The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-10-23

H. CLAY ON ABOLITIONISM.

letters and declarations Of Henry Clay in sup
port Of Slavery and in opposition TO the Anti
Slavery movements OF his friends in the North,
would forever have settled the question of his be-
ing considered friendly 10 the Abolitionisis or
favorable 10 emancipation. Bat there arc those
among the w~higs-Solitude Ewing, Thomas Cor
win, Cassius NJ. Clay, Joshua r. Giddings, and
othcrs-who think that the Abolitionists can be
gullod into the support of Mr.. Clay for the Pres
idency, by representing him 10 be as good an
Aboliljonjst as any of them,-declaring it to be
worse than futile for the Anti-Slavery men to
rally their forces in support of Birney al the
present crisis, and assert that the only ~alterna-
tive now left, to forward their principles aud
prevent the total humiliation of their party, is to
vote for Mr.. Clay and secure his election.
This was the case with Mr.. Giddings, who
lately visited Harrison county for the ayowed
purpose of converting the Abolitionists over to
the support of the wing ticket. He appealed
to them both loud and long to cast their votes
for Mr.. Clay, to the total destruction and aban-
donmcnt of their organization and its object,
probably for many years 10 come, and in opposi-
ton 10 oyely honest and moral principle as polit-
zeal and religious Abolitionists.
Now, TO show 10 the world how far Henry
Clay holds sentiments in common with the Abo-
I~ition;sis OH the subjects of Slavery and immedi-
ate emancipation, l will quote from Mr.. Clav's
own words and declarations, and see how far
they 60 to corroborate the lying statements Of
Joshua R. Gjddings and others.
1t will be recolIected that Cassius NJ. Cay,
The third cousin of Henry Clay, has been per-
ambulating the country OH an electioncering
tour for the wings, representing himself as the
k~insman, intimate friend and confidential advi-
ser of Mr.. Clay; asserting in his speeches and
letters that Henry Clay held sentiments and O.
opinions in common with himself and the Liber-
ty party in regard 10 the abolition of Slavery,
and that his feelings were with the cause
An extract from one of c, NJ. Clay's letters re-
Gently PUBLISHED in the New York Tribune reads
thus:-
at is in vain to put off the evil day; it is at
hand now. Slavery or liberty is to be dcteunip-
ed in some sort this coming election--not the
liberty of the Black only, but Of the White also.
| do not mean 10 say that Mr.. Clay is an eman-
cipationist, but / believe his FEELINGS are riM the
causc. I Kno,c that those most i,u@ediatezy ,yitl-
in his influence approximate TO mugelf in senti-
ments u6on the subject of Slaverv."
,Tbis v,s ;r+o,dod tn s,+isru tho AhoI;,;on;.,s
90 I1I ~
u 'Wo -No''n' 'l1' Ilenfy Cidy "oW enPof'aihed
sentiments on the subject OF Slavery different
from his former expressed opinions, and that by
. bind ofsroncrons condolences, tbov cooId con
I-,,s, e., hin,
S'S,ei'ly w" ' NH'
The Le&Ingtoi (hy'l gazette, on noticing his
letter Of c.. M. Clay, caiiod tho attention of Hen
nv CLAY to if. appealinp 10 him 10 saw whether he
annrovcd IF # Or no, Mr. CLAW r.9Ifed nv
t., -,
io''oi P"oiSieo III inc lexington observer "ia
1'opo''p'' oa''"' AS"'a'o' "0P'' ~ l044' No'h
""-In ! CUP ,n0 'oI'o"."s paragraphs;
nan, ", w. 0LAls LETTER WAS WRITTEN
rArrov wtru MN. AM yvI1uo1,7, INV ,TrnopIry
FROM NJ I. | never saw it until | read it in the
puBllC prints. Andt gentleman rs an independent
hauing q perfect right to entertain and a.
cor bis oun opinions. | AM NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR THEN, as he is not for mine. so FAR AS
HE VENTURES 10 INTERPRET MY
FEELINGS. HE HAS ENTIRELY MiSCON-I
CElVED THEM. I bcliere him to be equaEIy
mistaken as to those in the circle of mn DersoaGII
friends and neighbors. generaly.
"Ln ma Speech addressed to lie Senate oftReI
United STATES, and in resolutions wAich ] ofcredI
TO that body, in mn address to NJ. McndeahaU,
about tco Vcars ago, and on pariovs other puLlicI
occasions, | HAVE FULLY, FREELY. AND
EXPLICITLY AVOWED MY SENTIMENTS|
AND OPINIONS. ON THE srRJrcr OF THE IN