The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-24
THE CLAY AND POLK TESTIMONIALS
THE PARTY PRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
ITS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND IMMORTALITY


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[From the Burlington True Democrat
HENRr Claws Moral FITNESS FOR THE PRr.DENcr,
IEsIED ny THE DEcALooUE Respectfully dedicated to
all the deceAcy all the morality all the religion party)
I 81 am the Lord thy God !, thou shalt not have
been the living God His God mammon whose temple
s the United States Bank Since 1911 his life has been
whom he las been known to pay his vows.
, Thou shalt not make thy self uny craven image
them."-Mr Clay has done more than any other man
living to encourage the oatry OF monied Corporations
s a TO il Sss
He the representative of the wing gambling blackegs
who in the language Of Jefferson now look to single
and splendid government Of aristocracy founded
banking institutions and monied corporations under the
guise and cloak Of their favored branches of manuiac
lures, commerce and navigation, riding and ruling
the plundered ploughmen and beggard yeomanry."
Thou shalt not take the Of the Lord thy God
in vain."-" Go home, Cd dim you where you be.
nessee, Feb g. 1885, when the latter Speaker of
House OF Representative and by his manly frmness
prevented the passage Of odious which Clay
had lett his seat in the Senate for the purpose Of driving
through by his presence
Orleans siecson Psrsdng the streets with drums and
Louisville the Sabbath arrived in New Orleans on
the Sabbath left ON the Sabbath, and arrived at Mobile
g. "Thon shalt not kill He has twice attempted to
commit murder, and finally succeeded in imbruing his
hands in the blood Of the lamened Ciley. To kill in
avowed champion Of the laws of honor" He is now
under 5000 bonds to keep the peace.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery
The history Of Mr. Clay debaucheres and midnight re-
velries in Washington Is too shocking too disgusting to
8. Thou shslt bear false wtness'-Mr Clay SO.
emny swore to support the constitution Of the United
states yet his first act told by his bogra
pher, violation Of his OATH He entered the Senate
Of the United States when he was only
no man shall be member Of hat body before he thirty
In sa when he became Secretary OF State he also took
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~, Henry clay do solemny swear that will support
the Constitution of the United States help me csodn
Yet in violation Of the constitution which provides that
no man shall be called TO account for ds spoken in
either House Of Congress in debate he challenged and
attempted to murder John Randolph who Indignantly
fused TO take his craven life when III his power
10. Thou shall not covet thy neighbours goodsn-
What sense Of honor possess the who will rise
gambling table with $40 900 Of his neghbors mo-
ney taken in nights sitting That Henry
Clay Is notorious that he is INSCRIPTIONS gambler
Not for the mere excitement Of the game-not for the
amusement does he frequent the cardabebut because
he covets his neighbours goods.
The above facts will seem exaggerated they almost
surpass belief and yet they are literally Facts We cha
Ienge contradiction. We dare any Wing to deny them
They compose succinct biography OF the man who pre-
e Re be 70 s nc s
Preicner OF the OF God the Sabbath breaker the
fallen in the struggle tor the bery
thus endangered 1t will not, it cannot be! SO dire
calamity we pray may never visit the American people,
from the Eastern Argns1
Claws QUALITIEs-A Christian, who has three four
times shown his bravery by attempting to take away the
life of his fellow.men in duel.
Statesman who 10 for high protective tariff in the
north for horizontal tariff in the middle States and free
trade in the south.
any other in his State and who the age Of
ty years, is under bonds to keep the peace.
determined to turn his fellow men into white ones
ARepublican, whose wife and daughters are toe good
Democrat who. by base coalition cheated General
Jackson out Of his election in 1925.
Politician who jons each end every faction, howev
discordant their sentiments and secretly pledges him
SELF to each to carry on its designs.
Gentleman, who says to the Speaker Of Congress
(Col Polk, go home, Cd d-nyou, go home where
you belong"
From the Kentucky Gazettej
A GAMBLER.-His whole history in this country is
sation about him is almost invariably inerminged with
sporting anecdotes Of his past life
From the Albany Atlas
CLAY AND RANDoLPHs DuEL.-We recently read in his
biography written by his friend Mr. Prentiss eabo
rate excuse for his having missed John Randolph whom
when member Of Congress- he, then Secretary Of State
had challenged d1elfor words spoken in debate II
plead in behalf Of Mr. Clays Workmanship, that the
gaunt form Of the vrgnan was SO concealed in the am
bullets hro gh his robes oil Sides pierced the
spot where he should have BEEN was impossible for him
10 hit the meagre kernel within.
From the Portland Daily Americana
THE MAN BLooD-A SHORT BIoehArHr--A western
paper gives the following truthful sketch
Henry Clay was born in l77.
In 1905 he had quarrel with Col Davis, of Kentucky
and duel only prevented by the active interference
Of friends.
In 1885, he challenged Humphrey Marshall of the Ken
lucky Legislature. They met; three shots
changed, and both parties slightly wounded before
the quarrel was settled
In 1926 he challenged John Randolph the purest
statesme the country While he aimed bull
let at the heart OF Randolph that great dschar led
his pistol into the air This was twice repeated
In 1885, he assisted in planning the murder Of Jonathan
Ciey, oil Maine. He ceunselled with Graves, urged
the duel and actually penned the challenge with his
hand. Cilley fell and II Is said his young wife died in
mad house, and his two children are lett destitute or
phans
In 1871, he nsulted Mr. King, of Alabama challenge
passed. tho police Of ashngton city nteriered and he
was compelled to give $40 600 bonds to keep the peace
or 90 to jail This bond has not yet expired
But the wing leaders say these duels fought
when Mr. Clay was young, in tscreet and hot blooded
Let look at that q moment.
He was born in l777.