The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-08-01

r this may be found in the New York
= Evangelist of the time. In speech
: made July 25, 1923, Mr.. Clay says
"It was in this very chamber, Senator
Holmes Of MANN presiding in a COM
I'ifittee Of the Senate, and / in commit
tee of24 Of the House of Representa-
| tives, on a SABBATH DAY. that the
r terms were adjusted by which the Mis-
, souri, compromise was effected"
J., One more extract only; and that will
f answer the double purpose OF showing
, Mr. Clay's regard for the Sabbath, and
his own version Of the agency by which
the famous Missouri compromise was
effected. During his late southern tour
he spoke at Milledgeville Georgia, on
18th of March, 1914. The Milledge-
vile Federal Union wing paper, re-
ported his speech at length, and the fol-
lowing is an extract from that report
Mr. G, in dwelling upon his own agency
in the Missouri compromise, said that
" He moved for the appointment of
committee of one from each State,
and that they should be elected by ballot
a means of designating committee till
then unknown in the house. On that
committee, he placed the names Of sew
eral that had voted against The reception
Of Missouri into the Union. and had the
influence to have them elected; eighteen
the first ballot, and the remaining six
were upon his suggestion, made up of
those having the highest number ofvotes-
! The committee met, and readily agreed
TO report favorably to the reception of
the new State into the Union. But this
did not satisfy Mr.. Clay; he urged on
A. B. and c. the question--'Will you
vote for it in the. House?' and had the
happiness to aoring from them the positive
promise he desired. This gave the turn
scale in the house, and he now knew
the question was settled. 1t was SUN
DAY evening, and he had NOW to
take walk Of three miles, to dine with
the Russian minister from whom he had
a STANDING INVITATION TO
DINE ON EVERY SUNDAY, and
never, no, never, did he move with
more buoyant step, or elevated feelings |
than on that OCCASION"
Is it possible that Mr.. Kingsbury,
the highly esteemed "Sabbath man,"
purposely suffers his name to be used to
elevate to the Presidency man who, so
late as March 10Th, 1914, thus speaks
Of the "elevated feelings" with which
he walks three miles to fulfil "standing
invitation thus to violate the SABBATH
Mr.. X. what are we to think oft?
The next act to which l will allude, as
revised by you in 1889 is in regard to pro-
fame swearing. This may be found on page
444 OF the Revised Statutes published in
1910. This act imposes fine of not less
than one nor more than five dollars, on him
who commits the offence. Mr. Clay has
been charged as profane swearer but Mr.
Greeley of the N. Y. Tribune, the great or
gan Of the Wing party, in his paper of fully
llth, denies the charge in the following
language Mr. Clay is not more profane
swearer, than James X. Polk, though he
doubtless, like most men nvt professors of
religion, has at some time or other used
harsh words which were a great deal better
unsaid. We know that Washington did
So quite as much as Mr. Clay ever did !; yet
Washington was not profane swearer.'-
According 10 Mr. Greeley's admission, Mr.
Clay swears some % though not enough to
be called prgane swearer-not any worse
than Polk or Washington! Other people
think Clay swears enough to merit the name
of profane swearer. This must go for what
it will fetch think however that accord.
ing to the virtual admission of Mr. Greeley,
had Mr. Clay lived in this State, he would
have been liable TO pay few 6ues ON that
score.
The next law as revised by the Wings Of
this Stale which will name, is that which
pertains TO gambling. On page 44s of the {
statutes revised in 1889 and published in {
1910, may be found the following; IF any 8
person shall play at cards, dice, tables, bill
lards or any other game or games whatever,
for money, or other valuable thing, he shall
be punished by fine for each time any such
game is so played or used, not exceeding :
i've dollars What says Mr. Clay to this 8
praclice2 Why, according to the account ,
given by his friends, SO long ago as 1919 {
Mr. Clay reprobated the practice, and warn
ed others against indulglng in it, and has
not since that time INDUCED in it himself .
But what say others on the subject2 Clay /
still continues the practice, and that they t
have abundant proof 10 substanla,e their :
charges. lfMr Clay has actually repented f
Of, and forsaken any wrong practice, the act @
should not now be brought as a moral /
wrong against him. But think the bal q
ance of testimony preponderates against ,
him on the score Of gambling. Mr. Greeley I