The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-18
THE PARTY PRESS
UNITED STATES.
Its Licenti0usness and immortality.

AN ELOQUENT PICTURE We extract the fol-
George Bancroft, the distinguished historian, de-
lvered at the great Democratic Mass Meeting, at
Concord, New Hampshire, on The 9th OF June.
Praise from such source IS precious, indeed
In presenting to you the name OF James X. Polk,
of Tennessee, for the Office of President, my first
word, said Mr.. Bancroft is ths-his private life is
pure. From boyhood, the career OF James X. Polk
has been unsullied. At the University he was no.
uced for his sobrety and diligence, obtaining the
highest honors in his class He is Ignorant OF
every game OF hazard he knows nothing of cards;
his hand-l speak on the authority OF men Of honor,
who live near him, who know him well, and
would not deceive me-his hand has never been
raised against the life of his fellow man. Without
taking the pledge, and without pretension, he alb
STAINS from the use OF ardent Spirits and illustrates
bby his example the virtues OF strict temperance.
In word, his private character is inblemished as
man and christian. l say this reluctantly Re-
liglon is the very best possession in the world, and
in the heart and rule the life; not be hawked
absut as commodity; nor secured mp like rusty
buckler for protection; nor be worn over the
shoulders like blanket for defence. have said
sion might be msinterpreted, and it is due to our
candidate to say that his integrity and purity and
attachment to his early Instructions in religious
duty are such, that in the present canvass he does
Their mans sanctity. Grounds Of applause)
PERSONALITIES.
In 1919 when invited to game ofbragg he (Mr Clay
replied, Excuse me, gentlemen; have not play ed
this opportunity to you all to avoid practice ie.
structve Of good name, and drawing after evil
sequences Of incalculable magnude"-J unus Tracts,
The N. Y. Evening Post, contemplating Mr..
Clay MISUNDERSTANDING against the vices OF the card
table, and exhorting its votaries to profit by his
NOSE Jenkins, who, with lugubrious voice, BAN
danna handkerchief, and choice sentences of mo-
ralty uttered amidst showers OF tears, vctimized
the unsuspecting M. Pickwick, and deceived even
the shrewdness Of Samuel Weller. In our opinion,
this picture Of Mr. Clay, entering among a coterie
OF card players, and exhorting them ito avoid
practice destructive OF good name, and drawing
tude," and telling them that for Twelve years
he had not been guilty OF the practice, surpasses ia
comic force anything which we have ever read in
fiction. The stage has no equal or il, not even
plshed roguery, from Gil Bias to the lPckwick
Club, contain no scene of equal comic force,
no parallel 10 the enterprising assurance OF
the hero OF the Jnnius tracts. Mr.. Randolph
gain between Adams and Clay, compared the
coalition to that of Bli6l and Black George. Black
George was at least q hearty and open rascal. If
Mr. Randolph had lived to read the Junius tracts,
(written by Clergyman, as announced in the Tri-
bune,) he would have seen a combination of the
characters Of Blifl and Black George in one person,
such as Fielding would have despaired to picture.
The whole story Of this repentance, reformation
and exhOrtdtlOn TO fellow sinners is sheer false
hood. MIR. Clay has great social virtues, and with
them great social vices. He is a great player Of
cards for money, and has been from his youth. a
horse races. These are not the pleasures of well
regulated mind, but they imply no great moral ter
piude, and have never injured his standing in the
society in which he moves. We would not make
form part of the history Of his life, a youth Of
frolics, an old age of cards." and are necessary
to the fair UNDERSTANDING Of his character. They
have won for him some friends, and will doubtless
make for him some enemies.
The BANR AND ANrlDorE. is really amusing
to watch the tergiversations OF the Federal press
in their zeal to prop up their coon nominees. One
day they trace back the pedigree of Mr. FTeling-
huysen till they come to some OF his forefathers
who were preachers OF the gospel, and thus they
pic societies Mr.. f. belongs to himself, and then
they present him to us as the embodiment" of
all the religion" Of their party. On the next day
they take up the merits OF their black-l 8, Mr..
"John Tyler is a sharper vile
And CHEATING is his aim;
He turned the knaye Of diamonds up,
And thought he had the game.
But now we'v shown him all our hand,
And he's in doleful dumps
For Henry Clay's the peoples card,
And he's the ace Of tTumps.
And he's the ace of trumps, my boys,
And he's the ace Of trumps," &c. SC.
Such Is the game now going on TO swindle the
people. Prayers in the morning, for Mr. Freling-
huysen-curses at dinner time, against the Demo-
cracy-and cards in the evening, for the amuse-
ment Of MIR: Clay. Is there a truly moral or reli-
gious man in the country who can 60 to the polls
and cast his ballot for Henry Clay the gambler the
duellist, the debauchee, and the profane swearer,
and the man who penned the challenge which re-
suited in the death of poor Cilley No! il cannot
be possible. Such act would clearly indicate
the perpctrator of it to be an arrant hypocrlte.-
Pebeidn, June IL.
'FRONT.' he Albany Atlas, Junel9
PoLK-ER NO. l.
As salaratus sets dough rising,
30 Clay is riz by Frelnghuysen.
Any number Of responsible wings, from 100 10
5000 will be fu nished with a COPY Of the Democra-