"All The Decency."

we nnd tüe lojiowing poiite and courteous language in the "Chemung Whig,' Havana, N. Y. "O for a wkip in every hontst hand, To lash the inerrate natceU thro' the world." -'James G. Birney, the Abolition candidate for President, has written a letter irr which he says "John Quincy Adams has done, and is now doing more to build up slavery than any man in the world." "O Shame, where is thy blush." Before the writer gives full swing to his eloquence, it might be well for him to ascertain the correctness of hie premises. What Mr. Birney did eay was this - a sentiment that is sustained by the great majority of Abolitionsts of all kinds: "There is no one who is doing eo much - I assume not to say, it is so iniended - to deaden the awakening sensibilities of our countryraen against the private iniquity and the public disgrace of Slavery, as Mr. Adiims - so m'ich to reconcile to them forbearance with a system, which that gentleman oftener and more vehemently ihan any other 6tatesman among us has branded, aa against justice - humanity - nature - the laws of God, and as "a deadly diseaee" before which the tinion will fall, if it fall not before the Union."C? Many Whigs and Whig papers endeavor to excuse Mr. Clay'a duelling propensities on account of his youth. But this apology is not tenable. When he fought his duel with Randolph he was 6ome forty-five years old, and Secretary of State. A year or two before, when Speaker of the House, in referer.ce to a certain report supposed to come from a memoer of the House, Mr. Clay caused a card to be publieiied in the newspapers, concluding as follows: "T pronounce the member whoevprhe may be, a BASE and 1NPAMOUS CALUMNIATOR, A DASTARD AND A LIAR; and if he dares unveil himself and avow his name, I will hold him responsible, as I here admit myself to be, to cll the laws which govern and regúlate the conduct of men of honor. H. CLAY." Will not Chistians pause before they cast their votes for a man who could publicly chailenge members of Congressto mortal combat, in such brutal langnage ae this? 05" David Lee Chüd, formerly a zealous advocate of Mr. Clay, addressed him a letter last November requeating hirn to give his opin ion of the jtistice and expediency of the annexution of Texas. Mr. Clay has not condecended ar.y reply, neither has Van Buren or Calhoun, to whom similar letters were addressed. We should think Mr. Child might have learned before this the fol'y of questioning hackneyed politicians on subjects where iheir interest 3 were at stake. O The explosión took place on board the Princeton, when a large part of the guests were in the cabin,carousing and singing songs. Many "toasts were given, and heartily responed to; the lar] es qu&fifed their goblets of champagne; their bnght eyes sparkled, their cheeks glowed, and wit flowed from every ruby lip." The President's youngest on was saved by a Mr. Mass, who playfully prevented him from going to see Ihe gun fired, and dragged him back to take wine with him.