Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-07-23
THE ADVOCATE.
CHARLOTTESVILLE FRIDAY, July Q, 1880.

J The Rhode Island Literary Subaltern, of tn.
%o'h ut contuns letter supporting to be frou
/, Mr.. Jefferson, to "a distinguished manuiactur
er a capata list Of Massachusetts" The name n
'he person to whom it is addressed is not given
The lettor is as follows
MONTICELLO, May %, 1928
), Dear Sir: have received your letter O
the 10Th OF this month; aud ut the sam. time
was dehvered me by Capt. Barlow, piece of d.,
ihestic fabric called negro cloth containing TWEEN
ssN yaids, Tor my acceptance aud inspection
thahk you i"r the kind aud very aitt.riuy ex
pressi"ns c 'ntained in your letter; and for In,
handsome present vi the cloth, should be ham,
Ia return you something more solid than EN- II,
thanks.
/ 81 have examined the Cloth and althougb
am OF opinion that it is well calculated fur IN,
dress OF negro slaves, wh. reside IN Snu,l, Caro-
Una and The more genial climates of the South.
am fearful that IL would not be found udeouat,
Ia the wants of the Virginia slaves For IN,
summer, II would be too warn,-ior the win,.
too cold still, If you could improve the fabric
by putting little more wool in the t;iiuy and
"ix'hg little with the warp, 1 do not know
but 1t might be found adequate To all our purpo.
| SEES
You ask my opinion of the American Svs.
ten Relative To that somewhat absorbing
question:, 'h"uld hope that the whole ofmy pasi
liic and policy had given satisfactory reply. |
hive always been of opinion that the peuiIe of
this nation should manufacture all the fabrics
that Their exigencies demunL, if they can do So
ana that they can do 80 without applying To tho
work shops al England, France aud Germany.
who will doubt? Cottons, and woolens, We
make III rare abundance and of a quality quite
good enough To answer ali our wants and de
inands; why then should we travel TO Europe for
our supplies For our silks and fine linens, we
must, Tor some time tn come, 90 to the work
shops at Europe; but apprehend that the day
Is not lar distant when even they will be manu-
lac tured by native industry
/ You ask my opinion of the merits of Mr.
| HENRY CLAY, and his policy for The protection
| of domestic industry aud manu- actures These
are questions which feel dclicacy about an.
swerlng, first. because Mr.. Clay is now can.
! ddato tor the Presidency, aud secondly never
yet fully understood to what ends his policy ex.
tends and although will advance my opinions
relative To The questions you put To me, l must
beg that y"u will not at this innctuie rive INV
views 10 the public through the press AS for
i Mr.. CLAY, consider him To be one ofthe most
! fdfented ana 6rtftdnf men and St0ttsmen that
The country has coer produced, and should live
many years longer, hope Ia see him hold the
| place ct chief executive of the American repub.
lie. III career, thus far III life has beer career
"f gl"ry, and he has achieved that for his coun.
try whilst engaged in her cause. which would
ornament the brightest place in the escut cheon
ot tie most favored statesman If any are or IN
lion. say ihus much IN reply tn your iuterro.
gainries, hut. AZ said before, | d., not wish 10
have my remarks given 10 the press. for the
simple reason, that this country is involved in a
political excitement, III which am mt di posed
10 take part as have loGg since resolved not 10
take part in re politics OF the times NV wrist
which is quite lame, admonishes me to discon.
;inue this hasty note. With assurances of the
most perfect respect, ! TIN your Obliged fellow
citizen
/ TIIOS. JEFFERSON"
On casting our eyes on the above letter we
were at once satisfied that it was n FORGERY
Those who remember the statements of the late
Governor Randolph of Virginia, of Mr.. Jeffer-
sons sentiments with respect to Mr. Clay, could
not credit the commences Of the letter without
Implying the grossest and most degrading i'm.
consistency in Mr.. Jefferson The sentiments
n approving the political character of Henry CLAW
and Is hopes OF Witnessing his future ds,inc
ton are entirely incompatible with those we
have ourselves heard him express
We have deferred noticing the above letter
uhtii we had 1t IN cur power To make the inves-
uga'i"hs which anthorIse us to pronounce H. MS
6 we leei niue h"sitatnn IN doing an UNPRINCI-
Eli ID FORGERY. IL was the well known
habit of Mr.. Jefferson to preserve copies or every
thing lie ever wrote. If he ever wrote the lei
ter t." a distinguished manufacturer and ,pa-
. 'aiistin Massachusetts" we expected certainly
|" md It among his corresp n.ence. We have
ourselves examined his autograph correspoo-
dence Tor the entire month Of Nav 1893. NO
SUCH LETTER is TO BE FOUND. a
trend VIII" has better opportunity for
making the examination, has examined his
entire correspondence for The year ls23, and
! finds no such letter. We snbiuin the only
letters from MIR. Jefferson about the period
referred t" having any reference to the late
Presidential election. The first is letter to n
Mr.. james Morse, under date of April Doth.
1873. The other an extract of letter to Genl.
Smith. May Sd, 1923. The letter TO Mr..
Morse is as follows:
MONTICELLO, April 30. 1922
Sir-i must beg to be excused from answer
ing the question proposed to Inc IN your favor of
the ] ith. Inst. on the subject of the next n,es;
dency. lay it down as Il law to myself tn iaks
n" part in that election Advice on such IN &C
casSi"n, were even qualified To rive it, would
u incur fearful responsibility. 1 shall be nor.
tectly G. ntentcd with any choice my fellow cit.
. liens shall make, hoping always that it will he
e OF character friendly To peace to economy. IA
the republican principles of our constitution and
10 lis salutary distribution of powers between
j the two coordinate branches nf uovernncnt e. I,
: eign and domestic. Accept assurances of NV
great respect"
r TIL. JEFFERSON.
! Mr. James Morse.
May Sd, 1898
. To GENT. S. SMITH
I'll On the subject of the ne xt president,