The New York herald., 1844-10-03

MoRS LETrERs FROM HENRY CLAY.-We publish
IN our paper to-day three four more fresh letters
from Henry Clay, both public and private-some
oil them coming in a legitimate way, and others In
a very mysterious manner, before the world.
The first OF these letters is the celebrated con-
hdenlial' one recently st published in this city
in locofoco paper, and which appears to have
got out OF the hands OF Its proper owner by the
carelessness of Horace Greeley, TO say the least Of
H. This is private and confidential letter from
Henry Clay to Cassius Marcellus Clay, stating Mr..
Clay's position in reference to the abolitionists
and slavery question, and giving him great good
advice On the subject of his very doubtful mission
10 this part of the country This epistle seems to
have reached the hands Of Mr.. N. B. Blunt, of this
city, who gave it over to Horace Greeley, and by
the careessness or inatteniion fhe latter, no fur
ther knowledge OF it had until it was found in
the mud in Broadway, and from thence transferred
to the columns of one of the locofoco papers.
There Is some mystery about this. But there is
none In the letter itself 1t is clear, cogent, sens-
bic, judicious, and in all respects very good letter
The letter dated 10Th August, appears in the
Courier and Enquirer, and has reference to the
assumption OF the State debts, 10 which Mr.. Clay
declares himself unalterably opposed, but in favor
of distribution. This is also a proper letter We
have also another letter in reference TO kid gloves
the qualities of kid gloves-the stitching Of kid
gloves-and the utility of the tariff to kid gloves
signed by Mr.. Clay, and which we may publish
hereafter. Last OF all is letter of Mr.. Clay to
the National hteligemcer, declaring his opinions
on Texas-annexatlon-slave SO forth; ex-
planning some Of his opinions, and announcing the
Interesting intelligence that he does not intend to
write any more letters.
All these letters, both regular and stolen-those
coming legitImately before the public and those
purloined or plundered-reveal nothing of Mr.
Clay's views, or feelings, or purposes that is not
correct and proper, and at the same time very hon
orable to him. We object to nothing in the let
ters II seems, in reference to annexation, that
Mr. Clay was entirely misunderstood. He is still
against it, because he thinks the country is against
it. On the subject of the abolition of slavery he
occupies very independent position-a position
which he has always occupied, we believe, and
which wewill present in the strongest point Of view,
by the republication of his famous speech on the
abolition petitions in the Senate. On the whole,
all these letters are very good, only Mr.. Clay's
last letter announcing that he intended to
write no more letters, should have been the
first and last that he wrote. He has, we fear,
written too many letters, and in this respect has
not discovered the same degree of sagaciy as Mr.
Polk, who has kept his lirssealed, and kept close
mouth despite of all applications to bring him out
during the summer 1t was pity that Mr.. Clay
did not do the same. His ridiculous supporters
too, in this part of the country-such as Greeley
and McElrath, Cassius M. Clay, and VIM. H. Sc.
ward, and various others, who have been coquet
ting for few thousand paltry votes, instead of
looking after the great mass of neutras. have seri-
ously endangered his cause. He may be saved, it
is true but it will be hard scratching