Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-08-09
lFrom tie Nashville Republican,
To THE. PURI.IC.

A letter addressed by me TO Mr.. Carter beV'
erley, of Virginia, has lately, without any con
sent, agency, or wish on my part found Its way
| into the newspapers, accompanied BY state
meAt over the signature of H. Clay, contradict
! ing aud denying, not any thing have written
st-t,rrr fbrrtaarIun' grven Uy MIN 70 my
letter, but my own language anG own statement
tina, am called upon to defend, and expect TO
! vindicate.
To explain the manner in which my opinions
| have found their way into the journals of the
day, seems, in the first place, 10 be due both to
the public and myself Mr.. Beverley, being on
visit at my house, requested TO know Of me,
other gentlemen being present, whether the
we'll founded, and i'll had knowledge OF any
Of the facts myself. I answered him candidly;
being unable as we'll as unwilling, to refuse tell
ing things had heard, and knew TO be true.
A letter detailing our conversation, shortly af-
forwards obtained publicity in the "North Ca
roliDa Journal" printed at Fayetteville. On
the sth Of May last, from Louisville, Kentuc-
Ky, a communication was addressed 70 me by
Mr.. Beverley, stating, what before haG not
known, that he was the writer Of this Fayette-
vile Letter He explained The reasons for his
ingrepeate1 the conversation, and requested
to be informed il in any thing he had misquo-
ted or misconceived my meaning. Under such,
circumstances, concealment and silence might
have seemed mere affectaton, or indeed some
thing Of a different and even worse character.
Publicity having been given to the converse
ton, and an appeal made to me for its accura-
cy, felt it TO be due to Mr.. Beverley, that no.
thing OF fabrication should be imputed 10 him,
and to myself, that what had stated should be
correctly understood. Accordingly, on the 9th
Of June, and in reply to his Of the 18th of May,
| addressed him letter Of which the public
are already possessed. How, and by what
means, it found its way into the columns Of a
newspaper, Mr.. Beverley has explained; he
states TO me that he gave it into the hands of
MIR. Noah Zane, Of Wheeling, Virginia, at his
earnest request, for perusal, under pledge Of
honor that it should be returned; aud with no
that any copy Oft was 10 be retain.
ed; that on his applying for, and demanding
the letter, it was refused 10 be restored until two
copies should be made. He proceeds to say
"Mr. Zane, an old and most respectable gen
tleman, asked the loan Of your letter as favor;
and, contrary TO all custom and propriety in
such cases, he, in conjunction with Mr.. Clay
and his friends, took copies of it, without my
knowledge or privity in any way, and without
asking my leave TO do so. Soon as under
stood that such was the use they were making
IF il, | demanded Of Mr.. Zane the letter, and
demonstrated agains, the unprecedented course
hey were taking. He refused to restore il TO
me, most 2torily, until they had satisfied
themselves by furnishing TO Mr.. Clay one copy,
md reserving another for their own ase.''
The original conversation referred 10, and
he above extract Of a letter from Mr.. Beverley
t Wheeling, dated 25th of May, are presented
o show that have not, as is charged, ."plac-
ed myself in the attitude Of public accuser," /,
nd that whatever publicity has been given to
his transaction. has arisen from no agency or {
REQUIREMENT Of mine; and that Mr.. Clay, in L
act, has himself held the matter up to public I
age. In doing this, he should have quoted .
that had written accurately. and fairly for .