The North-Carolina standard., 1844-10-09
Mr.. GEORGE E. BADGER.

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In 1928 Mr.. Badger, Ooer the signature Of Col
+ William Polk, wrote the following: >....
i "Thus, then as we conceive, it sufficiently ap
pears that Jackson, the man of the people, was,
the last election, defeated not upon any consicera
tions of comparative merit between Mr.. Adam.
and himself I# but in order that MIR. CLAY nigh
be Secretary of State and heir apparent to. tn,
! Presdency."=S -.. -, &
! Again, in the same address MIR. Badger said l.,
!" You have seen The Secretary of State, Mr.
| Clay, challenging to mortal combat member o.
Congress for daring in his place the floor Of the
Senate, 10 examine with freedom, and expose wilt
boldness, the conduct of the Secretary" ~. p.
The Constitution Of the United States declares
that no member of Congress shall be called to ac
count for words spoken in debate; MIR. Clay had
sworn to support that Constitution; and here
therefore, MIR. Badger charges Mr. Clay with hav
ing violated his OATH
But this is not all Hear Mr.. Badger still fur
ther: .
"You have seen the same officer, Mr.. CLAY, for
getful of what belongs to his high station, assume
the character Of travelling speech-maker, and
harangue public gatherings in Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia and Kentucky, boasling of his intrepidity and
his virtue, and ~ discharging his malignily To-
wards Gen. Jackson, sometimes in gross abuse
and sometimes IN lMPIOUS APPEALS TO
| HEAVEN."&
1t is shrcwedly suspected-indeed it has been
charged and never denied-that Mr. Badger did
all this, and more too in 1928 "under the expec-
tation Of being made" Attorney General of the
United States by General Jackson but not sue
ceedng as we'll with Old Hickory (who doubtless
kns'0 him well enough by hcarsoy) as Mr., Clay
did with MIR. Adams, he fell back into his old
tracks and became again what he was in 1912,
when he opposed the war-a bitter and malignant
federalist Down to 1886 he was comparatively
SILENT but in that campaign he took sides with the
While party, and urged his election upon a
ground which he now pronounces can insult
to our people" In l84O he took his stand be-
hind Messrs Manly, Bryan, Miller, Lemay, and
others; and what he wrote they agreed to- Now
in 1914, he is skulking behind Mr. Richard Hines,
and endeGuoring lin the hope of elevating this same
Henry Clay 10 power) to 1Iaekem the characters
Of men of the same blood qoith him ooer aAose
signature he aorOte in 1921 -. ->
Wings of North Carolina, 6ekold your leader {
Mr.. Clay on the Assumption of the State
De6ts..
There is one passage in the late letter of Mr.
Clay, published in another column, which de-
serves particular attention 1t is this: =
"In a speech which addressed to the Senate
of the United States more than three years ago: II
ayowed my opposition for the reasons there stated
10 the assumption, by the General Government, of
the debts Of the oeVeral States.' +
= Now what are the facts? Thespeech to which
Mr.. Clay refers was made upon the Pre-emption
Bill, and may be found nthe last volume of Greely
& McElrath. In that speech he expressly avows
himself in favor of paying the debts of the States
by distributing moneys for that purpose from the
Federal Treasury, and yet he says he is opposed T
to assuming these debtsf What contemplate
quibbhngE Joseph tells John that he has no idea
of assuring his debts--that is he will not make /
himself responsible for them-he will only do [
bin 1he very small favor of paying themE
But this is not all. Read the following extract {
fornzthe same speech of Henry Clay, and then
Judge for yourselves whether he is in favor Of or
opposedto an assumption of the State Debts
I" And here let me say, that, looking to the patri
otic object of these State debts, and the efcum-l
stances under which they were contracted, 1 saw
With astonished and indig'tant feeIings.a Reso-
ution submitted to the SenateEatthe last session.
teclaring that the General Government qoould
aot, assume the payment of them A MORE!
WICKED, MALIGNANT, 5DANTON-LiKEf
VAS NEVER OFFERED
70 THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY De-
ASSEMBLY.;' =,
We dare the Federal leaders to dcny the above
~.
3 ~ We understand the late Coon Mass Meet
ng at Lexington, in this State was decided fail
ire. The crowd was addressed by Gen Docke-
y, of Richmond, and Mr.. Shepperd, of Stokes
put there was no enthusiasm. Coonery is rapid
y declining in North Carolina, as well as in 9th,
sr portions of the Union. The people are digging
IS grave, and it wilt be laid out and buried in
November. -,
~ Mr. William H. Watson, of Johnston, has
been appointed one of the Assistant Electors in
hat District to supply the place of Ruffin w.
Fomlinson, Esq. deceased. Mr. Watson is an ex-
ellent popular speaker, and we are glad TO learn
hat he intends to take the stump and keep IT. up L
The termination OF the present campaign It