Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-06-03

prepared TO kill. defied and cowed them
IN both instances. | exposed th,m 10 the
people and TO scorn. and the people were
with me--many Wings. But was the like
ever seen in civilized community? A
public man Of thirty years standing-one
whose name was known in Europe and
America, and will be known to poStcrity, TO
be plotted against TO destroy him, and him
self 10 be pursued, insulted and even killed
it he dared TO speak TO the people in his
own behalf. did dare! and whipped them
like dogs. Only minority OF them got
into the General Assembly, where their
combinations with the Wings enabled them
10 elect Wing over me. That combua-
'ion shows what was in their har>; that
hey were Wings to the back ckbone-Iiycr.
lights. and g'zzard and never want any
thing CHER leaders / mean) but their Price
toshow it.
rccur TO the state Of the party. What
is ii but war Of one side upon the other?
the enemy within the camp attacking and
hetraying it. Who are the enemy? Nothing
but wings in disguise, without the honor
and fairness OF real whigs--as much worse
than real Whigs as the torres of the Rcvo-
luton were worse than the British. The
breach, as il is called. is not healed. and can
not be. 1t is TO new thing. nor founded on
transient circumstances. Ii is Old and found
ed on principle, and is permanent. II be-
gun when Mr.. Adams was elected in the
House of Representatives, over General
Jackson. Allthe d, mocrats who had whig
principles then sIoughed of and Joined the
wings, then called Federalists. They ap-
plauded Mr.. Scott for trampling on the will
Of his constituents. | wonder how many of
those who were in the Cape Girardeau meet
ing, condelnning me for disobcying high
treason resolutions, which had never re-
ceived, applauded Mr.. Scott for actually
electing Mr.. Adams over Gen. jackson, in
violation Of the will Of his constituents
And here will say that never Joined in
the accusation Of bargain against Mr.. Clay
and Mr.. Adams. | condemn the support lie
gave Mr.. Adams. ON the Democratic prin-
ciple that the will of the people ought 10 be
obeycd; but on all proper occasions, and in
the presence their friends, expressed a
disbelief of the imputed bargain, founded on
my early knowledge Of Mr.. Clay's inten-
ton to vote for Mr. Adams, and | believe
knew it before Mr.. Adams did hms eli.-
These declarations of mine went into the
public papers and came to general knowl-
edge. Mr.. Clay in consequence wrote me
letter of thanks for this voluntary and
faithful testimony as he termed it, which
| now have here to show.
WAsHGNGToN, Dec. 6, 1927.
SIR: have received paper, published on the
29th ult., at Lexington, Va, in which il contained
an article stating that you had to gentleman of that
place expressed your disbelief of a charge inlu-
rious to me, touching the late Presidential election
and that had communicated 10 you unequivocay
between the lst and 18th Dec, 1924, my determi-
nation 10 vote for NJ Adams and not for General
jackson. Presuming that the publication was with
your authority, cannot deny the expression to YOU
of proper acknowledgements for the sense OF JUS
tee which has prompted You TO render this vol
untaly and faithful testimony.
am, respectfully, your ob't servant,
H. CLAY.
Col Thos Hart Benton.
My objection to Mr.. SCOTS vote was
stated i'll letter TO him at the time, which
was published, and was entirely directed 10
tie disregard Of the will of ms constituents.
A great many oI the Democracy broke of
from us then, and many thought the party
ruined by the loss Of 50 many. On the con-
trary, it b, came stronger, and by getting rid
OF some very unworthy members, became
clean. O,her breakings of took place on
account OF the Bank of the United States,
the removal OF the depoSies, the procama-
ton, the eXpuuging resolution, and MANY
olher measures, and every time the party
was considered ruined, when in fact il be-
came stronger. And so it will be again.
The Sluughing of OF the Anti leaders (lhe
good men whom ihcy have deceived will moi
90 with thcm,) will leave us stronger thar
ever, and what is better, will leave us
cleaner. Let them 90. Let them form
their separate organization, run their Sepa-
rate candidates Tor every thing: ii will form
the grrar wer-thc cloica ma ip,a--to carr,
oil all the filth from the democratic c; mp
The rule is u plain one, and brief one, by
which TO know such OF these Antics as are
( divided from MS on principle. They are
first. all those who approve the notification
resolutions Of lS49, after seeing their prac
tical Interpretation in the assembling Of tn,
Nashville convention. Secondly, All rhos,
who voted Tor the Wing Senator last winter
or who encouraged others TO do il, being TO,
/ fory themselves 10 do il, and all who ap
prove tlat vote. All such as these con
slider divided from the Democracy on prin.
ciplc, and all union with them to be impos
sible. There is no union now, and the De
mocracy, in taking them back into its camp
has admitted the Trojan horse into the sleep
ing city.
have said there was no example in his
tory OF public man, conspired against anc
endangered like me, for having rendered ;
great service to his country. But it is
mistake. There is an example of it, bu
only one. and for that one we have to searcl
near two thousand years back, and it is yer,
parallel when found. 1t is the case o
Cicero, and his suppression, not com
promise, of the Catilinian conspiracy-an,
his fate for having rendered that service t
his country. He was exiled and driver
away by his enemies, surviving accomplice
of the conspiracy he had rushed-victim G
: their audacity and the timidity of himselfan