Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-10
RICHMON ID, VA.
thursday Morning, oeto'er TO- ISL
n CLAY'S LETTERS TO /. p. BLAIR
! pIPT JSIlED
Tie CAarsc of Cooiit,m Confrmed!

The tHHTnc OF tDntUf'h tp'y'''N'
Yesterdays Enquirer contained the famous
letters of Mr.. Clay, written January ana 'al'',''-
r. 90 ls35 The people VIII naturally Wohn'r
why these letters. 50 crcditahlc 10 Mr. Clay IN lie
on;n;u Of Alessfs. Leigh and Bot;s, should no,
have been published long ago E'it MT; LAY
friends will say. that il would have violated private
confidence WHY 50! Why could mol me let'eIs
haze long since been published IN me presehl orhi
striking out names and omIlllnS Dian ir.'c'S
WHY did not j. White consent 10 Linn hoyd
proposition made in the face OF The peoples he
representatives. on the floor Of Congress 10 oh hl'il
(Duyl in letter Ia Mr. CLAY. a>kIn" iulho!l.v Tor
Ike publication of the lercrs Why an VT. tiav
refuse Ia answer Lawrence oi Ohio. and Wharton
of Whccing who near three months Ego al
dressed him Joint letter Tor similar authority
If il were a breach of confidence years ago Ia
publi,h not Elairs hul his OWN iClaySl letters, Is
!, mo, violation Of confidence 10 make them pub
liz. =, THE lat" 3ac7
II is due Ia The country Ia explain the true rca-
son of their publication MIR and hare That rea-
son i. that the Coon is literally smoked ont OF
his den. The powerful Developments made here
have forced Mr.. Clay 10 come ont: though he
has waited till the last moment: Ill all ihe state
elections have passed OYER, and ill II i TOO late
for Ike revelations 10 reacr MANY portions oil The
Union before the Presidential election. which Is
called ,,cruly for the truth, and Mr. Clay. forced
To break hl> ''my>tcriouS Silence" hoped that The
nlossarics that his ricEd> would put on the letters
might conceal their true character; especially as
il might he too late 10 explain away their partial
comments.
We regret i!.a, Mr. Blars letters 10 Mr. Clay
were Eoi also publi>hed-snd We respectfully
Suggest that Mr. Il. owes i 10 himself and the
parry. Ia make them public also They may
throw some light on Mr. Gays letters. nul We
really do not require them. to show in ~bai hgh
blair regarded Claws Letter al lhe time Of lis r.
ccp,ion. Let lis ooI; at what ID (B.) said la Ken
dali. The latter gentleman vas then Editor oi
the Western Argus. and stated on oath before the
Senate OF Kentucky, that rs an indncemenl Ia
him To write 10 Mr. White. IL was informed hv
Mr. f. r. Blair three or lt,lr weeks before the
Presidential election, that il Mr.. Adams were
elected President, he would make Mr.. Clay his
Secretary OF State.
J. Dudley OF the Kentucky Senate, said 10
that holv: "BaI desired thai would write bel
tors requesting the members. and particularly u.
White from this district IL consult with Mr..
CLAY. and vote n h. might desire. lie said, if
Mr. White could he Induced 10 vo,c :or Mr.. At
ans. he would obtain the vote Il Kentucky. and
with il the votes OF most q! the Western States,
which wouli elect him: III which case Mr. Clay
would obtain Ia" appointment oi Secretary oil
State | then inquired how that fact had been
a>ccriaincd lis answer was. that letters had
been received from gentlemen ol Indou!cd vera
city. AT Washington city, containing suc! nior-
nation and might rely with confidence on that
statement
Upon these IDEAS OF what he Understood Mr.. Clay
TO wish. and what h. would rccciyc from Adams,
Blair wroc 10 David White on the 10Th ofJanuary,
eleven DAYS allcr The date 81 Claws letter AMI by
way oi inducemeni, that III il Lad been thought
that Adams would have been clcaed. and il elect
a.. would give Mr.. Clay the highest place in his
Cabinet. there is scarcely a dolh. hut that the
vote (in the Kentucky Leaisainrc) would have
been in favor Of Adams. But The vote was IT,
ken under very different suppo-ilica>' White
coni,.s,cs, that by hi, AMI similar eomnunica-
ions lie was induced Ia vote for Adams-wiio
was elected, and Clay received his reward in the
high Office Of Secretary g! state
The present publication Of Clays letters con
firms the account given Of them 10y the ">coun-
drcl Kendall" rs the Whi9 grossly styles him
In Justice To Mr. Kendall, who has been so much
vifcd. and in order 10 exhibit The wonderful ac1c
cnracv Of hi< version we arrange il parallel cj->
lnmns Mr. Claws letter of the &lI January, lS25e>
as published y Mr.. Leigh, and Nh. k.'s version
of The sane.