The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-02


ington Madisonian: II take great pleasure
in responding to the sentiment which has
lust been received with so much enthusi-
assn by the company, for | am proud 10 be
able to state that the distinguished indiyid-
uaI alluded 10 10 my firm personal and po-
litical friend. Nv own inclination, as well
as duty which owed TO the country,
prompted me TO tender to him the first post
10 my cabinet but in his own good juds-
ment, and no earthly man was blessed with
better Judgment, he had declined it, and
| felt willing to yield TO his wishes, both
fromthe knowledge that my Administration
would receive cordial support from him
as Senator Of the United States, and from
the experience which had taught me that
Henry Clay was always right, let him diff
fer with whom he may. ! consider his
Judgment superior to that of auy man liy-
ing for, during my political life have
never differed with him on any important
subject that did not afterwards become
convinced that he was right aud was
wrong" The Cincinnati Republican,
known to have been the organ Of General
Harrison, says "Gen. Harrison, both be-
fore and after The 4th of March, ls4l, took
occasion publicly and privately, To speak OF
the noble kentuckian, as the man among
men who ought to have been the President
Of the United States. So far, indeed, did
his generous attachment carry hun, that
his friends in Cincinnati, feared at one
time lest he might violate the pledge which
he had gwen, that no man should know
whom he preferred to succeed hlm No !
no The lamenied Harrison cherished
the truest affection for Henry Chy aud
if for momer, he thought he had been
wronged by him, Il was only to have the
conviction sail more strongly rvelted upon
his heart, that neither he nor the country
had truor friend Such were the feel
ings which the lamenied Harrison cherish
ed towards Henry Clay al the close Of his
life and carried with him to bis glorious
tomb. Surely, then, there is no CONCEIVE
able measure Of Indignation and scorn too
great to be meted out TO tho miscreant
who shocks the moral sense Of the nation
by hunting up and publishing an old pri-
vale aud confidential letter of Gen. ilarr.-
son, wherein that great aud good man, un-
der the influence OF temporary error, Ut
tered feeling IN regard to Mr. Clay, which
soon ceased TO exist, and which he subse-
gncntly reiracted aud corrcctud 10 every
form and manaer IN which reiraction and
correction we've possible. The conduct oil
Brent ia this matter is a foal wrong TO the
living, but il is a thousand times fouler
wrong 10 the dead. Ii is moi only uaspeak-
ably base, bul ungeatemau!y and all re-
spectacle and high.muded men, 80 regard
ing II and so treating il, should scoru aud
reject the pFoilered hand of WIN. l.. Brent
even as they would scorn and reject aught
else thu, is uncleaH.
Col. Brent, with an Impotence that goes
far beyond everything else we ever heard OF
} in that line, affects TO think that Mr.. Clay
is bound TO cha!ienge him for bis insulting
language towards chat gentleman. As
/ well or better might Henry Clay challenge
] Amos Kendall, and Preston Blair, and
Nose Dawson, aud Dr.. Hagan, and eyrey
Other desperate politician that mikes II
bald assaults uppa him in the newspaper,
and upon the stump. The life of Henry
Clay Is too good to be stake9 against The
breath Of ten-thousand such disappointed
and enraged otiice.hunters as Mr.. Brent
Ii this individual thinks that Dir. Clay
ought not to submit to his insulting Ian
guagc without challenging hlm to moTia
combat, we wonder how he hImscii hap
pens to submit so quietly to the language
Of the nambcrless Wing editors who arr
scourging him for his dishonorable COZ
duet. High as is his own ridiculous opln
ION of himself, even he cannot think tina
any one OF all those editors is as far be
meath him in standing as he Is beneath
Henry Clay