The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-05-09

CAssIusM. CLAY.-This Peripaielic orator,
who is however, hers yet. receives the iol>
lowing casligations in his own home, Ken
lucky N Y. Express.
(From the Louisville Courier.)
Mr.. c. NJ. Clay scemsio think that Henry
Clay owed him some weighty obligations,
and that he was an migrate by his departure
10 the Virginia Springs when the mohocrat-
ic spirit was rising in Lexington. Now we
think Henry Clay has suffered for his per-
sona devotion 10 Cassius Clay much beyond
any thing that Cassius has endured for him.
Il was the personal friendship of Henry Clay
for c. NJ. Clay that brought down tie Wick
life persecution on the head oflhe lime hon
orcd old man. and Cassius should remem
Der these things, in summing mp his &C
counts.
(From the Louisville Journal)
Cassius Nj. Clay, in his letter, avows that
he is MIR. Clhy's personal enemy, and that he
has, from The necessity Of his nature been SO
ever since August, 1915. This certainly
seems strange, viewed in connection with a
maker which. ever since Cassus NJ. Claws
return from Mexico. has been freely spoken
OF in Kentucky. A Kentucky officer. Lieut..
Davidson, whe was captured with C.. NJ
Clay and others by the Mexcans. al Encar-
nacion. stated that, upon their being made
prisoners, Capt. c. NJ. Clay protested earn
esily inSpanish. TO The Mexican commander,
that he was The son of the Hon. Henry CLAY,
who was al the head of the peace party in
The United STATES, and that il he were 10 be
killed, his illuslriouF fuller and the whole
peace parry would turn against Mexico and
execute terrible vengeance upon her. Now
Il almost seems as i. there must be some mis-
take about this Thing, for we should hardly
suppose that Cassus NJ. Clay, for the sake
ofh;s breath, The pallry modicum of amos
pherlc air that goes 10 and out at his nose.
would pass himself off upon an unsuspecting
foreigner as The son ola man TO whom he a :
vows himself an enemy. We cal, imagine
but one explanation of the occurrence il il is
true. Cassius says he is Mr.. CLAW enemy
IRON the necessity Of his nature" and pef
haps he played of his chivalric straiaGem
upon The Mexican officer from the necessity
OF nature"
Since writing the preceding para graph, we
heard on good authority IA piece Of Iestimo-
ny Confirming The statement Of Lieut.. DAVID
son. Major Borland, who was one of the
EncarnaciOn prisoners, and " no was recent
ly elected TO The L. S. Senate by The Arknn-
sas Legislature, stated, while in this CITY Il
few days ago, That Capt. c. NJ. Clay, when
The prisoners were threatened with death.
begged pl,eously for his own life. resting his
petition upon the alleged fact of his close re-
lationship TO The Hon, Henry Clay. the friend
ofpeace. Major Borland does moi distinctly
recollect whether the petitioner represented
himself 20 The Mexicans as The son or mere
ly lie very near relative OF the Hon. Henry
Clay. Lieut. Davidson asserts positively
that he called himself the son. and no doubt
he did. AT any rate, his life was spared, and
for that life, Whatever lis value or want Of
value may be, it seems he was indebted TO
ms exceedingly clamorous claim of close re-
laiionship o his ilIustrious namesake. 10 whom
he now claims the honor of having been at
that very time PERSONAL enemy Chivalry
@kes many forms, and This, we suppose, is
one Of them.