Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-06-02

mere single minded fidelity and sscc.ss han
did Henry Clay.
Mr.. AcCalla, az We remarked above. Arst
appeared here q the stump ealumnistor Of
the private character Of Henry Clay, armed
With certificates from political parsons Of his
own church membership, with wood cuts rep.
resenting Clay to be worse, far worse In his
and habits, than any known man
outside of States prison. Such was the en-
tire staple Of his political harangues. Thoua.
ands who will read this have heard his foul
mouthed detraction Of Mr.. Clay, bslched forth
before audiences Of hundreds and thousands
While quite as many know that Henry Clay
very properly regarded this man a. the bit.
terest and most loathsome personal enemy It
had ever been his lot to make u the course
of his practice as q lawyer before the bar
of justice, where, II We remember cor.
restly the circumstance occurred Hhich turned
the mind, heart and soul Of John NJ.
Mccalla into . burning volcano of hate
for the great Kentucky Statesman, for the
gratihcation OF which he (Mr. McCalla)
alone lived, until God, in his Providence, saw
dt to call the great man beyond the reach of
the poisoned shafts of his spleenatic detraotor.
When Mr. Polk took his seat In the Presiden.
tial choir John NJ. McCalla, who had been a
(Democratic) federal efice holder in Re lucky,
Under Van Buren,, applied for office here
There Are other gentlemen in Washington be.
side the editor Of the StGr who recollect dis.
I molly that he (McCslla) was appointed to
office by the Polk Administration, not because
his course toward Mr.. Clay was approved, or
on account Of his qualifications or political
services; but simply because 1. was understood
and believed that if he should dare show his
face at that time within the boundaries of
Kentucky, (his honey he would be summarily
hung or shot down by some of the Thousands
on thousands there who personally knew the
utter untruth Of his wholesale and violent
personal detraction Of their States honor and
Clay. He was appointed to the
Second Audito:ship of the Treasury only be-
cause Mr.. Polk did not choose, if he could
prevent it so ossily, that the life of any man
should be sacrificed for his advocacy of him.
There are hundreds in Washington of both
parties who know that no man was put in of.
fee here by the Polk administration in any
such position, whose four years discharge of
his duties created more decided and general
impress on Of his want of competency, through
his bad temper, want Of system, lack of spirit
Of accommodation, &c, &c. His administration
Of the duties Of the Second Authorship were
the cause Of constant complaint by members
Of Congress and others, as hundreds of both
parties are we'll aware. Ga his entering Office
there stood balaros Of some $500 agains, him
On the treasury books, IS tie taker of the CEN
sus Of Kentucky, which Was not liQuidatcd BY
him until 184S, when his account was closed
in full, As matter Of course he went out of
ofi,e on the accession Of Taylor, being, If we
correctly, the very frst person 70.
moved 10 this city, Doc AUS, he had been tho
30 shameless ealuuniator OF the personal char.
acter Of Henry Clay. He remained a profes.
sing mcnber Of the Democratic party up to the
hosr in which he was refused Office under Pres
ident Pierce. He had been weighed in the
balance and found wanting in those qualinca
lions necessary to justify his second appoint
meat to position of trust and responsibility here
He left his former party affiliations with DO
itical sore head, and on the advent of Know
Sothingism turned up . high priest of the
lark lantern, oath-bound secret conspirators.
He is now known to the people of Washing.
ton only Is the bitter, virulent, and bigoted
prosecutor of his fsllow.citisens, on account of
the accident Of their birth and the form of
Christianity to which they adhere. Twelve
years an o6ics-holder in Kentucky, when
bounded out Of that State by public opinion,
az was four years an ONCE holder here. Sub
he was pertinacious Office seeker
rom the Democrats, until they refused him
place; when b, suddenly found out that their
principles, men, and measures deserved his
dstestation, and yillifoation,
'll of which be has since poured out upon
hem without stint-sn oface under the new
party being all the time in view. He has 30.
ournet here since lS45. In sll that time,
has he become in the slightest
lsgrss identified with our city2 He has not
Did he ever even vots in our city before the asst
'lsotionf While the recipient of large salary
rom the General Government, did he have
thrift enough to leave office with dollar more
IN his pocket, or owing q dollar less than when
,s entered 1t? If he has had, we certainly
have not heard of it, having always understood
him 10 be a shiftless man about business mat.
era Do you, fellow citissns, propose to place
your mo,timportant financial trust in the hands
# ono who. with every possible opportunity to
do well in the world" has not eyincsd his
capabilities tanning bis advantages to rsa.
onable acc ,snti This IL q sober question.
oberly ask II you are a. sensible As We
axe you to be, you will be quite as far from
rustpg to such management of our city's
finances. a. you would be from putting your
'wn private money matters In the hanis of
me who, in the course Of long lifetime had
not proved himself competent to manage his
'vnt' ~ osn advantage. You have the two