Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-12

Court Of Saint James, leaving his country on the
brink Of q war with England.~s
But there is another consideration which will
deter wings and should convince all men that
james Buchanan is unworthy Of the support of the
American people. His infamous connection with
the corrupt bargain charged upon HENRY CLAY in
the year 1926, is enough to damn bis memory to
eternal infsmy. At this mention of the name Of
Clay, the blood runs more warmly, the heart throbs
more quickly, the nerves grow frmer. We are
transported back to times when the dauntless, the
ehiyarous, the honest, the generous Clay stood
forth our leader; when we barred our bosOms to the
storm and followed him to battle; and though disas-
ter fell upon our arms, we still rallied around our
noble champion, with devotion and fidelity una
bated by defeat, but rather intensified BY the dig
nifty the honesty, the majesty with which he carried
himself in the hour of tLial. After struggling with
bis calumnstors for quarter Of century, he now
rests quietly beneath the sod Of bis beloved Ken
lucky. HIS fame is secure. None now dare re-
peat the vile ISLANDERS which were heaped upon bis
good name from 1925 to 1874. The proof is
sufficient, not only to rescue the memory Of the
immortal hero from the odum involved in those
charges but to brand the author as worthy Of uni
verssl contempt. James Buchanan, at this moment
stands convicted, upon most irrefragible proof of
being the originator of the foul aspesiorn that
Henry Clay supported Mr.. Adams for the presiden
cy in 1885, in consideration of the Office of Secre-
tary of State. That Mr.. Clay was innocent, is not
doubted by any wing in the union. What then can
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Buchanan II there is one among the hosts that
admired, and honored Henry Clay, up to the hour
Of his death, who can without conjunction give
his support to the malicious defamer, bis ideas Of
propriety are certainly not to be envied. Mr.. Blu.
chsnan has not only shown himself the vile caum-
nator in this business, but it is Of record twice re-
peated by General Jackson duringhis lifetime ths.
Jas Buchanan besougbt him to make the same bar.
gain with Clay, that he charged Adams with having
made - in other words he urged Jackson to fight
Adams with his own weapons. Thus it ia seen that
he willing, nay anxious. to perpetrate the
same outrage upon virtue and honesty, by
charging which he sought to PROSTATE an
facts are known as clearly and conclusive
ly any other Of our history. 1t is not for the wr
ter of this to say what estimate others shall
place upon such conduct. 1t indicates that if Mr..
Buchanan had been placed in the condition of
either of the other men, he would have had no scru
pies in embarkiDg IN the grossest corruption, the
most fragrant dishonesty. He was, indeed, SO far
as any desire or power on his part went, as guilty
az il the scheme had been coDsummated by his exr
ertons And yet in the face OF all these facts and
considerations, the Democratic Party, with the
most unblusbing hypocrisy and disgusting sycopan.
cy, asking oldline, HENRY CLAY wings to supo
port JAMES BUCHANAN for the presidency. 1t is
not material to say for whom wings should vote in
this contest But there is no man in the limits of
the Union, of any pretensons whatever. who pro>
fesses any regard for the right and welfare of his
whole country, who is not better entitled to the
respect of wings than James Buchanan.
PUBLIUS.