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lit v V - .J " . . - t ; At . ' CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TQ STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS; AND THE GLORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITTZENS." HOLMES & BAYA'E, Editors ami Proprietors. TERMS the north Carolinian. Per annum, if paid in advance, S2 50 Do if paid at the end of 6 months, 3 00 Do if paid at the end of the year, 3 50 llates ef Advertising : Sixty cents per square, for the first, and thiry cents Tor each subsequent insertion. . " - A libera! deduction will be made to advertisers by the year. Court advertisements and SheiifPs sales, will be Charged 25 per cent, higher than the usual rates. All advertisements sent for publication should have the number of insertions intended, marked upon them, otherwise they will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. No paper" discontinued unW arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editor. No subscription received for less than twelve months. sJ-TLetters on business connected with this estab lishment, must be addressed Holm es & Bat e, Editors of the North-Carolinian, and in all cases post-paid. ft j" Subscribers wisfvn;; to make rerv.ittanc s by mail, w.U remem!er that thoy can do so free of postage, ns Postmasters are antboiized by law to frank letters enclosing remittances, if written bv themselves, or the contents known to th jrn. l'rices of Job Work : HAND BILLS, printed on a medium, royal, or super roya! sheet for 30 co:eP, x' or do copi'-s, A ad for every additional 100 ior'es. 62 50 00 00 5 HOUSE BILLS, on a sheet from 12 to IS inches square, 3'' copies, Over IS inc hes, and not exceeding 30, CARDS, large si e, single pack, And for every additional pack, Smaller sizes in proportion. BLANKS, when printed to order, f r 1 quire, And for every additional quire, under 5, Exceeding 5 quires, CIRCULARS, INVITATION TICTvF.TS, and all kinds of BOOK &. JOB PRINTING, executed cheap for CASH. Till!: FOLLOWING B LA N K S! Kept constantly on hand oo 00 00 25 00 00 75 AND FOR SALE - CAROLIWIAM AT THE oryxes : CHECKS, on Bank of the State, and Cr.pe Fear Hank. PROS ECU HON BONDS, Si.pr. Ct. MARRIAGE LICENCES VEND I EXi'O., constables levy COMMISSIONS to take depositions in equi ty, and Supr. court APPEARANCE BONDS WRITS, Superior and Co. Ct. CA. SA. Sour. Ct. INDICTMENTS for, Affray, and Assault and Pa'ti ry, Co. and Sup. Cr. CERTIFICATES, Clk. Co. Ct. JURY TICKETS ORDERS to overseers of Roada BASTARDY BONDS TAX RECEIPTS WITNESS TICKETS EJECTMENTS PATROL NOTICES LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION Bonds Deeds, common, Sheriff's Deeds, Constables Ca. Sa. Bonds, Do Delivery do Appeal Bonds, Equity Subpoenas, Superior Court Fi. Fa. County Court Sci. Fa, to re vive judgment. County Court Subpoenas, Superior Court Wai rents, Bonds for Col'rd. Apprentices. Kcw Tailoring- Establishment BD. KEELYN, c Co. respectfully inform the citizens of Fayetteville, and the surrounding country, that they have commenced the Tailoring Business, in the store lately occupied as a Jewelry JShop, by Mr Beas'y, near Liberty Point, where they are prepared to execute all work in their line, in the best and most fashionable manner, and upon rea sonable term. Feb. 25, 1S4I. 105-3 mo IMPORTED IP 11 a 1 1 e a e e Will make the ensuing season in Favetteville, under the management of the subscriber. Terms, &5 O the season, to commence 1st of March, and end lOthof July 1841. Breeders i ti-r"ic-rl him two seasons wiil be allow- wno uatc pU1.vi..o- - cd a deduction twenty per cent., and of ten per cent, fo- one season. A deduction of twenty per u rnofo fn rliKiiiM if six mares. ent. win aiso - It- -i - T7'lt., in f ho snrin.cr. will !)C per- vlares lai mc iu x-Kxmm. r-- - rotted to atfend him in the fall (ifdesircd) grat-s- orin the following spring ior un. v. nirntn I? W. FLATTERER vas got by Moi.et, (sire of imp. .1. o x k: j. r"iir hv Marnuon s. a. eviainan etc.; is , -j ririirr HarDalice by Gohanna-g. d. Amazon by Drirer Warpaiice ay Aler(.lirvVoodpecker S- 4- to" - - - n USnxn mlTre Everlasting by acupsc cavn -- -r fs Bellea by ReguIus-Ba-tlett's Ch.lders--Honeywood'. Arabians-Mr Bowe's Byerly Turk mare the dam of the two true Blue, &c. &.c. Extended Pedigree and other particulars m hand- Mares from a distance will have good pastu-age mrtU and be wen tea ior i.oirij ."-- r Ivery care will be taken to avoid, but n. liability willbeaumea ,or, -JOHX BLACK. Fayetteville, Feb'y. 2,1841. 132-tf. TRUST SALE. Y Virtue of a Drfil nf - w. uo, v.xt;i.un;J IU III-J Dy John Colvin. for the niirnnnufhpr;n mor.. tioned. 1 will on Saturday 20th March next at the residence of said Colvin, expose at public sale, for cash the following property, viz . One Isero man, Une Woman, and Three Children. , , JOHN McNElLL, Trustee. Feb. 15,1811. 104-4t FIFTY Boxes Malaga Figa. Bunch Raisins in Box ;s, halves and quarter, all the growth 1840, - Also,. 1 OO TIERCES TIIOMASTON IL.I3IE, for sale to-dav bv WILLIAM McINTYRE. Feb. 13, 1841. 103-tf Slank Warrants, State and Civil, with and without judgments, just printed and for sale r.t the Carolinian Office, where all kinds of Blanks arc kept for sale. Will our friends give us a c ill 1 vo- JPay the Printer $5 Reward. "HTKEPREDATTONS upon the en. losures of the MJr grounds attached to the United States' Arse nal, near Fayetteville, of the most deliberate, wan ton character, having recently been frequently re peated, proper protection of the public property un der his charge, compels the undersigned to offer the above mentioned reward for evidence that will con vict the depredators before the legal tribunals of the countrv. JAS. A. J. BRADFORD, Cupt. Cotnd. N. C. Ars'nl. March 1, 1841. lC6-3t Strayed or Stolen r rom the subscriber, a sorrel Horse of ordinary size, blaze face, crest fal len, his two hind feet white, the right one swollen by a snag being stuck into it. He is aleo dim sighted. His gate is a glow rack, a jjood deal broken. He has the marks of the harness, and is about 9 years old. Any person that wdl deliver said ho.ss to the eubsci iber at Long Creek Bridge, will be amply rewarded. Said horse was missing about the bth inst, and had a small bell on his neck. S. H. BELL. Feb. 18-11. !U6--3t . J. & J7 KYLE HAVE just received by the last arrivals from the North, a large and splendid assortment of STAPLE & FAXCY GOODS. JImong which are Cloths, Cnssimrres, SatHnets, Kentucky Janes, Flannels, Blankets, Frt:ch and English Merino s Challeys, find Afouslins ti'Lains, (some of which are very fine) Irish Linens, Lawns, and Diap"is, Calico'??, Swiss and othr Alusdins, Silks and Sat -i-iji, Black and Blue Black Bombazines, Anker Boiling Cloths, &c, &c, with many other articles; All of which beins bought r.t the lowest package price is oiiered at Uii;u.u i.li&, dj- nuoic sale or r- tai I. "4 -tf Loco Foco FRICTION MATCHES. BB AT GROSS. HOLMES' Improved Frio- Jjw lion Maichev1?, just received, sale by the Gross or Dozen, a supe and fir ior article, and warranita. ppiy 10 j.-uviiiu mninmii. A constant supply of the above kept on hand and will be sold low. to sell again. 80-tf Fayetteville, September 5, 1840 ISsL NEW GOODS. FB1IIE Subscriber has received his Fall and Win K. ter supply of Goods, embracing a general as s rtment of JJRir-G-OOlJS, Shoes and Boots, Hats and Caps, Hard Ware ami fntlcrv Hrorkfrv and Glass Ware. Wines an.) Liquors, Groceries of all kinds, Patent Medicines Paints and Dye Stuff's, Hatters materials, &c. &c. The Stock is very heavy, Merchants are invited t call and examine for themselves. South Carolina ninnru trill be taken at ftar if naid tchen the Goods are bought. G. B. ATKINS, Oct. 26 183D. 35tf. Foot Hay-Mount Gardner .and 31cKctlian, CARRIAGE MAKERS. FAYETTEVILLE, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1841. Volume 3. Number 109 BRILLIANT SCHEME : 60,000 DOLLARS 16 drawn ballots, making MORE PRIZES THAN BLANKS. UNION LOTTERY. Class No. TWO, for 1841, To be drawn at Alexandria, D. C, on Sat urday, 17th April, 1841. D. S. GREGORY, & CO. MANAGERS. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 10 10 50 50 50 100 100 170 124 124 prize u it (.' a a GRAND of- PR1ZES. ready so honored by being placed on the chariot box of state, that he is ashamed to see that the whip and reins have been put into his hands, and says: Fie gentlemen; J take this whip! it is fit only for a tyrant in presence of his subjects! You to be guided by these reins, you, free citizens! I am your servant, and not your master; away, gentlemen! you have your two houses of Congress, they are an excellent legislative team, which alone can conduct the car of state. You have, it is true, placed me at their head; but the best thing I can do is to let them do all. The Constitu tion gives me the right to lead them, and if need be, to stop them short; but this is an a buse, and as a truly Republican President, as I meau to be, I will not lead them at all. The greatest liberty which I shall take will be to arrest them when they are evidently taken with the staggers, and I see them belting from the legal road, and popping into a ditch. Such is the creed of Gen. Harrison. He has canvassed for the Presidential sceptre, but it was to cast it to the earth; he has sought to mount the throne of the White House, but it was to level and demolish it. This consci entious humility, this ambition, i the less, which aspires to descend, who reduces his of- Lfice to his level instead of elevating himself to the level ot his office; will it be advantageous 2,000 1,750 1,500 1,250 1,000 500 400 300 250 200 150 100 16 drawn numbers out of 78 ! ! Tickets $20 Halves $10 Quarters $5 Eights $2 50. Certificates of packages of 2C whole tickets $260 -Do- do 26 half do 130 Do do 26 Quarter do 65 Do do 26 Eighth do 32 50 Orders for Tickets and Shares and certifi cates of packages, in the above brilliant scheme will be promptly attended to, and as soon as the drawing is over an account of it will be sent, to all who order from us. Address, 1. S. Gregory, &. Co. JVTanagers. Washington City, D. C. ENTERTAINMENT. I TAKE this method or returning-thanks to my friends and the public for foriner success in bu siness ; also to say, my house is still open for the re ception of Travellers, and is the Stage Office, where seats are secured and accommodations ready for Passengers, with continued exertions to ive satis fac'ion. E. SMITH. Fayetteville, March 13, 1841. lOStf. Mv House is on the corner of Gillispie and Mum ford Streets, convenient to the Market, and near the State Bank. E. S. But we have neither time nor space for far ther translation. It is humiliating, indeed, to find the independent presses of the country, such as this "Courrier des Etats Unis," and 'The Sun" to say nothing of others more American than partisan in their character when they speak of a chief magistrate's opin ions thus constrained to speak of the Inau gural of one who was to take Washington as , his model. We have much more to say on this Inaugural, but may reserve our fullest comments for that glorious day when the Pre sident, in religious iemembrance of his ser mon on the baneful effects of "party spirit," shall show his faith' in his doctrines by refus ing to appoint to office all who have been of any or of all parties. If, selecting moderate men where he must select, or refusing to appoint the noisy brawl ers who claim office for the very exhibition of party rancor, and will carry it with them to their graves whether appointed to office or not he shall demonstrate what, in the early part of his Inaugural, he thinks some of those who heard him might question his "sincerity" he will deserve all praise; but, if the syco phantic and servile followers of those whom he has already designated as the rulers of the .Republic, shall be paid by orhce in the ratio of their partisan violence and their unscrupu- ous denunciation of wise and good citizens, the elevation ot President Harrison will be known by an inverse ratio of execration, by the whole people. Political. A.VE now on hand, and for Sale at very Re duced Prices, G Carriages, 7 Barouches, 5 four-wheel Buggies, very light, 3 Buggy Gigs, do. 5 Sulkies, Jo. 6 Spring Wagons and 4 Chair" Wagons. Aicn n vprv lanre assortment of work which we are daily finishing. Also a general assortment of Coach-Maker's materials kept constantly on hand and for sale. Persons wishing to buy,- would do well to call and examine their work, as they feel confident, they can make their work as well, and cell it as low as it can be had from any leular Northern Establish ment. , All wo:k made and sold by them is warranted 12 month?, and will be repaired without charge, if they fail by bad workmanship or materials. Repairing neatly executed at short notice, and on reasonable terms. Orders thankfully received, and promptly attend- CdFa"vetteviMe, March" 12, 1841. 56-tf. From the New York Standard. President Harrison's Inaugural. We present our readers to-day with extracts from several journals showing the opinions, of their conductors, of the Inaugural Address. The "Courrier des Elals Unis" which styles itself "the organ of the French-American peo ple," after a masterly criticism of the Inaugu ral, says: "We revert to this document be cause the words of a man called to direct a great empire for four successive years, are not without interest or importance; and moreover, there are in the creed of Gen. Harrison nett principles, which deserve to be weighed with some attention. It is indeed a novel specta cle, that of a man who, elevated by the confi dence of his fellow-citizens to the honor of taking the helm of state, seeks, not to aggran dize his post, but to undervalue it; and com mences his functions by detracting from him self and from the Constitution, of which he is the High Priest, and by which he is what he is. The Constitution, says Gen. Harrison, has granted to the President, the power of be ing re-elected for a second term of four years, this is a dangerous privilege, and it will be well to revoke it I will not avail myself of it. The Constitution confers on the President a veto power, which gives to a single man in certain cases, the power of opposing the gen eral will, and of holding it legally in check ; for myself, I wish, for the most part, to re nounce this rhiht, which I shall never use but on extraordinary occasions, for instance when there shall have been a violation ot me con stitutional comoact bv Congress. In short he tells the people you have clothed me with a power commensurate with the written law, but for myselt I find this power is too great, ana I shall only use certain of my prerogatives, believing that the Constitution is vrong in assigning others to me. "This is an action which the new Presi dent has brought against the Constitution in his Inaugural Address. It is true, that on his part, this action is marked by rare disiuteres tpHnss. Kinrp. hn nlnHs mm inst himself. It j r. a . . , is true, that there is in the words of the old General an admirable patriotic sentiment of self-denial. We perceive, in reading it, that it is the discourse of an ancient flint Rcpublt can; of a good old man who wishes to devote himself to his place, and not to farm it out to the advancement oi his ambition; ot an in nocent and simple man who finds himself al- From the Pennsylvania!!, of March 10. The Inaugural. We have waited with a good deal of interest for the comments of our friends of the Whig corps editorial, upon this learned and amusing production. It has been said that Chevy Chase might have passed into a mere memory but for the genius and taste of Addison; and the world has a right to ex pect that the achievements of a hero, whether with plume or pen, shall not sink to oblivion for the want of eulogy from his admirers. But it would seem to a great extent, as it the numerous cares of their novel position have not yet permitted the main body of the friends of the President fully to indulge their critical acumen in developing the beauties of the In augural. A few voices have faintly spoken, but as yet not much to the purpose. The neutral press, however, less engrossed, but also less perceptive of official excellence,, has been forced to assume the duty. How it per forms it, our readers may judge by the ex tract which we translate from the Courrier des Etats Unis of the 6th inst. From the Courrier des Etats Unis. We give below a translation of the most in teresting parts of Gen. Harrison's Inaugural speech, pronounced on the 4th inst. We have not translated the entire document, be cause in the first place it is extremely long, and in the secoud we say it in all frank ness because it has not appeared to us to be worth the trouble. It is so uncommon in this country to cx- . press a conscientious opinion upon political measures or men, that before proceeding, we think it right to protest once more, not only our independence of party attachment, but our personal regard for Gen. Harrison. We con sider him a noble old gentleman, of most fiank and open disposition, and lull of the best in tentions in the world. But while we render this homage to the man, we hold ourselves not the less bound to judge of his production by its intrinsic merits, and to declare our convic- tion mat no Presidential address was ever weaker or more grotesque, or embodied fewer ideas tn so many icords. Four great questions have agitated and di vided this country for some time past. These the whig party have inscribed on their ban ners, and under them they have achieved the victory of their candidate. They have refer ence, 1st to the restoration of the currency, and the safe-keeping of the public money by other institutions than the Sub-Treasuries; 2d, to the creation of a National Bank; 3d, the distribution of the public lands or their pro ceeds among the States; 4th, the assumption of the State debts by the General Govern ment on certain terms. Of course it was to be expected, that in an .address intended to explain the principles and future policv of his administration, we should find the President giving his views on each of these topics. But we are disappointed; to the thiee last he makes not the slightest allu sion, and contents Himself as to the first with a simple repetition of the harshest and weakest criticisms on the system of his predecessors. "We are not ourselves partisans of the opin ion, announced first by General Jackson, and adopted in part by Mr. Van Buren, that the currency of the United States should be exclusively metallic. We regard this notion as not less extravagant than that which would sustain the present system of banking. It is true that credit has been the ruin of this coun try; but it was credit misunderstood and push ed to extremity. A thousand good things might be said in reply to the preachers of a purely metallic circulation, if indeed there are any such remaining. But to combat this system, as General Harrison docs, on the ground that it would favor great inequalities of fortune, facilitate usury, and destroy gene rosity and nobility of sentiment among the people, is to demonstrate more ingenuity of argumentation than correctness of judgment. With the exception of a few unfortunate expressions, thrown out in passing, upon this vitally important subject, the new President keeps silence on all the great topics of na tional policy. He says not a word about the contested frontier between Maine and the British possessions not a word about the McLeod affair. He alludes, it is true, to his want of knowledge as to the state of pending negotiations; but certainly there are principles obviously involved in them, which are perma nent'and inviolable, and upon these, whatever may be the facts, his opinions would be full of interest. In full view of the dangers w hich threaten the United States, and which for a month past have directed the attention of eve ry man in and out of Congress to the neces sities of national defence, the new President says not a word on the subject of defence, but rests his hopes of peace on the amicable disposition of the Queen of England. Real ly, this smacks a little too much of that un suspicious good nature, (bonhommie,') which is not always a safe guide in affairs of state. One part of the address cannot fail to so- cure to General Harrison me praise ot per sonal disinterestedness; it is that in which he makes so summary a disposition of his official prerogatives. It affirms that the Presidency, as heretofore exercised, has been tending rap idly to monarchy, by permitting its incum bent to enjoy too long the perilous sweets of power, by the control it allowed him over sub ordinate officers, and finally by uniting in his hands the possession of the purse and the sword. General Harrison accordingly de clares: l that he will not consent to be re elected; 2 that he renounces almost entirely the veto power, which the Constitution con furs upon him, but which in his view savors too much of dictatorship; 3 that he will ne ver displace a Secretary of the T. reasury without reporting the reasons to Congress; 4 that he will not only tolerate, but encour age the independent censorship of the press upon his administration; and 5 that he will leave to Congress the entire charge of the pub lic moneys, under the conviction that the far ther they are removed from his control, the more republican will be the arrangement. It would hardly be possible to make a hec atomb with more cheerfulness of the powers of his station. So ample is the renunciation as almost to persuade one that the good Gen eral, in his competition with Mr. Yan Buren, had no personal aspirations beyond the Pre sidential night-cap and pillow. Such disin terestedness is unequivocally Roman. And this reminds us, that General Harri son in his harangue speaks five or six times of Rome, twice of Athens, once of Gaul, E gypt, Asia, Scythia, Scandinavia, the Capitol, twice of the Roman Emperor, three times of the Consuls, once of Octavius, Anthony, Bru tus, Curtius, Decius, Camillus, the Scipios, three times of Caesar, and twice of a Roman Knight whose name he does not mention. The Romans, to refer to them once more, nave said, "nauemus tacetum consulem, ' 'ours is a merry consul;" the Americans may ay, "our President knows his geography and history" at least his ancient, for he says in one place that the independence and union of the Republics of Switzerland have never been disturbed, a remark which shows him not to have read the very latest news from that country. From the New York Sun of March G. pefors, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, Oc tavius Camillas, Scipio, Brutus, the Decii the Curtii, Cromwell, Bolivar, Gaul, Scyt&ia, Scandinavia, &c. &c. are made to figure, is in rather bad taste in a document like this. Such an ambitious display might hare been pardoned iu a yonng candidate for collegiate honors on commencement day, but coining from a President of the United Slates on the occasion of taking the solemn oaths of office, at the i jpe age of nearly three score and ten, it is less excusable. Promise and Performance. The Chil licothe Advertiser, speaking of General Har rison's profession before election, and prac tice since, says: "During his elect ion ecrfng speeches, he denounced the practice of appointing mem bers of Congress to office; yet he has filled the most important offices of State from the halls of Congress." The Inaugural Jlddrcss. This document we iaia Deiore our reaaers yesteraay. ne have but little to say in regard to it, except that we are disappointed in not finding in it the least indication of what is to be the spe cific course of policy of the new Administra tion. It says not a word as to the proper means of restoring the currency to sound ness not a word for or against a .National Bank not a word for or against an Indepen dcut Treasury not a word in reference to the Public Lands not a word in relation to our difficulties with Great Britain not a word in relation to a General Bankrupt Law and nives not a single iutimation in regard to an Extra Session of Congress. In short the ad dress is five columns at least three too many f wnni. mn!rved in avowing tne same general principles upon which every Presi dent has professed to act ever since the gov ernment was established. The only specific declaration, aside from these general princi Dies. i. that he will not serve a second term Perhaps it was not proper to expect any thing more than generalities in an unomciai paper like the Inaugural Address. It would, how ever, at this time, have quieted much anxiety had the President been more specific. Some parts of the paper are-very well written; oth ers are obscure and muddy in style. The From the Globe. Mr. Clay and the Editor of the Globe The attack which Mr. Clay has made On the Globe press, and the character of its Con ductor, was the result of cold calculation, and not of sudden heat. From the days of the first Adams, when the Federal Senate took Hit- anes Aurora under dealing, committing its editor without trial, and the second Jeffries (Judge Chase) visited with judicial vengearnc6 Cullender, of Richmond, and Cooper, of Phil adelphia, for honest, free, and just sentiments on the Adams Administration, it nasever oecu seen that the freedom of the press could not be tolerated by federalism. All that can ba bought, the corrupting party instantly make their own. Every timid editor, or such as do not 'understand the use of arms, are bullied into silence by the point-of-honor gentlemen, on the plea that their honor is attacked, be cause, being generally the most unprincipled men alive, their public acts cannot bear free discussion. The incorruptible and determin ed journalists of the Democracy are persecu ted in their business concerns assailed by ibel suits and calumniated in their charac ters. The settled plan of the criminal party seek ing to undermine the public virtue, and pros titute our free and happy form of government, to the lust of their vile ambition, is to cry out against the press which exposes their shock ing designs, and the detestable means em ployed to effect them, as indecent,' 'violent,' 'abusive,' etc. How can a press that vindi cates the cause of truth and justice, lay open to the world the abominations which have marked the career of that strorig arm of Fede ral power in this country the Bank of the U. States without using terms of reproach? Who could speak of its notorious bribery of its corruption of the press of its pensions to members of Congress of its enormous frauds of its dreadful oppressions, in making pan ic and distress throughout the land, to subju gate our political system to the banking sys tem without using terms to characterize such enormities Who could expose the crime a- gainst the people of New Jersey, in suppress ing the actual returns of the Congressional election, and reversing it under the fraud of a great seal, without using the language of an indictment? m Who could lay open the conspi racy and meditated treason of Stevens and his crew, against the Government and people of Pennsylvania, or that of Glentworth and is coadjutors, against those of New York, without making the paper that contained the history of their crimes, blacker than that of onathan Wilde? Or who could confront Mr. Clay's "daily libels," uUcred in Con gress, against the virtuous and patriotic ad- .!.!...! ft If - ministrations oi uacKson ana van uuren, m aid of all the subordinate knavery to which we I . . g i i a . nave reierreo, wunoui using terms wnicn me mud tempers ot the most amiable gentleman might construe into something like a reflec tion on his honor? But we utterly deny that our editorial columns were ever debased by such poor, low, vulgar ribaldry as that exhib ited in jYJ r. Clay s speech abusing us, where he and his man Charles figures together so appropriately; and we may add that we never were obliged to give such evidence of having uttered.a false and unjust libel as that furnish ed by Mr. Clay, in his most solemn and well conned retraxit. To vindicate ourself from the billingsgate with which we were assailed by Mr. Clay a ew days since, it might be expected we would point in triumph to his concession to Mr. King. JVir. iling had said: "It his (Mr. King's) recollection served him aright, this man Blair resided years gone by in the State of Kentucky, where he figured as no inconsiderable personage. He was then the political friend of the .. Senator from Kentucky, his intimate associate; and, if be was not misinformed, his confidential corres pondent. Was he infamous then? He pre- i a t w -'ma vr . sumea not. lie, im. lung,) Knew nomine of Mr. Blair, except by character, until he made his appearance in - this city some years past, since that time, he had been on terms ef social intercourse with him had observed his conddct in the social and private relations oi i ne; ana ne ten bound to say mew torjtina- nessot heart, humanity, and exemplary de portment as a private citizen, he could proud ly compare with the Senator from Kentucky, or any Senator on this floor by whom he has been assailed." . . Mr. Clay said that Mr. King's testimony was foist," "untrue," and he used another inapplicable term, (Mr. Clay has found it so,) "disparaging the character' of (he magnani mous Senator, who would not permit an im pleaded man to be falsely traduced where he manner in which Roman Consuls and Em- j could not be heard in his own vindication.
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