The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-08-24
From the Charleston Courier.
HENRY CLAY.

the COURIER, 10 duuih hi" ~ N"'S"s -
following extract, from an Alabama paper.
|, gives political portrait OF MIR. CLAY,
which i, has pleased many 10 ihluk ialth-
Gnl likeness. To be sure, It does dItier
someuha, ffom the dark anu irighiiul sketch
es which flow daily from the busy easeis
&c the Globe, Charleston Mercury, and
Washington Chronicle. They generally
main, him with such a gloomy scowl, or
spch sinister smile, that his friends eau
no, bu, be shocked at the lameniable want
Of knowledge OF drawing IN these artists
and his worst enemies thMk, when they
saw him last, he wore most gracious coun'
tepauce. Some are EVEN wiling TO sc So
lar-unchantable dogs they areas TO M
s,nuate that these clumsy artists are not SO ,
clumsy as people would inter, from their
gross failure IN rendering a likeness oil Mr.
CLAy-ior they very plauslbly contend that
they make admirable pictures OF Mr.. al
HouN. and even pleasing portraits oil MI
VAN buren,, and BENTON hinseli--'hey
present TO the eye very hero / ese W.
charitable dogs assert that these Poftrai'
PAINTERS Of the Globe, &c. entertain down
right gfldge agaIns, MIR. CLAY, and are de
termIned that the customers Thom they
supply nth drawings Of our great mea,
shall never behold the neble features aud
generous captivating couutenance OF " har'
nv of the West" These heretical fellows
charge i, upon the hmuers oil Tue GLOBE,
Charleston Mercury, aud Chruaiete, that
they are aira,d to let tue Peace Massr
| be seen as he Is, because they are appfe-
! hensIve that The love which runs alter aiut
and clnps to hlm IN spite OF disaster aud
defeat, whererer he is kaotrn, might be sir.
led up IN the hearts OF tue people, even bS
mere sAddotr rhieh looked like hsm.
From the Mobile Mercantile Adrut'ssrl
We coey tAa tslloH lug CON munlea tioe, rseslsni
with eloquent tributes 10 t.s worth and merits Of
Mr. Clay, from the pen u South tafohnian,
from the Ne~ YORK kssHlag Star;
we defs.ate from 10 mans rtgbual preten'
sIous, when 40 assert THAI ihs name vi tesrg
Clay would provoke loss sectional JsaIonss .n1
cr-osIiion, lhan sny ef tas Candidate. no~ beioie
The American people. His character, position, ptln.
cipIcs and history present him as faiE aAs Ace
ofabls COMPROMISE for the North aod Abs
S,uth the Lasl and tho West. lie has acted
Uaton. 1ae South cannot forget him whose ela-
,,ou yoiss IA the second great struggle lot indie
, pendence, chsered her dropping sFifiis AuG gave
her heart Tor The unequal contest, slr nssi re-
gard wtth grateful etu9tson, Gus Siln has t~teH
thrown himself into the Pefilous efeaeh, ana ga
lbs Missouri que stI9B and tina Compounds, f,sAea
D.. naae and bis samx Tot hsf aud i0r Ihe Intuai'
ihg Last cannon hcsItals to support ous Sho has
Z Goae such lVug and arduoas battle TOT hTf-& $50
5 never deserted, never betrayed her. b. vas ua~
to her interests When II not only required coufagE
to deieud bot a,sdqm aud sAIi To uncefa and ass
10 save tie IN. And sill the Nsst count II sac
race 10 give her richest Jewel appfogt,-is set
tang 10 reward stth enthusiastic trtsl saat the
.ang tried and devoted setgaAt--the hfe VI sbots
youth, the vigor hess man hov4, hsss been sPea
Tor her Nil she not eagerly rally 10 his slae
D sud cfoan bis gray hairs 9Th hoouf Bas ~
: ibe North anu the Soah ihs Lat aud khc hfst b
i, forgotten Let parts be bufisa LIT Henry tiSp
he 4msIIcaA CihEsn, ks broagA bstsFs ne is,s
:, ricsn psapt< aaa hs stands unrottffd - ca
presence II hls cuaalTE. far - face lriA 4ta
e f,yaea ssalt n not b hatled ami gftstea Va
taoaat BeHsfacforf And phen b4s fxtios ettlzsn
q COX upon thelf Tread u many ycass me gatfso
ahese pulse has ever heai true 20 The hauaa& hoa
Or tie silgt BIO has conducted them 70 saistl
!" through the BOst siasty stofDx, NheH busy Us
unfY cafFiss them back 10 tie past, aae recalls q
!. bright revgA the long ae 81 bis liiusftous sersi
. Co.'S, shall mol gratitude break into piaudls. an
her voice b. heard the saaad 81 many aatet.
pfoclataia4 htHl worthy to b thes eHl.t1 n
q Amefcan people astA BE- lust 10 him and then
&c selves they rla pay the accumulated debt The
a wi na cast lhat deb, g1sterHy The s,eia .
iogfatf'Dds snail not .es1 On their memory The
aH themselves, redeem iReir % n ebi atoms. :.
NJ American fatarch, Ia recasdlag The srsata
- story 81 tlaafy Clay shall be permitted ii pgi
IN bis mouth the eoDrlaIrt 81 the exficd Thgmls,s
Il cies % the Alhenans " My coauirtmsu paw ~
10 true respect When storm gstAtrs iAfg she
fer hemselssa under under pum tree, ka
= mten ne sun Of Prosperity oaes bestn. on teen
., they fob the tree 81 as teasea aud kraHeAss."
all along commended that the sole ds.,.o
- ne authors u the Sub. Trea.uf, scb.,ao
. lar lrotn dtrorceing Bank and State J.
! a''se 'uem by lndssoluble bonds, and
, Inc very ~ors, form which human NOON,
y an devise That such x,ll be Tho ,s.,,
: = I've scheme, # It succeed, we have ncvc
= 'ot sihgle Instant doubted. We f,na H..
! some % ~ trends even are bepinn,na ,
ihro" oil :hr mask. and fearles.Iv - -.
ife'f designs. We are glad of ,6i.--f,,
The people cun only behold the real f,.,,,,.a
o. ms financial Mekhana, the "slye, vel
oe'ng stripped from It's ylsage, there ran 1.
!. 10 ooobt that they will turn from !, ,y,,
'hn,'hgied adherence and disgust.
y, = falmer, Esq. one of Tie Candidate,
. Tor the Legislature Of North Caral,aa !.
, 1as"eil 1.-THE residence Of Senate, p.dra.l
Drown and The most unanimously demo
eras'c county 10 the Stale,) declare, u !
.ifcuiar 10 the peopi,, that no i IN CO..
- '"e Sub lrenspty Bill, as i, passed ,be
Sehaie-and Why We ask at,e,,,aa ~
hls reason kecatlss In "