Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-08-26
u. w. DUDLEY,
THO. II. WATERS,
JOHN W, HUNT

JOHN w. HUNT.
To this letter Mr. Clay seDt the following bold tcp,.
SiRs-I received through tue hands Of M. Tho..a H.
Ws,.is, one Of your committee, since candle light your
Extraordinary citrr Iuasnuch o your COMMITTEE
add myself upon speaking terms snl when odd
W this TACT that you have taken Occasion address ne
Of this character, when n bei of scknes. @,
Than months standing. from which have only
venured NJ intervals TO nde and write q lew pata
graphs which caused relapse, iank that the Ann icsn
people will agree with nae. That your office bad and
dishonorable one, more particularly when they that
You have had moe han moths whl.t | WINS ia,
health To accomplish the sGme purpo'e. say in reply 20
your assertion that you a appointed by re-
epectabe portion of the community 1t Cannot be ue
Traitors the laws aud cannot be deemed
respectable by any but asssassn prLts and highway f
tets. Your meeting Is one unknown tue laws and
constitution OF my country; II in proceed
ings. its purposes its sprt and iis action like s mode.
Vi existence are wholly unknown 10 OF direct vida
lion VI every known principle Of honor, religion or
government, held sacred 10y tie civilized world.
them with the burning contempt heart ard
loyal citizen. deny their poaer aud DEFY their ac,o
IL may be ni those excited you say whose
Is to prey upon the and discusses of
country. What yruni faiied To be excited when
bis unjust power he taken from his hunds But
deny utterly deny. and call tor the proof that there il any
just ground for this Dgstpn. Ia every case Of violence
~ blacks since the publication my paper 1t has b, en-
proven, and will again be proven - my representa- ii
my life should tail to be spared that here been spc-
cal for action independent Of and having no re
non the True American ats doctrInes Your
advice with regard my personal safety IS worthy Of the
source whence enaDsicc, and the same copt.pt
from which the purposes OF your mission excite. Go
tell your secret conclnyo VI cOwafdy thai C. NJ
Clay knows his rights aud bO" 10 defend them.
c. VI. CLAY.
Lexington, August Is, 1915.
Following this answer, .Ir. Clay addresses the follow
ing sppeal to the people OF his Naive State:
KEsrUcxiANs-You see this attempt Of these tyrsn.
than the fhriy desOts who auded over the ono
free Athens, eDslGye you. Men who fsRsfd law
who regard oil their liberties not to be sacrificed to
single pecunisy interest 10 say the least of value
loyeis Of OF boud-laJUfcrs Of oil asses
,ou for whom hsvs sacrificed muci where ", YOU be
found when this bsIue between Liberty and Slavery "a t b
fought cannot. will not, dare not question on which
slde you will be found. II you stand by me like u ell cur
country will yet lie nee b.i you iser now u. rsb
with less roget when lemer ihoi the people NY ma
tive State, d whom have been proud and whom have
loved 90 much, already slaves. l.. M.CLAy.
Lexington, August H.. leij.
The sequel is told in the following correspon.
denee Of the Washington "Union" Of Saturday 4:
Esfrset Of lsfieT, dated
"LEHiNeroS, Aug. Is, 1915
Our city has been the considerable e1ci,eurn,
during the last week. caused by certain articles puts
In C. ~. Gays pepper, the "Ttue American" which han
ply 10 nov about beng terminated without violence BY
the pescesbe surrender Of hIs (CaysJ press sud pnuug
materials. The srgett m.oung ever Lcxinlt ~
assembled to-day IN the grounds aud tu or
lengthy aud spe address, tT =. Marshall suflor set
ting forth the Oh ces and u the a.semJIiee, pre-
anbe very sptuicd aud energetic resolutions part
VI which have uiteady been earned fleet VIZ the %
pointment OF committee Of \ rY 70 repair - $40 IT,
nee Dor up the materials, Il made peace
sbly-fofoiby,n They must and place them at tho rairoad
depot, subject 10 W. Gays order.
'This has been DONE | believe end the meet.nr soon
pesssetabled receive the report Of the Committee"
From asotGsr knsr-ssms date.
sTbs True Ame riosn had bctome ~ of nsvc that
some III the citizens called MI e. VI Clay 10 Request
him 10 discontinue IT. publication. Tie reply si
more ptovoking, aud a meeting called today .. the
whole county. Mr.. Cluy again replied promising ~
change The ,sfscter OF BIZ paper respects. But
ne ussetrR coasisag q 500 1000 men, appointed
eounit,es u co 70 pack up aud send ~ Cincinnati
"a, pso.- tyye sc. part already Oh, aud lie fsns
s.f in prsparshon in the morning. Its fortunate
that 10. nerrvpon IL The place s shout 70 terminate with
oui the lee Of lfe."
We feel no sympathy for Mr. Clay, member
Of that family Of aGa,Ics, WIN, Peruicious ever to
society and is peace. arc more especially Pcrn
eios. 10 the cause which they undertake to pro-