Richmond palladium., 1844-06-28

his In alents but 1t has been warm, constant and
ontht,.astic They have borne towards him the
a Affection of friend, brother and flsher.
..I'hcrozis not u moro moral and enlightened
community in the world, to tho oxtcnt of lis pop
uIalion, than that of tho city of Lexington and
Faycte County. Is it possible 10 bellovc that Mr.
Clay. if he were the immoral. dlssolutc, and de-
bauchcd character which his bitter and Malignant
enemies represent him, could have lived III such a
community. for fifty years. and enjoyed
throughout that whole time, in uncXamplcd
dcgrec, It's constant friendship and confidence =
This confidence has been displayed in every va
roty Of form. No man has over been moro at
,cntivc and runctual in his private engagements
than Mr. Clay. lie has suffered, sometimes, as
others have suffered, by responsibilities for his
friends. He is not rich, his public service has
prevented his becoming wealthy; but no man
could ever rcproach him for the violation OF any
pecunlary obligation promise. Accordingly hls
crodt has always stood, it yet stands, at the
! hi ghcs, point of elevation And. by the way. We
may remark that millions of dollars passed thro
his hands, speaker Of the House Of Represcn-
tativcs and Secretary of State, and tho tongue of
malice has novor dared to charge him with the
misappllcatlon of n single dollar. On ono occa-
sion, after sottling his account, Speaker at tho
Treasury, which ho invariably did upon the ter
mination of every session, It appeared that there
stood to his credit in tho bank. where he transact
ed his business, q sum of fifty thousand dollars
iIo stated TO tho Secretary Of the L Treasury that
there must be mistake, but he was conf
IDENTIFY assured that there He said that
he was equally confident that he had no such a.
mount of money, and requested u further and
more careful examination, upon which the fact
was discovered that tho Treasury had neglected
to charge him with a warrant Of fifty thousand
dollars How admirably does this honorable and
upright course contrast with the pecuaton, frauds
and delinquency which have charctcrzcd the con-
duct OF so many public servants during the last
fifteen years! Perhaps, man ever lived. who
has been so often appointed Executor of doceas-
cd persons, Mr.. Clay has been. and that by
persons in various conditions of life and such
has been tho confidence reposcd III his judgment,
honor, probity, and capacity for business, that the
tostators who appointed him. almost always dis
pcnscd with tho surety which, without sHch dis
pcnsation tho law cxacts.
lie has been charged with bong addicted tc
gambling, and foul and opproblous cplthcts have
boon applied TO him. Mr.. Clay. at no period o
,s life, ever so far forgot the respect due to him
elf us to associate with professional gamblers OF
il ycars ho has played at game Of hazard
.Aa.evor. When fatgucd and oppressed by care
and business. if he has sought any recreation, i
has been at chess, whist, which, of late years
he more rarely than indulges in. He has
resided a period Of upwards of thirty-iivc years
at Ashland, and we have it from the most un
doubted sources, that game of cards was mover
plavcd and pack of cards was mover IN his house
with his knowledge.
He has tho highest respect and greatest defer
: cnco for religion and it's ministers and VIC be
licvc that there is not clergyman who know;
| him that docs not cherish towards him cordial es
tccm and reoard.-On tho memorable occasion
last fall. of tho great discussion between the Rev
Mcssrs. Campbell and Rice. Mr.. Clay, by com
mon consent was selected to preside at the public
meeting. He has contributed with much lib
, eraIitv as he could. to the building, wo believe, Q
every church. or house of divine worship, tha
> has been erected during his abode IN or nca
I Lexington. of which there have been many. liz
! has always hold pow in tho Episcopal churcl
in this city which his lady IS a communlcant
l. and he generally attends divine service on th'
Z Sabbath when at home. No in the commu
nifty displays more public spirit, or is moro ready
Il to second and succor all objects Of public i'm
\ provcmcnt and enterprise. As farmer he i
: conspicuous in all the departments of his voca
= ton. but especially in the improvement of tho
|. breeds of all domestic animals. Nor is there an,
. one whose heart is moro afflicted by cases of af
/ Fiction or misfortune. whose purse is moro o
pen to relieve the distressed.
$ ..Such is the individual upon whose head bitter
/ malirnant and vindictive enemies constantly
9 pourinr out torrents of vile abuse and calunny
Ii But. to use his emphatic language. ''truth
o omnipotent. and public justice IS certain. 1h