Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-07-04
No. 10

was discovered tnat tne treasury ndu neglect
ed to charge hlm with warrant Of fifty ,hous-
and dollars How admirably does Ibis honora-
bile and upright Course contrast with the pecG-
lation, frauds, aud delinquency which have
characterized the conduct of mauy public
servants during the last fifteen yeats! Per-
haps, no man ever lived, who has been nj
ten appointed an Executor Of decease, persons.
as Mr.. Clay has been, and that by persons ia
various conditions of hle: and such has beeo
the confidence reposed in his judgment, honut.
probity aud capacity for business, that The tr,-
lalors who appointed him, almost always dis
pensed with The surely which, without suea
dispensa,io;i, the law exacts
He. has been charged with being addicted Ia
gambling, anil foul and oppropruu> eplthe's
have been applied 10 him. Mr.. Clay al no pc
riod of his Iiic, ever far forgot the respecl
due to himself, as To associate with profession
al gamblers attend their public tables. For
upwards Of thirty years he has played al IL"
game of hazard whatever. When faiigued atrt
oppressed by care and business, # he has sought
any recreation, II has been at chess or whist,
which, OF late wears, lie nnre rarely than ever
INDUCES in. II has resided period oI up
wards of lhlrty-ive years at Ashland and va
have it from the most undouhted sources, that 4
game of cards never played, aud pack ot
cards was never III his house, with his knowl-
edge.
He has the highest re>pec, and greaies, de-
ference for religion, and lis ministers; and We
believe that there is not clergyman VII"
knows him, that does not cherish towards hIm
cordial esteem and regard. On The memorabn
occasion last fall, of the great discussion be-
tween the Rev. Messrs. Campbell aud Rice,
Mr.. Clay, by common consent, was selected !"
preside at the public meeting. He has contrib
ued with as much liberaliiy as he could TO ihs,
building, We believe, of every church OF house
of divine worship, that has been erected during
his abode in or near Lexington, Of which ihern
have been many. He has always held pew
in the Episcopal church in this city, of whlc',
his lady is a cornmunlcani, and he generally at
tends divine service on the Sabbath, when 1T
home No man in The community displays
more public spirit. or is more ready 10 second
aud succor all objects of public Improvement
and enterprise. As farmer, ne is conspicuous
in all the departments of his vocation, hut es
pecially in the improvement of the breeds Of all
domestic animals. Nor i. there any one whose
heart is more afflicted bv cases Of affiiciioD nc
misfortune, or whuse purse Is more open to re-
iieve tho distressed.
Such is the individual upon whose head BIZ
ter. malignant, aud vindiclve enemies are con-
sianlly pouring out torrents Of vile abuse anil
/ calumny But 10 use his own emphatic Ian
guage, truth is omnipoien,, and public Justice
is certain" The universal shouts of his coun-
trymen have already proclaimed in tones OF
thunder, his innocence and his ylndicaIlon, and
if il shall please God to spare his valuable IIie,
glorious triumph awaits him in November
next, as honorable TO their hearts as it is justly
meried by long, faithful, and signal services 10
his country"