Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-26
GaSsiuas N. Clay.

We take the following passage from letter of
the regular Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening POST
WASHINGTON. August -, 1862
The speech of Mr.. Clay at Odd Fellows Hall.
last night gave sufficient evidence that the state
ct the Evening Post "a day or two since
in reference To him and which has been doubted
In some quarters here was absolutely correct.
Mr.. Clay said repeatedly and distinctly IN his
speech. that he would never draw his sword So
long a slavery was protected 10y the Gov eminent.
The tone of his remarks ON this head was not
very encouraging That | NAV not be accused
of misrepresentation, let me quote paragraph
from the Republicans report of the speech
MIR. Clay then spoke of our efforts at home
tie not fully satisfied with the drift of fairs
He believed the President TO be an honest man.
and the officers IN the main desire 10 do right;
but We are trying To conquer the rebellion with
the sword in one hand and the shackles in the
other. We are fighting as though we were anx-
ious that neither side should win. You have been
eighteen months carrying on this war on peace
principles, and what haveyou gained? am told
by men IN high authority that the capital ia vet
in danger You allow 1000 900 of good Union
men in the South, who are your natural allies, 10
cut your own throats. because ycu can not lay
aside sicky prejudice de Mr. c. would
never use the sword while slavery is protected in
rebel States. Loud applause and cheers
lady near Indignantly asserted that she did not
come Ia hear Abolition speeches. Far better
acknowledge the .Coniederacy' and let Mr. Da-
Wis and his people 60 by themselves, than attempt
TO defeat the designs of God in regard TO the
great question of universal liberty You must
give Ia every man the same liberty YOU desire
tor yourself. Applause. When drap a s,cord
Il shall b. for The Liberation aad not for the esslare
menf Of mankind Wild enthusiasm aud mp.
plaGse. He would not have the Constitution
dIso5eyed or altered a line letter. he stood
now where he always stood. for the Constitution,
the Union. and the enforcement of the laws'
The Louisville Journal thus comments upon
the foregoing atrocious sentiments:
Ii this report is correct, and it Is taken from
the Washington Republican in which it appeared
under Mr.. Glars eyes without contradiction
from him. Mr. Clay is conditional Unionst of
the rnost odoas description. or. rather. he Is a
rebel about good or bad as can he found any
where in the country. If this Is. indeed. Mr.
GAYS position. there can be no truth in the ru-
NOR t..at he is to receive an important military
command west'of the Mississippi There can be
no truth even in the rumor that he Is to 20 back
To ST. Petersburg rs the representative of his
country at the Court of Russia. The only place
10 which citizen entertaining such views and
promulsating them can be sent consistently with
a recent order of the War Department i Fort
Warren or some other military prison of the ma
ton
We did hope that Mr. CLsr would return from
abroad wrih higher and more tenn erate views of
our national troubles than he carried away With
him, or that, at least. he would return no more
extreme than he went. We certainly never
dreame, that he would not come back an uncon-
ditional Union man. Yet NE fear our expecta-
tons tonching him have come to nought. lie
seems to have kept pace. on the banks OF the
Neva, with the most swift footed aud hot headed
sbesit.onst in' the Lyceums of New England