The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-10-14
From IKE Louisville Journal.
COL. VIM. 1. BRENT.

This parsonage, our readers may remem.
Der, assa!led Mr.. Clay, through the columns
Of the Globe, few weeks ago, with the lu.
ry Of an old Jezebel, because Mr.. Clay had
declined recommending him TO the PreSi
DENT for the dstric, aiiorneyship Of the
District OF Columbia eud recommended the
Hon. p. r. FendalI. We deemed II our
duty 10 reply TO Mr.. Breut's reuarks, and
did reply 10 them; aud VIC availed ourselves
Of the occasion TO tell some plain truths in
regard 10 Mr.. BIS character, by way of
showing that he was grossly unfit for The
Office Of district attorney or any other Office.
Our exposure of Bfpnt's worthless char.
acter has brought him out second time IN
the Globe. fle affects to think that what
we have said Of him we said a, the insiiga
tion of Dir. Clay. We have not received
single line from Mr.. Clay during the pre-.
sent session Of Congress, upon any subject
whatever; and we have not received from
any man a line IN which Brent's name has
been mentioned. We have not the loas,
idea tha, Mr.. Clay, in the mids! Of his high
aud arduOus duties, has lhrovn away soil
tary thought upon hun or his pi;ilnl publ
cations. VIA, is more, Brett kaops that
Mr.. Clay has not wasted a thought 90 him.
VI hen 10 asserts belief tia, Mr, c. has
asked US 70 assail h.m or 10 notice him in
any way whatever, his assertion Is con
tenpible f4lsehood lie falsehood Of hum.
bIed and wounded vanity. Mortified to ex.
cess at Sir. C.'s expressive silence and in.
expressive disdain, and sung TO phrensy by
the verdict, everywhere rendered, that MIR.
c., 10 treating him with contempt. has
treated him according to BIS deserts, the
batiied mlscreant SEXES with ayldity upon
our remarks IN relation 10 him, 10 try TO
make the public believe that the Kentucky
Senator has really thought hin worthy Of
resentment. Ii be could but manage to at
tract the slightest notice from that Senator,
no matter how contemptuous il might be,
be would forever afterwards boast Of il il
the true spirit Of " Noodle" in the farce
" Tho king be did rae the honor 10 say,
% dirty cog, gat out Of my way
Dir. Brent coutradIcis the statements We
made 10 relation to the iutamy Of his char
ac.er. Nevertheless, those statements we're
true n every particular and we might have
made them much stronger, aud still adher
ed TO truth. We SAID that, after General
Ilanison's arrival in Washington last
spring, Brent waited upon him and tried 10
get him 10 his house, and that the leading
Wings Of the city found it accessory 10 10
ierfere and appil2e the General Of Brent's
bad character. Brent replies that General
Harrison dined with him on the first day
Of his arrival. /! is a fact that, the mo
meut General II. sc, foot ia the city, the
fellow Brent, painfully conscious Of his own
want Of standing, and anxious TO obtain
for himself some If The adVeniillous and
pa,lry consequence resulting from an asso
citation with great men, hurried after the
new conner with the most ner
yous haste, aud succeeded in bearing him
of in triumph to dinner. II is also fact
shat he afterwards made another attempt
10 get bodily possession Of General H., but
failed Of his object. as we have already STAT
tui III CUUsfuDetiCe ~ t1e fUfeTbfeHce OF
prominent Wings who felt il their duty 10
prevent the President elect from falling un
into dlsrepulable, or at best, very
equiyocal company. II is IN our power 10
name the highly respectable Wings, on
whom dsvolyed this unpleasant though
highly necessary duty but we know not
that the mention n their uamns can do any
good. 1t is well known that Brept's assid-
Ious Efforts to attach himself to Gen. liar
-lson, like jaekall to lion, were the
corn and Jes, fegery decent man in Wash.
ngion city.
We said, 10 our former remarks, that
Brent, although he had family Of his own,
'aa lived with an abandoned woman, and
her abode a nuisance TO the neigh. |
lorhoood BY tho publicity o! his shameess /
Waaont daring to giyo
iirect denial 10 this statement. he attempts
o throw discredd upon il, although he !
Knows that We told scarce one half Of the |
lamhIeg tratb. There lived In Washing I
on, upon time, barber and his wife;