nnNious political adversary brands with eguay reckless cpl
tels oil namv and guilt The state, accused but acquitted
and his defender. OF NiCke, the
with this we know nothing beyond what have
Published IN anonymous letters and irresponsible and vnd
tive newspaper paragraphs winch certainly TO he less relied
on than the verdict ola jury, after long and aborios tra!
But, with the POST the merits of the nothing the
the guilt of the party quite luacria, that blow
can bc struck Harry Clay