American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1827-08-10
From tie Nashville Republican.
TO THE PUBLIC.

letter addressed by me to MIR. Carter Bcyer
", Of Virginia, las lately, without any consent
agency, or wish on my part, found IFS way into ths
newspapers, accompanied by statement over the
signature Of Ii. Clay, coniradictibg and DENYING.
not any thing have written, but that which h
himself makes me to say. 1t is not the intelprc
tation gwen BIZ lin TO my letter, but my own lar
guase and own statement, that am called upo
10 defend, and expect to ,indica,e.
10 eXplain the manner in which nv opinions
have found their way into the journals of The day,
seems in the first place, 10 be due both to the pub
lie and myself Mr.. Beverly being on d visit 1t
my house. requested to Know Of me, other gentle
men being present, whether the o,crtures hereto
fore imputed to Mr. Clay were well founded, and
if / lad knowledge Of any Of the facts myself.
answered him cantiilly being unable as well as
unwilling, to refuse telling things had heard and
knew 70 be tue A letter detailing our CONFER.
sation. shortly afterwards obtained publicity in the
:. North Carolina Journal printed at Fayette.
yille.-On the 18th Of May last, from Louisville
kentucky, il communication was addressed 10 me
Ly MIR Beverly, stating, what before had not
known, that he was the writer o! this Fayetteville
letter. He explained the reasons for his having
repeated the conversation. and requested to be IN
formed if in any thing he had misguided or mis-
conceived my meaning. Under such circuinsaI.
ces. cnncealtneit ard silence might have seemed
mere aiiectation. or indeed something OF differ.
cnt and even worse character. Publicity having
been given TO the conversation, and an appeal
made to me for its accuracy. felt it to be due 10
Mr. Beverly, that nothing Of fabrication should be
Imputed 10 hm. and IL myself, that what bad
stated should be correctly understood. According.
w. or the 9th Of June. and IN reply to his Of the
5th oi May addresses. him letter 81 which the
public are already possessed. How, ami by what
,rto ti,o 4
paper. Mr. Beverly has explained lie states to ne
that he gave it into the hands Of MIR. Noah Zane,
Of Wheeling, Virginia. at his earnest request. for
prrusal. under pledge of honor that it should be
returned and with no expectation that any copy
of it was to be retained that on his appy wing for.
and aenandin. the letter, It was refused to be res
tored until two copies should be made. He pro.
ceeds to say:
"Mr. Zane. an old and most respectable gentle
man. asked the loan Of your letter as favor, and,
contrary to all custom aud proprlety in such Gu
scs, Ile in conjunction with Mr.. Clay and his
friends, took copies Of 1t. without my knowledge Or
pri,ity in any way, and without asking my leave
to do so. soon as understood that such was the
use they were making Of it, | demanded Of Mr.
Zane the letter, and demonstrated against the nm
preccdcnted course they were taking. lie relus.
cd to restnre il to me, most peremporlly, unl
they had satisfied themselves by furnishing 10 MI
Clay one copy. and reserving another Tor their own
use
The original conversation referred 70, ard fine
above extraC, Of letter from Mr.. Beverly az
Wheeling. dated 25th Of May, are prosecuted 10
show that have ;ot. as is charged, "paced my.
sell in the attitude Of public accuscr,' and that
whatever publicity has been given to this transac
ton, has arisen from no agency or procurement o.
mine; and that Mir. Clay, in Tact, has himself hela
the matter up 70 public gaze. IN doing this, ne
should have quoted what had written accnratly
and fairly for then, the text and his commentary
would have suited together at present, ms CON,
tradietion is something suggested by hlmscl
and j. not contained ia my letter.
The statement contained III my letter to Nh
Beverly IS ;.,is. That, in January, 1898, mem
Der q congress Of high responsibility, visited me
one morning and observed" lie had been inform
ed by thc friends Of Mr. Clay, that the friends q
Mr. Adams Ind made overtures to them, sayinT,
III Ms Clay and his friends would unite in az! Y
the election Of Mr.. Adams, MIR. Clay should be
Secretary Of state that the friends of Mf Adams
were urging, as y reason to induce the TRENDS y
MIR. Clay TO accede to this proposition, tha' i
was elected President. MIR. Adams would be con.
tinted Secretary rf state. (nnuentlo. there woni
be no room iur Kentucky J: that the friends o. M
Clay seated, the West did nos wish to separate
from the West. and ii wnuld say. Of permit ahY
81 my conisntia Ii lends 10 say. thatin case wa
elected President. MIR. Adams should not bs e"",
iinhed Secretary Of State, by complete nnlpn =,
Mr.. Clay and HI, friends, they would put an Gnu
TO tte Presidential contest in hour: ami nc WI
OF opinion it was right to fight such in.riSucrs wa
their own weapons
This disclosure was made to nc By Alf. d''ae'
buchanan, member Of congress from penN'Ji
vania. gentleman Of tie first responsibility at'
intelligence. The evening ci,'re. lie lad cnn,''
~, ate'l. substantially, the proposition " VA
Jor Eaton. my colleague i, he senate, win y
sire warmly manifested i'm. lie snoald cpinno",
cate with the. and ascertain my views on Tue wv
lect. This he declined doing, suggesting 70 ~
Buchanan That he. As well as hi,nseif. Gould y.