Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-07-19

tho consideration of the jury "mst.e or want of con.
sderation fraud in the execution consideration or
hnay ANY matter wch sh that gq,lo ct bono tho
plaintiff ought not to recover. the judge judges
from whom this disturbance has proceeded no doubt
thought themselves very enlightened liberal to break
throu gh absurd techncaltes govern their by
thor Ggaa Ct bonnm But what tho eecH To borrow
idea OF Lord Bacon they bu down to
In the individual which gave to these decis
ions the party who had right his side was we'd from
the consequent of his alto rne but this
good, however immense tho in contro yersy dwin
dies into utter insgnicanco when compared with the
evil by which it was attendedhe of to-
noranco and rcmssness in the profession aud confusion
and doubt in the practice In consequence of It, plead
ing In the action bond became an unme ng
piece of formaty ut the close of which no more Il
known OF tho nature of tho than its beginning
And tn" trial. far from being what according to its
h soIy Isl constitute proceeding with regard tc
the object of which nothing be known with pre-
cision tina plaintiff remaining utterly Ignorant un
til 1T commences what witnesses he is to bring
TO defend the Proper execution of the bond
rcbut its payment Those and hundred other nschiss
great and small flow from this short sighted aud
gnorant hberality,"
- From the Louisville Advertiser.
Mr. Clay has recently published several private
letters from Mr.. Kendall to him, the nature oil
which is partially disclosed by the article which,
OF" Mr.. Clay" Why Mr.. Clay has taken this
! rash step, wo cannot conceive. To us, it indi-
Gates a:",y thlng but sanity-and are confident
his friends wiz speedily have serious cause to re-
greet it, eAs Mr.. Clay has, been first to engage in
the business of pup. s!ing private letters he
not complain, whatever ma; he the result.
1t VIII be seen by Mr.. KendalI statement, that
nc promises to prove. from Mr. CHays our, letters,
'hat ne had direct age ncy in the attacks made
on NJ. Adams in Ohio; that Mr.. Clay advised
andaided Dir. Kendall, in his attacks on MIR. AL
ans, &c. MIR. X. also proposes to prove, by Mr.
Clay letters and other evidence that he (Clay)
hao direct agency In procuring to be written to
Mr. hlte, tho letters which decided him to vote
Tor AIR Adams, under the impression that in Sc
curing TO AR. Clay the office of Secretary of State
ne od' complying icita the piH hit constituents,
&c.
That these important, facts can be established.
we do not doubt. Mr.. Kendall was, Tor many
years, the confidential friend and political ally of
MT. clay; and whatever he may now say in re-
ia'ion 10 his proRtgocy and lack OF integrity and
.sFac!fy, twill soon be discovered, not only that
NJ. ~ was the scadf friend and familiar cores.
Pohdent OF Mr.. Clay for series of years but that
nc sun tetalns In has possession sufficient num-
Der OF Mr. Clay's letters, to prove that Mr.. CLAW
i1stgated the attacks made on John @. Adams
during the last Canvass for the Presidency, and
,hat lie ala expect to obtain tho office he no,,
hoids IN The event of tho election of Mr. Adams.
inconsistent and corrupt as such conduct may be
esteemed, the ,neople, or that portion of them who
are yet open to c,rviction, will be satisfied that
the Charges against Mr.. Clay are true.
No act of Mr. Clay's since the election Of Mr.
hoains ought To be none scrIoIsiy dcPlored by
ills followers, taan the recent auSck on Amos
Kendall. By that act the seal of con,i Icace is
orokeii, and MIR. t. is left at full liberty ID eyhib-
IL Mr Clay to the world in his truo colors-as ar
a'hohions, intriguing and unprincpled statesman
In TINS he cannot fail-knowDg Mr.. Clay, as in
amatey as he did, for fourteen or fifteen years
"hen the attacks were made on John O. Adj
nNl and ~
Ghent mission, and in aid of the efforts of the fa-
NOUS Jonathan Russell we saw in them, at the
time, the hn9er of Henry Clay. We knew tina,
| many oi the charges orig inated with Mr. Clay,
ana were made on his authority. because they re-
icrrcd to transactions at Client, Paris &c. which
could on.y have been known Unknown at ally to
| member Of the peace mission. We are therefore
| satisfied that MIR. Kendall can easily prove all
that he has promise! to establish by MI Claws
letters on this subject.
In relation to the facts, that it was understood
az Frankfort, about the Goth January, 1926, that
Mt Adams would be elected President and Mr.
Clay appointed Secretary of State /; and that it
was OH the strength Of this information that David
White was urged by various leading men in his
district 10 vote Tor Mr.. Adams, we never have en-
tertained doubt That tho letters referred TO- in
Guiding one from f. P Blair, Esq. and one from
John j.. Crlttenden, Esq. procured, directly
or indirectly, at the Instance of Mr. Clay, is, we
think, already established, by the refusal of Mr.
Clay to call out MIR. Blair.
The letter OF MIR. Blair to Mr. White, we have
reason to believe, breathed the sentiments OF Mr..
Clay, as ascertained directly from Mr. G. and his
friends In that letter, which is, of course. an
ingenious, bold and able production, Mr.. Blair
urged Mr.. White to vote for Mr. Adams, on the
ground that MIR. Clay would be benefited or
! brought into the cabinet. Mr. Crttenden's letter
was oil similar tenor, but less bold aud explicit.
Such, we believe be the character of the letters
referred to- 1t remains for Mr. Clay to explain,
or to permit Mfr. Blair to explain, why such let.
tiers were written to Mr.. White. 1t has been allie.
ged, thlt the information on which the letters Of
| Mr. Blair aud others were based was received. in
part, from Mr.. Clay himself This Mr. Clay nei-
iher admits nor doncs; but when urged to call
out Mr.. Blair, to tell "thc truth and the whole
ta'h. he says: " My correspondence with that
gentle.nan was friendly and familiar, and some
times sport.:re. 1t is characterized BY freedom
Of language w,.ich is occasionally ."-,-s;blc in
friendly and priyate intercourse, but which would
uot be dccorous towards the public Mr.. Blair