Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-05
"iours, respectfully,
al. CLAY"

Now this letter will serve as key 10 the letter
which was published on Saturday. In this, we
perceive that he takes Cassius NJ Clay TO task
pretty severely for what he had been doing; ap-
peas to his speech in the Senate, aud the resou-
lions he then and there offered as to his past and
present views on the subject Of slavery; expressly
and explicitly declares that he has never enter
tained any others-and farther, that he has never,
either publicly Or privately, expressed 10 any one
anv different opinion. So FAR 80 coca. And II
will he remembered, that in that speech TO which
his letter refers and il will be seen tina, in those
resolutions which lie himself gives, as above, that
he distinctly and explicitly declares himself TO be
AN ULTRA SUPPORTER OF TIE INSTITUTION OF sLA-
VERY. This was the mai object be had in view
in writing the letter II was intended To operate
on the elections in the Southern States. And eve
~ candid man will admit that in his speech and
resolutions referred TO in the above letter, he goes
as far as the most ultra, violent and determined
supporter OF slavery possibly can do. These are
the facts.
Now, then, let US look at the letter of Henry
Clay TO Cassius NJ. Clay, OF the 18th OF Septem-
ber and which was never intended for the public
eve. But before we do so, We feel it due to Mr.
Cassius NJ CLAY TO state. that on Saturday after
noon, he called at our office in company with his
friend Mr.. MElrah, of the Tribune, and ex-
amined the original letter, of which the following
is 4 copy. Alter perusing it and examining the
signature thereto he, in the most manly and homo
rab!e manner, ADMITTED THAT IT WAS a GENUINE
LETTER FROM HENRY CLAY TO EIM, and that
the signature attached thereto was the GENUINE
signature of Henry Clay. And Mr. M'Era,h
added, that they knew the circumstances under
which il was sent. With these circumstances"
we have nothing whatever To- do, al present. 1t is
suflcien, that we have Mr.. Cassius NJ. Clays
endorsement of the genuineness of the letter,
which we here again lay before the country:
ASHLAND, Sept. 18th, 1914.
"My Dear Sir-I received your favor oil The
10Th instant in which you state that yon will he
in Boston on the 18Th where it is impossible this
letter can reach you and therefore send ii to
the Hon. Willis Green, TO be forwarded to you.
81 am perfectly persuaded of your friendly in
tentons, and feel grateful for them. But you can
have no conception, unless Won had been here, oil
the injury which your letter TO the "Ifibnnc'
was doing; and that was nothing in comparison
to that which it was likely to inflict upon the
Wing cause in the States Of Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia. Our friend John Speed
Smith, as well as others, thought it even cndan-
gered the State Of Kentucky. This effect result
ed from your undertaking TO speak Of my pripate
feelings and those of my near and particular
friends, and your statement, that you had been ten
years operating in the Abolition cause.
"Under these circumstances there was an abb
solute necessity for the note which published,
although I regretted IL extremely c,Iearo,ed so
10 shape il, as not TO wound your feelings, and !
hope did not.
aHad you been here, you would have concur