Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-09-12
Rev. r. B. NASH.
ST. Adams, 9th Aug. 1874.
L. B. WHITING.

OF. ALBANs, 24tn Aug IS44.
Dear Sir 1t gives me much pleasure
TO furnish you with such information as
have relative to the subject mentioned in
your communication though | must be
permitted TO express my surprise tina, in the
case Of one who has been so long before the
public ms Mr. Clay has been, and who has
been for 80 many years Intimately associa-
ted with most Of The leading men Of the ma
ton as he has, statements Of the kind | am
about to make should be called for in this
section of our country
haved lived in Ky. for nearly ten years
most of the time 10 Lexington the residence
Of Mr. Clay and in its neighborhood
am personally acquainted with Mr.. Clay,
and intimately acquainted with some of his
relatives, aI-l with many who have been his
associates and his neighbors for twenty,
thirty, forty and even more years; and |
am further extensively acquainted in vari.
Gus sections of Kentucky
In his own neighborhood Mr.. Clay is
universally esteemed as an excellen. citizen
and as being in in his pccuniary transact.
Mons perfect upright man. have never
heard his integrity in this particular called
III Hu'stiou Nv any OuC
He is almost the idol of his numerou:
relatives by whom he is appealed TO in diff
iicu!,ies as to parental councillor.
No man in the section of Kentucky, ir
which he resides has the reputation OF be
ing kinder, or more indnlgen, master tc
his servants than Mr. Clay
If have been correctly informed, he il
not, in the ordinary term, profane man.
He has the reputation in his own neigh
borhood of being pcace-maker. Prnci
pally, by his influence and advice, since
my residence in Ky. | have known dill
fcultes amicablv adjusted, which other
wise, would in all probability have termiua
ted in the death of one or both Of the pa rite
concerned
Mir, Clay is no, professor OF religion
He is however, as have been informed b,
The rector of the Episcopal Church in Lex
ington, lin which Mrs. Clay is a commun
can't a regular attendant at church when a
home, and has long been liberal supporle
of the church. He always, believe speak:
when he says any thing upon the subject
with the utmost respect OF religion and G
religious people. heard him, in publi
address at Lexington some seven year
since, express a firm belief in the truths O
the christian religion, and an ardent hop
that he himself should be religious ma
before death. No one present upon tina, oC
caslou, | presume, doubted his sincerity il
making this federation. have no reaso
10 suppose Iha, there has been change i
his sentiments since,hen.
As criterion ofthe estimation in whic
he is held at home, il will no, be out {
place to state hefe-thaI MIR Clay has III
confidence and political support of a yer
large population Of The moral worth. and
may add, OF very large majority of m
members of the different religious denomi,
Htlons IN Kentucky. There are twelve :
fifteen clergymen ofdifvrent denominalior
residing ia Lexington. All Of these. | b
leve, with one exception are the friends
Mr. Clay, aud most Of them are lreoue
vsiters at his house. There are aboul tive
" Episcopal Clergymen residing in Re
lucky All those are the friends OF NJ
CLAY. OF he hundred and FIVE or ten Gle
eymen-I do not recolleci The exact nur
ber-composing the las, conference Of II
Methodist church 10 kentucky, all b
three, as was Informed by member
he conference are the political friends
Ar Clay. am not 50 seeersisiy iniorm'