The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-09-04
From the Baltimore Republican.
MIR. CLAY,s ENDORSER.

. A letter from Prof. Baseom ndorsing the NOR
al purity of Mr.. Clay's character, was drawn out
by letter from our friend d.. Goble of this city.
The DR.. in his letter says-tl do this at the So
lictation of many conscientious, upright men who
appear to have been led TO regard Mr.. G. as any
thing but an honest and upright citizen-a sabbath
breaker, gambler, profane swearer, &c" To this
letter Mr.. Bascom has replied, and winds up his
letter as follows:
'To each interrogatye charge therefore, contained
your letter. and reaching me in the shape ola gu
ion return you answer, that regard one and all
of them shamefuy UNJUST because not true, in whole
or in part. Very respectfully,
Your ob't. servant.
H. B. BASCOM
DR.. ]. G. GoBLE.
This is certainly very extraordinary letter!
But what is it worth as testimony 1t says in eff
feet that Mr.. Clay is not a sabbath braker not a
profane s,Cedrer, not a gambler.
lst. Is he Sabbath breaker? respectable
member of the Methodist Church in this city was
atNew Orleans few years ago, when Mr. Clay.
also being in the city, went to witness horse
race on the Sabbath.
In his last tour to the South, Mr.. Clay made
his entrances and exits from several of the south
ern cities on the sabbath. In his speech in re-
ply to Mr.. Frelnghuysen, who was opposed tc
continuing the Senatorial session on the sabbath
Mr.. Clay said he regarded "legslaton as quite
sacred enough TO BE PURSUED ON THE
SABBATH" In his speech on the tariff, Feb
ruary 25, 1888, he said:-"It was in this very
chamber, Senator Holmes, OF Maine, presided in
a committee Of "a hours, of the House of Rep
resentatives, ON A SABBATH day, that the
terms were adjusted by which the Missouri COM
promise was effected!
2. Is he profane swearer! Mr.. Bascom says
he is not We are bound to believe that Mr..
Bascom has not heard him swear, and believes
that he does not. But does that prove that Mr.
Clay is nota profane swearer? Far from it. His
oath in the House when he said to Mr.. Polk, ego
HOME CD DAMN YOU--GO HOME
WHERE YOU BELONG" has been attested
to by several individuals as respectable as Mr.
Bascom. The editor of this paper has heard him
use the name Of God 0E.7-profanely more than 9
hundred times in the course of few hours, and
we can bring certificates to prove the fact enough
TO fill our paper. Which is to be believed, those
who have heard Mr.. Clay swear or those who
have not?
g. Is he gambler? On this subject we have
the direct testimony of Mr.. McCalla to show tina
he has gambled so recently as the 4th of July
lS43, when he won the sum of $500 at cards
and pockeed the money. Mr.. McCalla is a res
pectable man, and is as justly entitled TO credi
as Mr. Bascom. Shall we believe Mr.. Bascon
who, as Minister, would be quite likely not tc
understand Mr.. Clay's habits, or shall we believe
MIR. McCalla, backed by the rumors Of the las
80 years?
Mr. Bascom is one of Mr.. Clay's persona
friends, buth he has chosen strange way to serve
him. We have, however, given his letter fo
what it is worth. We should have placed some
confidence in it, had Mr. Bascom told US that Mr.
Clay had once been liable to these charges, bu
that he had lattery amended his life. But as il
is, he will be likely to call out some facts which
| he little expected 10 meet