The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-01

lELSstStS, All u6EjeiQ, IL NY AALLo4C jug
ment, on Sir Clay's election for beneficial
determination. And if he is elected, the
decision of 1910 passed by the people, will
he confirmed, and the policy of the country
settled. Then, and (such is the anarchy oil
the public mind) not till then, shall we have
time to look about US, and project that 9th
CT great reform, the reduction of American
slavery to its constitutional limits, and to
concentrate the united condemnation of the
civilized world to its final and utter extinc-
ton
You assert that SIR. Clay sold his slaves ;
NIes's Register says he manumitted them
You declare that he supported Birney F.;
Mr. Clay himself insists in March, 1874,
"that IL IS his most decided determination to
rote for Henry clay for President" and ad-
vises his friends to do the same. Here
seems to be question OF veracity, Mr.. Car
lie. How is it to be reconciled, and all par
;ies acquitted Of fllsehood?
But we stop not here. In September,
Is4l-the campaign had advanced consid-
erably by this time-a Whig mass meeting
was held At Erie, Pennsylvania. We copy
an account of The same from that "Old
Rrqister =
"The anniversary of the battle of Lake
Erie was enthusiastically celebrated at Erie
(Pa) on The 10Th inst, by the Wings OF
Penn. New York, Ohio and Michigan. Dele
gates were present from each of the above
mentioned States but Western PennsYlva-
MIA poured forth its tens Of thousands to
swell the mighty throng Of freemen. Hon.
Thos- II. sill, Cf Erie, was appointed Presi-
dent OF the Convention, and introduced
[ Why, Mr.. CarIile, k it possible I CAssIUs
II. CLAY, Of Kentucky, who, for more than
an hour and half enchained the attention
by patriotic anil ablc address,
" 1 patriotic aud oJIe qddrcss,' indeed
What an obtuse set those old Wings must
have been, to style the speech of Bir-
ney abolitionist such ''speeches as he is
making in 1860 - - patriotic address,
You claim TO have been a Wing in those
days, MIR Carile. Why wasn't your warn
ing voice lifted up against the blindness and
iniatuation Of your party? If you could
not check il in its downward course, why
didn't You 20 over to the Democracy as you
have now done. It cannot he possible that
you, in common with the other Wings of
the nation, endorsed Cassius Clay in 1914
Yet, if you were acting with the Whig par
ty then, you gave him at least tacit ap-
proval
But we must proceed. On the 18th of
l844-only few days before the
October election-au immense Wing Mass
Meeting was held in Boston. DanielWebster
that old Whig giant, in days when giants
were not little was chosen President
and delivered an eloquent address. We
again quote from the Register:
"Ho (Webster) then introduced, success
lively, Messrs. Berrien of Georgia, Hunting
ton Of Connecticut, CAssIUs NJ. CLAY Of
Kentucky, Miller of New Jersey, William
X. Bond of Ohio, Morse of Maine, Tilling-
hast Of Rhode Island, Duncan of Louisiana,
and Fowler Of New York, each of whom
were received with the most enthusiastic
cheers, and each Of whom made short and
pertinent addresses.
At > o'clock the meeting was adjourned
to meet ngain ut o'clock. Mr.. Clay stated
that he could not leave without giving
three cheers for the Wings of Boston and
Massachusetts, even if he had to do it alone
His call was responded to by every one
present, most vociferously.
ain the evening, at the fremont Temple.
every seat was occupied at n very early
hour, and at halfpast o'clock, when Mr..
Chas Francis Adams, President of the Bos-
ton Young Mems Whig Club, called the
meeting to order there was not even stand
f. oil -la
full Mr. CAssIUs NJ. CLAY was introduced,
and spoke for one hour and quarter 1t
tras most glorious speech, and atas received
zriM rounds cf oft-repeatsd applause.
What infatuation! What infatuation -
Daniel Webster introducing Il supporter Of
Birncy to Whig audience in Boston; and
those Wings, not content with a speech in
the afternoon. must needs have another in
the evening oac dour and quarter long,
Oh that the Bostonians had been enHghten-
ed by a man ofyour clear insight, Mr.. Car
lie; one who reads Aboltionisn in the Dec
laration of independence and sentiments of
disuuion in the Constitution Of the United
States.
But the State Of New York There was
where the mischief was done. As regards
Mr.. Clay 5 course in that State we will have
to refer you to Mr.. l. \. Crane of our
city-an honest and consistent Bell man
who informs US that he heard Cassius u.
Clay make a speech in New York city in
1914. urging the election of ' Harry of the
West
Thus, Mr.. Carlile, have we been compell-
ed to expose your contemplate trickery.-
You are worthy disciple of the Artful
Dodger,7 whose election you desire, We
are aware Of the loop-hool, through which
you expect to escape from the dilemma in
which we have placed you, and we are pre-
pared accordingly.
Wings of the First Congressional Dis
trict! We have been at pains to refute the
gross ISLANDERS on Mr.. Clay, in order to con-