The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-09-11
Letter from Cassius VI. Clay.
The following letter, addressed TO the SEN
incl, appears IN the Indianapolis paper:
BATES HousE ISprASAPolfs, Tsp..

he following letter, addressed 10 the Sem
tinel, appears IN the Indianapolis paper:
BATES HousE ISDrASAPolIs. IsD.
August /, 1885.
Eds. Sentinel: 1ou have an article in to-
days paper in which YOU venture 10 assert
that / have lately been STAKEHOLDER. and 10
bes:ow upon ne epithets which, | suppose,
sun the taste of tie Indiana Democracy, but
which gentlemen never Use.
| deuouuce the whole system ot political
warfare by which great public interests are
tried 10 be ignored in personal elimination;
neither good morals nor good government
can be promoted hy such means. The pub
Tic have 10 do, not With my private acts. but
my political teachings. | cannot see how the
crime of extending slavery into Kansas IS 10
be Palhated because / CT any other indisidu-
al may be proved william.
But white deny the jurisdiction Of the
court, yet fear not 70 slrdita;e my iutegri
" and honor. be assailed from whaeser quar-
By the Democratic party, then. l have
been accused
1st- OF bankruptcy.
a1. of falling IN consequence Of speeula-
ton.
81, Olholdlng slaves whilst asowing my
self an abolitionist
l>t, It has been my misfortune to have
lost much Of ny estate by the failure OF my
debtors; but my means were ample 10 pay
every cen" owed Pfihe'pat anu interests, eA-
cefe 10 my aSSts@eeS---."o ieiaiNe,' VINO al
low NE 10 control all my estate; and to whom
s,'aA De aote soon 70 Pay every cent owe
a"d 'heo nave enough 70 sep ifohi pension
ing myself epon the government IKE the
/ "Deh'eeraac party
= Inc democrats hFs1 sSartea me isiSe
report that iaiied oy 'sPecafatto" 10 poF
As farmer anu a dro'ef oeaiins IN ho9s- II
vas le5i4nlate business aud never iese
money III 'hat 'adt. a.s'louse my e'aoa1-
+ r}'Ssmeh' TO 'he war @heh me a.ies OF .ne
save parry 'he DeA'''e !, as isaN iiia,e aPon
t'e--'f '''e @ouF.N-ln IN 'he ihoos-tao III IAN
'"@ 10 f"t NE y '"' 'i'99 owl ne
~ "'t A.'o" -o.s7 ~ s''''-
p - ' va "','-' M ~ t -"
lie slaves 1oi, 10 winch !, lllaSi9n IS made.
"e'e ~ Nt' is'I 70 h's t'.t,'[eh ps my ,ssii-
g. - =" .''''' t'4 az q - ''s4se' "'1o'
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~, -. -. sf...t'4 ~ ii>a s.,ara,;,,, =,
-. =, ~ eIslg~o,, ;, r. ,,tola
...,y..,,.,t.,,,., ar. ,,,r an ,,, farm J., NJ.
..n rsnutv Nv ub.retbey remain as han
-, a. ..,,,fsf.nt ,xstA tIrat s,,ue,o which may
T. H., ,,r,.,.s - f,rt.,o, ,,aw t,,an, ;nto H..
,,'.,e..- 80 L.. s.,,,,'n1a,,s I',,,'.s The ssls
If -l.>ss ;o n rseGaaas w,nia have savsd
ma ~. n,ar;+;@.,lil.a g =. ...ss;rn,,,aat -
WiH tIa s4nt;,,oI now al M !, aSartI,rnxy-
,}.at ..s,,rtr,,n ,.-4;,b : ~, -aef ~ al
.I3s n.aa,
am n,.ah,r,i.,ist have ma more rigbt
r. Iibarat. tbost rwentr-fyo slaves than The
slaves Of the Sen,iners alIy. Robert WicklIffe
who prefer, them to Dutch and Irish );
whom lie calls white nearoesp' | think I
would be more useful speaking in Indians. in
the cause Of the liberty not only of the three
ard laIf millions Of S9uthren blacks. but
also the six millions of Soathren whites who
suffar like er.,srassion than hv lyinr in the
r,e,li.ensiarv far runnipr off The ..twentv-two
i7..o women and children. - whom, the "De-
n7onr,cy'' # lie nation. North and South.
are .rs.rzr Il, Eald in eternal BONDAGE.