The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-20
HENRY CLAY.
His regard for Lar and Order, COnStitu.
tiOn and Official OGthS.

'Elc then proceeded to draw what h
conceived to be the lines between the tw
great parties. He said the great an
radical difference between them SCENE
ed to be that the wing party was law
loving and a law-abiding party: whereas
the democratic party was inclined to dis
obey the laws, and to set the regularl
constituted authorities at defiance, %
Cloy,s spccch at Raiigh,
Without stopping to inquire whethe
the description which Mr. Clay here give
of the two parties be correct, let us Sc,
whether he is suitable candidate lo
ga Iam-ioviag anil a law-aJiding Par,
ty."
The constitution ofKentucky, like thai
of the United States, has provision in i
to this effect: viz.
"For any speech or debate, in either
house of the legislature they, the mem
bers shall not be questioned in any Other
place"
1t also requires every member of the
legislature to take an oath in the follow
ing words:
81 do solemnly swear that | will be
faithful and true to the commonwealth OF
Kentucky, so long as continue citizen
therein, and that | will faithfully execute,
to the best of my abilities the office OF
Representative, or Senator according
to law" so HELP ME- GOD.
When Mr. Clay became member of
the Kentucky Legislature in 1903, he
took the oath, binding himself before his
Maker to be true to the Commonwealth
involving an obligation to support her
constitution.
Yet, he challenged Humphrey Mar
SHALL Il fellow member, for words spoken
in debate and attempted TO kill him on
'thc field of honor" The following is
an extract from the official account of
the transaction: viz.
"Coniormably to previous arrange
mcnts Mr. Clay aud Mr. Marshall, attend
ed by their friends, crossed the Ohio, at
Shippingporl, and an eligible spot of
ground presenting itself Immediately be-
low the mouth of Silver creek, ten steps,
the distance agreed on, was measured
off, and each gentleman took his position
The word being given, both gentlemen
fired. Mr. Marshall's fire did not take eff
feet; Mr. Clay succeeded so far as to give
Mr. Marshall a slight wound on the belly.
were then made for a Sec
ond fire. Mr. Marshall again fired with
out effect; Mr. Clay snapped, which, a.
grccably to rules agreed on, was equiva-
cnt to fire. A third preparation was
made, when each gentleman stood at his
station, waiting for the word. Mr. Mar
shall fired first, and gave Mr. Clay flesh
wound in the thigh; Mr. Clay fired with
nut effect. Mr. G. insisted on another
ire ruy udcnty; but his situation, re-
'ulting from the wound, placing him on
Unequal ground, his importunatc request
vas not complied with.
JOHN b. CAMPBELL,
JAMES +. MOORE.
Thursday, Jan. 10, 1909.
In this affair Mr. Clay committed the
atrocities: viz.
lie rioiotcdthe ia,o Of G0d.
lie riolatcd the hvs of man.
He uiOiatcd the Constitution of his
state.
lie riOi0tfd his official oath.
Is such man a proper candidate for
"a law-loying and law-abiding Party"
The Constitution of the United States
contains the following provision: viz.
"No person shall be Senator, who
hall not have attained the age of thirty
ears, and been nine years a citizen of
he United States, and who shall not when
Iccted, be an inhabltant of the state for
which he shall be chosen"
George d. Prentice, Mr. Clay's Biog-
aphcr, in the first page of his work says:
Henry Clay was born in Hanover coun-
Y, Virginia, on the Cd April mn
age 80 he says: "Nlr Clay's appoint
ient to the United States Senate took s
lace, as has already been stated, in the {
,ttcr part of 1906 This appointment
'as not for regular senatorial term of j
tx years, but merely Tor single session, '
nc residue of the term of Gen. Adair,
no had resigned his seat The new /
enator proceeded TO Washington, in
december, 1906" When Mr. Clay APP {
cared in the Senate, he took the follow
q oath, prescribed by the first law ever L
lsscd by Congress in pursuance of the
ixth Article of the Constitution: viz. o
81, Henry Clay, do solcmnly swear
lat mW supp~t the Constitution Of the a
'nifod States. so HELP ME- GOD. v