Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-10-28
w. II. HARRISON.
CIRCULAR.

SIR The members composing the General
Assembly OF Kentucky at the session of 1922
by vote almost unanimous recommended Hen
ry Clay, citizen of that state and now Spea-
ker OF the House of Representatives. as snita.
bic successor to the presen5 Chief Magistrate
OF the United States, and at the same tine an.
ponteda committee of correspondence TO Lro.
mote the object of that Recommendation, of
""ich committee, we the undersigned are
majority, one other member, the Minister OF
the U. States at Colombia, being absent, and a.
mother, The Secretary of State of Kentucky.
having since deceased.
II the STATE OF Kentucky has forborne to press
upon the attention of the other members OF the
coiiederacy, the merits, the services and Ia
ieNts or Mr. Clay, is silence must not be as.
crlbed to any Indifference to his success; put.
on HE contrary. to a cherished and confident
nope, that the Same high estimate which has
Deem formed OF him by the people of his own
state, with scarce iy a dissenting voice, would
DC placed on hun elsewhere There is now a
period put htVie more than two months before
Inc different electoral colleges mnst assemble
10 determine the election as far as they can
cons ituionsIly de eide it, and vet such is the
safe OF DIVISION un fortunately prevailing among
the people OF the United States that at no
ume since the subject of the Presidential cleo.
non generally engaged the public attention, has
mere perhaps, been more difficulty in pre-
uictlng WIN any degree of confidence, the final
| result In tins condition Of the question: and
10 prevent the mlsconception which might take
place from the continued silence Of the commit
tee, We thhk proper TO address you ON the pre-
sem OCCASION We have no difficulty IN max
ing tins appeal, when We consider the kindred
ues oy winch the two states are connected to-
! sether, the coincidence in opinion which has
heretofore happily existed between them in al
most an Tue great measures adopted by the CO.
Ferhmen' OF the United States, and particular
y at one OF the most memorable periods Of its
history, and their JOINT cooperation in the cleo
ton OF every Chief Magistrate of the United
States which has occurred since the establish.
ment OF the STATE OF Kentucky; a cooperation,
winch, on her part, was not less sincere and ar.
uent' because, IN every instance, it had for its
OBJECT, the elevation OF citizen Of that state
nom winch She sprung. Thee considerations,
We are sure. will secure tor us. a; least a pa.
'leht ana candid hearing, and we will not sup
press our ANXIOUS wish that we may be instru.
mental, however humby, in inducing two
states which have so often and upon such try
ing OCCASIONS acted together, to unite their ex-
ertous utlmatel y IN regard TO the pending e.
lection.
In considering the subject of the election,
there viii be no difference of opinion between
us, as TO The propriety OF dsmisslng all exag-
Sef"'ons OF The amount of support, which, from
present EVIDENCES, the candidates respectively
! are likely to obtain, and of looking practically
at the real state OF the question We thin (,
hen, that whatever just repugnance may be
leit IN contemplating the event, there can now
be no doubt that the election must be transfer
| red to the House OF Representatives. Such an
event might indeed have been prevented # the
TRENDS Ut some OF the candidates had rein.
lqaIshed their iavorites. But where all have
oeen equally honest and sincere in their several
Ipretctences, tie hiends of one candidate no
more than those ct any other can be Justly
ce"sured tor not setting the example of frs
'Acittiae. Keeping, therefore, in view the ,nl
hit! Oh m'i,u.I ACCUSATIONS founded upon pas,
3r present divisions, it would seem to us TO b.
more prof aor to look o the means Of harmon
ing ~ future, So IS to effect, if possible, III,
SECTION q dat canIlds,e who will secure ia,
srea;es; Iialtum Qf pubic good, and pre,en'