Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-04-18

approaching certain but which would give him b
serious trouble if he continued The quotation As
he ]: opposed to our separating sentence from i,
Mr.. Cay's speech we will for his and your read a
crs' benefit continue the quotation from where he r
len of.
wherever" CONTINUE, Mr. Cay) it is safe and $
practicable, desire,o see every potion Of the
human family in the enjoyment OF it, But 5
PREFER The liberty of my o,cn people; and the
liberty ofmy owu race to that of any other race.
The liberty of the descendants of Africa, in the
United States is incompatible with the safety and
liberty of the European descendants Their slave
ry forms an excep,ion-an exception resulting
from state and memorable necessity"
The words have emphasized probably refer to
the sentiments of Mr. Clay, contained in a speech
Of his in 1919, as follows
elf gentlemen will not allow us to have black |
slaves, they must let us have WHITE ones; for zee
cannot cut our frc.,oood and black our shoes, and
hare our ciUes and daughters acork in the hitch
en-"
The true meaning Of both the above paragraphs
taken in connection seems to be this MIR Clay
says, 1--WE must hare slaves even though they are
white, but we prefer the liberty Of our own people
to that of any other-therefore the liberty of the
black race is Incompatible with the liberty of the
white" That Mr.. Clay used the above language
think there can be no doubt for Mr. Rich our
former Representative in Congress from this Dis.
trict, afterwards quoted the same language in
speech in the House as coming from Mr. Clay
which was not contradlcted.
I, But, sir, inasmuch as your correspondent was
J. so unfortunate as to allude to sentiments of Mr.
Clay proving directly the reverse from what he
intended they should prove l will try and assist
him little in giving TO the public, for the benefit
of Mr. Clay and his friends the only anslavcry
sentiment have ever known 10 fall from his lips
, since he was boy. think phanthropic spell
. must have seized Upon him at the time, which he
! could not easily shake of. The mighty workings
of truth and conscience cannot always be repress'
q cd even by stakeholder Therefore, we find his
: unknopn biographer represent him as saying
&c a, colonization meeting in 1927 that he wished
G to eradicate this deepest stain, this foul blo
,e slavery upon the character of our country
Is What a comment is this upon the knopn conduc
y of Henry Clay who holds 60 Of his fellow beings
- in slavery denying application, in their behalf fo
- deliverance
:, Suppose for illustration, an ihveterate drunkar
~ rises.up, at Temperance anniversary, and deliver
~ himself ofthe following speech. 81 am in favor
" eradica,ing this deepest stan this foul blot (nter
- perancc) upon the character of our country
70 notorious Duelst rises up and tells you he is or
e posed to this "fom Hot' this "DEErEsr STAIN
IT, (Duolling) and wishes TO 'rcmove all caus
y ofreproach" The highway robber the gamble
TO- proiane and the Sabbath breaker, solemn
IL " declares their utter abhorance ofthe"deep stain
Oh resting on their particular sins But what do a
zee these eloquent and heart string appeals amount
&C. "The slave-hoder"to use the language Of al
other of prominent in the Voice OF the 81 Marcel
'"' sis slave holder still" That Robber is Robbie
OF sill. The Ducls is duelist still TheGambler,tf
a' proane swcarcr and the Sabbathbreaker still co,
III, tnue to gamble,and break the Sabbath. And mu
.' an honest moral people, yea whole party be 7
"s :, CURED to vote for man who is guilty OF all {
% nny Of these sins ecause that man happens 10 tie
o'' YOU that he wishes 10 "eradcate these foul blo
l.. while, at the same time, he is hugging them ill
~" vipcrs 10 his very bosom? Let the united voice
W. an indignant community in the name OF jnstice,
70 christianity, Of Humanity and of LIBERTY answ
'l' NO. 49,.
'"' About forty years ago says 'An Abolltioni
:" "Mr. Clay in the Legislature of his own Sta
."s proposed plan of gradual emancipation" N
bs Clay was then boy 90 years of age and was n
tho a member oflhe Legislature Listen TO his oN
nd nccoun, Of this matter in 1889 at the age of co
for wards,
esi. "Forty years ago. Mr.. Clay says "thc gu
90 ton was agitated in the state OF Kentucky, OF
gradual emancipation Of the slaves within its Ii
o"' Ms BY gradual emancipation, mean that 81
lore but safe an cautious liberation Of slaves which
ords first adopted in Pennsylvania at the instance
r 10 DR.. Franklin in $780, and according 10 VIII
are the generation of beings were TO remain in sla
,uv ~, but all their offspring born after specii
q. day were TO be free at the age Of trenty eight
a., Again he says,-aIf had been a citizen Of PEI
n"ai sylvania when Franklin's plan was adopted
should have voted for it, because by no posslbi
the could the black race ever acquire an ascender
por in that State But,if rave been hen,or were n
iself a citizen of any ofihe planting States--the Sol
,o.. ern or Southwestern StatesI should hare 0ppc
49, and ttould continue 10 oppose, any scheme WI
!n's EVER Of emancipation, GRADUAL OR INN
'hs date
'"o But Mr.. Clay has since entirely changed
u tue II :. -, o,oosad eren In 0r0duoJ m