The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-30

txu eondoe, had beer efiminried, and aff.
Claws letters to him, or his 20 Mr.. Clay Contain
ed sindieatory testimony, NE shonla be willing
purpose. But, when he uses them with the avou Ell
object OF eliminating Others. and that, too. TO
CRAFTY his personal malign,ty, he sinks into an
cbjee. Of still deeper contempt, If pusslhl' than
he was when Mr.. Adams drove hun into retire
mem, and compelled him to hide his diminished
head in ohscurity. 10 save himself from lhr loud
and searching sarcasms Ola public whose iidi
cuie he had prosoked-tie has chosen a fit inslrn-
ment for the accomplishment of his purpose
the most suitable whieh he could have selected
in the Cnien for the promul alton of his own
mcanness.-We have waded through ten TO-
lhmns OF this stuff. contained IN the Washington
Telegraph Of the 20th-ahont half of which j.
devoted 10 self pancGvric-and nearly four co
lumns more consist of n letter from hiDsclf TO
Mr.. Clay, dated Stockholm, 10th Oct. 1915, IN
which he abuses Mr.. \ lans hnd Mr.. Gall,iin
pretty roundly, as having ciaimrd 10 themselves
too much credit foi the part they bore ia The Ne,
EQUATIONS OF the Treaty Of Oihent. 4 leit.r
from Mr.. Clay to NJ. Russell is also introduced,
the hrst part of VIII ch bears date London lOth
OF MAY, mud the conclusion the LIST ofJnly. 1910,
having reference solely 10 The negotiations then
pending with Grrat Britain. asbin which Az -
other colleagues at Client, biessis. Gallaiin,
Bayard and Adams are ooly incidentally men.
TONED, and always in terms of courtesy.
Aud this is the mighty dev e%lopemeni. which was
10 show to the pS,lic tina, Mr.. ADAMS could
not teta'n MIR Clay as Secretary oil State. with
honor, one slngk hour"-as the yrracious
Telegraph asserted We kuow not which
most to admire, the meanness of invading the
sanctty otprIvste correspondence. or the utter
failure 10 accomplish lis delestable object.
IL SlnGe the preceding remarks were IN
tyne, VT have received two more Nos. OF the
W0s1iigtoa Ieiegi aph. containing fpeuty-foVr
1diift1hni cOfumns OF what either Mr.. Jonn.
ihan Resell, himself or the Editors of thai
pr'nt for hini, have thought fl 10 dub an " I'M
portrait Disclosure" We have only had time
10 peruse very cursorily this immense mass of
natter-and we feel lully anlhorl2ed To say
mat there Is not Que " important disclosure
contained in il with which The public WAS not
made fatty acquainted in the progress of lhe
controversy between Mr.. Russell aud Mr.. Adj
ans five wars since with the eAcrpiion OF
some docume0tary testimony connected wrh
the lbeI suii, Russell vs.. Seth Hunt. which
,.. Ia,aI, ,Iaf idpj A. f,u,, 81 a.. -.
This testimony consists Of several letters
written by Mr. Clay 10 Mr.. Russell. produ-
ced, not by the collision betarrn Nh. H.. and
Mr.. Adams, bulhy The chsrEeS OF corruption,
AS a public aeent, preferred by Mr. Hunt a.
gainst Mr.Rnssell. in the public prin'a-and
as 10 the truth OF which Mr.. Clay v2as called
on for testimony. Mr.. e.. had been MI init.
mate friend OF Mr. Russell III Client, and ms
friendship had suffered no dimInatiou az 10
the period wnen these letters were written.
They were lull Of expressions of sympathy
for the many untHcling assaults which the
general belief of Nr. Rns,etl's guilt of tie
charges preferred against him by MI. Hunt
called forth IN The public press at thai
and Mr., Hunt having been in some measure
induced TO assaii Mr.. X. bv the fact OF having
so strong a tower Of strength" behind ~ hieh
10 shield himself as Nr. Adams's pen, which
han just then thrown a damning blight Owe
the honesty aud fair dealing Of Mr.. Russell,
some illusions are made by Clay to Mr. r.
controversy with Mr.. But there is no ex-
preston IN MS letters which convey any
thing like the idea of implacahIa hostility to-
wards Mr.. A. or even Of dislike. Thu. has
this last effort ot a desperate and unprincipled
faction, resorted 10 jusi on The zee otthe election,
although TIT same eDideDce has been in existence
fire gsnrS, and some otH thirteen, result, Il, as
all thelr other assaults upon Mtssrs. Adams
aud Clay have done-in harmless impotence.
{" An honest man is sull an unnoyod rock,
Not shaken, bal nude winter by the shoek.''