Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-08-13
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"WEDNESDAY MOKNENGSSAUGUsT a, 1890.
Us A correspondent Of the Enq6irer from West
msreand, esssyngto depseciate the character of tb
ate popular meeting in that county, in favor of CLAY
after stating its numbers at about So says syet it is
Fumpeted as Indicative of the public sentiment in
! this section: By whom has il been SO trumpeted?
none Pie statement is efatuitous The fact
the meeting has been stated and its proceedings
Hloiished-but nowhere, --and we presume we see
pore papers than the correspondent--has sit been
Funpeted as indicative of public sentiment in that
eclion.
sJeriy" determining to aid and assist his CORES
Rndent in the congenial task of MISREPRESENTATION,
fdeavors to infuse prejudice into the public mind
p an '!nsnuation," that consequences was claimed
the meeting, from the circumstance of the Chair
pan and Secretary being relatives Of Gen. " ash
lgton He says:sssBut the National Journal would
fnosf have as believe from its editorial puff that
Te meeting really contained all the blood of all the
Towards certainly, two gentlemen. relations of
Pen w ashington." This mans want of candur and
hirness, is despicable-is contemptible. The sin
fnuation ia, that the Journal and as his logic would
conclude, the coalition"- meant to insist upon the
neetpbs being entitled to peculiar weight because
some q the relations of Gen Washington par,icipat-
ed in and this his pretended persuasion he exwcis
bis rfders to apply in confederation of the precious
attenpt making by Duff to prove Mr.. Clay an Arts
tocrf! Henry Clay an Aristocrat. Good) Now
if h5tDiH fb, why not do it like man--boldly OPEN
iy. honestly, like Duff, Amos and the Lieutenant.
WY fb in the spirit, and shield himself behind
f6rh Of wordsa sDuff's mode is thousand times the
finest and most respectable. Neither the Journal
lfr any other paper nor we dare say any human be-
ilg has dreamed of claiming weight or consequence
d the Westmoreland meeting, from the cause men
4oned Such intention Isl did it exist, calculated
;istly and properly to infict prejudce-and Jerry
Knowing his, mputes it accordingly, upon his own
authority 1t truly compors with this alledged pre-
te1ion that this meeting of .sthe Howards should
ASSUME as argument in favor of hIr. Clay. that he
wP a"Plebeian in origin'--a self-rased and self
msde man! We say it is a likely story!
Oh We stated yesterday, presumption, that
Jto. Y. Mason. Esq of Southampton, was candidate
Ir the Senate in that District. We since under
stand that we were mistaken and that Mr. Mason,
is candidate for Congress. Mr.. Trezvant declining
i re election. Arthur Smith Esq. of Isle of Wight,
Is spoken of as candidate for the Senate.
Eroas The Enquirer OF uesterdav.
ssNot an, officer has been removed in the CITY of
Richmond. The three federal officers have been
continued though they certainly unfriendlv to
fbe election Of Gen Jackson"
What vas the reason, Jerry? Tell us the reason.
iTHE LETTER"
We have not received the letter published as Mr.
Jeferson's, which the Editor Of the Literary Sub
altern promised indeed from what he says in his pa
per of the 9TH, received yesterday we suppose Mr.
Southworth has changed his purpose of forwarding
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FHE LETTER.
The letter which recently published in this pa
per, written by NJ, Jefferson and addressed to dis
tngulshed capitalist and manufacturer of Massachu-
sets, in which MIR. Clay spoken of in terms of
unqualified appreciation and Communications as we ex-
pected, has created little disorder in the ranks of
the administration, and has unlesatngly been pro-
nouHced a forgery imposed upon us, by some artfu
and designing POLITICAL knave, but no one has as vet,
Drought any proof to suhsantate the assertion that
has been made tAll this was expected by u.s. when
we gave the letter to the word, and therefore we
have not been dlsappoinied;-and those thai have
been so clamorous about the authenticity of the let
ter, are at liberty to go and bark as they think
proper; --they may rail as they please rant as iev
please-rave as hey please, and blaspheue as they
please-we pronounce the letter to be the genuine
production of Thomas jeffersoD--Ve know it to be
such, and we are satisfied. as for the administra
ton party we do not exrect to convince them of the
authenticity of the letter. we know that they
would pronounce it forgery. even if Mr. jeff rson
to its authenticity and we shall take no pains to
prove that the letter is authentic All the proof
that the whole world could produce, would not salts
fy tbem;-nor do we wish to satisfy hem; and thus
shall leave them 10 treat the letter as thew sIa
think proper; we shall make further defence, but
shall keep the document constantly before the public
till the election is over
'Phe Editor Of the Richmond Enquirer suspects
theletterto be forgery, and gives the following
reasons for his wise conclusions:
sWheu we FIRST this letter published by the Island
Literary Subaltern suspected its auhepcy because ap
peaed paper, which devoted body and soul
c of NJ Clay and the very 6rst his Gag and
his nomination because the Of the distinguish
60 manufacturer and capitalist Of Massachusetts
published along Withstand because had the best
eeeve mat Mr. jefferson did entertain, the high opinion Of
E'' LAY winch this letter processes.
r, because 'the letter Grs appeared in the Literary
Su6aitern paper that is devoted body and soul to