Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-05-11
To the foregoing we add letter from Mr. Run;
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~ we iSt'er from Mr. nus~:
- fOi,t. Penn. .3us.ust 81 1880.
'Drsa SIN, I very much regret that II is out nf
my power ID lend any essential aid to your imp ~
ant work. though shall take an in,ercs, in its sue
c C ! know, IN truth, htle, IT any thing, ut Mr.
Cl1ys life, that is moi known To us all lie has BEEN
so long and so conspi inusv before the rnh,c that
si' Name has become inlcn'iGcd wrh The m,s t M
portan measures of,hc country, { the las, twenty
years WHETHER Original Iag Ia Is Legislative counc,ls
or q pendi,g upon It's executive acts. | we'll re-
member. that during tao var of 1919, having nv
eelt had share inthc ndriaistra' ion Of Mr. Madi
son dunn. that war. though only 10 an humble
way, We o'nsiGcr Mr. Clay the great prop OF the
public use in Congress. However yminrnt and
useful Others might have been. he stood foremost in
ardour M eioqucncc, IN power TO achieve III. great
ends whch the cxlgcnces OF that period demanded
ih's 81 rs'ti, - no light praise, when that body
contained Such mrn Lowudcs Chcvcs and Cal
noun besides others al scarcely Inferior rcnown.
II hrst became infinitely associated in political
and personal intercourse with nr. Clay in 1875,
when he assumed the duties os the Department OF
State Up TO that period, l mast own, that highly
as L. IN common with ohcrs, rated h.m as a public
speaker as well "a for those other commanding quail
i'es of the mind, that fit take the lead IN the
business otlcS;sla've assemblies was not sure the,
he would display equal abics in tn. new field To
which he was called Nevertheless, II soon appeared
to me tina, he alike pr. eminent in ;ha, field
IL appeared Ia mo that he deliberate. as ssya
ciooS, as Instructive IN council, rs h. had Away,
shown himself vehement, fcrvid and cfic,ea, IN dc
the nation ut home and abroad and pursuing them
with cnrncstn IS and zeal, yet with candour alw avs
explaining his own open views u,on w ,atevcr SUBJ
lec's niai engage the deliberations Of the cxecu-
tive, with clear prompt and comprehensive intelll-
gencs yet resdy TO listen the opinions of others
ready. too, always TO modify and correct his own
opinions, on good appearing for i-for 10 the
well being OF the nation did Ne always look with an
ardent and enlightened patro' sm-such. in a word
did Mr. Clay appear 10 in the cabinet; his mind
and his temper exhibiting the highest quail les of
The statesman, and each developing new excellence
as you came 10 survey them moro closely II | were
to write more OF HIM. and above all, If TO go
INTO any estima'e of the ei;.c, winch | believe t.
have bern produced upon the policy of the nation
IN some OF us greatest interests. whether domestic
or foreign, by lis public cHcrtions and services,
should run INTO dlsquisions that would encrnach
upon your province, which Is far ffon my in,rnisn.
at would he no very quick task to analy w. all the
properties of Mr.. Cilys itch and varied genius
Those who witness only the lighter charms which y
throws of IN the comm N intercourse of snce V and
conversation, can scarcely know how profound ANA
accurate are ~ operations when it comes u dca
Nli1 public afti'rs however dversIfiad ur cnmplca
ted the scale on which they nlcy be presented 10 hun
Il remain daar sir, with great respect
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