The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-03

ya.ss ,. Clay |
A city paper saw n few days ego TO
apply to Us language which no person IN.
the commonest cosrtesiss Of
zertlc manly intercourse would use. and 10
which no gentleman would condsscend q
eplv, merely because We stated that Jss.
B. Clay, recently nominated for Congress
" the Democratic Of the Ashland District
IF Kentucky, had scarcely . spark Of the
intellect or a pulsation Of tie une patriot
i'm Of bis immortal father We alluded
10 the son ~ having torn down the old
homestead OF his father, AM converted its /
timbers into canes, etc. to eddie over the |
country for dimes, and spokr in Indignation |
Of his course In now afilis ing with those
who prosecuted. slandered and villiAed his
father to the grave. We rereat all have
said OF this unworthy scion OF immortal
sire We know the man, and those who
know him best. love him leas,. We learn
from the Louisville Journal that this Jas.
B. Clay having got tired Of CONVEX ting the
,imbers Of his fathers homestead into canes,
boxes. etc. for peddling purposes. has sold
the remainder Of the stock OF timber TO
Col. Rand, OF Wheeling, for the purpose OF
being converted into similar "relics.' The
editor OF the Journal has seen the written
rider signed by Jas. B. Clay TO deliver the
lumber to Col. Rand. But there 10 some.
thing more serious than this probably in
Mr.. Clay's history. Until recently jas. B.
Clay was known as . violent Native Amer.
lean. Ten years ago he precipitated HIM
self into Native American movement,
and wrote Native American srticles for the
Louisville Courier, then a Native American
paper. afterwards Wing, then Know Moth.
ing sheet, and now model Democratic
paper Less than three years ago, when
the Know Nothing movement was on the
rise, he induced a distinguished editor Of
Kentucky, 10 reputlisb his q B CIsy's,)
OLD articles In favor OF Native msricansm,
and added another To them, in which ae I'd.
voca,ed not ~ before, simply . material
mod hca,ion Of the naturalization laws, but
their total repeal, SO that no foreign born
person, even though living hall Q century
IN the United States. should ever be pet
mitted TO vote More than this--Jas. B.
Clay actually joined Know Nothing coun.
Gil. Yet now we see him the nominee Of
tn Democratic party, and q Democratic
paper in this city denouncing us a. black
guard because we have the msaliness TO re.
buke so dastardiy a spirit and so corup, q
political insect as Jas. D. Clay. There 10
not, there cannot be man in the Demo.
cratic party who knows this Clay, who be.
lievcs for moment that he il honest In q
single political sentiment or principle he
now advocates. Make il HE interest. and
he would be Know Nothing or Republi-
can ne he is now Democrat. We canno,
close this notice Of him better than 10 quote
the following from the Louisville Journal
whose editor was the bes, friend ever Henry
Clay had
Mr.. James b. Clay, 40 the public are
aware, 10 the regularly nominated Demo.
cratic candidate '"r Congress in the Lex
ington District. so long represented by his
father. This = indeed most deplorable
spectacle for the eyes Of the civilized world.
The sons acceptance OF the nomination 81
q party, that Tor twenty i've years pursued
aud perserused the great father with 6end-
like hate and diabolical malice, 10 . thing too
shameful TO be thought OF without unut,er-
able disgust and loath,ng. Mos, certainly
no other politician or statesman in THE coun.
try was ever assa,led with such bitter, 70
morscless, accursed. and persevering SLAM
ner and cslumny as Henry Clay and i,
wa the Democratic party aud the Demo.
cratic party alone that thus s.ssiled him.
From 1875 up to the time when he could
no longer be thought Of as a candidate for
the highest honors Of his country, he was
stlemstlsed by the whole Democracy OF III.
nation as the foUlest and corruptest and
mos, Infamous public man known in the
annals Of mankind. Wesll remember the
occasion. when, after hasin been pursued
Tor years by all the vile bloadhounds and
hell.honnds OF the Democracy, he retired
10 his honis al Ashland, and there, worn
and ararrd by relentless Democratic per-
seeu,lon, stood up IN the presence Of his
I'D friends and neighbors aud described
himself a. a bleeding old stag a, hay. And
now. Tn, shame 10 human nature . his
own son comes before the world "a the can
dida,e and sasts,ner and encoursger OF the
party, that, Tor a quarter Of century. hunt
I'd the father for his political blood The
spectacle has, 50 far ~ We ARE informed, no
parallel IN history, aud God in his mercy
giant that il may never have. Il 10 truly
s'usening We would gladly obey the i'm.
pulses Of the deep loathing that bids us turn
aaag from u forever.