The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-10-17
Me-. Clay's Letter 20 sIr. blair.
TO THE PUBLIC.

49, Ah@ b6LRSs
Same tine dsrng he last sunmer, Mr..
Clay sent me eop.ss Of b letters 70 Mr..
Blair, vfiusn January, 1895, and sDlho-
rizsd me 70 show lhsn % any one who
might ~ish 70 see them. Finding that
The charge Of 'Barsan and Corupnon,
which wss nsds n the sinr, and refu,ed,
mas revi,ed. and ~as no~ seriously Org.
cd sgsinst Mr.. Clay. thai j, wss silegpt
70 be snsrecii6le OF proof under h,s owr
hsnd. and that these letters we.e teferret
las containing the pnoof, Icsused no.
lice 10 b. inserted in The Wig. that Co
plea II Tho letters we're in my hsnds, snd
that they ~srs open I, The inspeetion Of
any gentleman d either p'rty. lhorgh,
iiimPosslble, ihs. any nsn could read the
Letters. Without seeing AM sdnniine, that
hey contain no ev,drnce preiadiciai 20
Dir. Csy-ao evidences of any iinprcpns-
~ il thoueht. xord or desd---na evidfnce
OF any selfish or personal fsel.ng--no esi.
dence Of sught but pstriniism. and tbs,
bis bileresi foes would he roapelled 10
srkn'wiedge this. opon psrusal II them.
Many 81 Tie trends III Mr. Clay have
es'led upon mr., and read these fsmous
lrItsrs. gat sas Of hls enemies has ask
I'd II see,ihes, and have shown them 10
but oae, who did not ask 10 see them:
they have either been un~illing 10 have
say concentration 9Th me on the SUBJ
iecs. or. perhaps. shey sish 70 snsiu 10
ignorance.
IIan rightly informed. no appllcs-
tton has ever been made directly 10 Mr..
Clay. by Mr. Blair. or byIMr. Linn Boyd.
or BY sny o.her oil ,h,s party. 10 consent
10 the psblesiioa of these levers. M.
ely would doubtless have consented, N
his cansen, had been ssked By any of the
Leaders Of tbs party hostile 10 him.
Pney have impr., d whatever seniims mis-
IL suned their purpose 10 inpu,e 10 Mr..
Clay. nnier The impression that he could
not refa,e The inpusaiions ,hry mad.,
without violating the ssnctiy Of priva'e
correspondence under The seal Of which
the letter wers wtit,es. Overcome By the
faruest"a're, iiss Of his friends in Virginia,
Mr.. Clay has reluctantly canssnled IN
The publiesticn Iif they think /, prone, I
Of the>e Letters, private and eon6 dent,sl a.
they a's. sRdsssa play fsl and sporiive in
their character. Thathe ssigh, in DUNG
this. csnmot lie doub,ei. since The zeal o!
private correspondence has m fact been
broken. tie letters have been seen By
hundreds--bv al. Indeed. who wished 10
see Them, aud the oaiy question i., ehr,I,-
ef Mr.. Clay oHgb, 10 snfTer eli The esils Of
n'sc'ns'rac,ion. which longer suppress
son Of 'hsp mishs spparensly ~srs,n,,
and which . publication OF ,hem viii re-
luie. B"i,he paal,ra:inn 10 uow made by
m"---ao' without Nr. clay being apprls-
ed III the purpose. nns without his acquiss-
rence--eut sill. | lake Tie responsibility
nfthepnbllca.,"n. i..ao ~ing, % he must
have known. II / The publication cauld on
W be beneficial 10 aisa. he as. yri patient
~ endated I'll the ealuEnis. a.ich have
be" founded m me ls,,ers. 1 COS our.
l'ah them. 10 order % Pot dow,. cf,retu-
aiiv and forever. vile eh,,~.. xaicl, h..
been revived hets in Virginia, IN ,ls i,one
that ,hs letters. after 20 long de.sy, ~ould
nci be published. .~~
none word I. 10 the antheni CITY n. N.
eopiss ~h'ch are nnu published. In lea,
Mr.. Clay sen. copies, certified by Er.
Blur, 70 the ls,s Col. Hsrvis ui Franlfor,,
kantuckv. and he put them IN .lss banda
Of Col. R'cha,d III. Taylor. also oil Frsns.
tort. for pubic inspection. They xsr-
sx.n,nsd by hundred. NJ persons Of bo,h
psrties. and we're perfectly accessible 10
any person sifo WISHED 10 see them, Ii
- confidently bsl,eved. iasi M one ~hs
| - exsmined them. ever yeniurrd 10 a.
ssrs that they ,nl.iu-d snyihing prsiudi-
risl 10 MIR. Clsy. There IL. ~ ruth,
nothing m Them. hich % moi substanasI-
v sta cd 10 Clsy's letter - his cons,i,u.
'nss. OF The 26'h March. 1925. which vas
'ri.sed ID NlIe.s Register ., ,hs tine, !