Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-09-03
Great Discovery.
&c. includes

The Portsmouth Clipper of this State,
which has the Taylor flag flying at its mast
head, has recently made an astounding dis
covery which it announces as follows:
ANTI-SLAvERY BUGLE.-A few days ago
a friend JaUOred US with a copy Of the above
named paper, edited at Salem, Columbiana
county, Ohio, by Mr.. Benjamin Jones and
Mrs. J. f. Jones. 1t is, as it name indi-
Gates, an advocate of the immediate abolition
of Slavery. II contains a forged correspon-
dence between Mr.. Whippemwell and the
Hon. Henry Clay, which n is enough of itself
to dam the editor, editress, publisher and
paper.
1t is a bad cause that requires such subter-
fuges to bolster it up-a corrupt heart steep
ed in i~niquity of the deepest dye only would
resort to such means. 1t is, however, in
keeping with the party that declare uncom-
promising hostility against everything that is
not ~baptised and christened in the name Of
abolitionism.
If the editor of the Clipper is disposed to
describe a burlesque correspondence as for
gerry, and to ~italicize the word to make the
charge seem more formidable, he is welcome
to do so but vi presume he would find it
difficult to hunt up another as "joHy green"
as he has proved himself to be by making
such a blunder.
We forget whether it is Solomon or some
other writer in the Old Testament who directs
US to "answer a fool according to his folly"
and We are half disposed to lake this advice in
the present case and reply, produce the evil
dence Of your charge. Political editors are
very fippant in making charges of forgery,
and do it with good effect too. Whenever
they meet with an unfavorable fact, CT a po-
litical truth that tells against their party, it is
branded as forgery, or something as bad, and
thus summarily disposed of. We wonder
whether the Clipper man-if he was not too
modest to let his nam appear in his paper,
we would give it-wrote to Henry Clay
about the matter. If he did, the Sage of
Ashland must have been considerably anu
sed with his verdancy. Where is the letter
received in reply! Come, let us have it as
clear as types can make it. Got none, does
he say, then where is the evidence to sustain
his charge. The letter referred 10 contains
sentiments that Henry Clay has expressed
time and again, and is deficient neither in
patriotism nor piety I; and as for his holding
slaves and breeding slaves, these are notori-
Gus facts, and are prima tacia evidence that
chattel presents would not be unacceptable.
Speaking the truth of Henry Clay, is, in
the estimation of the Clipper, the unpardon-
able sin, "enough Of itself to damn the edit
or, e%ditress, publisher and paper" Out up
on such man worship, tits unworthy of any
one who wears the form of humanity. And
then the servility of the Clipperis sickening.
: Although its editor denounces the cores
pondence as a forgery, yet so obsequious is
he to the slave power, so very fearful of Of
Tending his masters, that he dubs an imagin-
arg slave-trader with the title of Mr.. Plain
Thomas Whippemwell, was not sufficiently
. respectful, il must be Ma. WhippemweT.-
We hardly know which quality of the Clip
. per man most to admire, his Stiffness or ser
Witty.