Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-08-08
TO TIE PUBLIC

letter addressed by to Mr. Cater BerorlS. Of
iginia has lately, without any consent, agenc, or
wish on my part, found lis way inio the newspapers
accompanied by statement over the signature of IT
Clay, contradlctiDg and denying, any thing have
written, but that which he himself makes me say II
Is not lie Interpretation given by him my letter but
my own statement tifat called upon to defend and
expect TO Yindicale.
! 70 explain the manner in which nv oninions have
found their way into the ourna of the day seems in
Inc rst place. to be due both the public and myself
oe'eriy' being on visit at my house. request ed
10 know OF me- other gentlemen being presest !i,e
the overtures heretofore imputed - Dir CLAW were
well founded and if had know ledge OF any of tho
facts myself. answered him candidy: being. unable
as wen as unwilling, to refuse telling things had heard
and knew 10 be true. letter detailing our copyersa
non, shortly afterwards obtained pnb!iciv m the
"Norh Carolina IournaI,D printed at Fayct,ey!le q,
Tie 18th of May last, from Louisville ky com,ru
ncation was addressed ton BIZ Mr. Beyoi!y s;atinr
what before had not known that he was the writer of
ts Fayetteville letter He planned the reasons for
ms having repeated Tie conversation and reouested IN
De informed II IN any thing he had rnsquoted or mis-
conceived my meab'Tg. Under such circumstances
conceament and silence might have seemed mere aE
ectation, or indeed something Of different AMI even
worse character. Publicity having been niven ., tho
conversation, and an appeal made me for lis accura-
cy, fef II to be duo 10 Mr.. Beverly ta nothing of
fabrication should Imputed To him and 10 ,nvsef f,t
what bad stated should be correctly understood &C.
cordingy, on the 9Th o. June, and reply 10 hts of
The 18th OF May, add -essed him letter of which,
The pubic are already possessed How, and by what
means II found IFS way into the columns Of a pe,vsoa
per- MIR. BeVerly has explained he states TO me that
he gave 1t into the hands of Mr.. Noa Zane of heel
ng Virginia, at hIs earnest request for perIsal under
pledge OF honor that should be returned; and with
no expectation that cory of II was TO be retain
ed tbat Oh lis applying for, and demanding the LEI
ter it was refused 10 be restored until Two comics
should be made. He proceeds To say:
'Nlr Zane, an old and most respectable gentleman
asked the loan of your letter as favor; aud
nrnNr
conjunction with Mr. Clay and his friends toni, co
pies OF 1t, without my knowledge or priyity in any
way, and without asking leave 10 DO So Soon &c
understood that such was the use they were making
OF it, ! demanded of Mr. I4ne the letter and roman
strated against The unprecedented course they were
taxing PIE refused 10 restore il to me. most beremp
tor'ly until they had satisfied themselves BIZ furnish
ing 10 MT Clay one copy and reservDg another for
their use.n
The original conversation referred TO- and tho above
extract OF letter from MIR. Beverly at Wheeling da
teo Zoth OF May, are presented TO show that have
not as IS charged ''phaced myself in lire attitude Of
public accuser,p and that whatever pnhl;citv hoe
been gwen TO this transactions has son from mo
agency or procurement Of mine, and that Mr. f,Iav
IN fact has himself held the matter I'D 10 public oazo
10 DONG tbs he should have quoted what had writ
Ten accurately and fairly; for then the text and HI;
commentary would have suited together: at prcsen H.
contradiction is something suggested bv b;fnseif md
! IS not contained in MS letter. w
ne statement contained in my letter 10 Mr. 70
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Congress- of high resrectabiiiiy visited nne one 80.
! nIng and obserycd-"he had been informed nv H..
friends Of MIR. Clay, that the friends of Mr. Adam
had made overturcs to them. saying, If Mr. CLAY an,
ms friends would unite in aid of the election NJ A.
Adams, Mr. Clay should be Secretary of State. that
me friends OF MI Adams urging as reason n
induce tic friends of MIR. Clay to accede 10 this Iro
position, that If was elected President Dir Adam
"ouG De continued Secretary of State (inueDdo Their
would be no room for Kentucky;) that The friends y
Hr. Clay stated, The West did not wsh to sgparaL
from the W est and il would say or permit any Of M
Gonuaen'ai trends to say, that in case elected
President, Mr.. Adams should not be continued &c.
taTy OF state, by cog'plee union OF MIR. Clay and hi
friends they would put end TO the presidential con
te't m one hour; and he ofopoion that it was ph
10 Igbt such Inttiguers W Jth their own weapons ~
This disclosure was made TO me by Mr. James Bucl
anaD' member of congress from Pennsvlvania
gentleman ct the first responsibility and ntelli
4 gence The evening before, he had communicates
substantially Tic same proposition 70 Major Eaton