Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-07-07
.trt)talostU EDUfQ.
wEDNEyDAY MORNING, JULY =, 1880.


some doubts Of tho authenticity of the psssage Of
tue letter OF Mr. Jefferson, compmen,ing the abilities
Of Mr. Clay lately published at the North, and re-
published in this paper Had that letter spoken Of
Jacksoa, instead of Clay, our contemporary would have
seen what it certainly shows the stronges internal
evidence of its authenticity; it is, he tries neu
traae it by doubt. He appeals To the Testimony of
Col Randolph that this favorable opinion Of Mr. JEFF.
ferson was subsequently, changed, VIII he knows
perfectly we'll, that where his passions and pseudices
were concerned Col. n. though an honorable man.
was incapable Of soeins things they wcrc
That paper has several times lately, alluded in ito
accustomed style Of insinuato, to Mr. Claya luttors
to Francis p. Blair of Frankfort, which it affects to
consider containing conclusive evidence of the
"Dargain." We suy affects. because we cannot sup
pose The Editor to be ignorant of the contents of
those letters, or knowing them, really to estimate
them as PROOFS Ifhe has not seen COPIES he has at
least had in his power to do Mr.. Clay invited
private inspection of them by all who wished it; do
Ginning to publish them. because he did chouse 10
be coorced into it by hts enemies, dcemng tho prcce-
dent destructive Of the safety aud sanctiy Of private
correspondence, and because lie had in a confidential
correspondence, spoken with freedom cfindiyiduas
which he did not and could not, with delicacy. wish
them' For most excellent rcuson--for reason
which induced 5'hn Pope to pronounce his not pub
fishing them, u master stroke of policy Ifthey were
pubtshed, the false description which Kendall had
given of their contents, would be obvious til ALL 1t
would then be seen, that they proved no "Bargun"
and as they constituted the last hope of es hing
that famous lie, that the Bugain" must immediate
ly descend wlrero it has since gono Unto the common
,ln
IN no longer except by few dupes and blockhcads
though still used for political effect by unprincipled
party politicians. If the other hand the letters
were not published. Kendall, the vile, could make
what use OF them he pleasedhe could refer to them
continually, as his Richmond ally is now dons-he
could affect to consider them containing conclusive
proof of the "bargain"-hc could he did, turn
Mr. Ciays honorable scruples in dccLing VI publish
against himself and pretend to consider his declining
as result ing from his fears Again. lfthey remain
ed unpublished the public imagination at liberty
to put what constructions upon them it pleased. ard
all know what an ezaggerating propensity the public
imagination has. These were the very sufficient
reasons, which governed Mr. Amos Kendall in dec-
ning to avail himself of Mr.. Clays permission to do
as he pleased with the correspondence. These were
the excellent reasone, which in Mr. Pope's opinion,
u
Iicy'
We have seen that correspondence; thousands hayo
socn It, and 1t no more proves the bargain or any bar
gain than it proves that Mr.. Richie did not display
lis usual foresight when he said the Heros election
would be "onrse." No candid man who has over
soon it, Gun possibly think that there is in it. the sma
lest imaginable degree Of proof of corruption Tha.
Mr. Clny should for years. submit to the msconstruc
ton and abuse caused by that correspon ienoe when
by publishing il, he could clear himself and nut tho
slandercrs TO instant shame is proof and the stron
gest proof Of his magma nnous constancy. He will
not be logged by such Kendall, into setting
precedent, which places the confidential corrcspon.
dencc = political men, the mercy Of the worst md
most designing. He will not evon to rescue his fame
from those vutures of reputation who have been eor
gng themselves for years, his expense wound the
dclicacy OF certain friends, sportvey alluded 10 in
that correspondence We honor him for his determi-
nation and the frnness with which he has adhered
to II. Lot bis sanderes proceed-lct them as is ma
tura to the tribe continue :hcir efforts to bring Hen
~ Clay, whose towering greatness is offensive to
their self love, down TO their level. II is their
nature, and we need not expect the courage and re-
nerosy Of the lion, from the pole cat whose mode of
warfare is to contaminatc his foe and render him ne
offensive as himself.
nJTbe Hogerstown Torch Light expresses it's sa-
ttstacton at learning upoo assured authority that in
the late irregular demonstrations of public feeling TO-
wards Mr. Senator Bib at Maysvillc, burning and
bnrying him in efigy) the whole proceeding was
conducted by Jackson men.
TIE CABINET.
II Nj Inghnm was 10 leave tho City on Monday
fortbe North. Mr. Derrien went Northward on Sa-
iurday. The President IS gone, not to return until
the last OF September The Postmaster General and
Secretary ofWar, arc refreshing in tho North The
Secretary Estate says the Baltimore Patriot is get
ting restless at the aspect of things in New York
aud 1. nrnnctnL 10 n on. IL. - l. IL