, 1844-10-26

under GATE OF the run OF July, 1874
and addressed to Col. J. S. Speed, of
Ithaca, has appealed 10 NE, with so
much earnesiness. and with q DUR
pose of such unaffected sincerity, TO
say whether lapprove or disapprove
Of that letter. that have not the
heart to deny to that editor the very
great qualification which he will de-
rive from the p%erusal of this note, es-
pecialiy when il gives me so little
trouble I o write it.
Mr.. c. VI. CLAWS letter was writ
ten without my knowledge, without
any consultation with me, and with.
out any authority from me. / never
saw it until ] read it in the public
prints. That gentleman is an indie
pendent citizen. having a perfect
right 10 entertain and avow his own
opinions. am not responsible for
them, and he is not for mine. SO far
as he ventures to interpret ny feel
ms, he has entirely misconceived
them. b-lieve him 10 be equally
mistaken as to those IN the circle of
my personal friend, and n~eiehbors
generally.
In m. speech. addressed TO the
Sena's % the United States. and in
rrs"lulinns which | cfared TO that
body, in ny address to Mendenhall,
at"ut two years ago, and on various
other public occasions. | have fully.
freely. AID explicitly, avowed nv
-en'lmenFs ard opinions on the sub
jerfs of tie institution Of slavery
and abolition. Hare neither enter
t"i"ef mr. oppressed, publicly nor pri-
r"trly any "ihrrs. And nv friends
and n%righbors generally. so far as
have inierchar ged sentin en,s with
them. coinctte entirely with ne.
The sentiments and opinions, so
expressed hy me-. n av be briefly stat
ed TO tie. Is. That Congress has no
power "r an'Eoriiv over the institu-
ton OF slavery. 81. That the exis-
tsnce, nain:rnaLcr and continuance
"t tia; ilSiilntirn depend exclusive.
y uron tie poser and authority OF
The respective States within which It
Is situated. aud Sd. That Congress
C"nn't Nter'era wrh slavery in the
District # C..'rn liz. without q vioIa-
TIA "t ."Hd Ia!th 10 he States Of
Maryland and Vm-ia;a. implied. il.
not expressed. in the te,ms. objects,
and purposes al he grant of ten
miles square /" the ceEeral govern
neEt.
So FAR from the success of the
Nh'g cane havm. any irinrinu
tendency. - las been al'c.sh. | bes
llevr II vii have 4 p.uer'ul effect IL
1rarquiitIzir" aud harnmnizing all
parts If tie Uni. n. ard in giving con
ijdenCc. strength. ard security to all
u e great iuters>r oi cur rurntrv.
lL"Pc ih.t Your 'di'"rraI neighbor
vii lie satisfied. AID. rs | uuSt that
d. rrt rN C-r'a'e the p'ea>ure
Which Ills unrv al expression # nv
views and "rinru> Will give him. is
II too much I" a%n'irip &c that he will
I,rthHi'h .'ro ncN 'hn error Of his
vayS. in!c me s'raicLtout a siaunch
AID >t"rIr = Wh'-1
Your .ttSiect.Il Is.
H. CLAY.
Nov ;ii> ~'e';rr vii serve as Il KEY
:" 'i,e letter With vs. Iuhli,Icd IN
S'tI'd Y. H. this NC PERCEIVE that
he takes CaSSiu> VI Cav tn TAX rrct-
y severely 'or What lie had been do
nc; appeals 10 his speech in the Sen
ate. AID the resolutions he then and
there Offered - to hrs PAST ,nd pres
~ni on the suhi"rt Of slavery; ex-
prcs>'v md explicitly declarS that he
has never cntc,tainrh anv others:
and, 'Urrher. that lie has never. eth
er publicly or p'ivaielo. expressed to
any Il any different opinion. so
tar so good. And it will he rem.m-
b'red 'h1: in Il at sprrch { whirh his
letter refers. and Il viii be srrn lhai
in those TesoIuii"n- Which he himself
gives is above. that lie distinctly and!
explicitly declares Himself to be an
Ultra SrEpm Ter Of tie in~siilntIoa Of
.Siarerp. This vas the main ohjecr
he had IN view in writing hr lsitrr-
1t was intended To operate on the
elections IN he southern States.-
And every caalsl RGsH wif admit that
in his speech and resolutions REFEREES
to in the ab"ve letter. he goes as i'rF
is the NEST nlaFa, violent, aa1 3etG-
mined supporter "f slavery possIby
can do. These are the facts.
Now, then. let MS look at The let'sf
Of Henry Clay I" Cassius NJ. Gar
of the 18th of ~Sepscmrtes, aad whas
was never intsndsI for the pubiY
eve. But before we do so, we See
Il due to MIR. CassiuS n. Clay to state