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

1t seems the Kentucky managers BEGIN TO show their
hands we take the following letter Of the Hon. Robt
L Letcher TO air. Brcck, from the Frankfort Argus
Its broken hints throw much light upon the last winter
manouvreing carried on through Mr. Gays son laws
brother n-law, MIR. Bell upon Judge White and through
hiin upon the Southern Democracy
MIR. Breck. to whom MIR. Lelcher writes is an able
lawyer in Mr. L. old distrct-a thoroug h. bred F.de
rais OF the old school, and member of the Kentucky lie
gisature from Madison county. Mr. Letcher is wei
known TO every body in Kentucky, Mr. Clays right
hand manor, in the phraseology of their sporye IA
miliarity, has right 6oarer.
"7th February, 1895.
"DEAR BRrcK-I would write YOU a letter Il I could
but can hardly finger of my right hand owing t.
rheumatic attack in my shoulder and wrist; besides
this is OF the coolest days that bowed Judge
White is running head and tail up. He has become
good deal excited, and won't get off the turf upon an,
terms; and if he wished it, his wife would neye,
allow him to do ii.
"If you remember, told You early in the session we
would have French before many months. / be-
ieve it still As certain you live jackson will hav,
war. lie Is bent upon III and old Johnny @. will q,
with him. He made the sranecst speech To day that
any man ever did; praised the President for his spr
and patriotism, and declared the country would b,
disgraced, DC without doing something to protecI
It's honor He is in passion, because his Legislature
would not send him TO the Senate; aud the suspicion is
Out cannot credit ID that lie to lea his part,
some say he wants To the jackson side Pre-
sident think ii would have been very proper for tn,
Legislature to fave given strong token of regard
for Clay; but know how the stands and tic diff
hculty OF carrying any proposition, when ones own
friends against him.
" II the Government succeed in getting up war; the
whle South man, will call upon Clay to run for
President. Your cordial friend,
r. P. LETCHER"
Judge Hhite is running Aead ami trT mn liz ms
BECOME GOOD DEAL EXCITED, AID woy II GET OFF THE
TURF UPoS Any TERMS and even if lie wished it, his re
icOUd nerer let him"
Here Mr. Clays jockey, at the very moment of
starting Judge White, communicates through leading
member OF the party, the cheering intelligence lie rubs
his rheumatic fists together, and assures him "Me Judge
has become good d.d eEctted, ind ooa get Oft tie turf
upon any terms" And who excited him This very
same Mr. Letcher was the principal agent We know
necessary, he ray
that MIR Clay would not be a candidate judge
Whites friends and several honest friends of the Ad-
minstTaon in Tennessee, and many through different
portions of the South persuaded through John
Bell, who repeated the Of Lctchcr that
the Clay party would support the Judges preensions
and thus thc old man was set going, "heod and tail
up "a good dtai trcifed' aud induced to give
the obligation TO Bell that he would not "gei of The
turf upon any %eratS This. too at the time that Bell
and others writing 10 Alabama aud elsewhere
that Judge Waite would decline it the Opposition
brought another candidate into the field But accord
ing Mr. Lelcher, they had taken security against his
in addition 10 the written pledge; and find Judge
continually, IN every letter he writes, declaring, will
to rePeI Che application which he has TO expect
FROM many who deciascd for him upon the condition s
gested the letters OF his friends and which obtained
The contingent Alabania nomination
But the public will perceive how perfectly Judge
White was duPed by the assurances of Cays friends and
the arts OF Bell AT the very moment that Lccher was
giving out at Washington that Clay would not be a can
ddate, he was writing to MIR. Bfeck that IL ,eouId hare
been pcry prycr FIR e L4gsat0rs 10 kars Oireo rgc
you live, jackson Will have war"-and If Os On.
eernmcnt succeed ia gtiag mp ,ear de aohoe Souh as
one man, icW caI EpOr Ctay 10 run fur President"
This shows the motive Clay had in getting M the diff
6cully between our Government and the French Go.
vernnent. IL shows how Monsieur Serurtr became in.
fauated with the idea that the President would be oed
10 negotiation and ake half0fhs slim.
tao indemnity Why Mf Clay in his report on The Mes
sage, talked about The opening Of the negotiation why
he suggested the proprcy Of explanations Tor what he
assumed 10 be menace 10 the Frenchwhy he forbade
his party ~ the Senate 70 pass any act indicative of sop
port of the President the honor and rights nf the
country were violated by continued refusal to fulfil the
ireatyand why our poor old Judge dcuded vote
against tie three millions appropriation Of the House Of
Representatives. tie poor mani persuaded that the
whole South would rise IN his favor. II the breach with
France could be made rreparabe. aud yet Clay had the
most settled conviction from his pre- enincncc that he
would be the anti candidate, If the French king
conld be induced BY tie prospect of finding divided
counses and divided country, 10 make to war
our only redress
The time has now como, when the Panic faith Of the |
Opposition must be apparent to Judge White and vet 1
neither he nor bis friends dare complain BE cannot
without contrasting his bargain with Inc enemies If ne
,ause with wich lac once identified and tbus
knowledging a faithessness 10 his own political
friends, which would leave him without title IN
iympathy from any party. How could he complain
# ueaclery ffom his 0d aDoyced enemies while adj
hitting that be had been faithlcss his ON true fcods
md that he had barQained to divide and conouer them
nd betray their cause The Judge will not ven /
uro to whisper hard thought against the Opposition
= speak cf the assurances they gave him. Having, by
heir dcceiol encouragement, put him the course