Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-16
CLAYFORGERlEs.

Not long since our readers may lecnl-
lac, that the Clay papers forged a letter
h The name of Thomas jefferson, the
naRe Of Monticello, who never had any
othsr opinion Of Mr.. Clay, that ever
cane TO light, than that he was danger-
Gus dsmagogse. To help up his polili>
cal character sHcs lhen-tO AID his OBJ
noxous moral ehara ter, they b ave been
ierRing speeches for the clergy, as they
can fnd lev depraYed enough 10 lend
their nam IS for such purpose. Read
the fOllowing-and blush for coon NOR
als:-SLdteSmGR
To tie Editors of The Richmond Wig:
- GENrLEKEN:-l am indebted TO my
friend, the editor Of Richmond Chris.
tian Advocate, for copy of the Rich
mond Daily Whigol the 9Th instant, in
which fnd an article, copied from the
Louisville Journal, purpOrIing 10 be "an
culogium on Mr.. Clay, by The Rev. Mr..
Cspers, of South Carolina" taken from
a speech said 10 have been delivered by
Dr.. Capers, "boCOre The whig Conven.
ton Of Alabama last year" The speech
is highly applaulod BY the editors of the
Louisville Journal, and. they say, BY the
Baltimore Wing, in which latter paper
l conclude, it appeared before its publ
cation in The former.
Now, OF the merits uI his speech as q
party sfiusion, have nothing to say; buI
am much concerned about the matteI
Of its authorship; aud the more, since
in the scharge Of my dates as secre
taTy for mission in tho southern anC
southeastern division 0f tho Methods
conferences, pissed several months las
year in be GIarter whence comes tn
speech. Y,u, will, therefore, pelmit mo Il
saw, that there il, and there has been, ,bu
one individual known uader ihs designa
ton of'Rsy DR. Capers,Oi South Carolina,
either il Sluh Carolina or elsewhere
and that indivlddll (hIvng the honor Il
address yoL,) WAS never present at
whig convenrlnn, or any other politica
meating, in Alabamr, or elsewhere, las
year al any time. IIeneVer in-h lif'
made political speec !; and, so far from
II, has RETAINED from voting for any civ
il officer, since the time when, ia strug
gle TO put down Sunday marketing in tn
city Of Savannah ,(some twenty four year
ago. the candidate whom he suppore
for lipis solo purpose, having been elect
ed, went against tho measure.
am, gentlemen. Of SouIn Caroline
and there is No peculiarly Of this Stat'
more congenisl 10 my taste and feelings
OF which my understanding more entre
approves, than that which makes it scar
duIOs Ia ministers OF the gospel 10 b
bandyinS politics had the morlifcs
liOnlU hear, some nine months sgo, Iht
political speeches,Of The same party chaI
acter as The present, and from the sam
quarter, were imputed to me; and the
exculplted myself (as hOped) throug
The Southern Christian Advocate. Bu
il seems that could moi gain the ear q
political editors through that channe Ell
andIamIherefore constrained, at tho pres
snt time, 70 request you 10 publish thi
scIaimer, as an act OfpersOnaI justice
And | extend this request, gihroUgh you
to The Baltimore Wing, the Louisvill
Journal, and Othe! papers who have pub
ished The libel whereof | complain.
ain, gentlemen, very respectfully,
VIM. CAPER.
CHAULE,TON, March ls, 1874.