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1 Christian Voters! Read, Pause and Reflect! Mr. Clay's Moral Character 1844

handle is hein.beal/cnvtpsrt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: W- READ THIS, AND HAND IT TO YOUR NEIGHBOR. CHRISTIAN VOTERS! READ, PAUSE AND REFLECT! hr.Clys MORAL CHARACTER. In a few weeks the enlightened freemen of Pennsylvania will be called upon to vote for a citizen to fill the high office of PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED SPATES. This being the most elevated political position known among the civilized nations of the Earth, the incumbent should ever be a man of the most unblemished morals. As the character of a people is uniformly reflected by the conduct of their rulers, it would be a crying sin to raise a man to the first office in the Uni' . whose life has been tarnish- ed by acts of gross moral turpitude. The Democratic arty have presented to the public con.ideration, JAMES K. POLK of Tennessee. His name has been before the public for a period of nearly six months, and his moral character, has passed through the ordeal unscathed. Despite the un- bounded political virulence of his enemies, they have not DARED to assail his moral integrity. ANDREW JACKSON, the venerable sage of the Hermitage, says in a public letter, dated July 12, 1844: I HAVE KNOWN JAMES K. POLK SINCE *HE WAS A BOY. A CITIZEN MORE EXEMPLARY IN HIS MQRAL ,-DEPORTMENT, MORE PUNCTUAL AND EXACT IN HIS BUSINESS, MORE ENERGETIC AND MANLY IN THE EXPRESSION OF HIS 'OPINIONS, I HAVE NEVER KNOWN. This strong testimony of the Old Hero is corroborated by every one, with whom Gov. Polk has ever had any intercourse. John Banks, late Federal candidate for Governor of this State, has said the same thing, and the National Intelligencer, the great central Whig organ at Washington. has said: ,,Of Mr. Polk. in his private relations, WE CANNOT SPEAK OTHERWISE THAN WITH ENTIRE RESPECT. The Federal Bank party have nominated HENRY CLAY of Kentucky, whose private character presents a mournful contrast to that we have just described. For the information of reflecting and well-disposed citizens, we here republish some of the testimony heretofore adduced on this subject. The first relates to MR. CLAY'S GAMBLING. Here is the testimony of Robert Wickliffe, a distinguished citizen of Kentucky, once a candidate for the high office of Governor, who testifies that he saw Mr. Clay PLAY CARDS FOR MONEY, as recently as 4th of July, 1843. It happened pube, licly, on board a steamboat. The testimony is corroborated, also, by other witneaw&; Digitized fr6m Best Copy Available

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