The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-04-24

Repetition of FalsehoOds.-One of the ba
sest feats ofpolitical engineering which is be-
ing daily performed by the loco press at the
very opening of the presidential champaign.
and before the frenzy of passion can be plead
in extenuation of guilt, is the reiteration Of
falsehoods after the clearest evidence of their
want of truth has been adduced. In the face
of the most irresistible refutation their jour
mails seldom if ever have the magnanimity To
retract, and answer remonstrance only by ag-
Crawling repetition. There is not the least
truth in the language which we subjoin as ut
tered by Mr.. Clay. The propa gators of this
falsehood have been repeatedly defied TO pro-
duce the shadow Of evidence Of such express
sions proceeding from Mr.. Clay during the
whole course of his political life. No rec
ords Of it in the debate in congress in 1919,
or allusion to it by any of the speakers can be
found in Niles Register, or the reports of the
congressional papers of the day, or elsewhere
in any press in the Union. 1t is amoug the
thousand and one base coinages by which
The reptiles of locofocoism are determined to
poison the public mind against the most il
lustrious. citizen of the republic. 1t must
therefore be put down with the pretended
quotation made few days since in congress
from speech in which Mr.. C. is made to re-
nouuce protection, which turned out to be a
baseless fabrication, and was entirely aban-
doned by the member who incautiOusly
brought it forward on the strength of news
paper authority only.
LOOK AT THIs.-U gentlemen tciN not
aLov US 10 haze black SLAVES. they must let
us haze ,ohife ones for WE CANNOT CUT
OUR FIRE WOOD, AND BLACK OUR BOOTS.
AND HAVE OUR WIVES AND
DAUGHTERS WORK IN THE
KITCHEN.-He Henry Clay.
We cut the above from Democratic
paper.
We regret to see such expedients resor-
ted 10 by any party-they may receive
momenary benefit by such a course, but
in the end it will rebound TO their injury
Henry Clay never uttered such senii>
ment we venture TO assert, and it is dis
graceful 10 any paper or party TO use such
weapons against him. = Portland Bulletin
i neutral paper.
TIE" WHITE SLAVE" FALSE
HOOD AGAIN.
In our paper Of Saturday last, we quo
ted the following from the Lowell Journal.
with these remarks In vain have we
demanded proof that Mr. Clay ever uttered
what has been attributed TO him. Files
of newspapers published at the time have
been examined in which their are no miss
ing papers, and no such expressions as
that attributed TO Mr. Clay, can be found.
The Lowell (Mass.) Journal, thus notices
the miserable ISLANDERS as it appeared in
another paper. We will only remark
that we instituted similar examination
into Niles Register, and found the facts
as stated BY the Journal" then followed
this from the Lowell Journal
Having seen it in the Advertiser we were
Induced to turn to the debates Of Feb. 10.
1919. which we found in Niles Register
or that year. No such language is there
recorded. Ii does not appear that Mr., Clay
spoke on that day. We read the whole OF
the debate. Speeches were made BY Mr.
Fuller of this State, Livermore of N. H.,
Golson Of Va, Cobb of Ga, Taylor Tall
madge of N. Y. Scott of Mo. BY nelih-
er Of these gentlemen was language re-
ferred to which partook of the character of
he above,o OF anything Ike it. From pretty
thorough knowledge of Mr.. Gays public
course. we would have had no hesitation
in pronouncing the charge false. without
recurring to the record. Having done so
we call upon the Advertiser either to sub.
staItiats its charges Of retract,