New-York daily tribune., 1844-03-19
Simple Lying.
sOne more.

The manchester ON. H. democrat is lar
specimen of class of papers which appear to
Believe the Evil One to be the maker andrulcr of
IBIS earth and falsehood his proper worship. For
{ Example, we take three from among hundred
SIMILAR assertions in the last number of that pa
S pr:
Keep before the People. That the NewYork Tribune
fact tla, Henry Clay could by no have received
rNe than FIFTY-Two of the TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY
4 TOelectoral votes IN 1870.
4 Now the estimate of a Delegate at Harrisburg
! published by US, and on which the above is based,
gave. .ffty-taoo CERTAIN votes for Mr. Clay and
4 One Hundred and Forty y-seuen DoUBTFUL.-How
! .snthe man who -utters such statement as that
atheD Democrat venture into the street Is he
as sornesinles compelled to look an honest man
athe face?
! But again:
aFR1Esps OF HuMANlry!-.Do you know that Henry Clay
ed th. murderous Of the Cilley duel which terms
RE written by his hand when the least PERSONAL col
p existed between tem2 Such the fact that makes him
.eblack-heartsl man that ne Is
Letting aff6ene all the other falsehoods implied
this sentence, let us look at the man one
hat Mr. Clay pressed the terms OF the C'lley
Duel: Mr.. Graves (who was the devoted and IN
innate friend of Mr.. Clay) was the challenger In
ha, affair, and of course had no right to any
goice in settling the terms of the duel 1t was
Caley the challenged who chose the rifle as the
yeapon. fixed the distance, &c. as, by the settled
laws Of the duel, he had the exclusive right to
DO, Yet all these notorious and undenlablc truths
are dsregarded in order to abuse the minds OF the
;gnorant and simple with ISLANDERS on Mr. Clay
Mr. Ciny,s Moral Character.
Mr. Henry Leuba, native OF France, but Tor
some years 4 citizen of kentucky, writes US a
full refutation of the brutal attacks of the Man
chester Democrat, Christian Freeman and o'hcr
Loco. Foco and Abolition papers on Mr.. Clay's
personal character, from which we extract oniy
the following:
I" "Iiwas my good fortune to form an acquaintance
with MIR. Clay many years ago, and nave since
known him we'll From my own observation ana
from the unanimous respectpald to Mr. o!ay py 'i'I
cinzens OF Lexington, his immediate neiShooIS'
am sure thai these gross charges against Mf. Iiay
are calumnious His carly years may not have oeeN
tee from errors but he has long enjoyed ana de-
served the reputation of the most exalted worth as
KIND, benevolent and strictly moral man. Every
honest citizen OF this vicinity, no matter OF "iia'
party, will confirm this statement. Whoever asserts
that he is gambler or a debauchee is gully OF
gross calumnyn
-Wewill not copy farther from our correspond
ent's letter, for it cannot be necessary. Such as
saults as those made upon Mr. Clay by the Loco
foco and Abolition journals are sure to defeat
tAelr object. They never yet harmed any one
but their authors, and we notice them manly 70
let our readers see the utter desperation and IN
sanity of cur opponents. They would not resort
10 such weapons if they did not feel that they are
near the end of their rope.
MADISON CouNrY.-The Town Elections in
ams County have resulted more favorably TO the
Wings than we anticipated. This County is the
Residence of the great head Of Political Abolition
Ism, Gerrit Smith, and may be deemed the head
quarters of the Liberty Party and 1t is graft
lying to observe that the Liberty Ticket has
iailen off very considerably since the fall Elec-
hon. Previous to the recent Election they boast
ed of their ability to carry several of the towns,
W. Hamilton, Lebanon, Brookield, Madison,
smthheld, &c. while the result has thrown them
behind their November vote in all these towns,
and lest them-Smith6eld, which they carried
last year, not leaving them single peg to hang
nope upon in the County. This result, unlmpor-
ant nitself, is very significant, showing that the
Wing Abolitionists are beginning to get their
eyes open to the notorious fact that their leaders
are endeavoring to use them to promote Van bu-
TENS election.
U CorroN FACTORIES, we notice with plea
sure, are springing up at the South. We hear o.
several new ones in Alabama and Arkansas
They will help to take the Abstractionist kinks