Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-08-06

JiP, and has kept eye snce, without any iuither
 preceding m the affair, upon his part
 his correspondence IS accompanied by a long cad from MT. Brent, occupying two columns of the
 Gl5e. The substance of it is, that Mir. Brent had
 bee for many years the warm personal and political
 fried of both Gen. Harrison and MT. Chy; ndhad
 ersd in Congress with both of them. As an evi
 dene of Gen. Harrison's feelings towards Mir. B., the blowing extract of letter from him s publish
 ed. NORTH BEND, March l, ls3s.. | Credit me my dear sir when l say to you, that
 youFelf and Alfred Powell, of Virginia, the
 twoindiy iduals who, above all others that formed l an acquaintance with during my congressional serv- possessed the greatest share of my regard and | estean."
 Ga, Harrison had procured for MT. E. the office of Unfed States Attorney of the District of Colurn
 bia, and had publicly stated his intention to beslow it upon him. The cores spondence shows Mir. Clay's agency in the affair, how he made it of per- sonal favor with Mir. Tyler 10 appoint MT. Fendal that office. Mr. B. says
 Mir. Clay geatly errs if he supposes, he insn- in his ne of 22d June last that my feelings
 wards him wee the result of modification and dis appointment d the loss of an office. If office all 1 desired or cared for would not rend asunder, as have done ani do now, publicly, the " friendship" | WHICH CEdV says silOulu nOt Dt dllONeu lO be broken of, wen after my letter of the 20th June last. His voice is, yet, potential with those who have in their gift the high offices of government and were to wait his own good pleasure,
 And crook the pregnant hinges ofthe knee Where thrh may follow iawnng"
 perhaps might yet bask in the smiles of power.- But scorn such base submission, and would reject | the gift. 1 consider worthy the name of friend who offers hand III friendship that he may | stab with the other
 | never have complained, and l do not plain of the interference of Mir. Clay in favor of Mr. Kendall, for admit his right of choice and of re- commendation in its fullest extent; but, told him
 in my note of he 20th June, denounced the perfdity of the act violation of his promise to me. It is against his treachery and his duplicity that com plain; and for these alone have denounced him 10 the public.
 This is the individual in whom believed and trust | ed, and for whose advancement have toiled in my humble sphere, .s he well knows. Such is the who during six years that l in Congress, and while he in me spirit of friendship that might be useful to him, cherished me, both by words and
 letters, as one of his most trusted, confidential per sonal and political friends even early as lS23-4 when, am informed, he did not then know Mr. Fen dall, notwithstanding he now talks to me of " their long and intimate acquant Such is the man who, from the same ' Ashland' to which he refers
 in his note of the 18th June, when driven into forced retirement continued to address me by letters, which still possess protessing the most sincere friendship and, it appears-freely taxing my humble abilities and well known zeal for him, as available re- for his benefit, in his towards the great, but hitherto unapproachable goal of his sleep
 less ambition, the Presidency, telling me in one of his many letters, dated frem the same Ashland, llth July, 1929, " that feeling the warmest and most friendly interest in all that concerns you, [me] GIL Clay) hear with some regret that you mol likely | return to LOuslana.' \
 |" Wherever you may be [that is as now shown '' except in the District of Coumbia," where you will lose your vote, and interest among voters, and with it the friendship of II. Clay.l hope you remain assured of the aectonate attachment of your sincere friend, II. CLAY" | What a contrast is here presented, between his | professions to me, while l was actively engaged in the political arena of 1889, and his practice, when stood disfranchised citizen of the District of Co., | umba in 1S41, pursuing the humble walk of my pro- | fession!
 Next follows paragraph full of instruction, and of some personal interest to us Our readers may member what furiois onslaught was made upon this paper few weeks since by the federal paper of Mo bile, fer copying Washington letter from the New York Herald, alludng to certain deveopements about be made public, concerning Gen. Harrison's opinion of Mr. Clay. The editor, without knowing any thing of the facts in his usual sashng way, pro- nounced the whole story calumny, and intimated pretty roundy that w, who copied from the Herald, | were no better than the Herald itself. Now, the Herald was right, and the Advertiser went of half cooked, as the following proves Who has ever truaed Mr, Clay that has not been repaid by the eep and black ingratude, unless has chanced that lis self interest ordered it other wsel In making tlis change, startling as 1t may | appear, I am ready furnish the proof that there have been others, m,re distinguished than am, who have felt the same sting of mgrattude. Yes, have now in my possession, open to the public examina- tion the recorded opinion of MT. Cay's ingratitude, as expressed to me ,y one whose slightest word" | will far .utweigh, in public estimation, the most | solemn observation 4 even Henry Clay; have the | proof that no less a IeIsonage than Gen. Wm. II. Harrison, considered Mfr. Clay false to his best friends, repaying thar best exertons in his behalf, | when it suited him, with "ungenerous treatment :" The expressions of lieseral Harrison, in letter dated North Bend, It March, 1888, in reply to a letter of mine, urgint upon him the support of MT. Clay, should he be n,minated by the Harrisburg Con- yeniion are as follows al will do my duty, if | Mir. Clay is to be be,efted by it, from whom have 1 experienced only unsererous treatment in requital for years of ofdevoted ervce." know this was his private, well settled opinion; and doubt not that | there are many of hs int innate friends who bear 1 me out in this assetioR As leader of a great party, Gen. Harrion was compelled to treat Mr. | Clay as political ally, and even as such to tender | him a high office, md to consult him; upon State affairs. But Mir. Clay could never satisfy General | Harrison, nor can e satisfy any refecting that the support he gaveto General Harrisons election, after the Harrisburg nomination, proceeded from magnanimity his part, as he has been anxious to persuade the world, or that it proceeded from any other motive than tlat of self aggrandisement Had he withdrawn from the contest, m favor of hls old | friend General Harrison, before he compelled ts the act by the nomination made at Harrisburg, he might talk of magnaaimty; but after his defeat, what other could he have pursued to gain strength for the Succession" at which he is still aiming | These recorded feelings of General Harrison towards Mir. Clay were not raused by the legitimate rivalry of Mir Clay for the nomination. They originated in l occurrences which took place years before, and in feelings which continued down to the date ofhs letter, and which were known to me, and doubtless to many | of General Harriso's intimate friends. General Harrison magnanimous to have suffered such feelings to be engendered by fair and honest | petition between public men. Even toward his political antagonist, Mr. Van Buren, he mani fested feelings of personal displeasure. Those who knew General Harrison best, will appreciate and fully understand the force which is to be given to his expressed opinions respecting men, They were opinions slowly formed, but unalteraby fixed. ask the public to contrast the naughty, superc-
 ous tone of Mr. Clay's first note to me, written in the pompous third perion, without word of Sex panaton, or one sosning feature to qualify the bold avowal of guilt, with inc mild tones used by his ond one in the simple first person singular, after my a suting letter to him. Smarting under the lash, which applied with all my strength, he prates about ''ex planaton," when should reach ca better temper of mind and he artfulJ seeks to get withdrawal of my insulting language by returning my note, not in contempt, but m extravagant friendship. As he had not offered his explanaons-an could conceive of none winch could clear him, after such an avowa-I determined he should not obtain the advantage he sought by returning my htter; upon the very day wrote him my noe of the 22d June, enclosing to him again my letter the 2Oth June, thus fasten