Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-08-08
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As wc anticipated some tmc snce. 1r. Clay las
taken a aor losiiea IN regard 70 Texas. lis fir;
letter argued against Tie project, immediate or remote.
lie now sey-- Peysone1y I could have 30 ~ er''oa
to the annexation of Tevas.' and in.imafcs That tic
dangers Of dissolution of the Union. and the injury
which the measure might infict on slavery in certain
States. are the chief reasons why lie has heretofore
objected to it. This IS Clay's Southern Face; and
puts him FIR and against this question, a. he has been
on every other now hef,rc tic country.
From he Tuscaloosa (Iia J MosHor.
LITTER From Mn. Cr,y-Beic,lng that Nr. Clay
had been misunderstood or grossly represented, in regard
to a portion of his Texas letter, we noticed the subject
in the Monitor of the 18th ult. We then said
I" Ii has been falsely charged by his opponents. that
Mr.. Clay addressed himself. for support, 10 The aboliiion-
lists Of the North in the following passage Of his letter:
I" ! do not think that Texas onsLt to be received into
the Union. a an integral part Of II. III decided opposition
to the wishes of a considerable and respectable portion Of
the Confederary."
After abiding TO another part Of his letter, which,
taken in connection with the above. showed that he
referred to the States, and not to the People of the
Confederacy. we stated that Mr.. Claws meaning was
=. that if any considerable and respectable number of
States were t, assume an attitude threatening the integrity
Of, or likely to dissolve the Union rather than admit
Tcxas-ihcn, with such prospect, annexation ought 10 be
al andonel To preserve The Union.
We forwarded to Mr. Clay n copy Of the Monitor
containing the article. and also Il note respectfully calling
his attention 10 it. His reply pats an end, a; once to all
speculation on the subject.
ASHLAND, July /. 1911.
NV DEAR SIR 81 received and thank YOU cor Your
friendly letter, and the copy Of the Mocirof. You have
Justly conceived my meaning. when ! iri,rrcd III nay
Texls letter To a considerable and respectable rorfiun Of
the CORfedcracY. And YOU might have strengthened your
construction of the paragraph, by reference 10 the fact,
that At the date Of my letter. the States of Ohio, Vermont
and Massachusetts, had. almost unanimously. declared
against annexation the Legislature of Georgia had
declined to commend II. and other States Were believed
10 be- avcrSe To The measure. ~ IL the idea Of my
counting the AboiiiipuiSts it l. perfectly absurd. No man
IN the United States has been half As much abused BY
them as have been.
I consider thc Union n great political partnership and
that new members ought not to be admitted INTO the
concern ut the imminent hazard Of H. dissolution.
Personally I could have no objection 10 The annexation
of Texas but | certainly would be unwilling To see the
eXi>iin. 1 man dissolved or seriously icopasded for lhe
sake of acquiring Texas. II any one desire Ia know the
leadin. and paramount object of my public lie, the
pfeSer,aliun OF this Union wili furnish him the key.
From the developments now being made IN South
Carolina. IL j. perfectly manifest that a party exists in
that State seeking "a dissolution Of the Union. for that
purpose employing the prcicNi Of the rejection 1T Nr.
T,lcr's abomluahIe treaty. South Carolina, being sur
dissolution Of the Uuion. safer only comparative evils;
but IL j. otherwise with kcn.uckv She has tile boundary
oi the Ohio extending FIVE hundred miles on three free
States. What would her condition be in the event Of
the greatest calamity that couIl beall this Naion3
In Kentucky. the Texas question Will do the Wing
cause no prejudice. l am glad 10 perceive, in the
proceedings at the Clay lab OF Tuscaloosa a similar
belief expressed ~ 10 Alabama. II was a bubble blown
up BY Mr.. Tyler IN the most excepiionahle manner, for
sinister purposes. and IL bursting has iujuscd nobody but
Mr. Van Buren,.
Retaining an agreeable recollection Of the pleasure
which I derived from forming Your acquaintance last
Spring, I remain your friend AID obedicni servant.
II CLAY.