Alabama State Intelligencer

We have understood that it has been recently said of the Editor of this paper, that he was a "Clay man in disguise;" and that he would at once avow his sentiments did he not fear the consequence in the injury to the paper:—that he only supported General Jackson through interest, &c. We can only say in reply to these charges, that they are—no matter by whom made, or by whom repeated—TOTALLY AND ABSOLUTELY FALSE. The Editor of this paper has never been a political friend of Mr Clay—has no personal acquaintance with him; nor has he ever been politically opposed to Gen. Jackson. It is true that in 1824 (when he was under 21 years of age) he did prefer Mr Crawford; but it is also true that in 1828 (the only time he ever was entitled to a Presidential vote) he gave his suffrage openly and conscientiously to the present Chief Magistrate; and has uniformly since that time been his political supporter.

The politics of Mr Clay are diametrically opposed in almost every particular to those which have uniformly been avowed and supported by the Editor of this paper. On the great and leading questions of the American System and Internal Improvements by the General Government, the politics of Mr Clay are as different from ours as light is from darkness.

Whilst upon this subject we will once for all state, that the Editor of this paper is No Man's Man. His course as an Editor has never been, and will never be, that of a Party Man. So far as this or that administration conducts itself to the honor and prosperity of the government—so far will we support its acts with all our humble efforts; but no farther. We are not bound neck and heels to the car of any man or party; but have always advocated such measures as in our opinion would conduce to the honor and interest of our common country. Farther than this we will not go for any man. We have no Treasury pap to lose—we neither desire nor expect any office within the gift of the government:—we are therefore entirely disinterested, and can afford to praise where praise is due, or dare to censure if perchance any thing censurable should appear. We claim to be (what we have, we trust, ever been) the conductor of an unshackled—an INDEPENDENT PRESS.

Southern Advocate.