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and hope that and oil you may long live h hsa.t
happiness. and prosperity. =
am, faithfully. your friend and obsdisnt sesvsns.
II. CLAY.
Aiessrs, p. s. GALplN, JAMES r. BAncocx, -
Thomas X. TRowHRfpax.
Mn. FRELINGHUYSEN'SA ANSWER.
NEw YoRK, DEcEMBrR 3, 1874.

meeting Of the Wings OF New Haven IN the 18th In
slant, vs." duly received by mail yesterday morning.
The terms aud spirit Of these resoIu,ons, gentlemen,
are such as bcce the friends Of ge cause, aud sshca
estimate OF the defeat which this cause has recent
ly experienced. Right il not always triumphant, sud
disaster Is often profitable school for liz advocates.
And while your ardent efforts render deserved ri.
butte OF national gratitude to Mr. Cray have failed sf
Jet there remains to him the rich testimonials
OF the warm esteem. admlra'on, and gratitude " ths
Wing party Of the United States. comiung an amount
III Intelligence WISDOM and virtue such no body VI
men in any country can sorpsss. For the kind man.
NOR in which the meeting and yuu. gentlemen, arc plea
sed ~ speak of my relations ~ this subject, tender my
hearted. thanks. and am, with sincere respect your
helicnl servant,
rHEO. FRELINGHuYSEN.
Mrssrs. ?. :. CALriN. JAS \. BApcocx. and
THOMAS H. TRownnipoE, Committee e
ANOTHER BREEZE IN S. CAROLINA.
We quote, to amuso the reader at this duh season
Qot Christmas is always so,) the following letter if,a
The Charleston Mercury Of the 2Sih lis author, Mr.
Stuart. Is editor of the Charleston Mercury and Rep
rcscnaliye from Charleston in the House Vi Representa-
ives OF ). Carolina Ito ia also brulher law of Mr..
Rhet, tie present head Of the party, and
man Of finer talents than that gen,enat--in fsct tho
head Of the ultmsts Of the day-they for whom Nr.
Calhoun. since he became Sscret,y q State is no. ultra
enough and no deacry (scent III the "ulned brrcxe
purpose IN that gentleman 10 conciliae the conserya
live party OF tho Union beyond their notions Of what 10
becoming IN Young America" aud ). Carolina "ChisA
airy and wish 10 make himself Poke successor ia
the Presidency, by CONCESSIONS which they deem
worthy Of the dignity aud the reserved rights of tho
grea, nation Of s. Cardinal In this suspicion being well
iuundcd we have all faith and that the ultra Chivary,
whom the distant Public classify under tho eegan and
imposing name Of Quattebunntss, are right IL % b.
lievng: We doubt MT that that snbltious aspirsat 10
prepared IN sacrifice them he has attempted II do his
followers Of other days, and all his professions aud priv
cpes IN succession. o the absorbing. burning, and
overwhelming aspiration after the Presidency isss Ls
would with hegrealest composure, pleading consistency
aud principle all the e, walk Tho dead body ofsit
South Carolina, provided tho bloody path led him tho
Presidency! We should know sMne hing vi him. COT We
implicitly followed him from - To '37. when his un-
qualified remuneration u every thing like principle open
I'd eyes, unbranded wore in con6siencs
| aud ardent in attachment We have never doubted lha.
s. Carolina would find him Al last, and discover THAI
she had been for many years adurng Ia his coacsn
raied seis,ness and nnprncptd ambition, utterly VA
worthy Of her generous, uncacuatpg and enthusiastic
coHfdencel And accordingly, tho mask daily
endng away IRON the aco ot this welded Prophet.
IN South Carolina; where understand. he has not
y lost portion Of his omnpoent penposn,iasy-but
portion Of what II possible. he deserved still less, Tho
reputation oil the talents Of a great Statesman aaa
Having gone thus far IN explanations we feel bound to
20 sill little farther aud 10 say that Mr.. Pickens, the
near relation Of Mr.. Calhoun, and his egmativs "a
ponenl is the author Of that latter from who had
visited Tennessee, 10 The Enquirer VI ,his city, and
which, manesting wish To pocket =. Caruns opnions
Tor the present mo doubt that Mr.. Calhoun might de-
rive tho benefit in being continued by MIR. Pok Secssa
r, Of State. and thus opening deof 10 tho Prssdency
Disguised extensv oy tho mistaken, but the honestly
mistaken Free Trade party OF 5. Carolina
The Charleston Mercury says, in ae!ter fson, 's ID.
itor, John Stuart, Esq:
MIR Editsr--The letter of Col. pickeus In lsss
Wednesday, Mercury did not catch my eye sn,il ts-
day q hursdsy.) lew words will explain .hs whole
matter.
o. tho day Col p introduced, in Senate, his lss, and
wor,her Sc, Of Resolutions, Col Wieial came to my
seal in the Representative chamber, told Of them,
and advised TO and hear the speech of the mover,
and if satisfied with his position, keep up longer
the alienation which had been caused by Col Picksnss
'prpate" denuncaiory letter 10 Mr. Richie, and tho
,be string OF Resolutions which he Ere. introduced.
and which were, greye 10 say, adopted.
was tho much engaged in The bu 'iness Of tho tIouse
to go-beiore Col. z. was done speaking. Col W.
then met and said thai Ia his speech Col. z. bad
said that he not 10 be driven from his poslti0n BY
the assaults OF fictitious editors Disappointed poli-
clans" and that his going up 10 him aud telling him
thai this had spoiled all, and would prevent Tho
ciation which then coming into tho Seuats Hoass
seek, Col Pickens assured him that his suson wss
not myself, my political friends So csstznly
understood, and said to Col. Z. as shock haaAs
with him few moments aile,. ss,d Ia him aisn that.
he had been generally understood having alluaoa "
my self aud others who had taken par in s sesistsnes
(''neIther wise PATRIOTIC ri last ausuia
and he assured that he Was tAlnkiag. when he
used these words, only Of an attack upon him IN Gn
augusta paper. :" which I had seen--i thought he
ought to make public disclSa~r towards myssf and
friends To this thought he assenied; and % i0rmed
he reporter for the Mercury, who sxi near. 10 whom
gave either orally slip VI paper IN pencii. the
substance Of what appeared in his letter Col Plckens
himself wrote the sketch Of his avn speech-sRdl
desired the reporter To submit the entire letter to his ~
speciion before he you. II would seem he did
not do this and that Col z. erpaias a,sayth The er
PLANTATION. regret this lie nous says that he-nly
said that he had mo peculiar application as 10 editos"
Now he certainly told me in the Senate that he had ~
aluson To me all aud that he did have particular ap
plication TO editors, viz: To edif or editors in Au-
gusta
He holds on seems all he said about Disappointed
politicians. Whether he includes me in the Category
with The Cheveses, McDuffes Rhe,ts Culcocks. barn
wells iIannonds. Dargans, and all the tsaiiors whs
disturbed The quiet Of men Of property last summer care
not They may be disappointed. Tor their conn'iy'.
sake at the things have taken; but nos Of thse
will prieye at not having been to Tennessee "r would
desire To come thence either appointed OF Amounted
have given as nearly eau rec,lsct. my imptsa'
sion of wha, took place. II rs aatief u very Atts
moment any how.
Respectfully. Sc.
Jusr so-A foreigner recently presented himself be
a. ,,ds slnndt h. nat