New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-06

Again 1, il that the editor Of the Albany I've.
ming journal fand Of course Gov Seward too never ~
believe that NJ. Clay could be elected PRESIDENT ~"
did no, hesitate ~ declare So
,z-Tbree week before the last Presidential kec-
ton we me-, the editor Of the " Y Express IN the
PHILADELPHIA Cars W then frankly expressed 10
him our apyrebensions that Mr.. CLAY Alabama
letter had destroyed us in this state. The eai'or OF
the Express 10; only cOncurred fully Ia thi- opil
ion but said that he considered Nr. CLAY seieeiloh
homeless unless Az immediate effort was made 10
carry Virginia The editor Of the Express asreeu
with ne perfectly and distinctly both In regard 70 me
paralizing effect oil Mr CLAWS Letter, ana 'he tx
IRENE danger Of Mr. CLAY defeat II i ho me-
sary for our present purpose to repeat Nn". w
Editor then -ai Of those with whom ne DO" -,
ciaied. and even ouisirippng. IN abuse Oh uo''
SEWARD. . :.
We leave our readers 10 form Their own es'lina'e
~ tho cborac,r Of paper that assails "a Tor enter
,siniuv auurehcnsions before the Election ID "hch
its Editor then participated. II Is scarcely week
since the EXPRESS denounced as for opposing me
no,oina,ion Of Mr. CLAY in $40, though the Edress
i,sef was then even more active IMAM tne Evening
Journal agains; Mr.. C.s nomination.
'O'''' Alb. Eve journal
~ The Editor Of the Express denies the truth
NJ Mr. Weeds statement above with regard to his
concurrence in the opinion that Mr.. Clays Alabama
letter had lost us the State. We give currency to
his defldl, ttdl lDO-t WHO ttOD-' " '.''''
rather than Mr. Weed may do so. Waving all
questions of veracity, it to Us far more proba-
BILE that he should forget having made such remark
than that another should believe he had heard him
make it when such was not the fact
But on another point justice seems to require
remark Mr. Weed has said and said truly that
but for Mr. Clays Alabama letters on Texas this
State would have given him her vote But il Is iair
TO add that Mr. Clay was apparently driven into
writing those letters. The Texas Question was
started by Tyler Walker & Co in part with view
10 his destruction. The Birney Abotionisis seized
hold Of it with the same intent. Ii was nothing TO
them that Mr.. Clay was opposed TO Annexation
he must be opposed TO il on account OF Slarey'
We said then, and still believe, that this was an
unreasonable requsition But two letters were
written-one by Gov. Seward to Vermont. the other
by Cassius NJ Clay to this Siate-in which Mr.. Clay
was referred to as at heart hostile to Slavery or to
Annexation because of Slavery. We know that
both these letters were impeled by finn belief Of
their truth and by a desire to promote Mr.. Clay
Election. But we know also that nothing IS so
Jealous or so sensitive az a wrong, and that these
letters were seized upon and harped upon by the
Polk and Texas orators and journals OF the South
10 alarm and excite the whole SavehodiHg interest
against Mr. Clay who was thereupon compelled to
state as he did in his Alabama letters that ms opn'
ions on Annexation were not controlled by the
question of Slavery. These letters unfortunate at
best, were in turn seized on by the Brney organs
here. and were the means of losing us this State.
The Polk and Birney electioneerers hunted in
couples, and were sure tina, any thing said by Mr..
CLAW on Texas could be turned to their joint ac-
count whichever might have the handling OF II. 1t
was therefore most desirable that Mr.. Clay should
not be called out after his admirable Raleigh etter
and to that end nothing should have been volunteer
ed from our side regarding his opinions beyond
what was authorized by that letter