The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-08-28
HENRY CLAY
AT HOME.

Alter wandering so long in the desert, and
| inhaling the deadly miasma of Loco-Foco
abuse and ribaldry bestowed upon Mr.. Clay,
the public have at length arrived at beauti-
ful oasis in relation to his real character at
home, which even Loco-Foco ISLANDERS can
not gainsay. However, in his youth Mr.. Clay
might have INDUCED in the fashionable follies
THE day, but never to any more than ordi
nary extent, yet we never have believed that
for 20 years past he could be justly reproach-
ed as moral man, and good citizen, as
kind and benevolent in all his social relations,
and as friend aud neighbor beloved and
adored BY the whole community around him.
And yet no man living has ever been subject
ed to such systematic attempt to ruin his
character by the propagation of the most de-
liberate and groundless calumnies, the mos,
low bred and brutal scurriIliiy and rancorous
personal abuse as Mr.. Clay. Base and I'M
priucip!ed Loco-Focoism, beaten on every
issue upon important measures of public pol
icy, has been driven to this base and scandal
Gus expedient 10 secure success. But it will
never succeed. The moral sense Of commu-
nifty is shocked. The infamous calumnies
will be refuted, and the assassin projectors Of
tn malignant scheme of prescribing the most
illustrious citizen of the republic, with the !
party to which they belong will be stamped |
with double brand of public execration, and
we trust consigned to oblivion.
In confirmation of what we have said, will
our readers peruse the following articles :
which explain their own meaning and purpo-
ses, and show how inpotent are all the as
sualts Of malice and Islander when directed
against one whose immediate neighbors bear
such explicit testimony TO his W orth and pri-
vate virtues.
From the Netcark Daily Advertiser.
MR.. CLAWS PRIVATE CHARACTER.
1t is in the last degree humiliating 10 be con-
strained to believe that there can exist any
where, in a country that has been for near
half century so adorned and blessed with
his services, necessity for recognizing the
vile calumnies on such man as Henry CLAW,
which so continually defe the columns of a
degenerate press. But there are those, it
would seem, who reflect so little as not to
ieel that such base abuse Of one who has
been so trusted, honored and admired by a
ons succession Of the first and best men in
he Republic, who has become so ilustrious
BY his unequaled services in the most con-
'picuous stations in the world. for near forty
Years the observed of all observers--must
'e the mere SLAYER ofpersonal or party malice.
To satisfy some such gentleman of this
;Ity, our friend, DR.. J. G. Goble, being the
secretary of Clay Club,
bought proper to write to the Rev. DR.. Bas-
:om, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
tho resides near MIR. Clay, and who is the
President of the Transylvanian (
University, at Lexington, Ky. The letter
vas not written with any view to publication.
'ut Mr.. Bascom's prompt reply was so
rect, full, and satisfactory, that Mr.. Goble
vas constrained by the advice ola number Of
'olltical friends TO ask permission that II
night be given to the public.
NEWARK, July 9th, Is44.
REV. DR.. BAscoM,
PRECEDENT ofthe Pennsylvania University.
Rev. and Dear Sir,-You will. trust. mar c
on the liberty take in writing to Won. r
hen l state that my objects is to ascer- .
IN from you some testimony concerning
he private character of Hon. Henry CLAW. v
do this at the solicitation Of many consci c