The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-04-18

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The reader will see from Mr.. Claws
letter on the first page, thai h. mas per-
formed noble dct-has 50 far as their
freedom is concerned, doue 10 his tor.er
slaves, as he would have wished .htnl to
DO 10 him. viz: given them their tte,dom
| This acL is certainly con.meodaUIe ahd
his defining his position ,ealve 10 his
support of Henry Clay, is open-p,a,u,
and he is TO be commended for That. al.
though he may have erred ever So lAuci,,
| in his decision. For, he'd he, like mo y
other men, kept his determination see,es
there would not have beru 81 go.o ao
opportunity for others TO show nnn hi,er
FOR, as there now is. And i preuic. that
some writer vii! show CascIus NJ. Clay
his inconsistency in so clear light that
he will not give his vote for Henry Clay
at the next Presidential election
Look for moment at the position c..
M. Clay has taken. He lays down the
prlnc'pI e that the holding OF slaves vio-
laies 'the on two principles upon which
either Christianity or Republicanism can
stand the Test of philosophical scrutiny
for a single moment" He implied all
this IN his speech delivered on the sob
December last, on the question Of annex
ing Texas 10 the United States; AMI his
sacrifice in the eye of Kentucky law, Of
$4,000, in giving his slaves their t ee.
dom, goes to show that his ud cement aud
conscience both told him human freedom
was above all The Bank and Tariff ques-
lions of this country, and should fist be
attended 10. Bat Mr.. Clay says, at does
not become me, who have so lately ceased
TO be- Shareholder myself, to condemn
him." Il. e. Henry Clay. His very act
OF emancipatng his slaves. is a loud ard
strong condemnation of Henry CIay's
slaveholdlng, and | think this speaks loud
er than words. But wha. does this
mean2 sit is not my province to defend
Mr.. Clay: this he is abundantIy able u
himself" while he says: Cyrus, Themis-
ocles, Plato, Cato, Arislides, Demosthe.
mes, Cincinnalus and Cicero sacrificed 10
base, heather gods-yet no man, because
hey knew not the true God, will say that
hey were no! great, good, and patriotic
men," Are not these things said in de-
ense OF Henry Clay? II they ale not,
an see no meaning to them. But if they
Ire brought in such defense, can Cassius
W. Clay suppose the cases parallel =? Is
henry Clay as ignorant of the principles
f slavery, MS were Cyrus, Themsocles,
&c. of the true God? Can it be possible
hat Cassius M. Gay will, for moment,
dmit that the people of the Northern
'tates consider Henry Clay so aeno1aat
I this matter, when they qole his speech.
S from 1897 10 the present time 10 prove
lat he understands The whole matter, and
opposed 10 sIavery2 Mr., C!uy's quo
tion from MacauIay's review OF the life
Francis Bacon, TO show that a good
lea for wieksdness in an imdir,dua5 who
yes where the community practice
rone, may properly be brought, is so
laringl y inconsistent, that lie must soon
'e and acknowledge it,
Cassius NJ. Clay is not the man to de-
are to the world in favor OF the Chr.s-
an religion, which he virtually ADMITS,
applied, would Cut up sIave'y, ront and
'anch, and at the sane breath paliaie
aveholding in Henry Clay, because
he whole Christian Cnurch OF all de-
the only proie ssed teach
$ of morals among the people Got Ken
cky) are also Shareholders. lie will
on see that such fimsy reasoning will
1t stand the test Of true christianity;
either will it prove such reasoning as
e will wish to hear echoing back upon
n one year hence. And if Slavehold.
! is such crime as G. M. Clay adj
is 1t to be, and if the churches ofKen-