The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-17

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Woodbridge,
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Messrs. Preston and Mangum lodged the vote.
Mr.. Nicholson, who voted in the negative, is abb
sent-there being two vacancies from Tennessee.
Messrs. Morehead. Williams, and Young, who
then in the affirmative, will now, as it is I'M
dersood, vote in the negative. This leaves but q
against the repeal. 1t is expected, however, that
Mr.. Rives, and perhaps Mr.. Mangum, will vote
against the repeal If Mr.. Clay disregards the in
structions from Kentucky, them on the above state.
ment, the Senate being full, the vote will stand Is
to q, and the repeal will be lost 1t will be seen
from this, that the vote will be extremely close,
and the result very doubtful. 1t is not impossible
that, under the circumstances, some compromise
may be effected, and the operation of the repeal
bill postponed to the end Of the session. or for some
reasonable period which will enable the unfortunate
debtors to avail themselves of the provisions Of the
law
II is curious fact, that many of the petitions Tor
the repeal have been sent in blank to the Western
States, from English and other foreign houses in
New York. to their agents and partners In those
States for circulation and then returned here as
evidences Of public sentiment.
These gentry, who have Bankrupt Act in their
own country, Of which they would not hesitate 10
avail themselves, are unwilling that the American
people should have any.
With respect to the action of the Presd ent, in
the event of the passing Of the repeal BILL much So
icitude is felt, and contradictory opinions prevail
Mr.. Clay, and his more immediate friends, insist
that Mr.. Tyler has not the frmness to veto the bill
We Mipk, ho,cever, that doubt fear need be en-
ertained on the subject
late number ofthe New W. rld,a professed neu-
tral paper, contains vindictive and elaborate as
sault on the conduct and character of Henry A.
Wise The Article contains modcum Of nsdous
praise, but this only places the abuse in stranger
relief The writer claims to occupy neutral po
sition, but the whole piece is imbued with ungo-
verned hostility TO Mr. Wise, and devoted partial
ity to Mri Clay. Under ordinary circumstances,
abuse, however malevolent Misrepresentation and
alsehood, however well considered and determined,
coming from such a quarter, would not be entitled
to notice In the present case, however, the attack
is a part OF concerted plan to pre- udlce an able,
upright, and most honorable, highminded man with
the people, and to impair his prospects of future
usefulness and distinction. No man in the nation
has been the subject Of more unlnerted abuse
than Mr. Wise. He has been assalled by ignorance
on the one hand, and malevolence the other. His
conduct, public and private, has beer misrepresented
by motives perverted, his character maligned, and
every effort made to crush him under an accumu-
lation Of SANDER and fasehood. The New World
has become party to this design 1t has departed
from its neutral position and character, willing to
become Selling dog for Mr.. Clay, and wearing
an inscription of its owners name its collar.
The writer challenges cause of enmity from
Mr.. Wise TO Mr.. Clay. Let Mr.. Clay or any of his
confidential friends endorse the attack Of this net.
trail paper on Mr.. Wise, and the friends of the lat
ter gentleman furnish ample grounds for perso-
nal hostility. The great point of attack on Mr. Wise
and one that has been considered the most availa-
bic to his injury, is his connexion with the unhappy
duel in which Mr. Cilley lost his life. II s this at
fair where the writer in the New World dwells with
the most ierocous violence. Mr.. Wse's agency in |
it is denounced as a crime of the deepest dye, and
he invokes the Indignation of the people, and seems
to anticipate the vengeance of Heaven upon his
head. This thing has been carried about farenough
Mr.. Wise has borne the whole odium of transact
ton in which his conduct was humane, jndiceus,
forbearng and concatory, tor years, from too |
great generosity towards Mr.. Clay. The reiterated |
assaults upon Mr.. Wise for this matter, by parzaus
and papers in the interest of Mr. Clay, absoves the
to further silence in the premises.
1t was Mr. Cay, and not Mr.. Wise who governed
al he preliminary proceedings in tn Ciley duel
Mr. Clay was the sole adviser of Graves, he fixed
the points OF quarrel, laid the grounds of the chal-
lenge, and drew the challenge itself Mr.. Wise
bore cepy OF the challenge drawn by Mr. Clay,
protesting al the same time against his advice The
only error o. Mr. Wise consisted in becoming the
challenger, which he advised against, and in risk
ing every thing TO guard the life of a friend who
was constrained to fight by the Interference of Mr.
Clay Under this statement of the circumstances
what blame or responsibility can attach 10 MI.
WIsel And yetMr Clay has permitted Mr.. Wise
to bear the whole odlum of the affair. without |
whispering his own agency in the transac,ion-and
not on.y that, but he is now allowing, if net en- |
courag'ng, his partizans and presses to denounce
Mr. Wise, his own faults, ealing the fact, that
IT there be guilt, he was the guilty man. If this
statement shall be proved upon Mr.. Clay, will his |
supporters say Of him, what they do now of Mr. |
Wise We think not but they may perhaps have |
sufficient regard to The obligations of decency and
propnety, to REGAIN from further abuse of that gen,
lehan. VI
some OF the more indecent Of the Clay papers. |
such as the Independent of this city, and the New
ok Courier, have charged President TYLER. with
providing official places for his relations and connex
IONS, to the exclusion OF tried, suitable and CONNIE
tent persons, and in their allegation, they have ex
pended much vulgar abuse and imputed mercinarv
nd dishonorable motives. The imputatioa is most