Mr. Clay And His Slaves

We give our readers this week the follow'mg from tho Wayne County Record, a wbig Indiana paper. We sljall make rocommenls on ït this wnek, but merely ask our readers to contrust the example of the noble hearted Birney, who emancipated his siaves, with the views of that man who jodges of the value of mmortal beings by their shocs, their clothe?, thejr sleeKnesS, and fatjíessü "On tlio conclusión of Mr. Clay's speech, t was arínoubcod that a Committee of AboIihonists were present for the purpose of presontmo- in him R petition for the Kberation of his slavètt. Mr. Meiv!oi)hn!], of Randolph county, Indinnn, wc believe, was the orpan of the cummitee. Thé jetitiun was presented, iinrolled, imd Ihen came the reply of Mr. Clay, We liavo nót time to give an outline of the nnswer of Mr. Cía}'. It was everp,' yct coii', us - ijpntlemanly and even mild, yet withering as the PcorchinjT heat of the vertical -un. The time of presenting; the petition waí, he thought, out of place. He was a prívate citizen, and an invtfêd g-iiest of the peop.!. At their eamest solioitution he had comt' to receive the hospitalities of the citizen.s pj; Indiana, and he thoupht that a decent respect fur his fee!iniS - for the feelings ofhis triends, and for tlieir own charncters as citiy.ens of the State to which he had been invited, should liave induced them to have withheld the presentation of the petition at tbat