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before yon gos up % Ns Top asked how the
b2llot had gone. MIR. Branch had nbt al /
tended to il. and ] tad iasi taken Hi down
with Z pencil. hsnded 10 YOU the ia,
Per. and slleF booking al It YOU Hegufned
it. bowed passed en-, AIr. Bran then
asked me il ihst was The FIRST time You
and ] had met since the AFFAIR oEiae Fay
etterille letter !. ! said YES. The matter
then vanistfed, and ihaselneTeE meiIwish
you since,
This letter IS iniendk4 10 show you
that The long lapse Of time. and the many.
growing circumstances d. the country and
Government, have long| sga coax need
me thai, the very greatest injustice was
5oneIyou 10 The charge made IIhads too,+
an opportunity lately Of |readirg lover We.
+ry calmly and dispassioIaiely ia file xof
newspapers containing abe whole affair
AID cayefully dilated upon ii. Mr..
Buchanan, WHO was represented 10 be-
yoOERaccoser. exhibited no proof whatew
ii againstlyou; and he even denied hay-
ing ever made the charge upon You. i
lhave discharged my mind 10 Addressing
myself so fully TO you, and can bnly add
that Il publication Of tins. letter la q rem
der YOU any essential service EthpHehEI
DO NIT deserve il 7 you have fdlf liberty
lfom me toilet The public see il.
One CIRCUMSTANCE beg I'd sssBre you
Of. thai whatever my verbal add wriiten
expressions 81 you were, land i suppose
| must have given much seaPe to both,
though reccolIect now nothing OF what
II did say / again say. that i lam most
/ thoroughly convinced that YOU were most
nbtrqthtully; and, iherefote. sunjuatlY treat
I ed i6r i havea never seen any Audience
TO subsiantia,e at all the charge.
Before take final leave Of you, (as.il
may De, and vd{y likely VIII W the, last
tine That any intercourse will fska Phce
between H. Fl mus, be allowed Eto4 make
"a few mofes observations, thongb I am
qalte sensiha that my letter hAR already
exceeded ths proper Emit Yet hazard,
| wiih1a gentleman ofllbefalIiy, nothing /
am sbre. IN asking d little furtheFindul-
gence. From the temperof THE Daiibn,
and the peculiar state q things. tfis PIE
sumable that you are 70 he the Wbig can-
dldate for The next tlectioH of PreS4dsnt
I Of The United States. You haye, ] am
sdre loo high respect for PUBLIC opinion,
Has YOU ha4ezloo mush< Eenaraii9n tor the
high dignify of that Situation toibe negli-
gentpf IL The gfeatest obieGion th}t
h8s been, vel started against yin fof that
high post. ] am copeeNed 10 saF, hinges
upon the Old 4aifar- which hasfbaen The
subject of This letter; and. Es4 sure, -
far ss bore any idfldence. or iherrepfe,
seniaiion | made against you ! LID serely
hopeFit will be perfectly removetbY what
have 4already'Gxpre;sed toyou.E know
! a gieatmany most respectable, fnaepen-
dent. high minded polite Of PIE coon
try, now extendihgtto a gfeat distance in
( tie Union. that would have spppqrtdd you
I thIoug blthe thickestHvapoH that has hiih-
erto cA,t hliRd upon the naton5 bat for
E1he circumstances referred to.A II can
surely belnow no longer, a matteriof doubt
uponrtheir minds !; for he who WIS sener-
( ally believed to De- the circulatprtof the
egregious SANDER against you. hereby RET
vokss his belief Of. ii, and uBeqaivocally
declares that ii Is. improved, add stands
utterly unsupported NJ Ibis time, a period
.
Of lI5or III YEARS, But ike AMI spirited
| maleyolence,i ii wifi be still said BY some
| that, even in thus explanation Have Civ
/ enyou Of the part bore III ii, there il al
4 understanding between Us and that Il il
all designed for political effect You and
| can mostTeadiTy meet the charge, Fam
sure. ! have'had nointercouiss or inter.
/ view Gas is expressed in my letter. with
j you for al least ten Of eleven ,yfars-ant
/ there taA been dc sort Of ihieEchahge be.
/ tween III .=-z-s=zs ===.=z5=# -
But you and have become old enough
/ TO expect ALL sach matters 70 Arrive, ant
gre therefore prepared tIdare SIT for tht
eonihgof Them. Them lei i bs so-anc
I am sure we shnll neitlfeF of us regard i
\ !. sincerely wish yon healitl aid happi
I ness. and Iemain, dear SIR mpA respect
Nnlly,your obedipnt servant.
| X III n CARTER BEVERLEY.
To the Hon. HENRY Clay.
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