Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-07-04


oeorge D. Prentice falsifylng his Express
oaS' TO calumnIate Mr.. Rn., sraphy
c,e =. al Inc bitter and INSCRIPTIONS enams
SS'ay' mere was none so deadly hostile OF Mr.
~ I o,'en ana SO violently traduced and a who
Mr. Car % James Buchanan of Pennsylvan;au nnGj
was Mf. Gays most vindictive enemy Luna He
author OF the most foul and malignant ne vas Tho
were ever brought up against him All 1ges tia,
"hoie OF Mr. Clays public service Iamou1u rng The
an Ct Pennsylvania lost 40 Opportunity to bachaa
motives, underate his services and nonn nalgn his
UiHe Journal. ui "0uSe'-L ,as.
1t would be hald task, if not who'll,
tor any one but the editor of the Louisy," Possbe
TO condense in so few words so much MI: 'OurRQL
umny and unmitgated falsehood For am hant cal.
Mr. Buchanan, there is not the shadow nc ne says Of
hon. and we will, out of the editors own ~, ounta,
vct him of deliberate, wiful and nent;onoTo cen.
10 do Mr. Buchanan injury, in ASSERTING ueSsO
ges. '"ese Char.
GEORGE D. PRENTICE is The editor of q
and he is the same GEO D. PRENTICE, who journal,
wrote the g Biography of Mr. Clay" WI W. 40 1881,
work cow before US. After REFERRING r. ~ ave that
story and tracing it to its explosion, aar ne ATemer
Mr. Clays vol: for Mr.. Adams for the p,os lying
the Bographer of Mr. Clay thus refers to lency,
% oa[gaIh whlen 1t had been supposed wa "age
10 rest by the investigation in the Honse ~ vas put
sentatives "'e VI Repre-
For some sine ii seemed as if par;zon
would soon desst from the pursuit Of Mr Crengeance
distinguished atcuser at length apnaarod out
him. 1t was Gen. Jackson. This genIpman against
to assert in private circles, that he hmeoIF Degan
probably have been President had he but oalod Eh
Clay the Secretaryship oHe'eu Mr.
MOI satisfied with private hints.
declarations Mr.. Cay's distinguished nlnS and
stated in public leter, that ovprlnres oe nna!y
had been made to him during the nendenor of
Presidential election in the House Of Ron y. he
by the Attends of Mr. Clay With his nsnaI nroa
ness of character he demanded thro whom tbopso
lures we've made In reply Gen. Jackson pors utf
name Of James Buchanan, ore of his own persono o
political friends. Mr.. BUCHANAN, HOWEVER, ,y, ""u
HONORABLE MAN, AND HESITATED NOT To saw D1T AN
LY, THAT He HAD NEVER MADE TO GEN JAcKsor MY.
oVERTUREs IN QUESTION, OR ANY THAT BoRr tn
LEAST RESEMBLANCE TO THEM. The princinal ac .nL
ser was now silent; but his partizans STONED b.i
ears and shut their eyes to the proof of MIR CIav
innocence, and crea i" away with him awav WITH
| him !"-Prentice's BaoeraphH of Henru C1,'' VIII
$780, NS F. T.
Here then The editor of the Journal who was NJ,
Cays biographer, declares MIR. Buchanan 10 bp C ~
HONORABLE MAN and acquits him OF the very cbar,
ges which he now brings up in judgment agains,
him. Now which is to be believed the author 81 h"
biography, or the editor of the Journal? If the an,
thor of the biography told the truth in 1881, then
the editor of the Journal, in 1885, has baselv SIAN.
dered Mr.. Buchanan. We are content to leave the
question, as to whether Geo. d. Prentice the editor
is the calumnlator 10 our readers, only REQUESTING
them to refer to the testimony which we give in an.
other place, fully establishing the truth in regard 10
Nir. buchanans conduct towards Mr. Clay in the
matter complained Of