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Mr.. CIay's Letters 10 =. =,
blair.

The reader will be attracted TO the perusal of
these longtalked of aad fouily uiisrepresented
letters, and BY the chastc ana opposite introduce
story commehtaryfof Sr Leigh. For nineteen
Years they have been Inc basis of the most n l.
lfgnaht calumniss upon Mr.. clay's public aud
fpriEate character They are at length given up
% public inspection, and now lei the hardest Of
/ The traducers-let Blair, Ksadal. Or Richie,
who fro = The middle period ofiife have ad anced
/ 70 old age in siandering Mr. Clay-let either or
Them come bsforesibe American people, and. ap,
/ peahng 10 Heaven 10 witness bis sincerity, say
that be believes ahs letters Of Mr.. Clay contain
ono title Of proof Against his honor as man o.
his integrity as patriot! Neither or The trium.
/ yira'e burst do il we defy them 10 ii!
4 And yet these men for nineteen sars, fully
aware Of the true character Of these letters, hHe
/ relying. upon MrNclAy's eontinued refusal. 10
publish them. FOR reasons Tie. most highly honof-
/ able 70 bis character. have perseYered il repre-
/ senting them % contain dsmning proof OF The
. 'bargair,' and have turned Mr. ClaJ's refu5al
70 publish them, Originating il he mast puye AID
| lofts motives. into s1missiea Of guile! Paftisaus
\ will possibly be found ready 10 paliato this. d
i they would sny conduct conducive to the iater-
: ess Of their partys but al lhe resi- Of mankind
can entertain but one opinion Of its aasrsni in-
Justice and contemplate mesnness and flliher-
slity Blair has had, the letters in his possession
! for nineteen years. Kendall has had access 10
/ them, IS bis garbfel extracts prove. The se.
NOR editor of the Enquirer. il he has not seen
me letters, has nt#east had the opportunity Of
doing sof Of which he refused 10 avail himself.
I while his SANDERS were continually repeated.
and these letters appealed 10 as conlaining the
evidence TO establisb them He has bee d assur-
/ ed, for seFsnIeen wears, BIZ those Who had read
them, tina they haq no allusfon 20 the "baryain
dIehas been infatmsd " hatconslituisd Mir: Claws
honorable objection 70 publish them; be has
known that they were exhibited years sgo in
Kentucky, 10 whomsoever wished 10 see them
/ and yet he has persisted, FOR whole genera ton,
confiding still that they would not be published,
7 in demanding heir publication, and in deduciag
ffom Mr., Clay 'srefusalto publish, The conscious.
ness and the confession or suil;l
/ If the annals pf party cap produce an Instance
&c more utter party depravity than has bees dis
played towards Henry CLAY, in The long tract Of
nineteen years, BY these three men, We know
bot where TO look FIR il,
| Mr. Clay is rol only tight for Departing non
from his original resolution of not publishing lii
letters 10 Blair, but la ought years ego: 10 have
/ surrendered that resoihtion, from the moment
indeed that The seat Of PsiYaie confidence was
/ broken by Mr. Blair Az these lelstrs we're
rlade the Foundation Of criminal charges sGainsi
! Eim, theFe,wss Pc mode d repelling those t6arg.
Is and of sindicating himself but b the produe.
,ion Of the letters. A correspondence i no Ion
ger confidential when ons of the parties 10 il has
/ bstrayed the-lfuat rePosed in him: say. 10 max
public i eflen, as ID This ease, ihc onf s means
left Or sustaining iafo Hec and holding itesebe
~ up TO meri,ed sc0ra AZ sill admire Mir
Gi3Ss Gimncss and fortiiude1n bearing, for niss.
teen years. the most injurious imIuta,iors ufoi
, tbs character, rather shso clear himself j, lie
/ commission - aa ACT which BE. pHfo.ed--
kihat of being aeeessary % Fioial.on Of lie con
6denee offriEate correspondence. Tbs passive
fofiitude i mare ITALY giofiaus sqd heroic thai
4 tie iase d inhy danger with ads the sqlsel
/ Is face he canneaSs moalh. No man value. 81
honestfame ana The good opinion &c his csurtr.
/ more iaaR Henfy la.. ard yet sigh she Towtl
! Al any momeitpf reps Hing tie sl4udsts of hi
/ jasiafdly ifadneers, att<ef ezhibiljns lAeE il
the odious coioFs q l,5siiefs aud calqmnisss r
I 10 ihe.country, be has been ceuies 10 sai.ei foT
nineteen yeats under foul snd uafaui n imru
!. ta,ions, in.Pteisrense y ifsnssfssstag What 4,
deemed proper soeisl Fuis Hhsa Viii tls
ifiumvirtsse afS Their ecaieaersses aKs,e iii
nagnaniealis v hen VIII ttey l-arusp uudsr
/ ssaud " sppsecisie il
4 Aud ndw let Usssee, ana III lle eouEir, fssyk
| if they vii i.ualish thrss letters, which the,
ksse 50 ol:sn called sor and sa-su1 seriously gar
elsa: Riehpisas Uhig
i TO THE PC8LiC.