Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-21
ANOTHER hASE FAi.SEHOOD.
"Dastroy his web Of 80 .'hi~try-in vain!


"i'he creature $ ut lis dirty work ugainn
The Richmond Enquirer, engaged in the conren;sI
task o 'p'ing the pyramid Of caIanny," copies from an
obscure Alabama paper dtrlalaton, said, Oh tie au
ihorlly II che H. 4. Mcleod. and others (named be.
low.) Of Lowodes county, in ttat Safe, 10 have been
made ty Mr. Clay to Ex-senator Preston, a, The Win,
Sulphur Springs III 1891, (iti,teca gear, ago to tho
following otcl: MIR. Gay DECLARED tia, il was rus
"Congrcss could not free our slaves Lul that they
could. by high dutrs imports make them So yalup
Jess, hal il Ley did not run away fran US, we should
abe glad away from them; and thai Hat was tle
great oiject oi tie Iaril s. stem" Andflhwih Mr..
Clay proclaim I'd "a taitor 10 Tie South" and Ii so,
traitor 10 hns,lf, # course!
Every enc can see al glance that This prcposierou.
sud lcieeyus story bears upon very face the l p,s
Of ialse1od. ci,en, ourselves fr tie :.senl Nlh
subj1iairg The follonins
Comment Ly lie Editors ollie Uhig.
a very lille reflection VIII convince even portzans
think, (a.l except those OF the Kendall and MncIe
srho wusr personal tslIed of Mi Clay ptrpares chem
To PROPAGATE II not 10 bcIieve the nprDlab. cal.
nmnes against HIM. at this sIory base iabIeatn
gross and pa able.
'ls,. WHO Is Col Russell NcCord7 Who are
a Reynolds. ca. Clifton If Dallas, Rib,l, Riyes .nd
Reuben Illus? Do The Editugs " the Enquirer kn1v
them or any one ii them! There may be s,on or ms
bat never heard If them bcfJre
~. II IS pretty well kuovn II, hbneYer rhr WIN r
Preston is lis attachment to the South, aud ls deep
interest IN The tEsHlut!Un Of slavery are we'll kn,u IN
The Whole Gttd STATES. lie has never h,,n ,nvn i,
aier 'Eis aiiea'2ncr To Southern iG,eTess Or susp,
ed If IL Let Us 1hen ask he Eng rsr IN ca nd,d .nl,
L ii Is iN'lE Il Preston woui, be an ard, nj and e,Iu
Sali"f'ef oil MI ~, ii lie lad ever heard him.
as these nhkuu"n A!''aa men Affirm utter such SEN
lheut as 'he one Imputed 10 him aboye1 Come U,
sfite Ssns !str, do You believe he wtuld2 d. YIN
really peeVe The story You have published ilh such an
slarum of lrunpes
20. But again; II is now thirteen years. since Mr..
Clay is thus said to have expressed himself At The
W hlte Sulphur Spriogsl Why The DELAY of almus,
a g'ncfaIion N Bringing the story oui j.? Mr. Cay in
All 'ha eri"d ui thirteen years, has been prominent
and has teen tie towering mark OF dcfaa Tor every
"u ana ic'ntmus tongue N the Union! No man Of
ancient OF modern tines has had ;lp Glory n, sustaining
long the assaults Of Slauder,.rs and ,.I,s ltby
was this charge not preferred long ago when every
transaction OF his life has been sied to disco ye1 n,.u
slble ground of accusation?
-. Why Is il preferred NOW Whv is II with
hed uniIi only three weeks before the eIrciiop2 WIN
but IN the hope lhat the ioul lil,l viii acc,mnisb ia
"ok aud The Election he past. befre there can he time
10 Investigate What is said 10 have occurred II years aoo
some {" Inc witnesses IN >. Carolina some IN Alabama
Air Clay himself in ten days distance from Cal prss
lon ms circumstance aloDe is conclusive and sr,.ps
THIS new coinage 10 be from the same old mint ubirh
fabricated the Bargain and Corruption sinrv and n bnu.
sand others which have pursued Mr. Clay Tor more
Than % years
=" hat NJ Clay DID al the White Sulphnr l.,
eiPe rise 10 THIS vile misrepresentation we have II,
means ct knowing. But, Two positions in respect 10 it
may safely be assumed
list. As large Shareholder, Mr. Clay could never
nave thought or wished What is here ascrbed to him
"a. rs man If sense he never would have utter
ia IL p"oiiciy even II he thought H. and above all not
10 Vol Preston, with vhon lie was then on terms Of
politioal defiance.
The story we fnly believe, is an unqualified and
nalc'ons coinage, and GOT up fnrnce The eec.ious
We sHail iorMafd II 10 Col. Preston"
We have an ndis,inc recollection that this CT orre
winch is no" revamped for circulation, Just or the era
u me eieciIo was made some years ago, Inr.h,v in
Coz or IN le4O.) and then saiisiaclc -
Du' ouT recollection, both as 10 the f, .na ,s,o,he
me o. lis occurrence. is vague, that /, s ;ono,b
. e'er 'oi'' In few days, how yer. CA p,esoo viii
'seli be heard Iion Ia th, me,r ,bi,o :, caraa,
J mos. remarkable, as the Richmond Wbg SUGGESTS,
'' ~ ay ever made so i.nprotable deslsJs,ion TO
, , Preston that III" gen,leman, himself large
,'''n''der' and aovaed in his attachment to The South.
O''u no" re one of his most ARDEN. and jealous sup.
0''''' ''' 'ha Presidency