New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-14
Cussius u. Clay.

The acting Editor Of The True american il reply
ing to an article Capt, Clay in The Christian World,
says:
In l-i4, Annexation the topic of the day Mr..
Clay took active part aesin:tit in private and 10 public
and every where AZ the North well Toe South,
sued this ground that fAnnexa.ion carried,
would ensue and that in inat he should FsLt A.
Roche.ter he was very emf hatic this point Waie
urging the people 90 against Annexation, be said
You need no; expect 20 escape war Il will come you
will DE heeced 10 sustain II and in common with many
OF you will carry Il although we hate the means
which sha bring about and the endsfor which shal
be waged" This view he has invariably maintained.
and what therefore. is his volunteering bu. acting
the honest conclusions OF his own mind
Nor does II strange TO born and brought up
in the Slave States have BEEN that ne should hold
this opinion, and carry II out
No nan ont Of the Slave States understands or can be
made understand the annoying oppression which M.
Clay had 10 bear. He felt it in every way The
H. plain and palps5le the day, in every of the
pro-savery power toward him. He did nothing which
perverted he said nothing which m,sun-
derstood his every act followed by vncctive MIS-
construction he stood easursbly alone, where he
had troops Of friends, and heard Taleciciions from lips
which Of old opened only bless praise him.
That he should desire relieve himself from n goadlng
oppression Is likely; that he should seize occasion
which would enable him 10 leave It or Is al! Natural
enough. But know. Ii know anything, that his
single motive would be The obtaining Of p0uer By uhh
and through ahich he n,g Be more "s,unenq! than he
making freedom uHreral Kentuky and IN M
land lie would stink away from oppr sson, merely
IL bore hard upon him. he would aot allow his
organic courage master his moral courage, thereby
OF humanity should suffer. No. Nr Clay has
become soldier In obedience 10 his notion OF duty.
knowing that pro-slavery will reward his
physc bravery, do what he may. and submitting TO the
sacrifice, only that he may conquer in the moral conflict
which he has so bravey begun.
And question naturally arises here, uhot nt be N,
effect Of his conduct on the cduse o. freedom IN Kentucky and
TIE Stare States1
We answer-farora51e ersry uay. When ltw under
stood Lexrgto that he had volunteered that the
Governor WAS likely, popular was he with the sodery.
confer upon him staff appointment, Of the largest
and Influential Shareholders remarked II he gels
that elected any command and goes erico he
iH triumph spite Of all do " and forth
with, and his friends themselves work prevent
this result They succeeded Gov Owsley failed fuld
his promises They then attempted to control the sol.
ders OF The Oldest company In the State bn they rebeed
and unanimously elected him their Captain. This shows
what the strong proslavery men think, and fear will re-
suit from c. n. Cays volunteering. We have. beside
this testimony. two letters before one from Chris
tan man emnence in Lewis Co. and the other from
plain Influential farmer Glasgow. Barren Co. The
FRS; says. CLAY has the Shareholders on the hp they
cannot keep bin down any longer Even Mr.. --- says
now, no shall be heard any where He has proved him
self patriot and lover the wtoe country. Keep up
The True American and let be the freemans and
when Cassus from the wars, he make the issue
Liberty or Siarery In every County In the State.
The other declares" Clay wise and good man. His
articles against the dslked by his friends and
made biz handle OF by his enemies But Ills volunteering
has put the former In the best Of Spirits and coniounded
the latter. Even the famous outand outer our grand
doctor of laws said at the Hotel, yesterday, dog me. If
Clay don't beat them all yeti Besides at camp, he Is the
observed OF observers Farmers inquire for him first
They from afar him. and told him. in the
presence Of friend OF the other day Well. they
can't anything against now. Our folks say
ysu the best in the State Knowing the temper
Of the people do, do not hesitate 10 that the
OF Csss!us NJ Clay In volunteering Tor the will
add immensely 70 his power and that II will be the means
OF giving him position from which tho pro slavery men
cannot drive him. II he lives he vii! yet be master OF
the field and that, too through course OF conduct which
could pursue, and which, in ITSELF we think wrong
We speak as Southern man. about these matters, hav-
Ing some knowledge OF Southern men, and do not think we
err We embrace the OCCASION however 10 add that the
American will support the Mexican war; that IL
will contend for what right between Mexico and the
United States and 10 urge upon tho people the
necessity of demanding that Government in all things
should do and exact Justice.