Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-31
EFr0m the Uoshington City Tcicsroph.l
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE.
JOW.iTff.4V II RUSSELL.

lCrI~!nutu.l
On my return TO America, visited Washing ton
in the beginning of the year 1917. Mi Monroe
had then actually been elected President and his
cabinet not yet finally arranged. Ii was said that
Il Secretary for the Department OF State had not
yet been definitely selected, and that Mr.. Claw *
MIR. Adams considered as competitors Tor that
appointment. At the suggestion OF the former 1
with zeal urged the supe riority OF hi Chains
hat could do 40 honestly and sincerely, without
any necessity OF long preparation by previous in
tfgue, my respective opinions Of the tw men here
uniolded, will sufficiently warrant Mr.. Monroe
preferred Mr.. Adams, and has since, undoubtedly
Informed him that | had been the advocate OF hi.
rival for have seen this recomme ndaiion of Mr..
Clay arraycd against'ine, most heinous polti-
cal transgresson. 1 should believe Mr. Adams
himself, might NOW, On consulting his own Secre-
tary hl Safe, find for ii some pslliation.
Alter The spring Of 1877, until the commence
!neni OF the year 1922 did not meet again with
Mr.. Clay. lie not then in Congress but was
paying visit at ashingion, on private business
often saw him then, and, believe, AT our FIRST
interview, he told me, and before ! had received
any IniImation IN any other way, that he should
allow himself TO be proposed as of the candi-
dates al the next election for President. tie gave
lat the same time, to understand, that his pros
pects oi success were promising was really too
much his friend 10 suffer him 10 deceive himself lor
an instant, with respect 10 the aid which he might,
on that occasion, expect from me accordingly
told him. frankly, and without hesitation, thai nj
ready had definitely determined TO lend all nv
feeble support to Mr.. Craw ford, and could do him
10 good. expressed hope, however, that our
relations OF personal friendship. might receive no
prejudice from this avowal. lie assured me, with
much apparent cordially, that il should not; nor
could remark, at subsequent interviews .l,l-
ring his stay at Washington, tlist time anv cause
to dls'rus this assurance, although conyersa-
ton necessarily became less confidential in VIVA,
specially concerned himself
Your committee assert, that Z" had not the alter.
aiions III my DUPLICATE rendered me wiDOul,Lgr
there IS little doubt hdt would have been backed
and sustained by all Mr.. Gays weight and inllu-
ence. However had regretted the loss OF MIR
Clays weight and influence from any cause what
soerer, yet have been inclined 10 believe, that
the alterations" assigned by your committee
were Inescly the preerf for that loss; but that the
efficient cause OF rendering his - weight and inilu
ence" not only negative, with regard TO me- bui
tor converting them into OF hostility againsl
me, was the frank avowal | had, rasiy perhaps
coniIded TO his oyer-rated personal friendship oI
me He could not, 1T seems, employ his weight
aud influence to protect me from Injustice, unless
would use mine TO make him President
am not ignorant, and | have sincerely regret.
ted, that the efforts Of my political enemies TO mis-
represent me, had so for succeeded, as TO prejudice
some against me, who bad no special nteres, in my
destruction, and whose good opinion highly cher.
ished.
had believed that hgd remained entirely mas
Ter oi my own defence for my doings al Client I'M
shackled by parliamentary forms. OF the call of
the House, which procured the communication of
the letter containing that defence had moi as
nave stated elsewhere, the slightest in,iInation di-
Tecuy or indirectly, Of any intention 10 make it,
any ming certified 20 The contrary Notwithstanding
when, however, that call had actually hcen made
ielt solicitude, already stated 70 produce my
defence. As had found Mr. Lloyd's pripafe LEI.
ter IN the Department OF State. which denounced
The minority and indicated the other side of n,e.
question, thought il but fair to presume that ny
private letter from Paris, the other side ioLt
be found in the same place. Real or pretended
search was. however, for long time made for II
there IN vain. IL was then suggested, that Mr.
Monroe, who, from Secretary Of State had beo,
made President, bad kept IL in his possession
accordingly inquired Of him after H. lie co,,nts.
ndDced TIE suggestion Of his having retained noe
session oil 1T, and engaged to look aficrit ire.
quenIy called afterwards on him 10 learn the st,c
cess oil his search; and when desyaired Of its he
ing in bis power or his convenience 10 find H. pfo
CURED hiron my home where il might s,jll have
renamed, hdd IT not been Tor the coll of The tlouse
~ was nearly seven years that had not looked NJ
,dhu when came 10 examine IL ! believed il might
De slignt'y corrected with advantage 10 the public
ior whom II bad not been written certainly is!tno
more restrantin thus correcting il for cOmiuunica-
Ton 10 the public tbro' The House, than should
have Selt member o. tho House to amend
speech Tor communicates to tlie public tbro' The
press. II was Ny Own private letter, containing
my own special defence, anl f communicated AZ
81, beloved it0ggr % be eGui .,cJ .s WA.