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requires no comment. 1t addresses itself to
the common sense Of every fair and candid
man, with convincing force. The well
known character of the writer, for philan-
thropy, aud emphatic an,i-slavery views
views, the sincerity ofw which, have been test
ed in no common degree, by his noble eman.
cipation Of his own slaves, a, an immense
personal sacrifice, --add to his letter weigh,
and potency that attach to few other poiti-
cal letters. Mr. c. NJ. Clay is a namesake,
but wo believe not relative, of HENRy
CLAY. The satisfactory, frank, and manly
reasons which he assigns, for preferring Mr..
Clay to Van Buren, as candidate for the
Presidency, and his reasons for voting for
the former, however much he may regret
that he is STAKEHOLDER, and why that single
objection, however potent il may be, is not
enough of itself to outweigh his other noble
characteristics, deserve the serious considera-
ton If every an,i-slavcry voter in the Union.
We give the letter with the comments OF
tho Tribune:
ANTI-SLAvERY MEN! HEAR CASSlUS
NJ. CLAY!
The following letter from Cassius NJ Clay
10 one of the many who have written him for an
e,nression Of his views respec,iry the presiden.
go b,, hoo, ,r.p,mi,,od II. r,r nuhliro,,o, We
ask all opp,nen,s Of slavery 10 rive il that con.
sdcrat ON to which The, character. ability. and
wei! known, emphatic anti-sla' cry sent ment of
the writer enltlo it. He has just given IA new
nroof Of the sincerity and dep,h of his conviction
bv enauc;patipp ali his ora sl0res-thus dives
ing himself Of legally cn,renchcd Ri.rh,s of
Property worth some $4,000. lie, the man
who has don. more. risked more. sacrificed
more, for fermentation than Cassius NJ CLAY
condemn the decision announced in the follow
noble declaration:
Communicated for The v. Y. Tribune.
LEXINGTON XIV, March 90. 1874
w, J. NcKINNEy. ESQ, Manor of Da,10n, Ohio
Dear Sr-Ynur letter OF February 18th last,
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tSa. Is Nv noSt Gf . 10 pW:
far Henrv Clan fr President" Men never
have and never will. in all cases, think alike
ali Government is necessarily a sacrifice. to some
extent. of individual will: that is the hes, Gov.
eminent to each individual which fosters or al.
lows the most of what that individual believes
10 be conducive 10 his best interests, The cues
ton then is not, Can find some man 10 vote
for among seventeen millions, who thinks in al
respects as myself y but, who is the man, al
things present and remote considered, that will
most probably be able bv success to give afTec.
tuation TO those great measures Which deem
conducive to my welfare, and the welfare OF INV
whole country j. This question every yoter il
the Republic must determine for himself Fo,
myself after looking calmly upon all tie sur
rounding circumstance, conscience, patriotism
and (if others prefer the term enl ph;ened elf
interest, cons,rain me to vote for Henry CLAW
The Tariff the Currency. The Lands. Economy
Executive and Ministerial Respon, ibili,v. an,
MANY o,ber interests. all depend in INV bumh ,
iudTment. on Mir. Claws election for bonedria
DETERMINATION, And # he Is elec,el The Incisj,
of $40 nass.d NV The pnonlc. will he confirmed
and tho n,licv III tho Co,ntrv se,t,nd rben
aud (such is The anarchy of the pulli. mind) 10
Nil then Shall we have lime to lookabout Ms. an
nroiect that other great reform. the reduction @
American Slavery to It's cons,itu,ional Limits. an,
IN concentrate the uni,ed condemnation of m,
civilized world 10 lis final and utter extinction
Mr. CLAW is indeed a Slavrboder-I wish h,
vere mn, We, i, does NOT hecone ,ne. wb
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