Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-07-22

day and Tuesday OF August; the reader may form
2ne idea oil the temperature which prevails, and
az 1pnoer'and warmth Of the productions which
&c press is pouring fourth. Many of them are
characterized by very considerable ahi,y--among
which we would rank the Circular letters OF
Hessrs. Moore, WicklIe and Daniel to their con
stituents-and an Address OF MIR. Barry of the
18th June. 10 the people of Kentucky--occupying
more than columns OF the widest measure. Ii
is impossible give T. sc papers ia crteilso--and
we must content ourselves with the most spicy or
instructive extracts. But there is another series
of papers, in course OF publication, which has
more important claim our consideration. IL is
y ter from Mr. Clay to the Chairman of the Ad
ininstration Central Committee from Kentucky,
accompanied by three letters of MIR. A. Kendall
to MIR. C.-and the reply of Mr.. x. to Mr.. Clay's
Address--in the course of which Mr.. X. intro
duces three private letters of Mr.. Clay, a private
letter OF Mr.. J. J. Crittenden 10 MIR. ID. White,
one from Mr.. X. TO Mr.. White, &c. &c. Nv. KS
reply fills nearly columns OF the Frankfort Argus,
and the accompanying documents more than five
columns.
Voluminor-, as these publications are, we have
no'dscretion about the mater--We shall be com
PEELED to lay them before our readers--They touch
a variety OF points; but principally the alleged
rangement between Messrs. Aaius and Clay
MIR. X. has now seen the famous letters of Mr..
Clay to MIR. Blair, and processes to give from me-
mory, the contents of the most important passage
OF these productions. We do not very well see how
Mr.. Clay can now get over the publication of the
original letters.--Has Mr. X. correctly described
the contents OF the letter OF Jan. Sih?-Hc states
that In this letter Mr. &. informs Mr. Blair Of the
singular and amusing situation in which he was
placed; that friend OF Gen. Jackson would tell
him, (We quote from Mr.. KS abs,ract:)
. My dear sir, my hopes are upon you-do not
dlsappoint us-our partiaii,y was for you next TO
the hero-you know the anxiety we all had for a
western President: That friend OF Mr.. Crawloi d
comes and says, the hopes OF the republican party
are upon you; you and Mr.. Crawford were the on
ly republican candidates; had you bee. returned
TO the house, we should all have concentrated our
force upon you. The language of MIR. Adams
friends, you give in nearly the following words:
'' friend of Mr.. Adams comes TO me with
tears in his eyes and says-Sir, Mr.. Adams has
always had the greatest respect for you the
highest admiration for your talents. There is nc
station TO which you not equal. You were
undoubtedly the second choice of New England
and pray you to consider whether the public good
and your own future interests do not distinctly
point you TO the course which you ought TO pur-
sue"
'You then give some reasons why Mr. Adam.
should be preferred TO General Jackson, among
which remember only the statement that the
Ohio delegation had determined to vote for Mr.
Adams, the alleged want Disqualification in the Gen.
erai and his military propensities. You then
declare distinctly, and in nearly the following
words:
MY friends entertain the belief that thei,
kind wishes towards me, will, in the end, be more
likely TO be accomplished, by bes,owing thei,
votes"
"You then declare, that you have urged them Il
be governed by their views of the public good a.
lone, and aver that you have been influenced only
by that consideration. In conclusion, you use
nearly The lowing words:
" our representative is inc lined to concur will
Us in these sentiments, and as know his respec
for your opinion, request, il you concur in ou
views, that you will write TO him by return mai
to strengthen him in his incnations Shew this
TO Crittendcn alone"
"l on say you could not publish this letter with
out publishing letters front MIR. Blair TO show how
he unde.'tood ii. This Wa, written OH the 9Th o
January. About the Goth he must have received
1t. have stated and he has admitted, that ab1u
the 10Th he told me that Mr.. qdanls, If elected
,ootth make you Secretary Of State. Does no
this shew how he understood ito
We shall give the whole letter howevcr-and ii
is impossible for Mr.. Clay pass it in silence
Now, is the time for him to dismiss all his scru-
pies and to lay before the world mis- letter to Mr.
Blair.
There is another fact brought out by A. Ken
dali, viz: that Mr. White has written to him thai
he " voted for Mr.. Adams 'cith q rieto to pr0mOt,
Nh CIay's future prospects for the Presiden
ey"