Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-10-10
ASHLAND, Sept. 10Th, 1911.


ASHLAND, Sept 10Th, 1911.
GfNrIEsry:
have received your favor and am DBL ged to YOU
f3r tie friendly motives which induced YOU to address
II TO ne. think a d lDer.se and candid view If nv
Alabama letters would lead the conclusion, that
there WAS n departure IN them from the grounds,
ken III nv Raie "a letter Most My was
iatonlcd. When SPOKE If having no personal OBJ
ject 10 annexation. | meant that M o.ln was
formed al.ng 'irr ~ ubIc and general ground.
and did no proceed from private or Individual mo-
tvts. 30, ia the other letter To- Albna. when said
that If the annexa on of Texas could be effected with
the comm n consent of the Uni N. without Nat ona
81 honor, without war, and upoa fir and rst term
meant thai 4 4 not wish 10 b. considered as stand
ing III opposition t. the general Will | am opposed
10 immediate annexation. | am opposed 10 IL Will t
n war l. raging between Texas and Mexico. And |
should he opposed To II at al time, and under all cir
cur.s;anccs. unless there degree of concurrence
among tie States composing our Union, amounting
To. or APPROX ina. Ing towards unanimav
Here of IRE there has been considerable opposition
10 the Protective Policy IN the Slave Safes but at
th time regret To be- Obliged to say that TN nix
that Foley /, more In danger of being subverted N
the Free State. than IN the Slave States. And this
av rahle res Ut II he Slave Sti,cs has been brought
abeu, BY the Whg. II is for example much more
secure III Kentucky, Tennessee, Georg a. North Car
cllna, and Vrg.nil than 1t i, IN Indiana, or fear
even Penn ylvania.
an your friend and obcd ent servant
II. CLAY.
1Ies,rs. JOIN rurpuE and GoDLovE S. ORTn.
The Wabash Standard a democratic paper publish
cd at The same place, copies the letter and says
the letter as publ he'd above. appeared in the
'.1ippecanoc urnal. Of yesterday. and the best of
the Iokc l., contrary to Mr. Clay, request He
Nr0.e II 90 be used secretly among the aboItionIss,
ard, crcdibly Informed. De ired that II should
b. 'kcP. ont of the PAPER IL, aboli ION friend
here. n wevtr. placed in awkward position.
ard determined to publish much il would suit
their political purposes. AT least >uch Is the report,
originating among those IN the secrets of tie
We know net VIII portion l. suppressed but are
content sy fore reader, the letter publish
al N the Journal. Ii Is r.cl-i,ciddg rich -
Whether any par Of the letter suppressed or
not we have no doub. that Mr. Clay would have pre-
frr,d pirate of il. He states in his letter to
Gales and Seaton, that he did not intend some OF
these Texas letters for publication.
To correct understanding of this letter il i, ne
ccsSary know the fact hat there are many strong
mbclnionisis IN T.lpecanoc county. whom 1t was ne
ccs>ary 10 pac fv IN order TO induce them desert
their party and vote for Clay the face of his
Alabama le.,ers. This circums' ance unqucs-
{, nail; commrn.caicd to Mr.. Clay by his CORES
pondents. that he could wre suit it. For this
.ir letter to han i suppressed nor does 1Ir
clay and his cores. ondcn.s is palpably humbug
the Aboionist,. But VIII his letter accomplish the
object To suppose -. would be to presume great
simplicity and gullibili;y on their part.
After denying tie inconsistency in the positions OF
his Raleigh and Alabama letters. (Which letters by
the way. the Wigs declared at first were .ocefoce
orscries, because tiey thought they were so incon-
s.sien' with the frs,.) Mr. Clay says
..N hor,
annexation. meant that my opinion formed al
together upon public and general grounds and DID no
proceed from any PIRATE or iudiriaaai motives
Now If any man can tell what tn 5 EXPLANATION
''nsans.' we should be glad to him do il. We
confess the nsanile'' be entirely beyond our com
rrchsrs.on. lis personal willingness to Tex
a.. WAS. he says. based on pubic and genera
grounos. and no; pirate and indirilaal motives
Is there ant meaning in such stuff a thi,l Is Mr
Clay frifiag with the public. Is this ambiguity tn,
rssu; of lie aiirm.iie, of senility For lives
We canao. dec.de. No pelti!ogging trickster coul.
- ruzzllng
Further On lie says, that IN ls scccni Alatamc
io;or nc 7ai 10 say that ie did ,csi TO be con
s.frred as 'radiuc IA opposition TO tie general uiQ,
bu' be ccni.nues ''hc IS opposed TO immediate annex
alton. AMI shall be opposed it. all times and I'M
der ali circumstances. UNLESS there was degree
Of concurrence among the States Of our Union
amounting to. a2f,orimaiing fo'oards unanimity
He qualities h. present declared opposition by tn,
word ..immeiiafs.' That qualification an absurd
i;y. Immediate annexation is impossible. If don,
at all il be done at some fuare period of time
But # he : only opposed to immediate annexation W,
must necessarily infer that he favor of prospect
;se or remote annexation. So he wishes to be under
81 ~ fha fr,r n, e Ya~ac .,yhl fh, .no
6 A-rLbs hu'nirgs Is opponents with h- Irescn; Oh