The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-10-10
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lie Standard. ahslo ronegaie Was worse
lam ,.n Turks. me 6sandapd has since
made good or remark. The I.OoOfOcO-
papers lhroug chou, The country ieem with
calumnies and abase AGAINST Mr. Clay,
bu, Ills new convert 10 The faish, the pre-
IN. editor Of the Raleigh STANDARD, seems
I, take peculiar delight in this dry work.
Two years ago he WAS amoas the warm
e., admirers Of he great Statesman Of The
West, and % jealous Was he in the Wing
cause. hat lie proiIered to take charge Of
cne Of the Wing papers in Raleigh. that
j. might be made 70 operate with more ef-
fciency in behalf Of thai cause; but not
meeting with sufficient encouragement, he
sid himself iotthe I.ocos, and soen'alief
became editor ofihe Standard; since which
time the columns Of thar prim have ieeIn-
Ell with dnmiiiga,esF ixlsehoods s5sinst
Mr.. Clay, percriing lis language and
liisrepresedling his actions, and raking
uo from ,iic lowest Kennels all the base
ISLANDERS which malice, hatred and envy
have been able 70 forge. With all these
the last number Of the Standard is plenii-
fully sprinkled; but the following We find
in a corner By themselves, and % these
we would draw The attention Of our read
ers:
"g5- Remember that IIery Giy is
ducllist, and that he might have prevented
the murder Of Cilley. but did not. III is
is nine.davs' bubble said he, when he
heard OF his death!
Remember that Henry Clay isa gam.
bier. and plays cards now for money. An
old man Oh. ihe verge Of The tomb absorb
cd in the chances Of The gaming table.
How awful
Remember that Henry Clay is noio-
riously profanc. Moral and religious men
10 you want for your President a dusliisf.
profaae ssCearer, and q gamLiT"
The first Of these calumniss was al the
time proved 10 be false, by m examine
lion before a committee Of the House Of
Representatives and recently testimony
las been published Of authentic and I'M
, dispu,able authority; (which the editor Of
the Standard mus, have scen,) which dis
dnctly prove that Mr.. Clay did all he
could to prevent the duel between Grave:
and Cillcy. and that il would have ben
prevented had j, not been for the impru
dencc Of some Of Mr.. Cilley's friends
This evidence we communicated TO on
readers some weeks ago, and it Is not ne
cessary TO repeat it here. ~
To the. other two ISLANDERS which W,
have copied from the Standard, we shall
make no reply ourselves at present, be
licying that the following, from the Ken
lucky Observer, will be more eflectua
than any thing We can say. Ii the Stand
ard had any sense of shame, he woul
blush for his turpitude when he reads ii.
Mr.. BaSC0E-LOCOFOC0 SLiNDERs--MR.,
CLAY.
Il will berecollec,ed that short tim
since . gentlemen Of New Jersey. ID
Goble. observing in the Eocofoco rapel
various charges sr.ins, the priAae sn
moral ch ,rsclpt Of Mr.. CLAY, addressed
letter to the Rev. Dr.. B,scom. psesiihu
Of the Tran.ylsanis University, lnqurn,
into the roth Of The sllegatIons;to whir
l,r. Bsscom male the { flowing reply:
RransyIvania University,
Lexington. Ky, July u. 1914.
BIZ Dear Sir: In reply To y'ur ! ttt
Of The 0 h in TAM, lowe tito truth. si'lu
and the claims Of society, without any I
ference to tile poliucsl strlies Of the da
hsay, have been in intimate and conl
dental Intercourse with The Hon. ii Cls
both in public and p'i's'e life, for mo
than twenty year., and know the charg
enumerated IN your letter against the p'
vale character Of Mr.. Clay TO be utter
and baseIy false. Mr. Clay. as is kno'
Ia tie whole nation. offers no claim
Christian piety. in The pa'la'cs ii o
churches. but in view Of the ordinary a
credited principles OF good mnral ohass
ter, M charges can be brought. against h
without violating Tue obligations OF Tu
and sound jusslce. TO each in,etrog
tive charge, therefore. confined in w
letter., anil nachirg me IN the shape ol
question:, I return ias answer tha.
gard one aud all of them as shamef"
unjust, because not tue, in whole or
part. Very respectfully, your obtdi'
servant, III. III. B. BASCOM.
DR.. ]. G., GoBLE.
Although this letter was not orisins
intended Tor the public eye, DR.. Base,
was induc d TO consent iolts publlcatit
Immediately apnn liz appearance. the !
Il L II.