The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-22
LETTER FROM MR.. CLAY.

Me- Clay wa. invued 10 be presen, q, the
great NJ IS Convennnn of whigs Which
me, al Lexington. Missouri, q short time
since. Ills letter Of reply 10 he invitation
was as follows:
Ashland. 2isi June. 1874
Gentlemen-f received your friendly
letter. iny ling me TO sit.nh mass meet
ing Of the Wings Of Missouri, and the
far West. at Lrxmg'"n, the 18Th July.
neg. y thing would -fnrd me mere
pleasure than I" be IN the midst ii them
on that 'nieIe.hng OCCASION. Il | could
with propney. Bot, after Iull consider
alton, | resolved not TO stlcnd INV polite
cal meeting during The PresIdenusl cam
vss.: and many OF nv most discreet friends
approve ,ha. resolution. You ho!d "ut
very strong Inducements TO NE To ,isil
I.exing,on--old friends and NEG hhnrs, the
lsrges, body Of good land IN all the Ms.
s,spipp, valley. pr dueing 1000 Ibs. "i
hemp 10 Tue acre, r'pId tow h ia po.
pnlsii"n. wealth aud Improve M .nis. aud
although LIST, not lea.t, a radical aud sx-
iensi,e rev"luinn, gong on IN p'lIlics.
would know you we're ken.u"kIans
from The CON. lacency Nth which you
speak Of all these fiae things. | should
be delIghtrd To see them; aud, if could
make an exception from the rule Which
Ih.ve adopted. it wouId BE- visil /" LEX.
ingron, IN F1ye,ie COMFY, Missouri; but
do n", lh,"k that can hnd .utfi len, res.
son &C. such an exception. Aud you
ktow tina, nave always endesyored To
ABIDE by my VOID.
/ 1rjo'ce IN the prospects ofthe DE- liver
ance uf the State ui Missouri from the
yoke OF Lncolo c"ism, Oi VII en- ! receive
. hnterng account IRON all quarters. NIX
I" Virginia. ~hich gave NE bulh aud l.
krntuckr. WHICH adopted and ch' rshe'
aud hop"f d the. there Is no SIa'e IN ih'
Un,on which ! would f. 81 hore gratI.ie'
with he support # Than Missouri hay,
ever en., r. i"ed kind OF parsu.a; Iee!'nl
toward tia, state. Amo"g the srauou
struggles which have had IN public life
tia. was inromPsrsbly The greatest j.
wh'c' ever ps' he'pated. fus ihs ID MS
. 81, y ii Missouri, tnm tue Umon. Irlsrn
, nothing. | am en- Led to n"thng on ,ha
account. | merely d my doty. N ssour
h"nnred ne wit, h~r irst love. In re
> viewing the psi, | am UNCONSCIOUS O
P ever ha'Ihg 't"ne any ,tipg jus ~ to Tor
. Ieit her esteem and confidence. Be,nl
I nov 10 he ~ mig Of lo"g life, !, so"l
| be great "a lsfartion 81 me, brtore ter
> inmate my mo''a career, one moie {,
meet Missouri on terms Of Friendship an
: affection.
E Whatever NAV be The course VIII q
she may th'uk proper to Ike, ! rong'a u
late you on .fe b. i9ht and cnperns .,ros
poets Of ,he wing cause throughout III,
P whole Union. Never were the pro.pecl
, Of any poIiiIcal party more sst'sisct'
? ry aud encouraging. Perfectly un,ie,
! as to al The grra, measures 81 natiops
/; policy "h Gil they support. every Whig
from The ST. Johns ~ tnr Sabine, stand
: ready and cage TO do h,s duty ami hi
whole daty. Nm will thev be lull-d inp
security or nac,iv,ty, by the DIV SONS an
di.trsc IONS AID ". akDsss Of The ad,erss
Is. The Wings know tina, the max,r
"never de-p,-e an enemy" Is as Wis
+ aid sound in politics as Il is in war. an
. ! thsy mean IN combat az If NauoI m O