Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-08-27
Mr.. CLAY-MR. BASCOM


Mr.. CLAY-MR. BASCOM.
At the solicitation Oi"many conscientious
upright meL," the sectsiary Of the Clay
Club Of Newark, N. J. addressed letter
to the Rev. H. B. BascOm, asking him o !
state whether Mr.. Clay was a sabbalh>
breaker, gambler, &c, Mr.. Bascom replies
as follows:
TRANsXLvANIA UNIVERSITY,
LEXINGTON, KY, July Oath, 1914.
Mr. DEAR SIR:-Ln reply to your letter
Of the 9th inst, owe it to truth, virtue,
and the claims Of society, without any re
ference 10 the political s'riles Of the ay
TO say, have been in intimate and con.
fdential intercourse with the Hon. Henry
Clay, both in public and private life, fer
more than twenty years, aud know the
charges enumerated your leItsr, against
the private character Of Mr.. Clay, to He
utterly end basely false Mr. Clay, as is
known to ths whole nation, % ffers no claim
Ito Christian Piery. in the parlance Of our
churches, but in view Of the ordinary &c
credited principles Oi good moral charsc.
ter,DO charge can be brought aganst bin..
without violating The obligations Of truth
and sound justice. To each inteTIOga-
tive chaIge, therefore, contained in your
letter, and reaching me in the shape of
question, l return for answer, that
| regard one and all Of them, as shamefully
uOjust, because not true, in whole or in
part.
r Very respectfully, your obi ssrv't
. H. B. BASCOM.
Dr.. J. G. GOBLE.
For the credit Of that holy religion oI
which Mr.. BlsCom is "a professor, we
would be inclined 10 attribute his state
. ment 10 his ignorance Of MIR Clsy's char
: acier: But can il be possible that he
has never heard Of Mr.. Clsy's numerous
duels-Of his profane swearing-Of hi
utter disregard Of the Ssbbalh-and o
his notorious gambling prOpensities- -
which we believe no preacher Of the gos
pei has heretofore Condescended 10 den,
or to endorse them as good morals. !
may be possible that Mr.. Bssc"m ha
not heard Of Mr.. Clay's starting froU
y Louisville on the Sabbath, but Gev
n months age, on a long j"urnsy to th
south, and Of his arrival al New OrIean
on the Sabbath: and tits very probabI
that he has neVeI seen Mr.. Clay gambl
,Or fight duel: yet, after the evldenc
of hundreds who have seen Mr.. Clay
'h Sc things, Mr.. BAscOm mus, place br
", light value upon his own reputation
when he asserts that he knows their char
"' ges 80 be utterly and bassly fsIse.'
IN. gentleman Of this town, whose word "
never doubled, tells Us that less III
two years ago he travelled from VIck
a. burg to Louisville on the same boat wi
Henry Clay and lha. Mr.. Clay was ia
ing cards before the passengers m,
Of the time they were traVeIliT
na' that distance. Indeed, Mr.. CIay's gau
bling is so notorious that many Of h
most candid supporters acknowledge Il
fact, and say he only does il !Or umus
lnent, and bets enough to make the gan
interesting.
We are not disposed to disporal
preachers Of the christian religion n
its professors. On the contrary,ws high
respect clergymen in the consc;entio'
discharge Oftheir high and holy dutie
and we regret tOses any one of them
disregsrdiuI Of his duties as to enter ii
political arena u bolster up the Chara
ter Of one Of the most immoral g. cOrru
demagOgues that ever appeared befo
the, American people as . candidate
Office. ~a
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