The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-06-20


further outrages, he was arrested by III
police of the District and pu, under bond
as follows: viz
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
District of Columbia, to wit
BE it remembered that on the tenth da
OF March, in the year eighteen hundre,
and lorty one before us, two of the JUST
ces OF the Peace for the county of Wash
ingon, of the District of Columbia per
sonally appeared Henry Clay and Willis
Green, and severalIy acknowledge them
selves to owe the United States of Americ;
that is to say, the said Henry Clay Five
Thousand Dollars and the said Will.
Green Five Thousand Dollars, each to be
respectively levied of their bodies, goods
and chattles, lands and tenements, to and
for the use OF the said United States, if the
said Henry Clay shall make default in the
performance of the conditions underwrt-
ten.
The condition of the above recognizan-
ce is such, that ifthe above named Henry
Clay shall keep the peace of the United
States towards all persons, and particular
ly towards William R, King then this rec
ognlzance shall be void, otherwise of full
force aud virtue in law.
Acknowledged before us.
b. r. MORSEL, J. p.
A true copy, w, THOMPSON, J.P.
Attest: W. BRENT, Crk.
Suppose Henry Clay had been permit
ted to have his own way in that matter;
Suppose he had accepted a challenge
from Mr. King and killed him in duel;
Suppose his omn ldw had then been ell
forced against him;
What would have been his present con-
diton?
Instead of being the candidate of "a
law-Ioving and law-abiding party" HE
WOULD BE SERVING our A TERN
OF TEN YEARS IN THE PENlTEN.
TIARY.
Or if Dr. Linn had been the bearer of a
and Mr. Clay had merely &C.
cePted 1t, he would have been now, had
his o~n iao been cntorced upOn linn. Just
leaving the Penitentiary after serving GU,
a term ofthrcc ycarS.
Would a "law-loving and law-abiding
party" support this man for President i'll
he were in the Penl'entlary or just Ieav-
ing it!
What is the difference in a mora! point
of view, between that condition and Mr.
Clay's present attitude! lie exhibited
before the whole nation his purpose to
commit the crime, and was put under
bonds to restrain linn. Should not this
nave the same effect upon "law-loving
md Iaw-abiding party" as if he had actu-
lilly committed the crime and been push
ID for it?
Wenow put the question to every claw
owing and law-abidlng" man, Wing and
Democrat, whether man whose want of
Principle or headIong passions hurry him
nlo the violation Of the most sacred laws
nd obligations, humane and divine, inso.
much that he has to be put under bonds
0 prevent his rushing into the pententiary
1r iramplng under foot the enactments
Or which he has himself voted, is fit to be
with the preservation of the con-
'ituton and the execution of the laws of
lis Republic!
Can he who could not restrain himself
om the most violent outbreaks in the I
legislature Of Kentucky as early as 1903, :
! the House Of Representatives in Is25,
/ the Office of Secretary of State in 1896,
nd in the Senate in 1871 be safely trust.
i with the whole executive power Of this
reat nation? And what guarantee have
lie people, that he who took his seat in the
enate knowing that he was violating the O
will not commit any other
'urpa'on which may be prompted by in. ,
tiablc ambition! "
PROCLAIM lT.-The wing candidate c
r Presidency, nOc Siriy.ScccH ycarE oM h
UNDER BONDS 70 KEEP THE a.
EICE!W 81
TELL TITO the l0e-loring anil ldm- P
'iding p0rty," throughout the nation. ool
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