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August 23, 1860
The Richmond Palladium
Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
What is this article about?
The Louisville Journal criticizes James B. Clay for labeling Abraham Lincoln an abolitionist, noting the hypocrisy as Clay's father, Henry Clay, faced similar accusations from Democrats during his presidential campaigns. It highlights Lincoln's loyalty to Henry Clay over nearly 25 years.
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Well Said,
Mr. James B. Clay, like other Southern
pro-slavery orators, has a perverse habit of
stigmatising Mr. Lincoln as an abolitionist.
The Louisville Journal, alluding to Mr.
Clay's penchant for this kind of thing towards
his political opponents, very appropriately says:
If Mr. Clay is not old enough to know
from his own recollection, he ought certainly
to know from the testimony of others,
that his father, his immortal father, was
never a candidate for the Presidency without
being most remorselessly denounced
by the whole of the Democratic leaders,
and the whole Democratic rank and file, as
an abolitionist, a thorough and life-long abolitionist.
The recreant son ought certainly
to know, that the leaders and the masses
of the party, with which he is now acting,
always relied upon this infamous charge,
not less than upon the charge of being a
Whig and corrupt, to work his illustrious father's
destruction.
And knowing this he
should be especially careful how he hurls
such a charge at others, and most especially
careful how he hurls it at a man who
stood by Henry Clay in every struggle for
nearly a quarter of a century, and until
the illustrious statesman's death.
Mr. James B. Clay, like other Southern
pro-slavery orators, has a perverse habit of
stigmatising Mr. Lincoln as an abolitionist.
The Louisville Journal, alluding to Mr.
Clay's penchant for this kind of thing towards
his political opponents, very appropriately says:
If Mr. Clay is not old enough to know
from his own recollection, he ought certainly
to know from the testimony of others,
that his father, his immortal father, was
never a candidate for the Presidency without
being most remorselessly denounced
by the whole of the Democratic leaders,
and the whole Democratic rank and file, as
an abolitionist, a thorough and life-long abolitionist.
The recreant son ought certainly
to know, that the leaders and the masses
of the party, with which he is now acting,
always relied upon this infamous charge,
not less than upon the charge of being a
Whig and corrupt, to work his illustrious father's
destruction.
And knowing this he
should be especially careful how he hurls
such a charge at others, and most especially
careful how he hurls it at a man who
stood by Henry Clay in every struggle for
nearly a quarter of a century, and until
the illustrious statesman's death.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Political Hypocrisy
Abolitionist Accusation
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Louisville Journal
Democratic Attacks
What entities or persons were involved?
James B. Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Story Details
Key Persons
James B. Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Henry Clay
Story Details
James B. Clay accuses Lincoln of being an abolitionist; the Louisville Journal rebukes this by recalling how Democrats similarly slandered Henry Clay as an abolitionist during his presidential bids, urging Clay to avoid such hypocrisy, especially against Lincoln who supported his father loyally for 25 years.