Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-11-03
sPEEcH o. n1R. cLAY,l

To ihe Failure, q the FaluLe
If We will look'W giadntss SSH
SPEECH OF nnR: clay
And Occurrences ON the DeIivery 81 aIa 1Ai,-
clifton Pstition TO hin, IL RIe hnlon nd. In
Irs5al Il. L.lliaglsr obserser 4
% the first q October SAG, Nc CLlT, hstas 81
his way from Dayton. il ONO, 10 Iudisnapoltf he
seat of Governmen, Of the State or Indians % hich
he ha,ibeen previously aYissd stopped Al AishHbod
io1rishihg town il thtt State, where vast inlu-
lude, amounting % fifteen or twenty theus4nb had
assembled to meet him, and greei and vela5sne his
arrisl smong them. After tAkfng some FefHesh-
men9 be repaired 10 a stand, provided foFsthg 1cea
500, from vhish he addtessedt The immense ss5en-
blage, in his accustomed manner, on The puhla 20
PICS d the day. Ii il u6t inteuded to repot, spy
part Of that speech, which was received With elthu
sisatiea applause After il. close, MIR Clay W.. IN
formed that a MIR. Aieudenlall was present auI de-
sirous Of presenting petition 10 bin, add hc.yssc
requested for that purpose % sieend tile stantf lie
did SO. and delivered the petition 10 MIR clay EKe
handed il to friend, Who read il aloudto Mil Clay
sud 10 the assembly. The petition prayed, ~ re7
questedI that Mir Clay would forthwith l5lrats ali
his slaves, unjustly, it alleged held III boadase,
and placed the application principally % she ground
that BY the Declaration Of American undergraduates
it is declared ,that iii men ale created equ that
they are endowed by their Creator with sertsi IN
siienable Fight. 81
After The readinv oe ,hslns,;tio, ne a.. .4blx
manifested great sensation some cried OF pdli BIN
{Mr Incidentally down, and high degre ex-
eiiemeht, Of anger, apd ofihdisnatiop, was q j.
gainst him The slighte Il manifestation IL ls-
pleasure on the part Of MF. Clay might hare st'.
ed Mr. MendeHhall 10 great personal danget.5 y :
| Mr. Clay rose, with perfect calnness and ct
SURE, ana 6rst addressed the t1nlttude, 4 i !
| IN persuslon and cntres,y tia honed ma II Ai
tnisb, ~ ,re.,e.ls ai,h III. IA
+ ,eso4ct u. $500 t,;s ri1,t.
| issted ,h.,I,ho ,,-,s,sa,.,i,n III
/ so1.s..s ''I'S S. 4. s,.st.
L . .si.s' W ~ s',ss.
49,, II 49, -
seotea 70 hlmi nc pFeiefre4 t4A @+t Ii
= me lace oi-th,s vast and rf'Pee{ 2le assttf s
He thought be eSl&leite8t .isa - s'tstr Is hs't
| same han and the VI II F4isIt 4 ,fgt. ~
i a. 1T ,7e',,s. ~ ' 80. E.te III
/ flnFens' ioF tleir N.,. iii!
Ris sake, to piier nQ pisfsEi
lehee, IN word or deed, tos NJ. n
i This appearing 10 eotnF
Clay bowed toslr. Alend{nhAH I'LL
said IA II. :,
+ Ii win now. Sir. make Ia 4, + =
ton. such 1 response /. .f 6r.r5.s
,Eme 70 saw. that / thinks Vol asr tlI< Ill.,.
II he indepepdent character Il ali.s Hi
t,Sj.izep infbresentina p,iiti5n Il ~
so,irself but L nriyatetcitszen. 4 p.
he tern, .innI,l6es. generally proceed a,a FL
H feFior ii pov III Or e,asSor ID a supe iiarS IL
tweenus. there is entire equality. ATa 81 Fl
liz eircumtt,bees under whicbyou hars. sit3ss.
u otfer t,I lam total stranger. paf.Asstalf1.
4 yous, State on nv way to lis capitaF. Ii esiGse-
abepee al III invitation with whichf haya BEDS
Il honored 10 visit, 10 exchange friendly ssu,a-
tions with such Of my fellow+ciiizeas OF Iatiapa
II as think n-oper 10 meetmo, aud 70 accept Of
stheir hospitality. ApxEots as am TO sesa heHl,
ard 10 view parts OF ihis aaIs which iad.heyer
Il seen, came here viii hesitation and teluc-
ltaree! because i unprecedented that the meiiyes
4 ~ nv ionrb5y riyht be miseoutefved and pe +
Eyerted But when Inc ful6lnentof an q III pro-
II mise To- misunderstanding insisted usou,
|. yieldedao lid soTcIlHs5ns Oh ftiends, and have
H presented nj self among you.
Such Is the occasion which, has been 4plibe.
rately selected for rendering this petition ID mel
i AM advanced in wears, and neither mysait cot
The Mace IN nv resdenebis eth eE Mn Known
! 10 the world You mieht atany tYne within
these last Is Tor 80 wears, have presented your
petition to me at Ashland If you hat3 gone
there forthatlpurpose, you should have b9en re-
ceited and treated with perfecsres peSt and libe-
rxi hospitality. 4: n
Now. r.INIendenhall, let ii reverse ccBdi-
lions and suppose that yoa had been fatlted
Ito Kentucky 10 pgrtaks of lis ho4FilaIi.
" aud nat previous 10 your aFriyd, 4 had
employed slieh means as understands y been
used Is ret up THIS petition 10 obtgI ihe aigna-
ftures Of citizens of that State to "a peliunn 10
presebtt o yoa. 10 rslnpuish yoHr farAyoFR other
nroperty what would YOU have thousig ofsuch
Il a proceeding Would Aga have feensd i
courteous and accoTdngtb the rites' Of hosPi-
Etahty2 III,
Il II know wen that you, send lhoke who. Think
VIA, Won. controvertfhe legitimacy Of slavery,
and deny the rghKof PreFerty u slaves bhi
me law Of nv State and other States mas other
4 wise ordained. the law hi i be wrong, hfopr
opinion, and,SughI ID be repealed, but, then,
you and yodr assqcia;es are.ndt he Jaw makers
FOR Us. and puless you can show some ap9hptity