Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-06-06
H5The Editor of the Gazette expecting to be
absent from his post for several weeks, has COM
mit,ed the editorial charge of the paper to JAMES
E. STEWART, ESQ. May 8.
Mr.. CLAY AND THE WHITE.SLA-
VERY ISLANDER.
"The SANDERS Of the venal train
Assail thy honest name in vain;
For thou art still, as thou hast been,
The hope of free and patriot men,"


The hope of free and patriot men,
We lay before readers in another column a
letter from Mr.. Clay TO the Hon John White in
which it will be perceived he brands with false
hood the infamous IVhie-Slavery SANDER got up
by the Loco Focos to prejudice him with the Peo-
pie. Mr. Clay has borne with patience for years
the lies, SANDERS and lbels of the Loco Focos, and
because he has been patient and scorned to notice
their vile and malignant attacks, the towards and
braggarts of the land have become emboldensd
with IMMUNITY, and reIoubling their exertions
to vituperate and villify him. His friends have
called his attention this state of things, and be
is meeting them like man. His friends have suf-
fered these lies and sandsrs too long to remain
uncontradicted and themselves and their cause to
be TOO long abused by them. We sincerely depre-
cate the use Of harsh language, and it is melancho-
y that the state of things, and the course pursued
towards Mr. Clay by the Loco Focos renders it
necessary to meet the vile ISLANDERS ndustriousy
circulated against him with the strongest language,
and the most unqualified terms. Under no other
circumstances would we use such language, or adj
init such articles TO our columns But if men will
put forward unblushng lies and SANDERS, and at
tempt by their means to grasp the reins Of power,
and to blacken aud defsme the character of one
whose whole long and eventual life has been devo-
ted to ,he cause of his Country, the cause of the
Constitution, and the rights of man, we, for one,
say D." cry aloud aud spare not" With truth for
our guide, and the records Of the Country prove
our positions, shall, learessly and inaependant'
y, without favor or affection, as far as our humble
abilities will permit, expose and nail to the wall
every base lie which may be forged in the fiery fur
mace of Loco Foco malignty. This White-Slave-
ry story taking its first origin in of the vilest
Abolition pIin;s in this country, the " New York
Emaneip ator," whose Editor Mr.. Joshua Lea
witt, is one of the hottest Loco Focos "North Of
Mason and Dixon's Line" soon found its way into
the Loco Foco political journals, where it has been
indusrrously used and circulated TO the injury of
Mr.. Clay among the People.
OF much importance did they consider it that
they have thought proper to get "a Congressional
certificate ofthe feet, and q eommttee OF choice
worthless among the Loco Focos of Congress have
come forward with il. This precious document
now stares US IN the race from every Loco + oco
journal we open, and the Ohio Statesman and Al
bany Argus perceive are perfectly horrifed.-
Now let us for one moment examine the "Certi6-
cate" OF these lying ambassadors" for remem-
Der it is to this certificate and letter from the
notorious Congressional bully, Mr.. John B. We'll
Ter, of Ohio, that Mr.. Clay in his letter replies
Now what do these Congressman certify tot That
they hud in the National lntelligencer of July LIST,
1920, a note appended to the tail of speech de-
livered 10y Mr.. Rich, of Vermont, against the adj
mission of Missouri into the Union as a Slave
Stale in which note Mr. Rich says
"When this subject was under consideration at
the last session, the honorable speaker lMr, Clay)
remarked TO the following efect-'lf gentlemen
will not allow us to have black slaves, they must
let US have white ones for csnno, cut our fire.
wood and black shoes and have our wives and
daughters work in the Kitchen"
This certificate 10 signed BY Ave members Of
1 Congress from the nonrS iapeholding States, and
what mig hty offence does it prove against Mr. CLAY
that the indignant patriots (! of the land should
riss up in such terrible Judgment against him.
Th. epormous injury, and this horrible indgnity
of Mr.. Clsy's to the rorking-men of his country
has so bruised and broken the hearts ofthe People
loving Democracy who ere daily striving with their