Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24


hubble good alone and aver thGt you nav
been Influenced cnlr hy that consideration.
In conclusion YOU used nearly the following
words" Here is the acoatd sentence oil !he iel-
Ter Ia Blair. above quoted, and admitted by he
Wing TO lie scnuinc) II seems, then, 'hat NE
Wing has himself "gaTbled" "the scot NDREi; nee
dalrs" (now mild version OF the letter. ioI 'ouSh
he (Mr ~ has not given The ico'"S OF liie olis
or two sentences between the first and The second
sentence he has given Mr. Clay all The benefit oil
their qualifying influence, by publishing The M1-
sta. OF what lhcy contain. The pubic cen now
make up their own Judgment upon the evidence
admitted hy the Wing. aided hy Mr.. Clays pm
fssions ofresard for che public good, "patlIouc
motives" &c Upon the testimony thus set forth,
(se, forth even npon the Wings own confession,
from the inspection oil the original manuscript
Mr. CLAY will, in The eyes oil lnteiilSehl men, nc
convicted of what has been charged upon him'
viz: of the intention of securing The vote ol MI
White for Adams, and thereby accomplishing
their Claws fricnds) kind widesi0@0raSm ne, mr..
Claw or, in other words procuring for him Mr..
ca the Sccretaryship OF State, which he Hei"H"@
ojiaincd. His profession OF ''paiilolic motives
we regard as but intended 10 cover up his selfish
views Mr. Clay was too cunning Coon 10
come ont. even in a confidential Letter, with the
very words Of Tie bargain" Can any ore READ
the above extracts without being convinced, maj
the first object of Mr. Clay in writing that letter
was 10 obtain the election OF Mr. Adams, in or
der 10 secure his own elevation 10 oiiice-ahd that,
by way of qualifying the garing intent OF the let
ter he threw in few lourishes about public
GOOD" "patriotic motives" SC. Office first, pub
lie good aeond is the real meaning Of the letter
and OF this the Richmond Wing, in lis zeal 10 ac-
quit Mr. CLAY has given the strongest proof, IN
lis article of Yesterday But 10 = brief rccapiiu-
la,on of the historical facts OF this stirring and
memorable eycnt-alIao>i without precedent, we
hope in the annals Of our Statesmen:
II was important 10 get the vote OF kentucky
fnr Adams, in order 10 carry Missouri and The
West for him The vote OF Kentucky depended
upon Mr. David White. (Almos, every thing
ll,is depended upon " hitc. lie became the pivot,
on which the drama turncd.) Hence the letter OF
Clay 10 Blair Mr. White had voted for General
Jackson. and fell himself bound 10 carry out the
wishes of the Kentucky Legislature in favor oi
Gen. Jackson. II was therefore found necessary
10 operate upon hD, Is to induce him 10 vote
for NJ adams. Mir Blair. on TIE 18Th Janua-
~ On DAYS after C.ays lcticr;o B. writes 10
Mr. White. and uses this anGES other aTsu-
mca;s against the force Of the Kentucky instfuc-
tons III had been thought that Adams Would
br elected and Il ,tsCtcd r0Uii gre M Ct9D ihc
Aighta jisate 5,t his Cabiact, there is scarcely
Il t.uuht but that the vote toi the Kentucky
Ic".slaturcl would have Teen in favor oi
Adams But the vote was taken under very
different suggestions" This. and other c'tc'S
Of like import, Mir. White hm@cli conicsscs,
had I powerful influence on his mind" He
states, that | was confirmed III my :otc by their
Suggestions, | do freely acknowledge and there
fore, a. have often heretofore irann!y avowcd.
stale. that roicd tor M. ADAMS 1r'M a r'c5r
10 roa0tc M. CiagS future prospects tcr nc P,c
sidea.n' Mr.. Dudley. Il State Senator, made a
statement on the floor Of the Senate, that MI
Blair said 10 him. ii Mir White could be in
duced to vote for Mr.. Adams he would obtain the
vote Of Kentucky. and with i; the votes ii most
oI the Western States, which woH!d elect him;
IN waish c0sc, Mr.. ClGV ronH obiojn tie 0ppo,ni-
mint ~ ;Sccreiaycf !SGtc.' General Mctcallc,
(member Vf Congress said. We could not pos
Silly get Mr. CLAY in the Cabinet without voting
for and clcctine Mr. Adams and We could Eol
do without Mr.. Clay, talents Similar COMES
>iois are given by L. Johnson and u. Trimbe.
(ncmbers oil Congress- hui we have no, room
for them. Let an impartial public candidiy cx-
anime this evidence, and Mr.. CIays own express
sons 10 Mr.. Blair, and they can !onm bat one
opinion a. to the fact tia! he bargaincd away The
highest office al the people for his own selfish
''vicWs: and this too, contrary u the solemn IN
strucions Of his own state Legislature 10 vote Tor
Gen jackson.
We frankly reply 10 the Wing that we have
as.cr sccn Mr.. Claws letters 10 Mr.. Blair. The
Wing asks III, why We e will not procure some
one 10 20. upon whom We can rely, who viii
call and in.pec; them. IN answer we win again
refer 10 our first editorials on This point We
then called for Information Is 10 iEc terms upon
which ue could see those letters: whether Demo
crat- couii take copies OF any par, OF the letters:
whether they should bc allowed 10 use their inn
pressioE> a. II their contents, or to speak of or
publish The WORDS which they might bring away
in their memories, or whether their lips Should he
sealed This list rcqusiton would he tania-
mount 20 nothing. \ very few here might be per-
sonally informed; bu, ii their tongues were lied,
the great public would still be kept in The dark.
On these conditions. We are satisfied that no Dem
ocrat will 90 10 see the copies, because il would
amount to mere mockeiy. We ur:her proposed
that 4 Cumditicc of honorable men Of both parties
should hc authorized 10 expursatc the letters OF
every thing private, emitting names il necessary.
and 10 publish the lc.;. 81 that Tie pa5tic might
form H,ir arm impressions. To all these propo-
sions We have received no satisfactory reply.
We again call tor tie information, and NC again
propose that such Committee be appointed 10
examine the letters and give the fruits Of their
observations Ia the mo,I. Put the Wing says,
convinced that it is due to him (Clay,) and The
Wing Party NC have written 10 him. applying
!or his consent Ia publish the letters 10 Blair. We
shall 7eteirc lis 0Hs1rer IN len G0ps' 1t is very
strange that Ills has not been done before II
wa~ done in Ohio two months ago and no answer
i gctrcceivcd Ten days" hence will b.iagn> 10
the u October, lus, 4 month before the election
Z very Limited time 10 give the information 10
The United States But this string will also
brcaE NJ. Cha. refused 10 casSrT a Committee
ot Wings and Democrats in Ohio. VII! IL
now give to IA Wig Editor in Virginia The per-
mission 10 paLli&i The letters This Is really The
age oi hu,nbugS Indeed many Democrats think.
u, NIL. IN tho lEnir ca q
being an "iIviiation' 10 call and SIZE The letters.
was couchcd in such terms, rs to wcrc'!t persons
from going 10 scr them.
The VIII" SAYS
'NIr. Clay's original objection TO the publica-
lion OF these letters was. that he would not con-
sen, 10 sanclionthc Infamous practice Of exposing
private correspondence 10 :hc public eye. He
has never objected 10 B'ou'S publishing them
lie wishes them published, thc can be exempted
from The blame of coun'enaEcing The practice.
Nj" l.. BOYD saws that, after Mr.. Clay had
declared that The Central Committee (oi Ken
uckv) is at liberty 10 exhibit 10 the inspection Of
any gentleman, Of any parry, a >uch portions OF ii
hc clIcr) ~ relates 10 the late Presidential cleo
lion it 'was found that thsv (ihc comEltcc)
had mn copH IN sio,r nor had Mr. Clay taken ans
steps IL furnish them The sensation produced
hy knowledge of this fact, compelled he Com
miitce 10 apply 10 .lIr. Bi9jr for copies without
Mr. Claws order. ami ro2isS rcrc frra'S4ca =
Mr. Clay's proicssei horror Of The infamous
practice Of exposing private correspondence 10
The public eyes comes wirha bad grace from ono,
who OF whose friend has furnished for the inspec
ton ofihi> same Wig Editor copy Of c:-
Ter To Mr. Clay, from Mr.. Thos. J. Randolph
filed with The most delicate and confidential
statements: and this same Editor has been
charged with having grassy misfcpTescntcd the
contents Of said ''conidcnliap letter and has BY
his subsequcn, silence, admitted the charge!
THE LAST FIUMBUG.
Mr. Giles lashed The Democratic Association
Of Saturday evening. with the combined weapons
,bo