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1t is no doubt recollected by all, that Judge
Cross, the Arkansas Gazette, and the iunto Of
otfice-holders at Little Rock, charged the Hon
Henry Clay, with calling the settlers on public
iands--"Rob6erS and land Pirates" We have
more than once stated through the medium Of
"News" that in our opinion, Mr.. CLAY had new
er made any such statements We had repeat
edly read his speech as published, in which he
was charged to have made use of the above
words, and we found none such or similar in i
and we have challenged the Van Buren Press
TO show the speech in which Mr. Clay made such
or similar statements. They have never nro.
dnced any such speech, neither can thew
These charges were got up for electloneerinc
purposes without regard to truth, and s
wlckedly Perseyered in by those partisans, who
believe "the spoils belong to the vctors," and
that the end or object TO be attained ustfes
the means, however corrupt those means NAV
be.


The following extract from a letter from
Nr. Clay, TO friend in Missouri, will satisfy |
II reasonable and honest men upon this sub
sct.


We take the following from the Missouri,
republican of the eth ultimo


BdteSuiUe News. q
For my own satisfaction, and at the reouestlr \
{ fseveralfrends oflhe Hon Henry Clay, / adj \
ressed him a letter some time since, in order \