Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-17

j. Brown, Of lndians. was the ProPaga-
tor Of the forgery in Congress. and on be.
ing exposed, attempted to shield himself
from the tnerited contempt that SO mean
and low lived felony had subjected him
TO, by ascribing il to the Ohio Statesman
The entire proceeding was published as
evidence ofthe basencss and desperation o.
The leaders of the LocofGco factiou-anc
il would be presuming on degree of ig.
norance ia the editors Of the Patriot that
cannot be credited, to suppose they were
cot advised Of the whole matter. We as.
sumo from its we!l.known publicity, that
they were so advised, and tina, in publish
ing and affixing the name of Henry Clay
to what they knew to be forgery. for
the purpose of deceiving and imposing
upon their readers, they have well entitled
themselves to the reputation Of felons.
and wifnl aud irredeemabIe LIARS.
Having disposed Of the text on which
this article is predicated, aud nailed the
mean and despicable forgery to the coun-
ter, We might dismiss the subjec, and
leave its author aud abetiors to the enjoy
ment of the contempt Of all honest ard
honorable men, whether friend or foe IN
politics. But rs this case appears to be
bur part Of deliberately concocted sys-
tenn Of falsehood and forgery. we shall
plead the necessity Of the case in jus,if-
cation OK farther no.ice of the base and
deliberate liars who have made and cir
cuaied this SANDER.
Sumo of the miscresnts engaged in the
work, who were less sdroit and less care
ful than tho editors Of the Patriot, have
been SO iGcau,'ous as to refer TO parlic-
ular speech ui AIR. Clay, from which
this fpr:ery purporis to have been copied,
and have thereby furnished The means of
proving the negative. Blu, sue h bold and
manly villsiny is OF TOO noble cast--it
occupies too high level for the aspira-
tons Of such iow-ivcd and assa.si,,.like
scurfs as the editors of the Patriot have
shown themselses--they have guarded
themselves against contingencies by
careful omission OF any reference that
would lead to detection. But this false
quotation of Mr.. Clay himself is Of the
same coinage ofihose ascr,bed to Jeffer-
son aud Harrison 10 another and kindred
article in the Patriot, traducing the char
acter Of ir. Clay, and tn which the same
precaution is observed to avoid The GER
taiuiy OF detection and exposure.
The same degree Of moral turpiiude,
rraciisfd in matter Of business, would
consisn the actors to berth in the Stale
Prison OF PeniieDtiary. And we are NO,
yet prepared to believe that the American
public are SO thoroughly imbued with the
Locofuco doctrine, that =" all is fair 10
politics" as to justify resort 10 means
80 base and repugnans to every impulse Of
honor and morality, to ,arnish the fam e
OF an honorable citizen, either for the rea-
son that he may differ with them in mat
ters Of political opinion. or that he is
thought dangerous rival To their favor.
tie for The Presidency. The cause that
cannot be sustained without the employ
ment Of such means, cannot be susia inej
in this country. The bare supposition
of such depravity is SANDER upon the
American character and name, and a re-
SORT to such means would scarcely fail to
damn even a good cause. But let US dis
miss for The presen, this tissue of lies and
loalhesome evidence of
the moral iurpitude and putrefaction of
Locofocoism-and let Henry Clay speak
for himself on the subject. On page ID
of his published speech. delivered in the
Senate March 1, 1912. We find the fol-
lowing
But it is necessary nowto consider
what the principles of the compromise
act really are"
IL. The first principle is, that there
should be fixed rate Of ad va!orem du-
ty, and determinations below it,"
eli. That the excess of duty beyond
twenty per cent, should. by gradual pro-
cess. commencing on The 31st December
1888, be reduced SO that, by the 30ih Of
jane, 1912, i. should bs brought down
to twenty per cent"
iii. That. after that day, such duties
should be laid for the purpose OF raising !
such revenue as might be necessary for
an economical administration of the Gov !
eminent consequently excluding ali re-
SORT 10 internal taxation, or TO the pro-
ceeds Of The public lands. For, coniem-
poraneousIy with the tendency of the
act. a bill was pending for |