Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-04-01

" inerous and powerful party. Their vengeance
" will pursue me through life andyet, would not
suppress or soften a word for all the honours
3" which they can bestow."
P.S. have seena letter to Judge Brooke sign
ed Peasants and Smith. ] have never seen eli
Their OF them ii. c. p. or Smith.)
An attempt is made to mislead the reader OF
my speech IRON the true point. never heard but
of one letter to Mr.. Brooke, and never insinuated
that there was more than one. Quoting from
memory, had imputed to Mr.. Clay decara-
ton to Judge Brooke, that he made in another
publication under his hand They wanted
presume, q peg to hang the other letter upon.''
EDITORIAL.
I'VE lay before our readers Mr.. Clay's letter
referred to in the above extract. 1t is a curious
production, and perhaps is not the only curious
letter of Mr. c. which Judge Brooke has it in his
shall at present not remark fully upon the con-
tents of this letter the purposes of its publica-
tion-observing by the way, that the editor, TO
whom MIR. G. refers by hame in his letter, had
perhaps, as little TO gain by the course he took,
as MIR. &. could expect-that he certainly would
have got nothing, whereas Mr.. c. did receive the
tTSf otscen the giit ofthe government; that MIR. c.
was struggling for man at least as much he was
that II he did not join with MIR. c. az in the effort
save u.s. from Gen. j., it not from the want of
g attempts to make (him) unite with Mr.C.''-as
one or two of Mr.. C's friends do very well know
that TIN. was to be- brought about by supporting
very different man from Mfr. CTdtcfoyd or
mr.. .dddms-and that MIR. C's conduct during
the presidential contest, if not afterwards is the
best answer TO his own question Z" when have
shewn avidity for Officer
.'WAsHINGroN, Feb. L. 1925.
'My dear sir: received your obliging letter of
the LIST inst. Although my letter, TO which It is
answer, was not intended for publication, would
rather that it should be published * speak for ITSELF
M Rss snasi With
regard to its publication, you will be pleased do as
you may think proper.--All that / feel anxious "a
bout is that the public should not receive an i'm
preston that II was my intention thatit should be
published.
my condition at this moment is most peculiar
The batteries Of some Of the friends of every man
who would now be President, or who four or
eight years hence would be President, are direct
ed against me, with only the exception of those OF
Mr.. Adams. Some ofthe friends of Gen. jackson,
Mr.. Crawford, Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Clinton, with
very different ultimate ends, agree for the present
to unite in assailing The object now is on the
part of Mr.. Crawford s. Gen. jackson, to drive me
from the course which my deliberate Judgment
points out, and, for the future, on the part of Mr.
Clinton and MIR. Calhoun, to remove me, as an OBJ
sacle TO their elevation. They all have yet to learn
my character, ifthey suppose it possible to make
me swerve from my dnty by any species of intn
dation or denunciation. Blu. did not expect thai
my old friend Richie would Join in the genera
cry He ought to recoect that he is struggling for
man, Tor the country-he to elevate an unfortu.
nate gentleman worn down by disease, L TO pre-
serve our youthful institutions from the bane which
has destroyed all the Republics Of the old world
L might have expected from the patriotism ofTbo
mas Richie that he would have surrendered hi:
personal predictions, and joined with me in
the effort TO save us from a predecent fraush
with the most pernicious consequences. am sc
far disappointed say it with modification and re.
greet But all attempts to make Inc unite with him
Ito induce me to give up the defence of our insti
tutons that we may elect sick gentleman who
has also been rejected by the great body of the
ton, vain and utterly fruitless Mr. Richie
ought to awake, should be himself again. and love
Rome more than Cesar.
81 observe what you kindly tell me about the
future Cabinet. My dear sir, want no Office
When have l shewn all avidity for office! In re-
jecting the mission to Russia, and the Department
OF War under Administration: In rejecting
the same department, the mission to England or
any other foreign mission under the succeeding
Administration? If Mr.. Adams is elected know
not who will be his Cabinet. 1 know not yhethe,
shall be offered a place in it or not If there
should be any offer, shall decide upon it when
IT may be made accordingly to my sense of duty
But do you not perceive that this denunciation O
me by anticipation is part of the common system
between the discordant confederates which have
above described? Most certainly if an office should
be offered TO me, under the new administration
and should be induced to think that ought to ac
cept it, shall not be deferred from accepting il Ell
Their by the dehunciations of open or secret enc
mics, or the hypocrisy of pretended friends.
''With great respect,
Il am taith'y your friend
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