Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-18
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The communication, which a Mr. Brent recently
published in the Washington Glob,, ABUSING Mr.
! Clay, has been nuts for the Locos Of Nc. Bfent
; we know no,hlng-but we dnd him and his com.
muneN,ion thus noticed in the louisville Journ,l,
Coz. wN. l.. BEsr.-This indiv dual has made.
in inc washington Globe, OF July 26,h a very base
infamous, and contemplate attack upon the Hon
SSenry C,ay' lie hrSt applied, 1t appears, u the
National Intelligence. and mex To the Mn,lsopi,n
tor the publication OF his tiTade but those resncel,
ols papers rejected It with seorn, and he could no.
Where hnd room Tor II IN the ptosttuted sheet
20 tI'l n''st degraded wretch, to whom any abuse
VI iehry Jay IS a sweet smelling SAVIOR
| The cause Of Col. Brcnrs rare ia soon told Az.
v' 'hc present Administration came into power Col
u applied for the Office Of district attorney of the
district OF Columbia aud solicited MIR Clay for in.
hneneri but Mr Clay subsequently saw Fl, to write
letter IN favor OF MIR Fendail aud that gentleman
rccSNec the appointment. Col. Brent thinks him, i
sen 'esreved; out all Who know HIM know that
uns appointment ct such man TO the district auor-
heyshlp would have bccr diS,racciu. The state
hent OF the New York Tribune that uppn Tho .
caslon o! Gen. llarrison's arrival at Wnsbin.to,
SoL bTent endenyoTed TO prevail ON him To attend !.
parry AZ nus Rouse by way or giving himself
consequence, and that certain respectable wb,.s
''uhu necessary To interfere and thwaft the nc 10
mo paiFy scheme by Informing the General of Col
| " infamous private character, is true in every
PIIt'euar AT Washington the inf,my of Bent IS
"e,' unuc6stooc. Although hayinc n LARGE t,m,iv
nc has been so lost TO selfrcspoct To every sense ~
pernal duty and dignity, and to all regard for nuh
TIC utcehcy, as To live openly and undSsuscJly with
an ooanuoned female, rendering her abode 6y tho
| puoHcIty oi his shameless dehaucheres n nes,l.n,
nuisance 10 whole ncighborhood
| AS a lawyer, Col. Brent is notorious for r,Ilcc,
S ''o"ey ana not paying II over to his Clients As
quo Instance out OF many, We learn that some time
| ago, he collected a considerable sum Of mono,, c,
| typographical society at Wasbins,n, 80 ,i 'o,
the society made strenuous but Intellectual ofF,rs u,
get The money out of his hands and our inf,,r,,,
unuer me impression that, To this day. not a dol
lar OF II has been plId. lie i. both iD,,,,,, -,
dishonest 80 that nothing can be made ont OF W., ~
any process OF law. We have req son 70 know tb,
ho' long ago the marshal of the Dsttict nj C,I,'
Qua, on pe'ng asked whether BrenCs name could be
received on a bond OF between one and wv, b,,{.
90 liars, replied thatit could not bc taken for sI
farming. pretty fellow this To eNpe,t the ,r,,;,,,
Hent OF district attorney of the District n, c,Inr,
-, "a precious chap To expect 10 have the co lee
unn and the handling of hundreds of thous,r,is ~
Government funds Who can doubt th,, h. 90.
nom against MIR. Clay is rendered vet morc vsno-
nous 10y the rage he feels at finding himself unry
pectediy cut OFF from all hope OF the anticipated
Col Brent alleges that MIR CLAW declared n |
n''n' after the Presidential election his determine,
non not TO interfere between him and MIR Fen5oIl
80. 80 'hoI application Tor the district arorneyShip
ne statement rests solely on the auth,,tv or
Brcnrs word and that authority Is ma, ~ H.,
ION. II Is possible, barely possible that Mr. CLAY
may have said TO Brent that he did not moan ~
interfere IN the appointment; but ifhe said this he
afterwards saw cause to change his mind and h.
mad right % change 1t, and It Is well th,t he JiI
change u. MIR. Clay, IN a note to Brent which
the 'at'tr publishes m the Globe, stated that he
Nnu.H' u desired, make such an eNp'snaiion oCLis
'SenSy ln Mr FendAlFs appointment as ought 70 he
'a"siactoryi but Brcnt.re plea only win insuIt q
and now he must 90 without the CNDllnaiior ami /
content himself with giving uuerance to his r,ge
against an Ilustrious statesman who cares Iirtic
Tor ms venom as for that of the vilest toad that /
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sun. s"''
There is one part Of Col. Bren,'s publication in
'he u'oee more prominent than all the rest in lis
a'rociy and vlliany lie quotes private ls,,.r
written 10 himself, by Gen. Harrison three years
as" WHEREIN Gen. III. said: 81 will do INV du,y (
even II MIR Clay IS 10 be benefited by H. from !
whom have experienced only ungenerous treat
men' IN r'qlla Tor years OF devoted servce"-
"'t Ie'ter was written before the meeting of the !
IaTfsours Convention, and at time when rb- /
venerable Harrison, almost dcsp,irn, of tbc NOM
na'Ion TO which he deemed himself entitled was
known to fee. no little oxasperatiun towards Mr.
S'ay ana many OF his prominent supporlers-
- LoseP uen,y lie received the nomination. and MIR
clay was the sword and shield of The party thai
fought for MIN and elected him to the Presidency
AS was 10 be expected, his feelings towards the
great hen'uckIln underwent an entire rsyoIuiion. |
h'o irritation was changed TO ihc warnest AMI in |
tenSesI gratitude. The Hero Of Tippec,noe omit
teu no opportunity oil showing that lac considered
himself and the Wing cause under heavier WEIGH,
OF Obligation TO Henry Clay than To ANY other man
Ying. Passlng by even the Giant OF the North.
nc 'eiuefeI MT Clay, without moments hcsIla-
oH, Inc Office OF Secretary OF State or the choice of
ANY o!her Olhce that Il was m his pnwer to bestny
It's irInscendant eulogY OF MIR Clay, at Yer.
s'i'IesI IN thus State, as the frs. man. the first
statesman, the hrSt patriot 10 the nation, sank
ueep INTO the hearts OF the hundreds Of sr,ti-
ned heniucklans who listened TO IT, Twenty
days before his Inauguration, he attended a pu6
TIC dinner given him by the citizens of GEORGETOWN.
IN the District of Columbia, and there, in replv 10
i toast complimentary to MIR CLAW ne made n few
oneI and glowing remarks which We find thus re-
ported IN the Washington Madisonian: 81 take great
pleasure IN responding to the sentiment which has
Just been received with so much enthusiasm by the
company for am proud to be able to state that
TIE disllns ulshed individual alluded 10 is my firm
personal ana political friend. Ms own inclination.
as well as a duty which l owed 10 the coun,rv
prompted me 10 tender To him the FIRST post in nv ca.
0ne'i but IN his own good judgment; and no earth
" man was blessed with better judgment, he had
declined II, and felt willing to Weld 10 Ian,
wishes, both from the knowledge that my Admin
isiraiion would receive cordial support from him
as "a Senator Of the United States and from the
experience which had taught me thtt Henry
Clay was always right, let HIM differ with WHOM,
Of any man living; for, during my political life .
have never differed with him on any important .
subject that did not afterwards become Convir- /
cch that he was right and ] was wrong" The .
organ az General Harrison, SAYS: "Grn. Harrison /
both before and after the i'h of March, 1871. /
took occasion publicly aud privately, u speak Of
the nJuc keniuckun, the mon among men |
who ought TO have been the Prosdcn, nf tho
Unred States. SO TAR, indeed, did his generous /
attachment carry him, that his friends in Cru-
clunlu, feared at one time lest he msht VIC |
late the pledge which he had given, that no man !
should know whom he preferred TO succ ed hml |
NJ! no! The lanrntcd Harrison cherished the |
truest affection for Henry Clay; and o. tor a mo- /
mcnt be thought he had been wr1u.ed by him II /
was only 20 have the conviction sui more strongly
nvetted upon his heart, that neither he nor the |
country had truer friend" Such were the feel /
lngs which tho I1mCn.cd Harrison cherished towards
Henry Clay ut the close Ui his ia and carried with
hin 70 his glorious tomb. Surely, thsn there Is no
conceivable measure OF Indignation md scurn to I
great 10 be mc'ed out 70 the mscreInt who shocks
tie moral sense Of the nation by hunting up aud |
publishing an old private and confidential letter OF
Ten. lar .Ison, wherein that great aud good man
under the influence Of temporary error, uttered
feeling IN regud 10 Mr. Clay, which soon ceased u
exist ana which he subs VuenrIy Trtrlcted and
corrected 30 every form AMI manner bon which re-
traction and Correction were possible The conduct
o Brent M this matter Is foul wrong 10 the living
but lt - thousand tunes ioU.rr wrong % the dead
II o. not only unspclklby base, but ungCntcmnn-
lyi nnI all respectable and hgh.mlu1rd men, 50
regarding d and 80 treating ~ shlu scurn and re-
J o. the pIOitascd hand Of WIN. l. Ben, even ass
Wcy would scorn mud reject sught else lha, - un-
clean.
Co. BrCu,, with an ImpuIcn-o that goes Tor be.
youd everything else we ever heard Of 100 that line
effects 10 think That MIR. Clay Do bound to CHALLENGE