The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-10

Frequently expressed, and now repeat the
depression of my conviction Of the expedi-
lency of an entire and cordial acquiescence
In the recommendations Of the Convention.
In the mean time, appeals directly and
indirectly have been made 10 me bya highly
respectable Convention holden in Pennsyl-
vania, and by private individuals, to decline
giving my consent to the use of my name.
upon the ground that distinguished citizen
Of the State Of Ohio is the FIRST choice of the
Opposition in Pennsylvania, and in the opin-
ion of that Convention would be more likely
to conciliato general support than should.
/ have been also addressed by various re-
spectacle and intelligent citizens Of New.
York, directly and indirectly, recommending
me to decline the contest in behalf Of an
other eminent citizen, who has been distih-
guished in both the military and civil ser
vice of the United States.
Whilst have been thus urgently but re-
specially approached, numerous private cit
liens and public meetings and conventions
in various parts Of the United States Zone
Of these conventions, indeed, in Pennsyl-
vania itself) have done me the honor to ex.
press their confidence in me, and TO intimate
their wishes that might be the candidate
of the Opposition for the Office Of Chief
Magistrate.
1t is perfectly manifest that / cannot
comply with all those conflicting opinions
and wishes, nor, apprehend, with any one
of them, without disobliging the others.
Under these embarrassing circumstaces, /
have thought it most advisable to leave to
the Convention at Harrisburg the free Sc
lection Of candidates as being the assembly
to which, by common consent, that impo-
tant duty has beenreferred. Representing,
as it probably will, all parts of the United
States, bringing together the feelings and
views OF all, and comparing and weighing
the local information which it will derive
from eyey portion, it will be most competent
to make a nomination acceptable to the
great majority of its constituents That it
will be faithful to the high trust confded to
IFS judgment and patriotism, cannot be
doubted; and having full view of the whole
ground, it will be more likely to make a Sc
| lection agreeable to the great body of the
| Opposition than any separate convention
could do, however enlightened and patriotic
It may be, If tie Pennsylvania Conven-
ton, to which have just alluded, be right
in supposIng that the distinguished citizen
whom i prefers would be more likely TO be
successful than any other, he ought 10 be
nominated, and undoubtedly, for fiat reason
will be nominated by the Harrisburg Con-
ventjon, should it entertain the same opinion.
| With just and proper sense of the high
honor Of being voluntarily called to the Of
fee of President of the United States by
great, free, and enlightened People, and
profoundly grateful to those of my fellow
citizens who are DESTROYS to see me placed
in that exalted and responsible station,
must, nevertheless, say, in entire truth and
sincerity, that if the deliberations of the
/ Convention shall lead them to the choice Of
another as the candidate of the Opposition,
far from feeling any discomfort, the nomina-
| ton will have my best wishes, and receive
my cordial support
! And, gentlemen, ! hope that you, my
friends and neighbors, will excuse the liber-
| ty take IN expressing TO you my anxious
desire that dIscarding all attachment or par
TALLY to me, and guided solely By the mo-
|
gers which now encompass it, you will
heartily unite in the selection of that citizen,
although it should not be me, who may APP
pear to be most likely, by his election, TO
bring about salutary change in the Admin
istration of the General Government
change without which we shall be Knocked
by the forms, and stript of the substantial
benefits of free institutions.
From the tenor of this note, l scarcely
need observe that you are at perfect liberty
to make such use Of it as in your discretion
may seem proper.
| am, with high respoct your friend,
HENRY CLAY.
To Governor Thomas METCALPE, Gen.
LESLIE CoMBs, and the other Delegates from
Kentucky to the Harrisburg ConDcntioa.