The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-09-12
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From the Guernsey Co. Je6srsonian,
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The following letter was handed to us
Tor publication, and we hasten to present
it to our readers.
1t will be recolcted. by those present
at the political discussion between Messrs
McCreary and Wharton of Wheeling,
and Messrs Lawrence and Castor of this
county, on Saturday the 9Th of July, that
Lawrence proposed to either of his OPP
ponents to unite with them in letter to
MIR Clay requesting his permission for
Mr. Blair to publish any letter in his Pos
session from Mr. Clay touching his agen-
cy in the election of John @. Adams,
President of the U. States, in l824-5
MIR Wharton, driven to the wall in de-
fence of the infamous coalition, and
writing under the accumulation of tes-
timony adduced in proof of the guilt of
the great embodiment, reluctantKu a.
greed to unite with Mr. Lawrence in a
letter to Mr. Clay.
The letter was accordingly written
properly directed, and mailed on the
same evening of the discussion. Four
WEEKS hare elapsed since, and not one
,cord from Mr. Clay in ans,cer!!
Does any rejecting mind want stronger
evidence of the criminal conduct of Mr.
Clay, in that most detestable conspiracy,
by which the American people were de-
frauded out Of their choice for President
Certain!y not.
Permission is asked Of him TO publish
a letter said to have been written bv him
to Mr. Blair, and which, it is said, fully es-
tablishes his guilt. This he refuses. He
dare not do it,
If Mr. Clay is innocent, and if there is
no such letter in existence, or if there is,
and it contains nothing duplicating him,
why, in the name OF common honesty, does
he not give permission to have it published
and therby put to rest this charge? The
truth is evident; he knows that letter con.
dennis him "om Of his opn mouth."
Our word for it, Mr. Clay will never con.
sent to have this letter published We call
the attention of Mr. Wharton, one of the
sgners to the following letter, and editor
ofthe "Wheeling Times" to the fact that
Henry Clay refuses to answer. Will the
Times publish this letter and inform his
readers why Mr. Clay is silent upon sub.
ject OF so much importance! We shall
see.
Here is the letter; and four weeks have
elapsed and no answer!
Copy ola letter to III. Clay,
WASHINGTON, Ohio, !
July 9th, 1914.
Hon. Henry CLAY,
Dear Sir:-This day at political dis
cussion, in this place. upon the subject Of
the election Of John @. Adams as Presi-
dent of the United States, by the House of
Representatives, in Congress, in FEBRUARY
1925, and the appointment Of yourself, by
Mr. Adams, as Secretary ofState immedi.
ately thereafter, the undersigned mutually
agreed TO address this note to you and re-
spectfully request of You a letter, author.
Using the publication Of certain letter,
claimed by your opponents to be in the
possession of Francis p Blair; and which
they also claim fully establishes, from your
own hand, the validity of the charge of
corruption, bargain, &c, which they have
brought against you. We hope you will
Immediately authorize Mr. Blair to make
Public that or any other evidence in his
possession relating TO the matter.
You will please direct an answer to J. E.
Wharton Wheeling, Va, and a copy of the
same to William Lawrence, Washington,
Guernsey county, Ohio,
We remain Respectfully Yours. &c,
WILLIAM LAWRENCE,
J. E. WHARTON.
Hon. Henry CLAY, near Lexington,
Ky.
We certify that we have compared this
copy with the original, and find it correct
and that we saw the same wiz: original
copy handed on the same evening il was
written to the Post Master of this place,
and the postage paid on the same.
GEORGE McLERAN.
SAMUEL WRIGHT.
REBUKE THE OPPRESSORS!
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