Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-09-06
Letter from Cassius NJ. Clay.


CAssIus NJ. CLAY has had great many pres
sing invitations to visit New York and address
Mass Meetings the great questions of the day.
He responds to Col. j. j. Speed of Ithaca, as fol
lows
LEXINGTON Ky. July 10, 1914.
Dear Sir - have received your letter of the
ID inst. inviting mo to your State this summer.
| am sensible of the high compliment which you
pay me; and would gladly comply with your
wishes, if public and private duties did not call
elsewhere. In the meantime am not idle,
and my correspondence with both Wings and
Liberty is extensive. | confess that my
interest in the of the Wings is founded OH
the supposition that they will act up in good faith
to their profession. If Whiggery means any
thing il means opposition to tyranny--all tyranny
If il is dear to at all, it is because it promotes
the great principles of equality and individual |
prosperity which can only result from real rcpub
hcanisn | regard no aristocracy in Europe
coercive and anti-republican Southern slave
holding. The North is equally implicated in
this tyranny master VOL as slaves. The
W higs must come up to this high ground, or fall.
and their fall will not be regretted by coming gen
erations. If you cannot have my services, you
can have those of greater. Seward is a name
that New York may well be proud Of call him
into the field. Such man leading. the Wings
must triumph. To succeed whom such man is
not fit leader brings no success at which lovoI
of tho principles of 10 can rejoice. Let tho
E-lff.5s ofte North put the battle its basis
and fight II bravo y-on side, Polk, Slavery,
and Texas; on the other Clay, L mon, and Liberty.
If we cannot beat such issues then let US fall
Ind III our fall We Will be remembered by the
good forever Can il be possible that while Mr.
Clay shall lose some three four Slave States
which were secure TO him before, by opposing
Texas that there IS not sufficient spirit of free
dom, honor and good faith III the North to carry
those large States where his success was before
doubtful! Mr. Clay and his friends have taken
hi-h md holy ground. We must raise the
cry, oul-stirring the great questions at issue
expansive, and lasting in their consequences
for good evil. With Folks election Texas
comes in: with Texas the North and South nre
inevitably split, and away goes the fruits to
here at loas. Of the American Revolution.
II IS in vain put off the evil dav it is at hand
now. Slavery or Liberty is to be determined
in some sort this coming Electon--not the liberty
of the Black only. but Of the White also. do
no. to say that Mr.. Clay is emancipation
st-but believe his feelings with the cause.
] know that those most Immediately within his
influence approximate to myself in sentiment
upon the subject of Slavery The great mass of
Wings ought to be anti-savery. If 80.
then you have no need of me but if principles
give strength, then strengthen yourselves, for |
claim nothing above the hunblest Of my Wing
friends in ability. If ardent and sincere zeal in
the cause of my Country's highest and best inter
CStS, nave gwen me any COUSluoIotlO0. go you
and do likewise. and your success will be equal.
The great question Of the age in all countries
is Slavery and Liberty. The American Dec
laraton Of Rights has loavened the world-the
first started IN the old hall in Philadelphia
in rs havo encompassed the world, and arc now
returning with accumulated power to the centre
where they started. Slavery must falL-Whs.
ther We will give it up 60 down with it remains
with ourselves. 1.-The fault is not in our stars
but IN ourselves that are underlings." X
begins to be effort in Europe to treat Amer.
cans with civility. Let US take to retire
from Christendom, vindicato title to
speci. Ten years have labored silently and
cautiously in this cause-forsaken by the Wings,
! have stood by them in good and in evil report,
] cling to them yet. | implore them to como up
to the standard made by Washington and his
noble compeers. Save from disgrace and
among nations to the post of honor
which we once held, and from which Slavery and
win-brothers-have dragged us
down. LIE. God q Liberty be once more our hat
tie cry-and at last Freedom. Union and Equality
nav be ours forever.
Yours, in the cause Of the Union and Liberty.
C.. NJ. CLAY.