Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-01-11

= gates 10 The Convention, which might
leave among the friends Of the respective @
persons thought Of as Candidates a state
vi irritated feeling, unlayorab!e TO that
hearty cooperation in the final struggle,
80 essential to success.
II cannot be too strongly i,npre essed
upon our friends that the question of the
selection oil the particular individual TO
accomplish those patriotic purposes which
we have in view, although not unimpo,l-
ant, Is oi subordinate consequence. Ii
should never be allowed TO become the
paramount object, nor to divide more
than Is absolutely unavoidable, those who
agree IN the general principle.
Having said this much upon the ge-
neral subject, suffer me now to add n few
words in relation to myself personally -
You are pleased to honor me with your
confidence aud attachment, to appreciate
highly my public services, and to desire
TO place me in the highest station, "f the
government. l am profoundly grateful
10 you and to all other friends who cher
ish towards me similar feelings and SEN
tinents. For several years | have not
looked 10 the event o. my being placed
in the office of Chief Magistrate, as
probable my feelings anJ inclination
have taken a different direction. Whilst
! am not inscnsibie of the cAaiied honor
OF li!iiug the highest o!lico in the gift of
this great people, have desired and
sougb retirement from the cares Of public
life, aud although have not been able
iully I" crafty this disposition, ] am in
the enjoyment ol comparative rcpOse,
md looking anAiotisly forward to more.
should be extremely unwilling, without
the strongest reasons, 10 haza,d this
Tranquility, and 10 be thrown into the
tuiinoi OF II Presidential! canvass. AbDvc
all, | am uiUsl de.irous not to seem, as
IN truth | am not, impOrunate for any
public Office whatever nevertheless, il
! were persuaded that majority of my
fellow citizens wished to assi IN ne to
their highest executive office, that sense
ut duty by which ! have ever been guid-
cd, would prompt obedience 10 their will
have not seen sufficient evidence OF
such wish.
Entertaining these feelings and sen-
timents, aud having resolved 10 uccury
IA position OF perfect passiveness, ! think
~ best to ad!.-re TO that resolution -
Should ii National Convention of the
friends of reform nominate any other
person, he shall have my hearty wishes
Tor hls success aud my cordial support s.
and before the assembling of such
Convention, il one should be agreed
l. III
at the popular will as clearly to trace the
i.4Ae- al duly towards our common Coun-
Try. Ncques,ng, gentlemen, you and
all who participate III the proceedings of
the meetings forwarded to me, to accept
ny ~spect!ul aud grateful acknowledge
ments:
am faithfully youI friend aud obcdi
.ent servant, HENRY CLAY.
Nlrssrs Wt-. a. Lawrence, NJ. J.. Davis,
Culiau c. Vcrplanck, and others.
Alter The signal and Unprecedented victory
Of The Whigs in the Empire State, the same
committee addressed congraiulatory letter
To Mr.. Clay upon the Iesult-in which they
told him ;"you have lived to see all your
predictions of evil aud Suffering to the peo-
pie from government of mingled folly and
corruption fulfilled, aud you have also lived
to see that Injured people aii.e in its majesty
and rebuke lis vcrnl servants, aud drive them
with disgrace FROM lis cunid.ncc." In reply Il
to ths sCccnd communication, the following
letter has been received by the committee
We Commend 1t 10 universal pcrusal = 4
WAsniAGroN, 9th Dec. 1887. 4
Gun,lcmcn--I The delay IN acknowl-' 7
edgins the receipt of your letter OF 10th
ultimo, has a,iscn from tae fact that II
Tea, he'd kentucky after my departure
for this city, where it followed, und hes
been received by me.
cordially rcciprocate the conGratula-
tons with which yon have bonored me,
on the glorious triumph Of principle and
the people, achieved al the recent cleo
ton in New York. There were many
brilliant affairs which preceded it, begin
ming in Kentucky, Tennessee and In
diana, in August, and including those in
Maine, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Massachusetts in The
Autumn but there was still one signal
and decisive victory wanting TO close the
campaign and put an end to the contest.
That has been nobly won in the state in
which Burgoync and his army surren-
dered to the Wings of the revolution.
The battles of Yorktown, Of Leipsic and
Of Waterloo, did not more eflectually
conclude the respective wars out Of which
they sprung, than the great event IN
New York has settled our political con-