Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-12-01
THE WASHINGTON INTRIGUE.

It seems the Kentucky managers bcgn 20 show their
hands, We take the following letter OF the Hon RoDt
7 !,rtc!!pr TO Mr. Brock. from the Frankfort Argus.
lis broken hints throw much light upon the last winters
InanCuvrcng carried through Mr. Clay son-in-laws
brother.in.law Mr. Bell, upon Judge White, and through
him upon the Southern Democracy.
MIR. Brrck tn whom MIR. Leicher writes, Is an able
LAWYER in MIR. LIS old dstrict-a horoug Inbred Fede-
ralis Of the old school, and member Of the Kentucky lie.
risature irom Madison county. Mr. Letcher is well
Known to every body in Kentucky, as MI Clay right
hand man-or the phraseUogy OF their sPotuFe Ia
miiiarily his right boxer. <
9TH February, 1885.
"DEAR BnrcK-I would write you 4 letter if l could,
but can hardly finger of my right hand owing to
rheumatic attack in my shoulder and wrist besides
this OF the coolest days that ever l"wcl Juage
white is Egennf a SsIS get o the turf upon
| allow him to do it. -
M M i, still, AS eef,an IS YOU live JscIs"" will have
lie is bent upon ii; and old Johnny G. will 90
with him. He made the slrsnses; speech to-day, that
any ever did, praised tie President for his spirit
and patriotism, and declared the country would be
dsgraccd, &c. withont DUNG something to protect
ITS honor He Is ia passion, because his Legislature
would not send him 10 the Senate; and TIE suspicion is
(but cannot credit I'D that he is about leave his party
-sone say he wants 10 run the Jackson side Tor Pre-
sIdcnt think II would have been very proper for the
Legislature |" hve gwen some strong token of regard
for Clay but kno: how the stands and Tie DIFF.
icuty Of carrying amy proposition, when ones
friends against iliii.
II The Government succeed in getting up war, The
whole South man. will call upon Clay TO run for
z. P. LETCHER"
''Jndyc White IS running hcnG and tail up liz mas
EEc"ME GOOD DEAL EsiIrrD, AND Won't OFF THE
rroH Terms. aud he wished it, his iite
tcOuG ncrer tex him..
Here Mr. Clays jockey at the very moment of
starting Judge White communicates, through leading
nerhrr OF the party tile cheering intelligence lie rubs
his rheumatic fists t"get,r and assures him 'he Judge
has become g"od dn crc.tsd aad tcynt ret Oft the turf
upon any terms And who excited him? This very
sane Mr.. Lecher was the principal agent. We know
and will prove, IT necessary. that c gave assurances
that MIR. Clay would not be Il candidate. judge
White friends, and several honest friends of the Ad
ministration in Tennessee and many through different
portions Of the South, were persuaded through John
Bell, who repeated the of Letciler that
the Clay party would support The Judges pre- tensions
and thus the old man set going "head and tail
up, "a good dtai rrcited " and induced TO give |
the obligation to Bell that he would "get OF tie
:"rJ MPoM "ny terms. This, too, at the time that Bell
aud others were writing to Alabama aud elsewhere
that Judge White would decline if the Opposition
brought another candidate into the field. But accord
ing To Mr. LetcheT they hal taken security against this
in addition TO the written pledge and we find the Judge
in every letter he writes declaring will
not mtSdra'c my name, asi prompted by influence
to repe the application, which he has expect
from many who declared for him upon The condition sue.
ges'ed in the letters O.! his friends and which obtained
the contingent Alabama nomination.
But the public will perceive how perfectly Judge
y" hitc was ducd o the assurances OF Clay friends and
the arts Of Bell Al the very moment that Letcher was
giving out at Washington that Clay would no, be can.
lidate, he writing 10 Mi Beck that .rond hure
,eea rery proper for The Legislature to hare piren some
sToSG TOKEN Of regard TO Cag'-lhat as certain as
you live, Jacks"n will have war'-and, :;if the Go.
succeed in getting up ,ear tie ichoe SoutA as
me man. cW call up"a Clay TO run for President"
This shows the motive Clay had in getting up the diff
icu!ty between our Government and the French GO.
'ernmcnt 1t shows how hionsrur Serurcr became in
tuatcd with the idea that the President wnuld BIZ OBLIGED
consent renew negotiation, and take hiatt tie spu.
atm indemnify Why Mr.. Clay. in his report the Mes
age, talked about the opening of the negotiaon-why
suggested tic prnprely OF explanations for what he
ssumcd to be menace TO the French-why he forbade
party in the Senate TO pass any act indicative Of sup
of the President the honor and rights Of the
country violated by continued refusal TO fulfil the
reaty-and why poor old Judge deudcd TO vote
SanSt the three millions appropriation OF the House OF
te poor man! was persuaded that the
hole South would rise in his favor if The breach with
rance could he made irrpa'abe' and yet Clay had the
"sl settled conrlcon from his pre- e.lnence, that he
would he the anti-war candidate, if the French King
on'a he induced, by the prospect of finding divided
ur only redress
The time has now come, when the Punc faith of the
opposition must be apparent Judge White and vet
ei1iier he nor his friends dare complain He cannot,
'ishout confcsslng his bargain with The enemies of the
ansc WIN VIC" ne was once identified, and thus
acknowledging faiihessness to his own politicuI
lends, which would leave him without lille to
rmpathy from any party. How could he complain
{ teaehsry from has old Rro,ccd enemies while nd
sitting thai he had been fahless his own true friends
nd that he had barsained to divide and conquer them
nd belray their cause? The Judge will not ven.
ire 10 whisper hard thought against the Opposition
speak Of the they guve him. Having by
eir deceI,ful encouragement, put him Oh the course