, 1844-10-26

WHICH VIZ hcIC dSaiu idt oCioiS 'hC
country.
ASHLAND, Sept. Is, 1914.
Mr. DEAR SIR: | received your IA
vor Of the 10th inst, in which YOU
state that you will he in Boston IN
the 18th, where i, is impossible this
letter can reach you: and therefore
send it to the Hon. Willis Green, 10
be forwarded to you.
am perfectly persuaded OF your
friendly intentions, and feel grateful
for them. But you can have no con
ception, unless you had been here, of
the injury which your letter TO the
Tribune" was'doing; and that was
nothing in comparison to that which
it was likely TO infiict on the Wing
cause in the States Of Tennessee,
North Carolina. and Georgia. Our
friend John Speed Smith, as well as
others, thought it wen endangered
the State of Kentucky. This effect
resulted from your undertaking 20
speak Of my priadlc feelings and
those ct my near and particular
friends. and Your statement that you
had been ten gears operating IN Mr
abolition cause
Under these circumstances. there
was an absolute necessity for the
note which | published, although l
regretted Il extremely. I endcarored
50 to Sh"Pe ii as not to wound your
feelings, and | hope | did not.
Had you been here YOU would
have concurred with myself and 9th
or friends in thinking it indispensa-
BILE.
You must be well aware Of the
very great delicacy Of my position.
a, the North | am represented as
IN ultra supporter OF The institution
Of Sldrcry. whilst at The South | am
described as an abolirionistS; when |
nm neither The n nor the other. As
we have the same sirname, and are,
moreover. related, great ise is made
ut the South against me. ot whatever
falls from you. There, you are even
represented as being my sen; hence
the necessity 81 the greatest circum-
sprc,ion. and especially that You
should avoid committing me.
You are watched wherever Won
90; and e word you publicly ex.
press will be tortured and perverted
as nv own are
After all, ! am AFRAID You are toe
sanguine in surprising that any con
siderable humber Of the liberty mer
can be induced TO support me. lilo"
can that he expected alter they have
voted ~a1ainst Mr.. Slade?
With assurances Of my thankful!
ness for your friendly purposes, ant
with nv best respects for Mrs. Clay
! am truly and faithfully. your friend
II. CLAY.
c. N. CLAr. Esq.
Now, we endorse the opinion "
our predecessor that the above !ette,
requires hut little or no crmment.-
When Henry CLAY, on tie ID Of Sep
TENDER. said that he had AT NO TIM
expressed any opinions contrary Il
his former statement that he was al
Ultra supporter of the institution o
slavery. he unqurstiOnabIy meant tht
ueu;,Ie of the South TO believe and IN
fer that he NEVER WOULD express
either ".pubIicly OF privately" any
other opinions. And yet, IN tht
shot space Of sixteen days. he writes
his letter uf the 18th to Cassus N
CLAY. deriving the opinions and feel
inrs he iai,t down in his letter Il
Wick life. nn the % Of September
This would be deemed most extraor
dinarvI IN a man possessed OF Henry
Claws political experience, saSacIty
and cunning. were 1t not Tor The lac
that something Of the kind was nee
essarv la appclse Cassius NJ. Clay at
ter the letter to Wicklf1e OF the I'll
II will b.. rememl cred that they
are related to each otter; that they
are related To each other; that they
are warm personal and political
friend; that Henry Clay recently de
Tended Cassius NJ. Clay ina very I'M
portant trial; that Casslus NJ. Clay
started from Kentucky by and viii
the advice and consent of Henry
cioy,to enIeavor, by all possible
means, honorable, of course to Sc
cure the votes Of The large abolition
ra,r in Ono and New York Blu;
Cassirs NJ. Clay, beinga great dea.
too honest, frank and manly for
IsayeIins, spouting politician, wen
too far in behalf OF his uncle. lie
ioad too much; he didn't keep oacK
uha, he ought to have KEEP; back; u
vulgar paHance. he ''let the cat on,
of the bag" This would have been