Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-10-17
MORNIRG, OCTOBER II, s..

prteiy ~ noght. Notd On uecsy-ne esiseuer 81 any
selfish nrrsoasi feeling ~ eyisiehee IL aushi
but patriotism an that his blt,erssi Toes would b.
compelled 10 = kaov isd&e this- upon pefussl d
them. MANY al the sraesis 81 MIR ~ y have eall.
ed upea me, sn,l' read these famous lstters. Net
ef his suennies has sske 10 ,hetn, and have
shesR thefA 70 bnt Who dd4of ssk % Sc them.
they have either been INV aing'o have sHy eomma-
nieatfon y ith on HE subject, or, perhaps they
wish @ remain 10 ignerance./
III am rightly Informed. no application has ever
been nadedireeliy % Mr. Clay, b Mr.. Blair. or BY
Mr. Linn Boyd, OF b. any ether Of tist pattv, 20
consent II the publication Of these letters Ale Clay
~euld aldubess have consented, II his consent had
been asked BY sRs Of The leaders oihe party hostile
10 him. They have Imputed Whatever sentiments il
suited their nurpose 10 impaie 10 Mr. Clay under
ions they tBs&, sii5sssat ysel-;las lss zseefv 81
TxakAe CORE spdnuenee nnder4he seal OF whieK the
letters wete Mfitten Overcoms BY the earnest en-
treaties of his rienastH Virginia, Mr. Clay has
luetsntiy consented ID lie peblica,iot ,fthey think
il toper Of these letters private ahd confidential
IS they are, and esen paSfhl and sportive in their
Erhsrsrler That be j rieI j. doing this, cannot be
doubted, Since he se+l Of ptfs@se CORRESPONDENCE
lass ia fSel hees brekea the Letters haNe been seen
bN hundfeds-by ALL indeed, who wished 10 see
them, apd' the only qHfstiue is. hetier Mr.. Clay
ought suffer al the evils of msenasrneton, which
10 longer suppression ef Them Ea gil apparently
sfaht. and which publication II thetn Will rctnte.
But thu pubtestion is nua uAtie sy e--aot Without
CtaN Dttng bnpi ssSStt OF purpose. nor MHtt-
out bis seqpiesenee-btA stu. / tske The response
bility Of the publication. kpowins--ss he must
haEe known thsr ihe publication eoqld OILY be henc
hei4l 10 him, lie has yer$patently endured NIL the
/ cal6maies which have been founded on the letters
Fl nowpdhlish them, ta order TO pt down eitsesua<
y and forever. te cisarge, Which has been rtsit
Cd s{fer havpg been completely reluted and Which
has been revived here IA Nirginis, - the hope that
tie letters, alter 50 lol delay, would not be pub
lishf,tl.
! One vorl As % ihe spttepiiei,y .or ne eopics
which are published. H. 1897, Sir CLAY. Sebt
copies certified hy Sir Blair TO The iste Col John
llsrSe ot Frankfort. Kentucky, aud he put tht ~ ia
lhe hands Il CD Richard H. TIA, Tor als1 Of Frauk-
4 Tort for ubtie inspection They we're eysAined
by handlesls Of persons Of both PAP ties and were
perfectly accessible ID my sersoa Mo wished 10 sce
1hem ltfs confidently believed, That no one Who
has examined tet., ever sentared 10 assert thst4hey
conlainet@ any Thug prtjudicis % Mr. Clay. There
is ia Truth, nothing III 1htm which Is not sabssap-
isly stated III Mr.. CsY : letter 10 his constituents,
j Of the 2dh March, IS1# whtA-Nas printed in Niless
4 Register IL the time, tnd which repnbiished IA
Msilery's life Of clay ] \ clup,e l. p 4S6. The co.
pies sent tor PUBLICATION are eupies OF the CO.
pies certified By Mi. Blair new 10 Col. Ia, lar's
uds III is not doab;ed iGlst The copies are correct
But MIR n4ir is challenged - produce lie ofieia-
ais and after ing tem d any person acgpsinI-
ed wa Mr., CIsv's hstl!. writing lfor example, VIE
Hon Willis GfseD, o. Mr.. Gales, or MIR. tenlali, j
Ito publish ;hen.
Ill ee Proper 30 SAYS Hal Tue TFesStun lntt4t
first letters Mkt, fie d of Mr. Adams comes,
with irdts irhs eyes lis sn siius,oh TO u physical
iphrnnty 10 hieh Mrs Adams is, or then. Sob
II .e hi4lears la~ ,hv0luntarlIv. Such snSalusiot
could only have been niade in The most couhdental
i letter
II Il may be proper d remark urtiier that the ex
trast which Mr. Kendall is said 70 have published
IS have recently replhtshed, Is Ia be found,
IL 4ri, IN the FIST Ieltet VI Sir lay, hnrt gat-
bled( shelltr b} design accident LEI Others adge3
as 10 give sense the reserse OF thai Whlvh tile
writer iqteaaed he geraiae hitter reads
sThrse.of lie toaf States f4vprasls ID .Lir.
e.Iawf1fd are believed 10 prefer Nj. Adams -
the General Jackaou) = Virginia IS me 4 them
- am inclined d lhink thai neatly three foutlhs
of our delegation hsye yielded 70 the influence
Il If these views, arid wlsf vote fGr Mr.. Adams
Myllt iehJs entertain the belief, that their kind
vi shes towards NE, y III, 10 she esnd, he MOTE
likely % be accompil>hetbJ So hestpWing ihel
votes hdrs, kotttf}r, met earnestly entrtdttd
Them 10 roic ge Gri tti eastds, Gtion in b, ling
ing tser judgments % a. final conclusion, ani u
iook and ts guided salstgiy lse Fu5!is g5o! Do
kaolc ngssif, ihal rlerts hss dsts' miaed me loui
n representative .is inclined 10 concur wiih us ID
, iheSe sentiments and views, snd.if they Should
meet your apFtobauon, ash knew he has greai
respect for youlS...nions. woutd be glad i YOU
/ would. bY~ibe EeTufa Elsif, address felief, ~
, bun IL <ifeHgtIisn hir1 10 his aneInaiian. &c
pIeased 10 shcw .shis letter % Nj cntiehtea 4
! i4ue !"
In the extract attributed to Nir Kendall Which
have seen the sentence in iaileS ouAfftl,
The words are giyeu tlus--S
"2ly friends entertain ihebelieft Hal iheI KIND
wishes towards me- viii, iq The end, be more
Likely 10 be accom- isbed 10y hesiowiue theiI
voles 90 mir, Adams. Your geprest uiajige j,
. i.incliaeI 10 concnf with Us in hsse sentiments
4t4s .Hfs