Columbus Democrat., 1841-05-01

they could excite the Syupa,hles OF the country
ioI such a beng as Etaucls 2. Bar, let them 90
@th aim to Ihepeopie, and proclaim the injustice
tnev had done hun. Al he wnn.d wish was, tnai
,5ey Nr Clay and hi, political tleads} might not
he associated with him. Ii there vas o, elhsr
ground ioy his d,smssal, be Mr. Clay would 20
on the sr)4ud of the niamy OF the p'at aud The
PuulCr.' And tals was all the answer that vas
gwen 10 the demand for the sauses on which be
insisted a5rl should be forfeited. law abolish
ed, and lhe acl ola majority Of the Sena under
It set aside.
Ca tins, Mr Walker instantly SCALED Tor spe-
c'hcarous aat tor proofs; and he appealed 10
them not to condemn uuheard." Recurring to
Mr Chy's charge he eNch,med; "lulamy OF
character he deuedlt, and he again called lOr
proofs. tie challenged proc, o' .aa, cAaUoter--
II he was to be turned out et him be heard
GIVE hun the privilege OF ao American etzeu-let
HIM be confronted with his RccuseTs' The Fed
etal majority did not dare to make the allegations
or institute the inquiry demanded by Mr. Walker
They dared not admit witnesses TO be called as
to the character Of the accused, even before a
committee OF their own pattsans MI Clay well
knew thu, his late colleague, MIR Cntlenden who
had been the school-lellow of the accused m early
| boyhood, and had been his next door nelehbor
unul he lg't Kentucky would, when called on
OATH iaI~iy t ,uou, lie knew that his pre-
sent colleague 1f D, would lal,y It.
lie knew that Got. Tod t-sdeat liauIson's
especa friend, now the inmate q, bus family, and
soon TO represent his county at a foreign court
thntf '.I Il. A. a
noe, Of Fort Melgs and Sandushy- were both the
schooITasters OF the assaed, had known him IN
tlmaely from youth 10 age and would have borne
testimony /, he hlschood Of Mr. Chys state
ment Nj vap Nraw, too, that there were a
multitude Of ind wdu ,si ia Washington who vcre
well acquainted with bor ar accus,r and the
accused Gom early life to the prcscr I'D
tua' before a tribunal admitting proof q, /,
chGdc,.r, the man who stood up N the Senate,
bearing p.lylioged lc.:mouy AS to the "bad cha.
rdcter Of its Printers, would have had his own
private life proven to be "notorIousI bad while
that attacked by him would be exoncrated from
!he vile charge, Nhch was mado where he snppo-
scd himself secure from contradictions Hence the
unprecedented course OF refusing a committee to
the aston the Senate was invoked to take, Nc
memOcr, u'dcer OF employer ol Congress, Or
State Legislature, was ever d ,mlssed before on
an infamous cha,gc, or unv ~hage, without an
INJURY and hearing before dy or commit.
tee. BY Ine bold step Of maNIng audeiiued
char"e N the 4tossest terms, comprehendng eve'
nv species Of offence that could entail dl.prace-
by excluding the patty Implicated from ai access
either for proof or reply to the tribunal before
which he was impeached-by audac.opsy uml-
mating his own assertion as accusation and cyl-
doncc, and with tho vehement tone and manner
utmal.ay memc 10 alI contradiction liom the
Senators by y on he was aurloGndrd Mr. Clay
supposed he l once secured absolute acques.
cence N the verdict o winch party arrangement,
N clneu' 'hld previously pledged tho federal ma.
J77'Y BG' Mr Clay was disappointed 10 the re-
spIl oI hs orelJearna deuunciaion-h his VindIc-
tive use OF commanding maIouiyand his threat
enlng defiance 70 Ihe minority, The attempt 10
destroy character by sort oI proclamation Of N.
lamy IN the Senate, Tor when The body was 10 be
made sponsor by yielding silent assent, was
met at The threshold Dy the decisive contradiction
NIr Smth Of Connecticut, next repusod the
accusation, as rejecting on TIE Democratic Sen
utots who had yoled for The Printer he under.
iook 10 sag thai II tcds ialse and rHs Gccu.
nh0M' and added, that be believed hr Blair "as
ptae and rUiuDw as aHyul The community and
he ShoHd not hute had his rOte II II lad been
oHgniSe."
Mf EaIhouu tebudHtpd thc gllpmpi- chatnc.
IcrisIng It's purpose as "he poor, plru one Of
turning out 7 lntes 81 one political faith, and
putting IN Others Of different; to put out Blair 4
Hlyes, 10 put ~ Gales d Sealon, who, IN no re.
spccJ whatever, either n puuctuality N the per.
lornance of heu.duly, or pe,5onai responSi5it- |
n, arc their supelors"
Mr. Wroh, hare his testimony ,cainst the do.
r,ma,iop Of fine prn,o,s He SAID .6o had ,nioy.
ed considerable aco,,s,nt,nce wtb ,be.e ,,yo
" ! ' w. ''