Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-10-10
FOR THE ENQUIRER.


THE BARGAIN-A CoNpENsrn V,1,y
me following communication j. intended Tor the
honest and independent yeomanry OF ~. lao,.
~hose welfare Is identified with the welfare of tho
Ooufitry-Ihe author Is not conscious of heinz; ar.
tuated by other than pure and correct rnoiivss I,
making II; aud with conscience void of any IN.
tention OF giving unjustifiabe offence the low vi;
t"pera'lon and coarse billingsgate with which he
may be assailed, will pass by him as tho Idle
wind, which he regards not "-It NAV ba ,.aii
brieiiy TO advert 10 the relation in which Mr. Clay
$1,000 70 the two most prominent candidate for the
Presidency, prior to the eection--It is very trne
,hat DIT. Clay had censured Cen J. for his course
curing the Seminole War; but he had accused Mr
a. In the negotiations at Client, OF an unfe elm,
policy, which would have crimsoned tho fre.b
fields OF the West with the blood of the bords,
settlers and which would have given her wives e.
children for hsh-and The blood OF her citizens e.,
money. These accusations, with MANY others r.
ike character, were made by Amos KendaItl,s
eieve OF Mr.. Clay, and published in Cinc;nna,i
paper, over the signature Of Wayne.-In the in
veshsaton before the Senate of Kentucky, il wao
proven that they were reviewed by Mr. CLAW. and
met with his entire appreciation Thev yy.re nat
unooserved by Mr.. Adams Thew in ALI prob,
bity, ELECTED his publication on the fisheries AMI
me unacceptable seems perfectly to hs !. ur-
cefs'ood Mr. Clays drift, and very clearly init
mates, that he (h1r. CO. was at the bottom Of the
mystery OF ruin which had been brewing aeairs.
him, from the very day alter the signature Of tie
Treaty of Gheni-Mr. Adams's publication. On
.he hsuefies, contained illusions, pointing so clear.
~ al mr.. Clay, and anmadverting with too great
severity on his course, 10 have escaped his notice
ne accordingly addressed letter to the Editors III
Tue National intehgeDcer, on The 10th Nov. 1922
IN Tins letter, he (Mr. c. affects 10 lament tl,c M
happy controversy, between his late coIleapuea AZ
Ghent-Mr. Adams and Jonathan Russell Jfo
very prudently takes notice of Mr. AS verv
pointedinsnuatons against binseG-says he tbini.
mere are some errors ia Mr.. Adams's pt,blicato,,
winch ne mas no doubt, however, he declares a..
entlreiy uniDteniionai.--Mr. Adams replies N AZ,
Gays letter on the next day, and saws. tba, a.,
controversy from the seed tlne of 1871 10 the ~
YES. OF 1879, was not Of his seeking that all tJa,
ne ndd SAID, written dove in IT, was i'm tbe foon
on Gay, ana under the responsibility of his name.
ana pledges himself for the correcf,ess ~ H.;
statements, either affecting the interests ~ a.,
nation, or the character OF .Ir. Clan Mr. ci,,,
does not stop here. He gives his friend Mr. lSsry,
dali narrative of the transactions M (,b.,, Ar
Kendall then reviewed the publication ~ NJ
on the fisheries, in a series Of letters ard n,h,;L
ed them ia the Argus OF Western America Thass
letters accuse Mr., Adams OF bearing f,isa ,;,~,
against his neighbour, with WEIGHING doI,ass
ganst blood, with knowingly VIC stino ,la -,
letter OF his instructions, with hostility IN the ,.cyy
They call him artful sophist cjr,ns,, $500,
ator, and vndictive man, &c &c g. RI
letters were published in pdmphlef for,, 49,, ~
Tanner, the printer, and Mr. Kendall ,,a a,,.,,
OF them, testify that Mr.. CLAY paid 100 ,o.s"y
their publication Mr. Clay thus made fbeso si
gcs as completely his own as ifbe had writer r.
pamphlet which contained them The lcca, 49,
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