The North-Carolinian., 1844-07-27
Mr. CLAY AND GAMES OF HAZARD

This Stale, na3 Sesefat uihes oeeH uPou .uo
Democratic Electoral Ticket Ia Keutueky,
and i nowsen elector fn the State al large on
ovssfckst and that he has long been. and ia
ssow, member Of the Prssb, te,iau church Of
Rnod sanding. But for the imrudent denial<
~ Air Gays friends, aud the gross fsl.ehoods
IN the tracts Of junins, aud in some Of the
. Lives OF Ms Clay" ~here ii is asserted that
be has MI gaa.bled fsf tshty years. the Gen
ssal Nasld nvt have felt himself called Oh to
ssy anyahieg 10 seialiau to the subject. Tha,
he il sbsndauily atae 10 snbs,a ntia,s the chuge
~hixh be hae inside. ~iil hs seen whenever
~ ~ denial sf II il forthcoming
c5-xYsS GAMING.
Lexington. May ~, lS44.
ST 9ems time aSo. the 9TH number ol
= tho yfnf Tsaets," eontaiuiny the life Of
D {lwDfy Ck Was placed IN my hands-
4 61onx sou56 6f il i.npudsnt p,sva' icaions,
ssnss particularly stuck With The following:
- IN 1878. Hhen Invited to a game of bragg,
mr Ctyl replied, Excuse me, gentle
st6eOs bare uot played a game Of hazard for
{ usnrs than fSelvc years, and take this oppnr-
tuuity - ~aFn you oil to avoid Practice de-
setuctlss ef gaod name. and drawing after
it evil consequences Of incalculsble mssn-
tude."
The esid-n, cbiec, Of the au,her Is to ex
cite the belief, tia, Dir Clay has not. since
that time, played casds for rroaey, gained.
Bfa22 d game Of cards, and therefore the
disclaimer and inference apply to such games.
About the sama time, public declarations
were made in one of the leading New Yo'k
papers. GiendIy To Mr. Clay, that he was p
formed ,naa III that particular, and had not
gan,sd for many years.
T. 1T IL
sha, tract, stated my convictions that VI.
Clays habits werc unchanged, and that he
eth continued that practice. whrh he il repre-
sen'ed by Junius to have 81 cma,ized as IS de-
struclive of good name" l ref..red TO a
ease rs late az the 4,h .f Jolly last, which oc-
cnfred near Lexington, where be played and
won between one and two hundred dollar.,
as vas Informed BY gentleman wh" was
present, and perhaps played at 'hc sasne table.
but did not bet.
was assailed bya Lexington editor for
having made that assertion, and dared to the
proof. l did n.t wish 10 60 into public
controversy upon snch a subject, although
well aware that The fact was notorious liz nil
this country, and especially n, the public wa
tering places in Kentucky; on the steamboats,
Of the Ohio aud Mississippi. and ia Lexing-
ton, Washington City anJ New Orleans.
That in fact, there were thousands Who bad
been eye witnesses Of the fact.
again. in a speech in Mercer, alluded in
u good na'nred ~ay to Mr Clay's successful
skill in card playing. bn, nn, relying on that
M sufficient tn deieaf his claims to public Of
fee, even among pr rofessicg ch, istaus; many
Of whom, even Of tho clergy. have hitherto
supported him for the Presidency, with q fuA
knowledge of this habit.
This LIS, speerh has blown up the ire Of the
editor Of The frankfurt Commonwealth, who
has nsssilsd me in his paper Of the 2ssh inst,
viii character i.tic .dxariiy aud folly. He
says make tho charg. agaio<t Mr. Clay on
negro te.timnny. lie will fad hims~lf rris-
taken. I leave il for him and the "gentle-
Of the hishs.t standing in Lexington"
Who has au'hotized him 10 use Harry Bruen's,
ALA. Brennan,s tIary's denial Of . statement
which / never made, IL ehooss such assn-
eis:ss, aliies and Witnesses. imagine ,hei'
a-socistinn il very spPt"priste. and will not
disturb II. Neither wiIl rctaliale the charge
issanifs npon the editor Of the Common
1eaEh d., not snPpnse that tho amount of
h insrIlsc, would aver place him in SO high a
ersls - luaacy- Idiney comes nearer 10 hi.
81. clay .h.ls history ia this conn,ry i.
a mIxeo U IL ~ naOHS NJ tn0 caro- taptes
l5afsa conyetsation abeut him Is alnost IN vac
Sl.bly I'M (rmin4ied uith sporting aneed',tes Of
- eifs. lf sny seforna.ion has taken
a - sgU 65ea l56g since The period
z01sd b. u a<sracious author Of 1onius.
assert. on the auihority Of gentlemen Of on.
doubted standing. that as late "a the An OF
1ply lssf, he gained :, CARDS, at the place be-
fore mentioned, 70. sonsy ,ohseh hs '0o".
81 &c Mr.. Clay viii da.s 10 deny the truth OF
]. ~ charge, a. TO this particular instance, which
kisen merely ~ QUO out OF many recent
6ssencca. wili produce the proof.
] csnnot brt admire the cool command Of
couu,snsnee which his indiscrsei friends must
n,ssssa, Whsn they attempt 10 deny charge
20 xelt known and admitted Ia every circle
in ~hich Mr.. Clay has moved, from that o
~rhe British Ambassador 1t Washington. VIII
nh,m am informed be has had many bare
: .,t.to. down 10 hi. hard-favoEcd associates a
watering places aud on steam banis.
arm charged With being incised to this ss
tack 90 Mr.. Clay, BY bitter personnl malice
resulting from attacks made By him Oh ms
With these, the puhlic have no'hiu8 70 q"
aud abou, them, they care nothing. dsnJ
personal malice, but svow deep coa,'ciion
Of Mr.. Clay's unftness, from bis habits, fo'
the station TO which he aspites; Z station
which should be- held BY those only. who, tc