The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-09-13
CLAY'S IMMORTALITY.

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whig press over the signature of the Rev. H. B.
Bascom, endorsing the moral character Of Henry
Clay. This is designed by the wing cider suckers
to bring to The support of their candidate the
religious portion of the community 1t certainly
does not speak much for the whig candidate when
his supporters are compelled to bolster up his char
acter by certificates The moral character oil
candidate for the exalted station Of President Of
the United States should be above suspicion. How
utterly contemplate must this effort be in the
minds of all men who have the least real regard
for true piety, morality, or religion. II can have
no other effect with honorable thinking men, than
to produce certain conv c,ion, that all who make
any pretensions to Christianity and attempt to
palm Henry Clay upon the people as moral man,
are themselves hypocrites; and in the end must
render themselves and their professions despicable
and odious, The course of the Rev. Bascom,
however, is not more Inconsistent than the course
pursued by some of the lending church members
here, who admit that Clay rs a murderer in the
sight Of Heaven and in his heart; yet they support
him with all his infamy resting upon him. Such
a course furnishes certain evidence, that there are
many protesting Christians who are themselves
base enough to bring down the moral standard of
the Christian church, below that which is approved
by the ordinary class of mankind, by laboring to
elevate Henry Clay to the presidency. The course
of the Rev. Bascom, and other religious hypo-
critics like him, furnishes the proof that they
think more of "fltby lucre," than they do of
either their God or their country.
To show our readers that what we have said Of
the character Of Henry Clay, is true, we ask the
attentive perusa of the speech of Gen. M'CaIla,
which will be found in this days paper, and the
letter published below
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ASTOUNDING LETTER!-RECENT DE.
VELOPEMENTs OF CLAY'S DEPRAvI-
TY-GAMBLlNG AT THE BLUE LICK
SPRINGS, &C, &C.
The following Letter is from cne of
the most distinguished men in kentuc-
XIV. an elder in the church. and one in
innate lv acquainted with Henry Clay.
1t was written in answer 10 one from
us, inquiring into the truth of Deacon
Harmon kingsbury's communication
TO tie public respecting Clay's charac-
ter, and which is now going the rounds
Of the Wing papers. If the statements
in this letter are true, (and the writer
HIS opened the way to test their truih)
Henry Clay must not only be mad
man. hut .'without method in his mad
ness" His reckessness must disgust
his friends, who are making such des-
perate efforts to elect him, and he must
count on his election sure, or his de-
ieat certain. in order to reconcile his
late conduct with that O Il sane or even
discreet min. lie seems to delight
in giving the lie to ali the pretensiQns
nl hi; friends in respect 10 his character
for morality, and has lately exposed to
open ridcule those who favor his claims
for the Presidency on the ground of
his anil-annexation principles, by decla-
ring hat"personally he had no objec-
ton to annexation."
But to the letter:
Lexington, July 29, 1914.
Sir:- Your letter requesting some
information about the religious charac-
tel of Henry Clay, and the opinion held
of it by the community in which he
lives has been received. was much
surprised to hear that any man, who
has visited Lexington, and conyersed
with any person except his most devo-
ted and unscrupulous partisans, should
be capable OF publishing such card as
that of your Presbyterian deacon, Of
which you inform me. am not much
surprised at his reference to Mr.. Clay's
pastor for an endorsement 'ot his char
acter as moral and even religious
man, but why am not surprised will
not now detail. will not now deny
TO Mr.. Clay the merit, if there be any
merit in it, OF attending sometimes with
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