Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-09-07

It h.vins bs$s lfsausrly alleged I'm
there i in exisaence eonfidentiaf Letter
from Mr.. Clay 70 Mr.. Hair, q the Globe,
written in 1924, which clearly establishes
the truth Of the charge made by the DEM
ocrats, Of corrupt bargain having been
entered into between Messrs. Adams and
Clay, by which the former become Presi-
dent and the latter Secretary Of State, sew
eral persons in various portions Of the
country have recently addressed Mr.. Clay
directly on the subject, and requested him
to authorize Mr.. Blair to make the letter
public; but up to the present time he has
seen 1T TO pass by these calls entirely un-
needed. In one instance, in Ohio, DEM
ocrat and whig-the latter, editor Of the
Wheeling (Va.) Times, paper devoted
to Mr.. Clay-united in the call, as fol-
lows; but as in all other cases, their letter
failed not only Of accomplishing the desired
result, but has been treated by the great
embodiment as though it never were
written:
WARRINGTON, Ohio, July 9th, Is4i.
Hon. Henry CLAY:
Dear Su-This day in a political discussion
in this place, upon the subject Of the election Of
John G. Adams, President Of the U. S., by the
House Of Representatives, in Congress, in Febru.
ary 1925 and the appointment of ourseif by Mr.
Adams, as Secretary of State immediately there.
after, the undersigned mutually agreed to address:
this note to you and respectfully request OF yor
a letter, authorizing the publication Of certain
letter, claimed by your opponents to be in thu
possession OF Francis p. Blair, and which the,
also claim fully establishes, from your own hand
the validity Of the charge Of corruption, bargain
&c. which they have brought against you. w,
hope you will Immediately authorize Mr. Bla
to make public that or any other evidence in hi
! possession in relation to the matter.
You will please direct an answer to ]. f
NJ .,'rton Of Wheeling, Va, and copy Of tn,
sa,ne s, William Lawrence, Washington, Guern
sew conn..y. Ohio.
I'VE rema;n r. specially, Yours &C.,
WILLIAM LAWRENCE.
]. E. WHARTON.
Hon HENRy CG4,y, .'ear Lexington NY.
We Certify that we .avc compared this COP,
with the original, and no it orIee., anu 'na' ". W.
saw the same (viz, original c,'p ndnaeo s en- IN
same evening it was written to the los a. .as.e
OF this place, and the postage pan. rpAM
GEORGE Nc. .KA ,1,
SAMUEL WRl. -
Alter this refusal of Mr.. Clay, W. 'c'
appealed to directly by friends and oppo-
nents, what must be the conclusion of all
candid and unprecedented men? What
else can it be, but that he is cuILrr--that
the charges made against him are true, and
that the mum policy is adopted to save him
from exposure? If Mr.. Blair has no
such letter in his possession, why does
not Mr.. Clay at once say so, and demon
strate the falsity of the accusation by call
ing for its publication? Such would be
the course Of man conscious Of innocence,
and having regard for his reputation now
and hereafter; and Mr.. Clay, by pursuing
it, could release himself from the suspi-
cions which have rested and now must
continue to rest upon him. He, it is well
known, is not in the habit of remaining
mute when addressed upon any subject
calculated to affect his prospects for the
Presidency. 1t is only in relation to this
much talked Of letter to Mr.. Blair that he
preserves death-like silence-a silence
which, in the public mind, will turn what
was formerly merely surmise, founded on
circanstantial evidence, into the strongest
convictions Of guilt. And until Mr.. Clay
steps forward and releases Mr.. Blair from
all obligation to withhold the letter in
question from the public, his friends will
consult good taste by prating somewhat
less boisterously than is their wont
about the estate and worn out charge
in relati II to the coalition of pa" APP
pearances are strongly against Mr.. c., to
say the least.