The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-07-18

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MR. CLAY AND MS REsILERs.
Tl.ere u no fssmpis, - ths Esrof1s Of
fs'rsruoa aLS eslUnhy. 81 such ptrseseT
ing. r4neatous snd assi'gu.as stssrks. as'
those witch iase bssa sonsasnty' sasci-
ed iossrds Nc. Gay. dusiae he lot
iweniy yesrs. They srwe sui Of he fsel
that Le did sai drem II his duty ! sriing
GnheI hp"n he osn judgment. a. 10 eah-
isH NIFTY wHh he isLss Il his eensl an
enls uLoo he represented On ihs llausr ol
R.prsstnlsuvss, 20 esst tete ior ten.
Jarksnn 10 President af tie Unilsd sisles.
llisssssllsn.s. inslsdIng Ihe General hiu-
ssf. termresolsed b. persisi IN these a.
isrks, dsHng he Gstessi'sifr- Nor are
they confined % his pubic character and
rondocs: bot. with 6endI b spirl, satrll-
re aud pursuing Lie. wherever he eoes.
N re''sement and m private and social In-
Irrroarse. lns uneSa,c, d expressions. his
habits. aud al hns movements ste seized
Tor PURPOSES of misrepresentation and
mslesolsAl abuse. It's mot how our in-
irniInn 20 deal ~llh The revived ealamny
u bsrgair. &c. "a often DENIED. d,sprss-
I'd and irusrhsnily rriutd. ewould
ss soon hsndle = pauid carcass. During
the csnyass 10 Tennessee. last year. Ne.
Polk. on several occasions. attempted 10
use that si.ls charge; but q wss met, and
rerelled with such indignant sp,Ii,. by his
sble. slnqusn, and inuer I'D compeiiior Go
vernon Joues) that he was ennrely silsnc-
ed. aud We hardly imagine aill ever again
attempt To propagate sueh calauny 10
the gsllsn. and patriotic sats Of 'rennes.
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| But our present object relates 10 Mr.
cLAy's pt,vsie conduct and character, %
iadecshsiy attempted by his enemrs :" b
exposed 10 shr & ne a The world. Being
his neigLbor. having kno.n him sll ouI
hives. and having received from those uho
: are older tkan we are, full informs,ior
about him, prior 70 the COMMENCEMENT
our own Knowledge Of him. we esn spell
, Of him, IS witnesses ho know, and br
, liese The truth uf ina, to which they ties
iify. - .s@ .+s &Et
Fcriy-one years ago. Ms. Clay. with
out has knnwledge. MAS brought forward
by his friends, ana Elected 10 the Geoe-
Isl Assembly Of X, n,ucky. From tina
day to this, there is no Office Of trust or no
, nor, within the gift Of the people Of Lex
inRton or Fay et,e county, that they woul'
no. have readily bestowed on him, i
! he 6sired il. Aud alter he becsm
/, known, ss he did t. the whole Sac b,
, his professional iamr, and bis services d
the Legislature, there is no office, q, tbl
disposal Of either the people or the Legis
lsture of Ken'ucky. whieh be nigh
have sought. tina, world M, bsse beeI
readily conferred on HIN. lie never los
. popular election " hen he Was csndl
date. The srachmeRt of The people O
Kentucky TO Mr. Clay has mo-, been on
lof cold. personal re.pec,, or mere admins
ton Of his talents; but i, has besu vain
cuns,snt and enthusiastic. They hay
borne towards him the affection Of sfrien'
: and brother and father. AZ
e Fhereis no,s more moral and enliehtsn
;, Ell community in the world, TO the extent, q
: The population. than that OF the city y
e Lexlngtona aud Faye,,e county. Isnpos
= si6lelo brlreys that MIR. Clay, il he wer
= the TN moral. d,ssolu,e, aud debauched cha
: rscter which his bitter aud malignant enc
mics represented him. could have live
$ ~ the mids, Of such q COMMUNITY. 70
b nearly fifty years, and enjoyed through
Z. out that N bole time. in an unexanple
e degree. its constant friendship aud conf
l dence? This confidence mas been de-
e, played in every variety OF form. No ma
{ has ever been more attentive and punc.u
al IN his private engagements than Mt
q Cay. He has suffered. sometimes. a
: Others have suffered. by responssb'I'ie
e for his friends. lie is not rich; his pub
TIC sttStSc It's ptcNchscu Tvs uSSou"
o wealthy; bot no man could ever reproael
}. him Cor violation ol'any pecuniary obhg'
: ton or promse. Accordingly h,s credi
y has slu avs stood, as il yet stands. at tn
! hughes, pant Of elevation. And. By III
,i way. we NAV remark. that millirns
n dollars pissed through his hand. as SFea
o ker OF the House oil Representatives,, an
il as Secretary of Sta'e, and the tongue .
e malice has never dared 10 charge HIM viii
a the missspplication "f,s single doilar. U
q one occasion. after se,a,ng his sccoun'
i as Speaker. al The Treasury, which D
5, invariably did upon the termination Of eve
ry session. i, appeared tina, there stood
d his credu in the bank where. be ,tansac
l. ed his BUSINESS. SUN Of fifty tbousan
10 dollars. HE stated 70 the secretary Of u
a t. asury tina, ,he,e mus, be some mislsk
/. bu. he wa. coefid N ly assured that the
b was nane. He SAID that he ~ss equa
ia IL .coniident thai he had no sueh amou
Iel OF money, and seques,ed further al
'e more careful exa@inalion. upon shic