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friend Of ulllfeTSal eludHClpdlloil, anu spedh of his wonderful persecution in this his adopt ed State, for his friendship for the poor slave. But if any one still doubt, l will refer to what transpired in the past session of Congress. l pretend to no knowledge of the connections that do or have existed, of opposite nature, between Mr. Adams and Mir. Clay, but enough has recently transpired through the press, 10 satisfy me that upon the subject of slavery, no Southerner should trust Mir. Clay. A man Is sometimes known by his company. and by this rule l choose to judge Mr. Clay. have already referred to Mr. Clay's Missouri com promise bill At, before, and aiter the pas sage of that fatal act for the South, Mr. Adams. then Secretary of State, was charged with having secretly stimulated the opposition to inc admission of Missouri into the Union, and thereby brought about MT Clay's compre- mise. Subsequently, Mir. C. and him became associated in the strietest bond of friendship, political and personal, which B believed to have continued until Mir. Clay took the track from Mr. Adams, Tn the Presidential race of lS32 From that time, il has been shrewdly suspected, a coolnesS existed until near the close of the last session of Congress, when il is supposed hy others, as we'll as myself, the ancient antics were renewed between these Il ssngnished pegsorages. Whatever q it5s nay eXisi as to NJ. Clay's views upon avery; none are strangers 10 those of NJ. A3ams Like liamilrar's son. he seems to have sworn eerEal enmitv 10 the Southern slave holder, and to reek his vengeance on him, has, session after sessien. poured into Congress petitions from aholilionists, for the eXtnction of slavery but defeated in all his attempts to destroy the tenure ofnegro slavery, his next effort was to prof1er petitions to Congress to dissolve the Union Here even the Clayites seemed to take the lead in put ting down the agltator. caucus or council was held, and Mir. Marshall, the heretofore eulogst and friend of MT, Clay, is put for ward, or puts himself forward, to check the bold and reckless emancipation. He accor- dngly prepared preamble and resolutions, censuing MT. Adams for conduct derogatory to the House, and as highly censnrable, Sc. Sc. During or pending the trial of MT. Adams on these resolutions, he took occasion to say, in substance, the gentleman (meanng Alr. Marshalll charges me with desiring or striving 10 dissolve the Union-let him look inio the other end of inc Capitol, where his feend. from his own S.ate, has proposed res olntiens or measures which, if carried out, will be dissolution itself He took occasion further to saw that if the slaves in slave States should rise upon their oppressors, that the people of the free States ought not. and would not assist the people of the slave States 10 Dunil tho cav.iia 4l,t ;r if slaves should rise on their masters, and wrap the shores of the Ohio in flames. and drench them in the blood of our ciiizens-should violate our females and murder our infant children, that Ohio, Indiana and Illinois should fold their arms, look on the murders, rapine and hloodshed, and not interfere l do not pretend to give the exact words of Mr. Adams; l have not the papers before me. containing them. l think give their substance, and certainly do not state them more offensive or shocking than they arc. And how does this matter progress2 Why, the dogs are called oa. and the game is permitted to escape. In other words. Marshall is lurched. and Adams triumphs. Worse stll,-Marshall no longer leads the Clay cohorts in the lower House, but To, and behold, Adams does. Yes, the man who charged upon MT. Clay that his resolutions were dissolution per SC of this Union, when acted ont, becomes the Clay leader in the House, and introduced into and passed through the House, the very resolu- ton which he said. if acted out, would. of itself. dissolve the Union. More vetli IL is proposed to honor Mir. Clay with bull or virgin heiler feast, or perhaps both, in North Carolina, by his friend Badger. and other Claeites in that slave State. And who do you think was invited to partake of the feast, as the honored friend of Mir Clay. inc hero of the .teaSi2 Why,no oiherman than this same John q Adams. who iS willing to have ser vile war between master and slave. to the torch and the bntcher-knile, without the inter- ference of the free States. And this said Mr. Adams, who had such horror of Mr. Claws resolutions as to pronounce them dissolution, in answer to the invitation to partake of Mr. Claws Presidential feast, takes occasion to pass upon MeMClay's patriotism and states manship the Mslrest cncomiums.

 And, sir, in this S'aie, in Mr. Mashall's own Dist.ict, in that dell in which is vour Siate House, al a great bull feast, Mir Claws Speaker of ihe House of Representatives who heard all that was said, and knows much. no doubt, that was done. took occasion to recip- fecate Mir. \ 'ams in his high encomiums. According to Ms. Sneaker White. Mr. Adams. Hih all his horror of Mr. Claws resolutions and onr institutions of slavery, was very 2 eal affair. Aad mark well what is going tsawafd. Mr. Adams is to perform the cir enii from Boston to Cincirnati. through Mas sachuserS, New York, Peunsvlvana, and Ohio, passing through hands of aboitionists,

 of which he IS al this time the idol, and the

 tower of strength. And, sir. the office holding Clayites, whoieed on the labor of your slaves aud mine-on yom substance and mine-are preparing to give Mr. Adams feast at the Capitol of our Sia.e, to exhibit to our slaves. and to their masters, in all the pomp and cir cumstance ofstate. the most devoted and the most powerful aholitionist upon our cont. 'nent This individual is the ayowed friend and supporter of Mr. Clay's pretensions to the Presidency. but proiesses to visit the West to lay the corner stone of some public e,ifce

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