Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-05-19
MIR. CLAY.

last PRESIDENTIAL contest, WIN IeLhSliiDSt' $3.50
before the nomination of Gen. Harrison, for
the Presidency, the Hon. Henry Clay was the
man whom all parties supposed would
be the candidate of the Wing Party.
Under this impression, the Loco-Foco pa
oers, from one end of the Union to the other,
with the Globe at their head, were aboring IN
cessantly to prove Mr.. Clay ana abolitionist-
The Wing convention met, and, instead Of
Mr.. Clay, nominated Gen. Harrison as the
candidate ofthe Wing party. What was then
the course of the papers which had been ex-
pending barrels Of ink to prove Mr.. Clay an
Aboltionists;-the order was given at Wash
ington, and Immediately they went to work to
prove that Mr. Clay had, by his great speech
on Abolition, (Which had caused Mr. Calhoun
to walk across the Senate Chamber, take Mr..
Clay by the hand and declare that by that eff
tort Abolition had been killed. proved himself
opposed to Abolition, and that he had been
defeated in the convention, By the influence Of
the Atolaionists. All their efforts were di-
rected to proving Mr., Clay not to be, and Gen.
Harrison to be an Abolitiionists.
The election came on, Gen. Harrison was
elected, and now he has gone to his last home,
and the papers are beginning to speculate on
who is to be the next candidate Of the Wing
party. Would any human beng be weak
enough to'suppose, that after all the laboured ef
forts made by the Globe, last summer and
fall, to prove that the abolitionists had defeat
ed the nomination of Mr.. Clay, because his
great speech showed BIN TO be opposed to
them, this same Globe has again changed
sides, and is endeavorng to identify Mr.. Clay
with the abolltinistsl yet such is the fact; and
why is 1t solve answer in the words of the
Globe
ave set it down for certain that Clay will
be the abolition candidate for President in
1914; and we wish friends and foes TO write
this prediction down, and compare it with the
fact when the times comes"
The above extract shows why the Globe
once more, finds it erpedient to unite MIR. Clay
and the abotonsts, in one common cause
They fear Mr.. Clay ,oiH be The neat 'otig Can
didate for he Presidency. The ground upon
which this charge is no1o made against Mr..
Clay, is-an article which appeared some time
since in the.."Danville Reporter" and an ex-
tract from letter from Frankfort, which i:
made in letter from Louisville, of date " Jan
% l84l."
We give below the entire extract from the
Reporter, also the extract from Frankfort, OF
which the Globe hangs this grave charge
against the Saviour ofthe Union. To under.
& Gt COURSE 3 b bu tsG fb 81 the hf %
parties last winter, in the Legislature of Ken
lucky is necessary In 1898, law was en-
acted in that State prohibiting the introduction
ofslaves within lis limits, for SAFE.
Last winter, an attempt was made to repea
this law; but failed. At the head of the repeal
ing party, was r. Wicklne ofLexington. The
papers friendly to Mr.. c. opposedit, and were
in consequence, charged by the Wickliffe fac
ton, with being abolitionists. # is in support
of this Wicklifie faction, that the Reporter
published the article which is extracted by the
Globe, and which reads as follows:
"Ifthe signs of the times do not deceive us
the time is come when the people of Kentucky
should call a convention and change their fun
damental law. The STAKEHOLDER must prepare
himself to give up his slaves. We have moi
read speech made in the Kentucky Lerisla-
ture against the repeal of the act of 1893
which does not abound with maedictions upor
the evils of slavery. If these gentlemen are
representatives Of their constituents feelings
Kentucky is at length ripe for harvest
Let the AbolItonists ofthe North rejoice.
There is but one hope for the STAKEHOLDER
left. 1t is either that those who are now
clothed with power are ignorant of the rea
feelings and opinions of the people, or that
knowing them, they regard them not. If the
present members of the General Assembly
truly represent the popular feeling upon this
subject, 1t is useless for us, in Fayette, to keep
up the hopeless and improbable struggle =
Kentucky would this day abolish slavery, if q
convention were called Let not the slave.
holder repose to the soft deusion that this
convention will not be called. There are
keen minds and ardent spirits IN and ont of the
Statewide watch with sleepess vigilance these
legislative indications"
as it not better for the STAKEHOLDER to risk
the convention now! Is it not better that he
be freed from suspense! If his property is tc
be taken from him, is it not better that be
should know it, and make his arrangements
accordingly Is it not better that this fierce
controversy, in and out of the Legislature, with
regard TO the moral and political sin ofSavery
be brought to an end, either by its final aboli-
ton, by fixing it upon the immovable basis o.
constitutional law! These are grave questions
and 1T becomes US to look well to Them"
We have never seen the Danville Reporter
and have heretofore, known nothing of its pol.
itics, but it is perfectly evident from this arti-
Gle, that it is one of the papers which went fol
repeating the law of 1888, and, consequently
opposed Mr.. Clay. There are two parties ii
Kentucky; both, of course, protesting to be OPP
posed to Abolition; the one opposed to repeal
ing the law of 1888, because it would pc a fur
ther extension of the evils ofslavery; the 9TH
er advocating the repeal, and charging all who
oppose it, with being Abolitionists, this last is
what is considered in Kentucky as the ultra
slavery party. Now if the Reporter was OBJ.
posing the repeal of the law; and consequent
" siding with MIR. Clay and his party, why do
we findit railing out against. the speeches made
IN opposition to the repeal, and declaring, that
they alfabound with maIedctons upon the evils
Of slavery why do we hear it exclaiming?-
~There IS but one hope for the stakeholder left.
It's either that those who are now clothed
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