Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-08-01
POLfTIOAL.
From the Frankfort -9Tgus.
10 HENRY CLAY ESQ.
SecTetdry IF State of TIE United States.


oiduihg, anu thousands OF obedent voices echo
your words. What am /? The humble Editor
VI weekly newspaper, scarcely read beyond the
UNITS OF single State, not frendless but power
'ess' struggling with adversely and host of enc
mes, with nothing but truth for nv sword and
integrity for my shield. Already the mercena.
ries which follow at your heels elaed al one tn us
y, your Puissant ARM raise every where the shout
VI victory. remember to have read of band D.,
rhlisunes who exulted when their giant cham
Poh oeied 'he armies Of the living God; but not
many days elapsed before they saw him slain by
beardiess bow
foi 'he use oil my private letters, you have
ueemeu IL necessary to urge justification. This
you ehueaVonr 10 find in the detail given by Inc
ueic,e me senate oil Kentucky, OF the contents of
similar letters from you. For my act might find
jushiica,ion in the fact, that was put under oath
oy tribunal a majority of which was made UP of
your friends, TO tell g the truth the whole truth
y nothing but the TRUTH But do not RELY upon
mat All The facts there detailed had. been long be-
lore related by NE to many individuals with your
knowledge and consent, clearly implied if not ex-
pressly given.
On the 4th October, 1925, informed YOU by
letter. that IN consequence, presumed Of some
ihuia'lon gwen by yourself report was circuIat-
ing through The country, which had heard oil.
recty from Squire Turner, and indirectly from g.
ROBERTSON, that had been bought up TO go TO
washington CITY as writer in favor of Mr.. Adj
ans and YOURSELF L appraised you that under
such circumstances, must feel myself al liberty
10 explain what had passed between us in relation
to he clerkship, W benever might think proper,-
o this received reply from you, dated 18th
Cc'obel, 1873, OF which the following is an extract
" Ith respect TO what has been or may be said
ABOUT he desire which had to engage your SER
wees In the Department OF State should be sorry
M gave you any concern. To Inc il is utterly
indifferent. Ii Is enough for Inc to know, that 1
was influenced by no improper motives, and that
was guided solely by the consideration that your
industry capacity and integrity might be bene6-
cla!y employed for the public in that department
tSce NO L, hereto anneXed.)
you did not deny that you had given the intor-
nation from which sprung the remarks of Messrs.
~ rner and Robertson. You did not object TO nv
explaining the whole transaction. With your as
sem mus gwen, detailed 10 several individuals
me Facts which L stated under oath in the Senate
The last OF my letters which you have published,
written year afterwards, expressly refers to
me letter oil 4th October, 1925, and informs YOU
mat had given this detail Its language is as
follows:
g TO several who endured of me relative To
the rumors mentioned in letter written by me
10 you last year, have stated the SIMPLE facts
ana generally added, that would have accepted
the oiier, had the salary been j. 500
hence you assented, in 1925, 10 my disclosing
the facts stated by me in the Senate of Kentucky
In 1926, you We're informed that [ had made the
statement to' several" You found no fault with
my course; II did not draw from you q lisp of CEN
sure or dissatisfaction. But now, because have
ue'ai'ea a.. same m'hg', when put upon my oath
say have not SCRUBBED to violate pr,y ate cores
pondence, and make it the apology Tor pioiaiiug
private correspondence yourselG
oir' your private correspondence" has never
oeen violated by me, any further than was iusti-
ned In disclosing II by your own consent OF all 1
did, informed you, and it did not meet with vour
transportation. 10 lind salvo for your own yio-
ia'ed honor, you have falsely impcached mine
appreciate your feelings. Humble as am, had
driven the giant to the wall. Long hesitating what
70 1o' 'eehns ne necessity OF saying something,
anu not daring to call OH Mr. E!ai., you have a,
last sought Tor an excuse to assail me- and thus
evade the point TO which public inquiry was d.
gecied.
Your sole effort, apparently, is to prove that
una ho' receive such information from Mr.. Blair az
| had stated. Why do you affec, to Doubt INV We
racity on this score? You know that Mr.. Blair
mas publicly admitted in the Senate that my
statement was true. In The proceedings before
mat body you have read the following:
MT BAR begged leave TO explain. He said,
In substance, In reply to MIR. Green's remarks
HAT hir. KeDdaIls letters to Mr. CLAW had pointed
nm out to the public 10 one who knew some
uhhg IN relation to the subj Jet now before the Sc
naie Ihese ers referred TO a conversation which
ne hod "Hh NJ. Kendall IN January, 1924, i'm
untch ne stated that MR.. CLAY WOULD BE
SECRETARY, If MIR. ADAMS WERE MADE
PRESi DENT. MIR. Kendall supposed that the in
FORMATION was received in letters from MIR CLAW
10 MIR. Crittenden or myself; and as Mr. Cri,en
acn mad declared he received no such letters, il
mad pointed inquiry directly to him "--.s He had
moi communicated to any the ground on which
he hdd HIdde ms statement to M Kendall. &c :"
ihus, with Mr.. Blair's admission that j spoke
the Uulh before you, do you charge me with ut
iering ialsehood. Why, instead of assailine me
did you not call Oh Mr. Blair for the grounds on
which he made his statement TO me,' WHY did
you not authorize and request him IN toll .. tbo
truth the whole truth, and nothing but die trutI,''
VI why ala you not hold him responsible for the
iaisehood he had told me' YoLdared not call ON
Mr.. Blair.
10 prevent all evasions, wrote TO Mr. Blair,
requesting him 10 affirm the truth of INV state
meni. lie has returned the following answer.
Te-asserilng, by reference to the above quotation
mat he dId tel! me, an January, 1875, ft0t mn
ydao'"S' elected, teouia mGSe y0@ i5ceJe!aJy of
!Siotc.
"JvLy 2, 1929.
Dear Sir liz reply 10 your note, refer to
statement made by me in the Senate. In tl,e in.
yeS'igdhon before that body, as published in the
Argus. The substance of what / said il here
correctly reported Fp HIAIp,5
Instead OF hurting your shafts at me, why do
you not ask Mr.. Blair who or what authorized
bin to give Inc this information Does your course
look like innocence' Dare you not meet the
supecE Bold as you are, and pure as YOU pre-
tend to be, dare you not ask MIR Blair The plaiu
question, " ~ WhGt authority dId yow ten mr..
he"daR tina! Mr.. dda0Is, u eieeied President.
"o"fa male mn. clay See,eiory Of 90te?"
Havins established the truth of ny statement.
anu anu Drought you back TO the point from which you
nave enfcayored 10 escape, by a wanton attack ON
me, might here stop. Upon your palpable eva
sion, IN turning upon me when you' should have
called upon Mr.. Blair to establish 10 truth NJ nj
assertions, and give his authority, nirht reg, lbs
GuSS.oD o. your quit or innocence with arr Impair
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