Southern telegraph., 1838-11-28
From the Emancipdtor.
THE HON. HENRY CLAY.

Al one of the great orators and statesmen
Of the nation, we duly honor Mr. Clay. But
when his friends bring him forward as can
didate for the office of President of the Uni
ted States, it is our duty as citizens, and es-
pecially as abOlltionsts, to examine his rela
tion to the GREAT QUESTION, whose i'm
portance now overshadows all others. We
are seeking, and confidently expect to wit
ness, the voluntary and entire abandonment
of slavery throughout this beloved republic.
In this view, il docs not become Us to over
look the following FACTS respecting Mr.
Clay:
|. He is a Shareholder, and has never g.
mancipated any of his slaves, or intimated
any intention Of doing So -.
2. He is one of the founders, and the ac-
tual President ofthe American Colonization
Society-which was formed and has ever
been controlled, by shareholders, avowedly
for the benefit Of slavery, by the removal of
the free negroes, although its managers have
allowed, and do still allow, it 10 be pushed
into favor at the North as means of exter-
minating slavery.
8 He is the reputed and acknowledged
author of the "Missouri COMPROMISED" in
1920, by which the spirit of liberty was
broken down, and the nation beguiled into
complete subserviency to slavery.
A. He is the author of the project for the
acquisition of Texas, having made the first
motion on the subject in the House of Rep
resentatives, on the Sd Of April, 1890. And
there is no reason to suppose he has ever
abandoned the project. The zeal ofihe south
ern papers in his interest forbids doubt on
the subject.
s. lie is irrovocably and in principle OPP
posed to the abolition of slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia and Florida. His resolu-
tions offered in the Senate as an amendment
to Mr. Calhoun's, virtually charge the petit
TONERS on this subject with breach of the
public faith.
6. He is on good grounds believed to be
opposed to the call of a convention in Ken
lucky for the amendment of the State Con-
stitution, and principally for fear they will
take measures to facilitate the abolition of
slavery in the State. All the leading papers
osthe State in his interest oppose il, and his
son as well as his leading friends who were
members of the late legislature were siren
uously opposed to the bill.
4. He has openly given his voice for the
exclusion of abolitionists from the privileges
and sympathies of society. In his speech
on Mr. Calhoun's resolution, be urged the
Importance of excepting the abolitlonists
separate and distinct from all other classes,
standing out in hold and prominent relief,
unmixed with the rest of the community,
WITHOUT GENERAL SYMPATHY,
and exposed TO the Overwhelming posrer of
The united opinion ofall who desire the peace,
harmony, and union Of our con[ederacy;" !"
or as the language is understood to mean,
exposed to Lynch law.
Now we have no authority to pledge or
control the votes Of other aboltionists, but
we give it frankly as an obvious inference
from the above facts-and it is all the in
ference we wish to make-that for abolition
lists to lend any support TO such candidate
will be to renounce their principles and null
lify their measures, and that it will be more
honorable for abOlitionists to allow any other
candidate TO be elected without their votes,
than for them to give their votes, under any
circumstances, for Henry Clay.
From the Pennsylvania Freeman, one Of
the most violent abolition paper:
ave regret that truth and tie cause Of
humanity, which he has BETRAYED, compel
US TO speak of HENRY CLAY 8 an enemy
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