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We ba~e SCI i lately stass0sshat Mr.. Cla
was "Courting Abolition Vote. ,sstslf the follow
ing frank, manly and explicit statementsIh no
put MIR: C's calumniators 10 the bluss {hins
consequences what they may.
From the Lexington Inquirer.
Our readers will recolect our cotpGnis upon
an article in,the Gazette, making II, lhoui
"Whiggery eour,ing Aboli,ion."- ap,
peal OF the GazetiSN.Mr. ClaWs bdmUl0(ehcc. is
met by him as suchse6eals always have been
be quoted.
Asnrrsmo, Sc I'D, 1914.
Inc editor OF a neighboring print, (,he Ken.
lucky Hazetle, OF Lexington calling my atten-
ton to letter of e. VI. Clay, ESD, under The
da'e oil the 10th July, 1914, and addressed TO
COL J. j. Speed Of Ithaca, has appealed to me.
WIN SO much earnestness and with purpose of
such unaffected sincerity, 20 say whether an.
prove or dlsapprove, of that letter, that | have
moi me heart to deny to that Editor the rery great,
graiihcatlon which he will derive from the SeIu.
sal OF this note, especially when i. gives me so
little trouble TO write it,
MT. y. nj. Clay's letter was written without
my knowledge, without any consultation with
me- ana without any authority from me. / never
Sd" IL until read /! in the public prints. That
gentleman is an Independent citizen. havinu
perfect right TO entertain and avow his own opi.
mons. am not responsible for them, as he is
not Tor mine. SO far as he ventures TO interpret
my ieeiihgs, he has entirely misconceived them
believe hlm 10 be equally mistaken as TO those
IN the circle OF my personal friends and neigh
bors, generally.
In my speech, addressed to the Senate of the
". D., and in resolutions which offered TO that
Dody' IN my address to Mr.. Mendenhall, about
TWO years ago, and on various other public occa-
sions' have fully, freely, and explicitly, ayow-
ca my sentiments and opinions on the Institution
OF Slavery and Abolition. adhere TO them.
without any reservation. have neither enter
tanned, nor expressed publicly or privateIv anv
others. And my friends and neiphbors general.
~, SO lar as have interchanged sentiments with
them, coincide entirely with me.
Inc senehehts and opinions, SO expressed ny
me, may be briefly stated to be; Ist. That Con-
gress has no power or authority over the ins,ltu-
uon oil Slavery. 2d. That the existence, main
'ehahce ana continuance of that Institution de-
Penn' exclusively, upon the power and authority
oi Tie respective States within which it is si,ua-
ted. And Sd. That Congress cannot interfere
with Slavery in the District of Columbia. with
Out violation Of good faith to the States of Ma
tylahd and Virginia, implied if not expressed, in
tie 'eims' oDJecis and purposes of the grant of
ten miles square 10 the General Government
SO far from the success of the Whig canse
having any Injurious tendency. as has been al
legged believe it will have a powerful effect in
iranqulIzlng and harmonizing all parts of the
Union and in giving confidence, strength and
security to all the great interests of our country.
hope that your editorial neiohbor will he now
satisfied. And, as trust that do not ex,gce
rate the pleasure which this renewed expression
OF my views and opinions will give him, is it Too
much to anticipate that he will forthwith renounce
The error OF his ways, and come straight out a
saunch and sterling Wing!
ours, respectfully,
H. CLAW