Litchfield enquirer., 1844-08-22
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inst. owe it to- truth, virtue and the claims of society, without any reference to the political strifes oflthe day. to say, have been in intimate and con6dential intercourse with the Hon. Henry Clay both in public and private life, for more than twenty years, and know the charges enumerated in your letter against the private character of MT. Clay, to be utterly and basely false. Mr. Clay as is known to the whole nation, offers no claims to christian pie.y, in the parlance of our churches, but in view of the ordinary accredited principles of good moral character, no charge can be, brought against him, without violating the obligations of truth. and sound justice. To each interrogative charge, therefore, contained in your letter, and reaching me in the shape of question, I return for answer that regard one and all of them as shamefilly unjust, because not true in whole in part. Very respectfully.
 yQur ob't servant,
 Da..J. G. Gos1E, H.B BASCoM.
 Dr. Goble subsequently,, wrote again to Mr. Bas. com. asking permission to publish this reply, which permission, under date of August ', was freely given.
 ..' 9HesevyR Roy."-A correspondent ofthe Nash. vile Republican Banner, tells good stoSy in the shape of a dialogue. which taok place few nights since at. .1susselviile, fenn, hetweenaJim .a Whig at<he present time, ,aadmsmhsr of tn" Clay Inviacibtss,'. and John - a Locofoco.
 Loco-".J Jim, I'm mighty glad to see your mili- tary parades. It does me good"
 Whig-"Why se, John2 What PartiowlGr inc terest'do you take init!"
 self; only that it is doing good for osw. party"
 Whig-" And pray John, what good is it work ing for yOssr party do tel"
 Loco-i Why-because its making good many changes from WAigg~y to Densocracy"'
 Whig-"A good nsany-eh!'
 Loco--" Yes-G great many are turning" oNr Whig-"pr'y '0hn' do tsl1ne 0ne' just single
 Loco-[Looking confused. scratching his head, grinning and feeling ugly]-"o! it is not worth while !!!'
 Whig-"Well, John, if you can't tell of sin. gle change, yourself. think must do it for you. Thus ,A-and B and c and D and F have changed whiss and members of this, company! And. can tell another, I'm certain, fer an the Uery boy '
 The .Locofoces of Massachusetts held State Convention at Worcester on Wednesday and nomi- mated George Bancroft of Boston fer Governor, and H. H. Childs of Pitts6eld, for Lieutenant Governor. They also nominated ticketfor Presidential Elec- tprs.
 Simeon Butcher, an aged and respectable citizen 06 Gaines, Orleans Co. announces in letter to the Orleans s&seRublican that heshall vote m favor of Clay and against Polk solely on the Texas question. He says, ws
 "As to myself, am an old Je6eyson;an demo- csat | voted for electors to elect Thomas Jeder- son, and have supported the same principles, and voted with what was considered the democratic party eves since AS soon as read the proceed. sngs of. the Baltimore Convention, determined that would not vote for Polk and Dallas; and all that have read since goes to satisfy me that was wsSv ktnakA II AF sed to United States Bank, but like my neighbor Cabbitt, 1" will go for Clay. great Bank and all, if needs must be. rather than to go for Polk and TexaB." ir- i