The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-08-25

now being crushed In Europe, and remember .s
Hssaces OF "msgnanimisy'' on the part Of ty.
nnss, which q all compromised their power..-
"neh me regular pro-sisvery party begin tc
oe "magnanimous" 10 me. then shall suspect
myfsii OF beginning 10 desert those principles
!" ~n'on have 90 often solsmnly pledged my,
II 10 now too late for friends To c.usurs ma
thus. for word or deed; for, In the yery frs,
hunloer Of the True Amsriean, I laid down the
principle Of action by which intended TO be
governed In this contest ] know nv rights. I
Know the rights OF others; and whilst / re.nec,
the last, trust shall be found yindic All o he
Hh'rh necessary, sword In hand, TO the death
iet no man abhors more than l., this hard me-
cesslty' which can cease only with slavery.
sh'Sh can no more live without the pistol and
1om'e- kniie' han the body without the SOUL
Ano nave ever looked forward, az one of the
most glorious uiumphs OF Emancipation, 10 the
'lhe when every man shall sit under his own
afraid. MN"
hhst there are many good men most sim
eereiy shocked at the shedding of blood. under
circumstances with which they are uu acouaint.
co. and through necessity which thew canpot
possibly appreciate, there are others who avail
themselves OF my misfortune, to crafty person.
a. feeling and partisan malignity. Whilst |
the press generally, and especially th ose of NV
own State, where all, 90 far as am aware. who
nave spoken at all-with but one exception.
whose censure Is highest praise--have spoken
OF ne In msnner most gratifying TO nv feel
ines, and in terms Of commentator of which
any man might be Justly proud there are others
winch honest men should mark The slave
holders are not all In the South The bitterest
opposition 10 emancipation has ever come from
hgW r
others, in the North, who are Indirectly inter-
es'ed In slavery, and those Tenegades from their
fathers faith and their own free institutions. /
VINO nave invested their money secretly In slaves
and the slave trade. These are the men who
IN The name of religion and humanity, whose |
every precePt they habitually violate, now come
forward IN my day Of supposed weakness,
with lesuiiical and hypocritical language, and |
attempt to silence the voice which BY the CRY |
Of justice has 80 often made them nervous and |
uncomfortable in their blood bought palacesl-- |
But the most malignant denuncia tions come
nom that portion Of the press which in lS4S, |
Tor partisan purposes, sought to ovsrwhe me |
with Hood OF calumny, which indicated truth |
returned, 70 gengrene in their own guilty boz |
SONS. prefer TO bear these ungenerous insIn-
aalions and imputations, rather than by Defend /
ing myself should seem TO be wanting In re-
sPeet 10 the noble position which Henry Clay /
occupies In regard to the great questions Of |
Liberty which now sgitate our Republic. / 1
Know the immeasurable ground which lies be-
tween me and him. Those who think TO NOR
ify me by imPertinently thrusting forward the
'vershsdowings Of his great name, entirely mis-
AXE my character. Ready myself 20 honor
Ill, high and low, according TO their merits, /
lave never entertained the least fear, but that,
whatever ! shall have accomplished worthy Of
consideration In my own circle, be that circle
arge or small, will be fully estimated by my
There are virtues TO which talents
annot add, and from which the want Of genius
annot subtract There are deeds which power
nd place and psrtisanship cannot ennoble, and
which obscurity, uuPopularity, and calumny.
annot tarnlsh. My health still comPels me TO
mploy amsnuensis.
Your obedient servant,
c. NJ. CLAY.