Mobile daily commercial register and patriot., 1841-08-06
Wm. L. Brent again 10 1T. Clay.

NV June Eu, iofl.
 Sir:-Your note in reply to mine of the 18th inst. was received this morning. The avowal made by you ''tlat about four five weeks ago." in reply to a letter from Mir. Fendal directed to you al Ash land" you ''addressed strong letter of recommen- daon in his favor, President Tyler, for the office of Attorney of this Disirict, cannot be reconciled upon any principles to your declarations and an- guage to me, distinctly made in the confidence, as supposed of sincere friendship, before you Jeff here for Ashland. You observed to me, that if you had the giving of the office, you would offer it to me, in preference to any other, ifGen. Jones would not cept and in subsequent conversations, when speak ing of MT. Kendall being applicant, you positively stated to that you could not and would not inter fere in this matter between Mir. Fenda and myself, stood in the same relations towards you, as personal and political friends. After holding such language me, and afterwards taking part in favor of Mir. Kendall, and of course against me, by which have lost that office, offered to by my old friend Gen. Harrison, as has been determined by President Tyler, no longer stand feel towards you as a personal friend; and conceive it right to say to you, because view your conduct insncere, incon- sstent with the high estimate havehere oforepaced upon your character, and such honorable man ought to have pursued.
 When told by General Harrison, in letter now before me, that from you he had "experienced only ungenerous treatment in requta for years of devot- ed service," little thought that l would have oc- cason, in my own ease, to make the same com plaint.
 That you had the right to prefer Mir. Fendall to me, and to recommend him do not question, nor would complain of it, had you not stated to me that you would not interfere in this matter. My com paint is against the recommendation, but against the perfdy of the act, after saying that you would interfere. I have always considered you as a friend and for you have entertained stronger feelings of personal and political friendship, than for any man living, as my acts and conduct for nearly twenty years of my life have shown, and is well known to the public.
 will further add, that placing the conversation alluded to, out of the question, had supposed you would be the last to throw your influence into the scale against me, under any circumstances. 1 had always thought, that from the warm expressions of regard used by you towards me and from the sen- timents avowed in your letters to me (some of which have just read again) and from your long per- sonal and political associations, and especially from the zeal and feeling which have shown, in my humble way to advance your political views and for tunes and to defend your honor when has been as- sailed, friendship had been formed, that no length of time or misfortunes could change. had believed that with the evidence of such feeling and the uni form and undertaking conduct my part, you could never be prevailed upon to even express preference for any else, to my deriment. It cuts to the heart to be compelled by your course in the present instance, to be satisfied of the sad reverse and to change my opinion of one, for whom have so long cherished in my bosom the best of feelings
 Yours respectfully,
 WM, L. BRENT. Honorable II. Clay,
 United States Senator, present.