The Oxford signal. (Oxford, Miss.) 1856-18??, 1856-09-11

prefer him? Because had seen him
here standing up day and night vindi-
eating the rights of my constituents.
/ had seen him standing here, as lie
onidas at ThermOpyle, 10 vhld cate
and maintain the interests aud honor
Of the people of The South. had
seen the arrows in showers hurled al
him, and | had seen him bear his
2eoud bosom to the storm in vinGics-
tion of our rights, now predic' tfisi
the time will come when passion and
prejudice shall sleep, when the South
will do honor to Stephen A. Douglas.
| Applause in the galleries. predict
the time will come wheI. a returning
sense of Justice will rally around his
standard, at least, around his name
and memory, TO say, "There was man
who dared TO die for others" Who
has received so much Of slander and
calumny and derraclion as Stephen a.
Douglas? And for what? In the
name OF all that is grateful on the paIt
OF the South, | copjure them-hale
him, despise him as you may, for 9th
er things-do him justice for the noble,
manly, gallant, fearless, undying devo-
ton which he has manifested in de-
fcnSe of the rights and honor of the
South. l preferred him on that ac-
count
But, sir, to return 10 Mr.. Buchanan
and this charge OF bargain and cor
ruplion. repeat l have examined
| this question faithfully. thoroughly and
honestly, and | say here that | will
make the record so plain, in my judg.
men,, that no fair man will ever con-
trovert it. repeat that, if | thought
he was guilty of any participation in
that calumny, | would never, never
support him. | have seen it said in
some newspaper that the very bones
of the sage Of Ashland would move
in their dull cold resting.place at the
idea of Wings like me voting for MIR
Buchanan. Well, sir, if all that wa:
ever said by Andrew Jackson Donei
son was contrasted with what Mr.
Buchanan said against Mr.. Clay, anC
il The homes would move al the -RamC
. OF Buchanan, the spirit itself wOulC
burst its cerements, and rise in ludg
meut against those who are ready /,
= = elevate to power and place Andrew
J Jackson Doneison. have the record
here about that bargain, intrigue AM
corruption charge.
= Mr.. Clay voted for MIR. Adams il
1924 for the Presidency; and thereup
: on Mr.. George Kremer published
communication in some Pennsylvania
Il paper saying that there bad been
corrupt bargain between Mr.. Clay an,
; Mr.. Adams. Mr.. Clay was then
( member of the House Of Represcn'a
. tIveS. With his "onted boIdncss, ga
lantry and integrity, he at once demar
: ded all investigation. and commute
e was appointed. MIR. Kremet was sun
q moned to present his proofs; aud NJ
=" Kremer retired 10 his dark chamber {
y cailmny, like Judas Iscariot, and ne'
T" er attempted TO make good lis charg,
! But afterwards it was renewed b
I General Jackson, or an inlimatio
i made, that the bargain had been pre-
IS posed to him by Distinguish membt
: of Congress, and it was said that NJ
- Buchanan was that member of Coz
J. gress. AS soon as The charge WE
n' made, MIR. Buchanan published lie
I, Ter in reply TO Gen. Jackson, in wLic
~ he says:"lt is not 80; never approach
4 ed you 10 make any corrupt bargai
L never was authorized by MIR. CIa
,, , or his friends, to approach you." The
~ was the result of that publication.
is hold in my hand a book, and it
at a very important book, written in 49,
20 few years aiier these things irau
y pired. And by whom was il write
BY one Of the most gifted and taller
IN ed men in the naiion-George
oCI Prentice, of the Louisville JotrHc
~ M. Prentice was the confidential frier
n. OF Mr.. Clay, and his biographer.-
al when The facts were fresh before Il
iN country-when they were fresh IN 4
lr public mind, what did Mr.. Prenli
N say in his biograPhy?-a thing that
no 10 live alter Mr.. Clay, and Mr.. Pre-
he tice, and all, all of US are consign
nd to The final resting place Of our falhr
if as The solemn record, the history OF /
ii. afe aud character of the most illusi
an Gus statesman that ever lived. WI
~. does he say! Lei US read. Mr.. Pre-
on tlce says:
ed "No, satisfied with private hints a
Or. declarations, Mr.. Clay's distinguish
do accuser General Jack>onl fina
er- stated, in a.public letter, that over,u,
be of bargain had been made TO hi
on during the pendency OF the Preside
red tial election in the House oil Repres'
ad tatiyes, by the friends Of Mr.. Cl
d | With his usual proIpptitude Of ch