The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-14

impossible to keep up with the ePsiolsry cores
pondence Of Mr.. Clay Indeed. his lsuers follow
90 close upon each other thsi many Of has friends
think IL time Tor him 20 stop IL be expects 10 be
| elected President Since the pashcniion BY - oi
Mr.. Cay's last celebrated letter on Texas. great
number Of letters Of his on all sor's Of subjects.
have been floating about IN the newspapers. Here
are Of thems-
Ka n s II sssr o. n, s $40
letter ofC N Clay, Lq. andsf este ths TON July
Isa4. and asdessrd'o Col siese. 81 hses has ~
pose ofsuch unsa ctst CERT, tosss ~hstasf afpsvss
Or sissppiove OF hs le'sr INST hsss ne ths hss -
will derive rom ,hs perassl u ,hs ss ssgseasiy ~ssn
| Il gives me 50 liite trouble 10 writ o.
ledge without any computation No, sna assa, IN,
| authority from Bevsr " untt rial a 90 TIC
having perfect right 10 sa,.rssia cad svs~ his eva
opinions. am not rcsponsins for th~m, and he n"i
for mine >. iar as he vennfe. 70 ante. my issisns'
equally mistaken 90 iho.s IN the circle VI er.on.l
& iends and neghbsr generally:
States AMI revolutions which oarsd 20 that body.
my sdiress 70 MIR Mrnaenh. ssoa't~ yssss eco, and
and expicriy, svowei my ssntmsn,s fsnd egaslsns
the subjects OF the institution OF slavery aud stcis~n
sas,ts,nes nos ssn..ss,s .as ,els NJ,
othe And my friends ana n.ghors gsnes ally - Gar
have intsrch<ngeds sentiments With tnsn eenc,ds en
The sentiments and opinions 90 expressed by me- may
DO briefly sisted TO be- ~, Thas cengrss has NO ~er
authority the irscnn Of SLAVE 81 That TIRE
existence, maintenance. and coniinusnce Of that nsru
ton depend exclusively upon the power and suthsIfs
OF the respective states within which esiusisd And
g. That Congress csnn~t iner're with slsseE in the
District of Columbia without violation OF good sh 70
the sates Of Msryisni and Virginia. impi'ss 4 no, ss.
pressed In the objects and Of the grant oil
| ten miles. square 20 the general gov rnmsns
so Tar from this success Of the whis esu.s having any
.,ax A.st ..4. fAite a.
have powerful effect In trsnq Utilizing and hsrmonixng
all parts Of the Unon and in giving enes strength.
Ihspe your editorial neighbcr viii be no. salts
hsd And trust that do exsggsrsse the pessu,e
viii give him. Is too mech ,ha, he win
with the of his ways and srsigh
out staunch and sterling whigi
Yours, respectfully, H. CLAY
AsHLsrp. Aug ~. ists
Mr. DEAR sn:-I received your letter Of the "a inst,
You surprise ma BY the Of some opinions With
attributed 10 me. Nothing can be more upfounded
than the assertion that unrsndy 10 the protecti
Of agriculture consider that interest in I'll Re depart
ments the predominant interest In the United s,sses
Cotton, Hemp, Wool manufactures Of Tobacco and 9TH
articles Of agricultural product now protected and
the United States would he willing 90 farther than
would in extending sufficient protection have never
held other sentiments The substance
Of what have said and which be found In my pub
shed speeches Is that agriculture In the United States
owing to our distance from European countries needs but
little direct protection. But ths principal aim In intro
dncng and protecting manufactures Is 20 benefit agicu
ture by opening and home market for its surplus
productions Expressions disparagng TO agriculture
rather to the habits Of those who It, have been put
into my mouth and paradrd at the head Of newsps
pers. used snch expressions. They have been
forged or fabricated ny political enemies OF ali the pur
suits II man. consider the cultivation OF the earth a. the
mos. honorable a. my own pnrsu ana any
| gatory to 1t.
she that the General Assembly Of Kentucky gave me
instructions to vote for the repeal Of the Bankrupt
Law Instructions pending before the Legislature
but they fell nv disagreement between the two Houses
consider that the American people have expressed
decided disapprobation to the late Bankrupt Lew ani for
in de to that opinion, do desire to
that law revived or any other Bankrupt Law passed
congratulate you the satisfactory results Of the
August elections, and remain your friend,
And 0bedient servant,
HENRY CLAY
Gen R. L. CARurHERs.
The fir.t Of these letters is sort Of rebuke OF
the indiscreet zeal of one Cassus M. Clay. wan
dering orator, who has been going about the coun.
try eectioneering for the real Simon Clay; and may
in fact be considered as Of negative upon the
movements Of this Cassius Clay, Webster, Seward
and Others in their efforts to catch the abotionsis
The other letter is on the subject Of the bankrupt
law, and partly on the tariff 1t speaks for itself
IF Mr. Clay continues to write, we should be
very much obliged to him if he would devote hall
dozen letters to the solution of some OF the knot
~ points in the discussions of the day on which he
mas not Yet touched. Such Tor instance, as the
question, "whether church can exist without o
Bishop'-"What is the best remedy for the Episco.
pal cholc?"-"Should Bishop Onderdonk have
been permitted to resign, or been dismissed from
the service Of the church militant for his belief in
| the efficacy Of "burned brandyT'-"Is a general
division of all the lands WISE and expedient P'-
"How is the temperance movement likely to affect
the price of apples in New Jersey!'' As he is 10
the vein,we should be greatly indebted to Mr.. Clay
f he would answer these queries We would have
no objections to see them handled by Mr.. Polk, Blu,
| the misfortune is that he won't write. BY an &C.
count in some ofthe Pennsylvania papers, it appears
| that committee of democratic farmers IN that
State, who were OF an enquiring frame Of mind,
and like the urchin who mashed his penny trumpet,
desired to ascertain the hidden mystery Of things,
wrote to Mr. Polk for his opinion on sundry topics,
but he did not condescend to answer them at all.
But Mr. Clay is much more accommodating, and
we therefore trust soon to have his reply to the
queries we have just put, with all humility and
respect.
Maine Election.
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