True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-05
THE rRU E AM ERiCAN.
EDITED nv JOsaN GIBSON.
FAITHFUL AND BOLD.
VT w OR LEANS:
FRIDAy OCTOBER S. 1898
OCTOBER S. 1895

Mr.. Clay The Bee seizes with avldity on an
EXPIRE ssion in the Boston Atlas, TO the effect that
portion Of The Wings would not supp'r, Mr.. Clay
for President, and on this tex, breaches lengthy
homily, lnborng TO prove tina, MIR. Clay is the
weakest candidate who could be opposed 10 the
all powerful Van Buren,. But the Bee is not the
first gunner who, in his eagerness to hit, has over
shot his mark. If Mr. Clay be indeed the weak
candidate, why take such infinite pains to drive
him from the field? As victory is the only point
aimed at, the objec, Of partisan would be To
induce, if possible, lis adve sary's slightest force
fight the battle, yet every effort Of falseh"od. or
Misrepresentation is used TO drive away this reak
foe, and substitute giant for hun. The Bee gives
il as his opinion, that Mr.. Webster is more ot
statesman a scholar. and an orator, than MIR Clay; |
and ,ha, Geneta Harrison has more strength than
either of them, and hence thinks him the hes, can
dida,e the wings could select. How wonderous
kind it is in these generous loco.focos, thus TO
show US the ensest way OF beating them! Wha.
sngenes, of mind how mugnanimous! how
kind.
But with all its good feelings to Gen. Harrison
the Bee takes care TO cas-, a slur upon him, which
it we'll knows, il once believed, would mar his
chances Of success. Nor is it conten, with sland'
ering General Harrison alone, but it couples Mr.
Clay in the same denuncia,ion and that, too, in
utter defiance Of our own lately expressed opinion.
The Bee says "General Harrison is liable equally
with MrClay to the imputa,ion ffavorng the cause
of abolition " Has the Bee speedily forgote en- its
words1 Does it not remember that, scarcely
three months ago, we brought forward Mr.. lays
an,i-abn'i!on resolutions; his anti-ebo'ltlon
speeches, and declaration his acts on all occa.
| sons when the suhlec, was m"o,ed in Congress,
and other overwhelming evidence to refute this
csumny when uttered before, and that on the
next day. it acl now lodged itself mistaken, and
canddy absolved Mr. Clay from the charge of
ahotitionism ? Are its declarations on important
matters so lightly made that they are no sooner
announced than forgotten or is it trick Of
party, slill TO reierate popular libel in defiance
Of constant. and clearest rsfutations The Bee
has already declared Mr.. Clay "no guilty" of
aholitionism, and When so prejn6iced judge be-
comsa convinced, there can he little grounds for
doubt If therefore Gen. Harrison be only equally
liable, he too is free from the obnoxious charge.
This is the plain state Of the case. though can
place little reliance on either the justice, or car
dour, Of journal that, on proof, pronounces an
acqu,,al, vet so speedily repeats the accusation.
The BE of yesterday had article on paving
in which argued the advsabity Of giving a
more extensive trial to hiumen. or asphal,um. -
In this we cordially concur. If the object be te
OBJ ain the best, give all fair trial. For our owr
part, we still continue personal preference 70
wood in l1exagons for we are al loss to un Yer
stand how the Bee would make cylindrical block
available for paving. The partial failure in tn
= rec Mt experiment made in Charities street, is b,
no m cans fairly attributable to the general princip
of bltuminous pavements, but to the insufici
ency of the materials employed. The composition
there used as in lieu of aspha|tum is immeasura
bly, inferior to the gina article, and flour coun
ellis be earnestly resolved having n fair trial
e they should no. waste their tr,e, and energies, o
an imperfect substitute, hui import the genuin
e asphaltum from the neighboring West India Is!
ands, where it may be procured nhundsntly
q quickly, and chcapy. 1t is, also, imperatIyel
|; necessary in making fair 'esr to form the curb
: stone. or asphaltum. The report Of Mr.. DucIo
contains much interesting information respecting
t blum nous pavemens. as they exist in France
hut it should not lie lost sight Of that they ar
formed of the native materials, and not of such
fra composition ms thu. used in Char'res street.
~ The section of chain belonging to III
Dredg.rs at the Baze, WAS not on board Of III
, Kentucky, bu, The Ella Hand, from Phladelph
( for this p"ri,- ked, and carried into Nassau
Information has been received that the chain i
question is SO e, and will be forwarded here at III
earliest opportunity. 1t was coed in three larg
boxes, the weight Of which proved their safety
y the goods thrown overheard being those NOR
easily raised. The delay in the proceedings Of tn
officers at he Baze, we are happy to state, wi
y not be long as was anticipated.
A committee of the i43 cabin passengers o
e board the Great Western have published car
in the northern papers expressing their decide
appreciation of the performance Of the big boa
e and of her able and vigilant commander, Captai
= Hoskin. They state hat the Grea, Western we
Is detained one, or two days al leas, by The advers
eemne,s, us she encountered head winds, an
heavy seas, for thirteen days.
V The journal of Commerce estimates the +
cepts of he Great Western as follows:
l40 passengers al IS gu"eas S>4.0(
$50 IONS merchandise, al E3 per ton 2,lt
Letters l,0'
y. sa7,s!
A very handsome business for is days runnlr
- md days in mort. The problem of A liant
D. Steam nav CATION is solved, both to feas bill
and pr fit.
I'd The Great Western brings 6750 letters, and IL
Poland about 1000.
I'd NeapOitar
:" send all their unmarried daugh, ers to Convent
t. In what respect Is this law in civilized comm,
: nifty less barbarous than the Juggernaut law whic
u immola'es the female progeny Of Asatc Ro
ID atty. To make all single women nuns by fore
ID Is liue less cruel than oput them TO death in il
fancy. Ii is well for our bachelors and Made
6 tina, the laws dooms none UGH here.
AS public Improvements are certsinly the mo