Clay, The Duelist!

Since t has beeome npporent. ihalClay wil] he the whig candidato for the Presidency, the federa) editors have made the disccverr that duelünof is a very mnoceiü amusement, or at least, that ït invoíves littli? of the moral furpUude which in the ostimntion of mosr peoplé jittaches tn the cliavactér of n mart who hnbïiuólly prácticos nnd adviscs il. What cliunges would not be nfffg by them if the pofiiion of Clay and the democratie candidutes wore reverted in this respret? What would be said of Mr. Vr.n Buren, tbr oxnmple, if he had, as did Mr. Clay, commenced hjs public iife by calhurp a legislativo colleaírne to account for vvords epokpn in cébate ond deliberattly shot !iim? VVliat wonld have been siid if. wliüca member of ïhe Exccuuve dnpnrimenf of the troVornmeni. h? had attempted a similar chastisemont of a Senator in Conerc-s, who could not conpfitutionr.üy be he!d re?ponsible rlsewbere fnr his lanpuafro? VVhnt u itlieiipg teproacb and deep cnrr.inalitv wonld tliey nothavp chnrged upon liim had heviFedond moed on, contrary to tlie wishe? o others. nnd in violalion even of the so called "codo of honor;' iVfcIf, tliat futnl rencounfre between Graves nnd Cilly. in wliich the iatter ÜMftreineiftaicdly and deljberniely murdqred? Yet Mr. C!ay comps hefo.e the country osa enndidnte lor ihe ffigheèt honors in ü? crfL. with all ihis blood, siül tinrcpentcd, npon his hnnds! nnd the pnpPrs insnitiiiffly thnt nlihongli Mr. Clny mny have benn erron&ivs" (we quote their jftJnöire) V(H the practice, if not whol'y jnsl ifmble, is oxcrused by the Tucr thnt oihci men hnve ffillen ;n!o the snme error! Sag-e conclusión! Grave nnd pions moralists! .' Fit or?nns of n party clnimingf all the réltgiontná rij-j t!ie momlit;, lo say noihing of wealth and intellifrence, in thp lnndiü Who will deny thnt' fie defenderá of the hard eider nnd pipe hy. inw practices in 1340 hnve bscome the apol1 Lrists if not ahettors and advocates of faslii -nabie a.=6nssinmion in 18J3? We nre wil ünor to Piibniiito the beller jndpment of the nuion whethef Fuch apologies nre snffieient, of the individual n wbose behalf they are urged, worthy the surnges of an enliffliJened and cliristian people.- Ponliac Jaclcsonian. If forethouglu vvere only as. wise a counccller asafterthoug-ht, how many errors would wc avoid in this world,