The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-12
Another Illustration or the Deceney of the
Party Press-The Globes Opinion OF Mr..
[From the washington Globe. !

Another Illustration OF the Deceney Of the
Party Press-The Globes Opinion OF Mr..
Clay.
From the Washington Glohel
II is well for Mr.. Clay that Mr. Bddle is in his
grave; else, In The eyes OF the federal organ, he
might dispute those "claims 10 public COMIC, nee"
which, according 10 the National lnieigenc,r,
" are based upon respect for the laws Of his
try, the morals OF his country, and tor ITS ouii,s
member OF the family OF nations" But we
think Mr. Blddle could not have successfully con-
tested the palm with Mr.. Clsy IN any one Of 'he,e
PARTICULARS. There was not single instance IN
which Mr.. Blddle put his foot upon The laws of the
country, or used his vast means 10 prostitute The
morals OF the law makers and the coDsiut nj
booy, tnat Mr.. Clay was not found associated with
MN, ana vindicaing, up To the last hour OF his
r.ign IN The national bank, his whole adminisira-
ion, directed TO subveri with public 2lrIue, oil The
bic sslngs OF cur political institutions. Bot since
Mr. Biddle iourshed, Mr. Clay has gone forward
III the same career, and has lar ouisiripptd his
colleague, who fell by the way. Any man no
would scan the businefs OF IN, extra {, s-ion-ihe
Infamous bargaining and log rolling, 10 PURCHASE
way Tor the bank ann bankruut and istllbui,on
acts through Congress in d. hance OF The known
VIII Of the people, would soon understand That
The board Of directors, Mr.. Clay greatly su,rass. d
on tho theatre OF The Congr,ss Of Inc United
States
The parallel holds with Messrs Biddle and Clay
only ~ regard 10 their morat rs Iuhic m,n
When private morals arr il question, Mr Bdole's
reputation Is made iair by The conrIsst We have
never heard that Mr.. bidd- gave 'his days and
nights 10 the gaming tab ana TO the broiLei," as
was publicly charge on Mr. Clay by a Distinguish
ed man Ot the Moth, no knew him we'll We
never heard that Mr., Bidde (,hhough avery biave
man) sought 10 take The lives q his political adv.r
saries with pistol; yet he who l. he ID uul by he
National ihtell'genc.r AS mode tor "ihe iieIds
OF law and oder" has never hesitattd ore u o.
ment % play the part OF a bully IN the drhb.rai.e
halls Of the hHtiOh's legislature, wherever b, SIP
posea Il would serve his purposes lie has always
made II point 10 insut every ant. gonist whom lie
supposed 10 be tmld, whenever he iunno he tad
talents 10 be Iroubl. some III d. bate. His tay
rter IN the krD'ucky legislature ~.s NAKED
oy incrssant Instances ct this sort he be-
gan with Mr.; Humphrey Ma,,-hall, WHO vas
supposed 10 be any tmng but hsh'.ns
man--threw book at his heads,n open ss,oi sut
The Honse-called him u potroop, al ihen ,lni-
-nged him. In Congress, he lnsutd a nnnb.r
rom The introducing North, by ,ehng him that
bod Bartlett, Of New Han l,shii-, h. abused un'l
provoked 10 show reese nine M, and lhen hr buiilt
HIM into Submission. Hr challenged Penny Iva
man. I'VE believe Quaker. certainly n"L-,' N.
Daiant,) and backed HIM OUT. lie challenged Jol y
handoiph, (hlhoueh AWAKE that he hHd deem d
accepting Challenges rep+ aledy) and f reed Llm
into duel IN which he refuse 10 return hls hie.
liz gdsconadrd in the card Illuminated against The
letter Of George Krrmer, charging his baIRsiu with
MT Adams and alter abusing The author az " :
nase and infamous caumniator, bastard ahd
lar, and promising 10 hold him responsible 70 oil
the laws Of honor, abandoned his high ground when
George kremer showed himself. and avow.d bis
determination to meet The duellisi with the r,he.
He hectored over Mr.. Choate in 'he Senate,
same experiment with Colonel King; blu, Then the
sprit Of the bully quailed, as il had done twce be-
fore, when General Jackson threw down the glove
10 him at Lebanon, Kentucky, and WHEN Colonel
Benton met his insOlenc in th- Senate by sheiing
him the lists OF honor 10 which he was 70 ready 10
call o,hers Mr.. Clays instinct has always So truly
distinguished the dangerous men with whom he
came Ia contact. that, although he hus been u
Jury, except that OF esh wound given by the ran
dom shot OF man who knew nothing Of The ne OF
the pistol But II his own duels have been alH"st
binodiess, he knows how 10 make them fatal 10
|, Others, and that, too, when proceeding from The
most tivial causes, and such could be most easily
reconciled. Witness the bloody affair u Graves
and C,lley.
And this man, whose public life hsr been a con-
timed scene OF brawls and violence, and disregard
of laws the most sacred IN the eyes 81 Gad and
man-the safeguards Of human lite-tbis man,
whose private morals had been depicted as The
most depraved, by those who know him best by
those who had associated with him in Congress.
and by others who have been all their lives his
immediate neghborhood, and whose general re-
puiation corroboraes their statements--this man ~
held up apattern for hetr,ends oil law and order
IA person,tcaiion Of respect for the laws Of the
country" an embodimenie(to use he iargutee cf
his friendly OF "the morals OF the country ~ Is
there religious or viriuous man In the Datlcn " no
would be willing TO make MIR Clay the intimate o.
his daughters, 10 Indoctrinate them with his
morals! or the instructor and exempar ct ms sons,
10 teach them that code OF honor Tor The field vi
which he Is professor, or that skill at the gaming
table tor which he is still mole distineuis bsdI II
there be any such, he ought TO join with the Ne
tlonal lnteliigenceS in pI.frring Mr.. Clay ss The
exemplar OF manners and morals Tor me mole
nation, rather than olonel Polk, whose HE has
howed on without one stain on his morality TO
sully II; who has never violated the decoIum,
much LEES the laws Of society.