Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-20
Mr., Ciay's Speech at Louisville.

'' N'"S HpSctN III LOulSflue.
Mr.. Clay's name and movements are TO the
1acksonans what the ghos. OF Banquo was TO
the diseased mind Of Macbeth. They look
upon him as the only formidable obstacle thai
throws shadow across the path of our Thane
OF Cawdo,-and whenever, therefore. he &c.
oefts of the rendered Inequalities of his Eel.
low citizens at the festive board and tahoe nd
vantage OF large assemblages of the people 10
give the lie direct 10 his delamer, and slande.
rers, attempts are made by lame wis to turn
him into tidcnle-putting words into his mouth
"hich he never uttered and describing actions
of which he was never guilty. No place at
which Mr. Clay has yet united with rs fellow
citizens, however. has furnished so wretched
caricaiurst as the town of Louisville. This
dauber is Shadrach Penn editor of the Louis.
vile Advertiser, whose grey hairs, it seems,
Eaye not corrected that hahi'uaI propensity Of
his youth, by the too frequent Indulgence of
which he acquired the enviahle appellation Of
the MAJOR LongbOW of the West. We do no,
VIVA, Penn calls Sketch" of Nj. Claws
Speech at the Louisville dnner-but, as il has
gone The rounds of The administration prints.
mot BY Authority yet,) il is probable most
OF them have. Whether they have or not, how.
ever, two circumstances about hprpve that the
world is indebted for it solely TO the imogiun.
40, nT 4 Vrif ,ha 'Talo
quner knew this to be the case when they CO.
led il. The reader mag know the " Sketch"
to be a tissue of lies from beginning 10 end,
FIRST, because the jackson papers all eagerly
give it currency, viii they nerer publish ann of
Mr. Cays Speeches as correctly prepared for the
press BY himself Except the Euquirer.) What
MIR. Clay really says, and the manner in which
hn says I, IT would seem, are not quite so pala-
| table to the admi ers of the present dynasty as
Major Longbow's hash And seconds, because
the writer ofthe Sketch AYERS in the very com.
| mencement OF IT that he did not reach the
spo wner the Speech was delivered un il a j.
mute after it had been cnnclu Fed The two
ed of on..Ss greedy creduIity OF his political
associates, we're, by his own account, extract.
ed from the confused rec ecilcus of some ten
or twelve spec atofs--v no were Mr.. Clay,
political opponenss, md rho had been drinking
leire Major Longho@ ha. huwn his aptness
AID tact by making sue marvellous story
Story so relieshing 10 the spirits OF his party,
IRON such scanty materials. He must have
be inspired by new aorn zeal aud gratitude,
in Consideration OF the lucrative job which has
recently been transferred from the office oil the
incinnati Gazette 10 that Of the Louisville
Advertiser The Focus, pr ued at Louisville
speaking of Penn's " Sketch" says-"I l. is
scarcely necessary TO inform distant readers
who did not hear MIR. Clay, that the pretended
sketch OF his speech in the Pen,iOned press o.
this city is shameless caricature and misrep-
resentaiion of the sentiments really uttered"
We hope that the Speech will be published On
srtenso, that the publ ic may see what credit rs
due TO the statements and arguments OF the
Jackson presses when Mr. Clay is their theme