The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-04-23
c...,us N. CLAY in Kentucky.

libellous editorial IN the Columns ol the it"ses
against Cassius NJ. Clay. Wepubish the fol-
lowing remarks Of his as refutaton of that
SANDER And we confidently believe that II
there be one spark Of honorable, generous or
virtuous sentiment still lingering in the breasts
Of the editors Of the Times, they will recall
the foul aspersion they have attempted
on the character of a brave man who has sac
rifced so much for principle.
The Newport, KY, NeuS, contains full
report of the proceedings of Republican
Mass Meeting. held on the 9th inst, at the
county seat of Madison county, Ky. At this
meeting Cassius NJ. Clay was one of the prin-
cipal speakers He had spoken at length on
the position Of the different parties, and the
necessity of Republican organization, and
his speech is highly praised as liberal and ell
oQuent Rev. Mr.. Johns, of the Methodist
/ Church, replied, advocating the American
party, defending slavery and Boosting of the
Lexington mob which lynched Brady, the
schoolmaster, and drove him out of Kentucky
Mr.. Clay and the Rev. John G. Fee answered,
and by way Of reolnder the Rev. Mr.. Johns
read an article from the New York Herald,
against Mr.. Clay. We give the account of
the subsequent proceedings in the words Of
/ the Ne,rs =:
'sThe greatest excitement prevailed. Mr..
Claws friends rose up and stood around the
speaker; and all parties sprang to their feet.
| Mr.. CLAW calmly arose. He regretted that
gentlemen had felt compelled to show so lit
tie magnanimity MS to allude TO his personal
misfortunes He considered it poor cause
which descended from reason and facts 10
personal insinuation. THIS people knew
him. Such argument might be used in
Charleston or New Orleans, but not here =
Not bv pecunidrg interest certainly was he
influenced. His father next to K. Wickliffe
had been the largest STAKEHOLDER in Kentucky;
his interests were on that side. Not by po
htical election certainly. He had beaten all
his most powerful opponents, both in that
and the Fayette District. The road TO fame
and Office was OPEN TO him. When he returned
| from the Mexican War, he was asked 10 give
up his opposition TO slavery, and he was told
no post in the nation was too high for him.
| Now. after he had sacrificed all in this cause
time, and money, and family, aud friends,
and fame, and almost life itself-here IN has
breasAt against him He had liberated all
the slaves he held in has own right. Had he
! carried those trust slaves to Ohio and liberia
ted them-he would have violated the rights
of his heirs-and been denounced as a VIOLA
tor of law, and s. negro theft Now since
| his misfortunes had caused them to be sold
by assignees he was illuminated for the Ell
| fcacy of laws, which he had so much strug-
/ gled to overthrow, and which his accusers
had against his will, kept upon the statute
book
Here the sympathy and Indignation Of the
crowd seemed so great that even Mr.. Johns
shrank under il. he arose and said he did
not intend 20 cast any imputaton upon Mr..
Clay's motives. Mr.. Clay quickly retorted,
eyes, | understand the gentleman-a priest
is never wanting in indrectIoni the gentle
man INDUCES in malignant personal at
tack and then shrnks from the odium of it,
by disclaiming personalities. The mans a
fool who sees any thing else but PERSONAL
ties in that artcle--against the man who
handed to him-against the clique who backs
him--aganst the party who indulge in such
warfare, | hurl back defiance and indignant
contemptn' The effect was electrical, their
batteries were silenced."
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some Of his acquaintance faithfully and fe-
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A RgyoLumoSARY lNclDEST.-The second
volume Of Irving's life Of Washington has
lust been published. From il we Gull the
} following anecdote At the me General
] Washington had his headquarters in Cam
bridge
A large party of Virginia rfemen, who
had recently arrived in camp, were strolling
about Cambridge, and viewing the collegiate
buildings now turned into barracks. Their
half Indian equipmsn ts, and fringed and
rutfied hunting CARDS, provoked the merri
ment of some troops from Marblehead, chief
~ fishermen and sailors, who thought nothing
, equal to the round jacket and trowsers. 4
. banterng ensued between them. There was
snow upon the ground, and snow balls began
to fly when jokes were wanting. The parties
waxed warm with the contest. They closed
and came TO blows; both sides were rein
forced. and in little while at least thou
sand were at fsticuffs, and there was tn
multi in the camp worth Of the days Of Ilo-
mer. "At this juncture," writes our in
formant, washington made his APPEARANCE,
whether by accident or design | never knew.