Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-01
me SU:n.er!and Esoad--.H. Ciay and
o. rs Smith

NDdt 1T erecting : minority o. Dcinlcrat!c congress
men IN 1880, and . Jorce them BY grinding oppres-
son 20 give a strong wh.g vote in $50. lie wa,
>ucces-ful to ar uuf. rtunatc decree. Our peorlc lad
been huinbugged and misled b. tie Wing managers.
and had gone into an extensive system f public
works, which was then On The point of breaking
down. They had not only incurred immense public
~bnT'hens' but stimulated by tic PAPER money vhig
credit system, Lad gone hoadlong INTO personal OK
travagance and spoculation. Wei did Clay know
tins, and all the circumstances connected herewith.
Well did he know that tie refusal Of an appropr.a-
ton carly in $50, would b. tie refusal Ct what would
have been an immense roig t. a large portion If tic
a;aie- HAT was the very and lie true reason Of his
rJusof' lie wished to grind tie people TO tie dust
and then turn about and hypocrit.cally Charge their
mi.f riunes TO Mr. Van Iurcn. If they should not
be deindcd by such a Iretcnce. lie would At least en-
Joy the vindictive satisfsction f f@uaistiag them not
only fer having been, hat FIR being stu democratic.
Wei, al 20. do our Wing leaders know that Clay
was octuatcd by tie atrocious motives. which We have
spacc only thus barely 70 alluic To-. Put still do they
ncvcrthcless support their IDOL. and cndeavor t. move
heaven and Garth to secure lis elevation to the Prcsi-
dency, FOR tie sake Of tie Offices with which lie may
reward them. This We uow proceed to yrore.
We have heretofore ALLEGED rel caiealy to Clay's
speech against tie road IN lsiO. We should have
republishol It before this, and should do so now. but
for want Of space. Il is les necessary however. rs
the ''Iliflc," a few wcels NO. copied an article from
tic "NIil-Bg," giving all the strong points Of Claws
argument aoainst the road, and defending and Justify
ing them. TIE Wigs, at least, have # course noted
the argument and tie attempted Justification. We
have no doubt tacy are satisfied with tie correctness
Of Gays course and We have still less doubt that
they would, manT Of them, vote for Clay whether
they were satisfied with his cour.e or not. Man
worshippcrs. and dcy who prefer men to measures
or principles, could not be expected to % Otherwise.
They shall n ID 50, however, without seeing the
complete fllacy Of Gays arguments and prctences
fully exposed b. q witness whom they viii not desire
to impcach.
Stand firth, OLIVER II. SMITH, and tell your
party. whom You are now striving 50 strongly to
transfer to Nr. Clay, Ike a gang Of slaves-.tand
forth and tel item what gar thought and said Of
Clay's p~rciences again + tie Cumberland Road. when
you were both in tie Senate. and tic matter fresh be-
fore you.
We find Hat in tie Senate of tic l.. States. on the
81 day Of Afrl, Si0-Sec Congressional Globe
that the '.iil for tie continuation of the Cumberland
road was taken NJ, the question beng en- tic cngross-
mont Of tie BILL Mr.. : atlard, a strong friend Of
Clay. addressel the Senate AT LENGTH in opposition T.
tie BIZ, and Air. CLAY himself followed up tie attack.
@. III. Smith replied, and here i his reply a reported
in the Globe. See how he utterly demolished Tie
flimsey h%urnbugs and hollow-hcarted prctences of tie
hcutpcly Dictaior We wonder he had tie corr
cge thus TO expose Lis Idol,
Mr.. Smitlc If Indiana fllawcd in reply to NIessrs.
Soutiard. and Clay Of Kentucky. lie examined the
several positions assumed by these gentlemen. and
argued To show tier unsoundncsS. They had pre-
tended To oppose lis present prosecution. on the ground
that the country wa in debt ubic the journals wond
sho'r that these e~fafh,aca hui rocd for much burger
agproprifiio7S jar this rotd. rlea TIE Rq1caa dbf
roS TN times crcG!er ihoa az present. They oppose it
now when We have a debt of five millions If Trcasu-
ry notes. and yc. iiicy voted for llrecr appropriations
for the road when We had a NATIONAL deb # ffy mil
Inns OF dollars. The Senator from Kentucky Cfr.
Cl1y) had stated that a he had voted against the
Treasury Note Bill. he fit il would not lee rioht in
him 10 vote FIR Il bill which would draw SO muci, mon
e. from tie Treasury. But the Senator is well aware
that the till was passed that TIE Trctrury has hem
Si piled Tjtb mans. which if not cxpendcl on this
road. viii be expended on other objects in which tic
people of flc west have No interest. But the Sea,-
tors from Kentucky Mr.. CLAW and New Jersey Islr.
S,uiiard have given u> another reas on for vutnr
against this bin: that i las not been recommended
By the Administration. This i a strange argument
coming from that quarter. Whom did TIM btgia 10
t9he TIE rscomneafz tiosS # he administration rs the
guide for het, cogdarfi lie fit that he was n mach
disposed Is either of those gentlemen t. take the Ad-
minlstraton for Is guide, but he would not rcrnit
tic recommendation If this Adm. n:stration. ere f am
other TO influence iIa 70 give q vote which his i-dr-
mont and conscience tod him wa wronc. Tie Pre-
s.dent had recommended the Sub-Treasury bn. Had
either of those gentlemen been Influenced b. tbs re-
commentator Did they vote for it! come here.
said Ar. :. to represent 4 sovereign and independcn;
SAFE and ut to represent this Adm niStratI8n: and
what ! feel that my duty TO my State and my country
commands n 10 Do. that VIII do. utterly REGARDLESS
whether tie Administration points 10 the riyht or To
the left. VI fc erery other appropriation Of the COR
e'Hntf7t IS SFHlortd. Us 0'oac Is singled oHt rs an
oJcct Of affgci. While millions are expended mon
your seahaarl. this small appropriation for tie favor
lie measure ot the west Is - b. denied. H. had en-
p.cisd that y tbs great measure lrgS 10 rerefr Ire Ia
tel bor. Il woaf go doCa by he hands Of is enemies.
aad net by The hr.ds q as F~refcssed Jriea9S.'
There Is the testimony, in black and white. from a
friend. we III 'ght almost say a worslippcr of Clay.
lie testiie> that the Road appropriation fell by the
voice If Clay, FIR tie vote was 30 close that his voice
would have saved il. Let Us hear no more then, about
he sufficient and good reasons Of Clay for destroy
inc this road. But Let tho-e who are determined to
support their Idol through thick ans thin, do what he
VIII, at least have the courage to say - boldly, ard
thus glory n tieir oen SHINE,
Ebony and Topaz.
Tie following paragraph which appeared in tic n.
ork Evangelist Of March -, l-.si, shows the an
tagon>t and contradictory character Of the wing
nominees for President and Wee President. 1t Is
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