The National Republican And Ohio Political Register

From the Lebanon Gazette.

THE CLOVEN FOOT UNVEILED

It is pretty well ascertained, that HENRY CLAY, is not in fact but only in name, a candidate for the Presidency. The whole course that has been pursued by the jugglers and principal managers behind the curtain, exhibits the strongest evidence of a deep rooted conspiracy against the Democratic principles of our Republic; and carries on its features the most barefaced deception and fraud upon the community, that have been attempted since the desperate exertions of the federal party in 1800, to foist Aaron Burr into the Presidential chair over the head of Mr. Jefferson.

The conduct of the prime movers in every State from which direct information has been received, fully warrants the conclusion, that WM. H. CRAWFORD is the real while Mr. CLAY is the nominal candidate. Little or no interest has been made either in the North, East or South for CLAY, except as a feint for the purpose of disguising more effectually their intrigues. It was well known Crawford was unpopular in the West. CLAY was therefore got up. and Electors named, generally, who were known to be favorable to Crawford, and who would eventually give him their vote.

It appears that Vanburen of New-York, is the great caucus leader. Several political Missionaries are now patrolling the Eastern States, in order to accomplish their views either by bribery, flattery or intrigue. Mr. Early, Postmaster of Savannah, (Geo)—Jonathan Russell and Laban Wheaton of Massachusetts, Elisha R. Potter and Senator Waterman of Rhode Island, are among the goodly number. Timothy Pickering leads the van in the East, assisted by the most violent federalists in New-England, kindly aided by H. G. Otis and several other members of the Hartford Convention. Gen. Thomas of Illinois, Mr. Noble of Indiana, and Mr. Hammond of Ohio, have long been initiated into the secret, and are the prominent agents in the West. It is a fact which cannot be denied, that these men and nearly all the candidates on the Clay Ticket in Ohio, have, either publicly or privately expressed their preference in favour of Mr. CRAWFORD.

This is a deep and well concerted game to further the views of the caucus candidate. There are but very few West of the mountains who have as yet been let into the measure. It is generally understood, that Hammond, with a few choice spirits of the same stamp, formed the Ohio Clay Ticket, originally at Columbus. Still further to veil their designs in a darker web of obscurity, they have recently during the Circuit Court at the seat of government, under the immediate eye of their pretended candidate, reviewed their Electoral Ticket, published an address to the people, couched in language highly flattering to Mr. Clay, zealously advocating the "American system or home policy," as they term it, to which they know Mr. Crawford has ever been openly opposed, and have palmed it upon the public as sincere and genuine. To continue the deception they have headed their Ticket with these words—"Agriculture, Manufactures and Internal Improvements;" and say at the foot, "The above named gentlemen will vote for Henry Clay for President, and Nathan Sandford of New-York, for Vice President."

I will not deny that I have heretofore been friendly to Mr. Clay, until I became fully satisfied of the intrigue now carrying on. And with a clear conviction that he is himself accessary to it, I cannot longer, as an honest man, give him my countenance or support. I feel it my duty to sound the alarm, before the die shall be cast. I am well aware that the friends of Mr. Clay, generally, as well as myself, will be shocked at the recital here developed. and may doubt for a time its correctness; but I am confident they cannot long remain in suspense. Other facts, strong as proofs of holy writ, will soon be communicated, which cannot fail to convince every candid enquirer.

Information from members of the Legislature, and other gentlemen of the highest respectability in several of our sister states, go unequivocally to establish the foregoing positions. Let it also be remembered, that the writer of the Clay Address has always openly declared that Mr. Crawford is his first choice; and in a late "Gazette," under the head of "A Presidential Catechism," is the following extraordinary sentence from the pen of this redoubtable and consistent lawyer: "Should the people of Ohio vote for Mr. Crawford?—No; for Mr. Crawford is the favorite of the people in the South, who have different interests from those in Ohio, and have nominated him with a view to those interests." This is the man who pretends to be the great friend and advocate of the interests of the West; and who is managing in this manner, to secure the vote of Ohio for Mr. Crawford through the influence of Mr. Clay!!

INVESTIGATOR.

MR. CLAY.

The professed political friends of this gentleman, are at present playing a desperate game, and as relates to him, a game destructive of all the future prospects of his advancement to the highest office in this nation. His election at this time they know to be impossible. They acknowledge the utter impracticability of even carrying his pretensions into the house of representatives, and yet "recommend to his friends to adhere to him to the last," forsooth, because it will place in the hands of the recommenders "power to control the event." The effect, the aim, and the object of this recommendation, there is now no difficulty in seeing. The votes of the West united with the declared strength of Gen. Jackson in the South and Middle states, make certain his election by the colleges. Mr. Clay, in Kentucky, presents the only obstacle to this union, and as it would at once dispose of all the chances counted on for Mr. Crawford; render futile and useless the management and drill of years—the schemes of intrigue in New-York—the waste and loss of public money in procuring Bank influence, &c. &c. it is an object of the first importance with Mr. Crawford's friends to prevent it. To do this "it is recommended to the friends of Mr. Clay to adhere to the last," because if the election is thrown into the house, they will "have power to control the event; not in favour of Mr. Clay—not as the people inveigled to support him would wish it—not as the interests of the nation would require; but as may be the most advantageous to the controllers. If the scheme succeeds, what is to be its effect on the standing of Mr. Clay. His friends "controlling the event" in favour of Mr. Crawford may it is very true procure for him, under Mr. Crawford's administration, a Secretaryship, either of State or Treasury, or a Foreign Embassy, or a judgeship, but where will be his future prospects for the high office to which he at present aspires? Of the people of the Western states, there are none more anxious to have a president from the West than are the people of Kentucky there are none who hold in higher estimation the character and services of Gen. Jackson, and they are only prevented from sustaining him with a unanimity equal to that of Tennessee, by feelings of state pride and local regard; feelings much too weak to sustain Mr. Clay, if he sanctions or suffers his name to be used in such a manner as to defeat the wishes of the West. If he adheres to his pretensions, sunk as they are to an acknowledged abandonment of all prospect of his pretended friends in Congress, "POWER TO CONTROL THE EVENT:" he will afford to the people of this nation, evidence the most complete, that the prospects of subordinate office under a superior, whose schemes he aids to success, is with him a more governing principle than the love of country, obedience to the will of the people, or gratitude to those who have sustained, cherished, brought forward, made him what he is, and rewarded him for accepting the advancement which they bestowed. Such an act would at once deprive him of the confidence of the whole people of the West, and none, reserving always an exception in favour of intriguers and selfish schemers, would support him for anything. He would be politically dead, and that death would be a suicide. Such a course we cannot induce ourselves to believe Mr. Clay will ever pursue,—nothing short of its demonstration will induce us to believe it, though we cannot doubt, it is so palpable, that the conduct of his professed friends, at this time renders his course very obnoxious to suspicion—but as we believe they are only friends by profession—we prefer to consider their movements as devices of the enemy, rather than believe that a man, for whose character we have so much regard, as we really entertain for Mr. Clay's, would have art or part in a scheme to jockey the people of his own state out of their expressed preference in the choice of the next president.—Nashville Gazette.