Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-09-16

1t is well known that CasSjus NJ. Clay of Kentucky
(who, by The way Is not relation OF Henry CIay) has
recently written number OF letters strongly tlpurd
with Abolitonism And he is named CHM and re
sides III kentucky and is jthig, oil'rts have been
sudinusly made 10 nluce the people hold the Wing
candidate for the Presidency responsible for tie se1~
ments Of his namesake Indeed. the locooco paper
published at Lexington appealed 10 Mr. II Clay to re
heve lis nneasness the subject, By stating whether
or not he approved of Mr.. C.. NJ Cay's opinots With
the lrankness characteristic of the man. (and very unlike
Mr.. Folks conempuous silence to his Pennsy lyana in
orrngators ON the Tariff Mr.. Clay has responded in
the following etteras admirable in It's tone as it is pat
riutIc and fearless in its scniiment-and which IN
prove an 0hhd0te 10 one OF the ''ducumtnts' with
which the members Of the Charlottesville Iocoluco
Convention have returned home loaded--we mean ihat
which endeayors with perfect owledge If lis alsity
on the part OF those who got il up, show that there
ISL new coaton," as they r' ascd 10 call ii be.
tween the Southern Wings and the Northern Abolition
'sls-an lmputallon which is So iniamousy false, and
which bears THE LIE 50 strongly impressed upon its
lace. that we marvel AT the impudence which dared to
aironl public intelligence by lis circulation
frem lie Lexington Observer.
ASHLAND, Sept Cd, 1874.
Mr.. NIcKLIrFE:-The editor ola neghburing print,
Che Kentucky Gazette Of Iexngion0 callinr nv at
leulion letter of c. NJ Clay. Esq. under date the
10Th July le4l, and addressed to Coll. j. Seed of
Ithaca, has appealed to with so much earnestness
and with purpose OF such unaffected sincerity, say
whether approve or dsapprOye of that letter, that |
hdNt Hot 10 ueS tildl Editor Inc very great
qualification which he viii derive from the peusal Of
Ibis note, especially when it gives lle trouble to
write it.
Mr. c. NJ. Clay's letter vas written without my
know!edge, without any consultation with me, and
without any authority from me. | never saw 1t Until
read it IN The public prints. That gentleman is an in
dependent citizen. havlng perfect right to entertain
and avow his own opinions. am not responsible for
ibem as he Is net for mine. So far he ventures to
interpret my feelings, he has entirely misconceiyed them
| hn a1l,r, H. T., :,
circle OF my personal friends aud neighbors generally
In my speech, addressed To the Senate Of The IT, S.
and in resolutions which offered to that body, in my
address to Mr., Mendenial about years ago. and on
various other public occasions, | have fully, freely
and explicitly, avOwel my sentiments and opinions
On the subjects of the Institution Slavery and Abolition
adhere 10 them, without any reservation. have nei
Their entertained nor expressed. publicly or privately
any others. And my friends and neghbors generally
So far as have iniechanged sentiments with them co.
lncide entirely with me.
The sentiments aud opinions, SO expressed BY r.
may be briefly stated 10 be, LIST. That ., - -
power or authority oyor tn ,,uiion If Si5y+ry 81
-, maintenance and conlinaance Of that
Ion depend exclusively, upon the power and au
h9Hty OF ne respective States, within witch il is situa
ltu And Cd. hat Congress- eaDnol interfere win
Slavery in the District Of Columbia without y,,lation
Of good faith 10 the States Of Maryland and VIRGINIA
implied II not expressed, in The terms, ohec.s and pur
poses OF the grant Of len miles square the General Coy
ernmeni.
Sa ar from the success ofthe Whig canse b,yi,o AM,
injurious tendency, as has been alleged believe il viii
nave powerful elect in tranquzng aud harma, z,n,
all paris OF Tie Union, and in giving conds nee siono
ana security to all the great interests ofour eon1iry
"ol ua' N"uf odotlai nets ubor will be now salts
nGn' And as trust dc 1t eNaaeera,e The p,easnrq
which hs renewed ,,,essiqn ofnv views and
ir,l3,; "1"'' : too mach to anticipate that he viii
W ~ fenoulce the erf4r OF his ways and conn,
''ig"' cut S'e1neh agd slcr ing Wing?