Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-03-05
HENRY CLAY.
Honorable 10 him ,cho received, but NOR. hono,o,.
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HENRY CLAY.
Honorable 10 him ,oho received, but NOR. ho,o.,,,
pho gare. as
During the late deba,e in h. G.,.,.
sembly Of Kentucky, on the r.solu,on, ,, - A.
10 federal powers, aad responsive 10 Sovt
rolina, il may be remembered by The r,,s.C,
a high encsmium was introduced I' nal
them, upon the character and service, ~t,'Sea
CLAY, which the friends Of General T.. NJ
unsuccessfully attempted 20 cxpurv, 70
TIBBATrs, . Jackson member Of n. Nj
House, resisted the attempt, and thu, -Yn,. "'s
himself: Richmond h. tm'
"He could not bring his mind to tina, via.
subject, nor did he see how it could BE- 10y. VI D.
any importance to gentlemen who composed n, s.,
son party, whether the particular paragr,nh ar
tanned or stricken out; by voting to retain it, he
conceive that he pledged himself in favor or i, We
Mr. Clay President Of the U. States; nor a, ,. a"
the administration; nor deserving the s,and,,, "so
Jackson, under which he had acted in the I,,s vs.
cal controversy. BY voting to strike it on, h, gs
ed he would be pronounclng Legislative cen,,,."
MIR. Clay, unnecessary, unjust, entirely uacaed
"Though disappearing of the course of n, r..
the late election Of Mr.. Adams, and beiey;r, ia
had on that occasion, committed great .-roS wa =
had ALWAYS believed him to be an honest and h.: ~
man, and friend to his cuuntry-tha, he bI .s
lieved in the existence ofany 'bsrgain or inlr;,",
tween that gentleman and Mr.. Atlams--h.,,T.t
believed that the State of Kentucky had cam. I
proud of the reputation of Mr.. Clay as man of,I
and patriot-that every country should hcl ".'
the re 2utation Of their prominent statesmen a
not to be attacked lightly or DESTROYED on .T,I' =,
texts That some gentlemen on this floor, vSs, r y.
attempt was made to abstract from the ,re,o,y 80,
State even small sum of money, DISPLAYED p,.,, =;
iety and were much concerned on the subiett-,br.
his opinion the treasury OF the state was but ne. A..
IN comparison with the fair reputation Of he, Co...
He regretted to fnd that when the character ,0a
the foremost men Of tile land WAS q, issue, peril,
should suffer themselves TO be led away by p,r, g.
ing, and unnecessarily give an injurious stab 10 h, !,
mtation-that he regretted as he had bctore ga !.
introduction of clause in this preamble hs,r, a.
rect reference to Mr. Clay, but nasnuch as 1t i,is
introduced (even admitting that il had been iO,,.
ly done by the friends of Mr.. Clay, so far a, is w
could have any influence, there it should s,,y o.
could not and would not by alegisla,ve &C, of Ii /,
| flict an injury upon the reputation of gsRt,n,
which had cost the arduous eyertion and labor Vu.
devoted to the service Of his country-he would n
offer Legislative insult to that gentleman he You'd
VII Nhs uoorB m reiAuo" W .his supJtc', ue S0'efls
by the same principles which should govern hin b
| conduct towards Mr.. Clay out of doors lfhe b,Es
ed Mr. Clay guilty of corruption as politician, /.
would not recognize him, nor associate with him ~
gentleman in private life. He WAS proud to ,sCdss
with Mr. Clay as such. and he believed that ,h. seI
men composing the Legislature were all so laet
cluson, he wished it distinctly undertood that uclu
CLAr NAN-but thar, although opposed to Mr. Chs,
the late political controversy, he willing ,etq
to him privately and publicly. honour as genIenr,
and integrity as politician"