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| LETTER Enom ,lIs. Clay.

" answer 10 the resolution adopted BY ihs
Maine Wkik State Cbnyeniion, SIR. Clay re,urhI
Cd ih. fhlioRing letter. The terms and sentiments
Of The letter are honorable 10 n. Gays poll
ton, asd admirably consistent with his long a.
vosion p The best interests % his friends and Til
coun.fy.
AshLaNp, Sept IL, ls45sIA
Gentlemen III have The honor Is &C,
knowledge the receipt Of your official le,s
ter. transmittiagao me copy Of resu..
luton adopted ny The Whig Convention
assembled Sai po.tllha "a 7th nitimo. i'd
E@hichlit has been plsasea 10 express Iii
con,inued CONFIDENCE IN me, and 10 de,
! clare its conviction IL "a majority OF ,hs
American people is in'S'fssor of the prin.
ciples of The Wing party, and that the Is:
sue oflthelast Presidential election, ought
not 70 be regarded as proof 70 the x Oh !
Etrary. ~ f3#
This testimonial. emina'ing from .. bo-
dyes patriotic and distinguished. as Nv as
that convention, is received aud VIII be
cherished BY me, with feelings and senii !,
mentslof profound gratitude, and ,Irequesl
your acceptance in behalf Of the Gonven,
ton, of my respectful acknowledgements
Believing, as | sincerely do. that the
policy aud principles Of The Wing party.
are hes, adapted 10 the welfare of our
country, and that its present prosperity
is attributable to them, hope that the
Wing Conyention Of Maine may haze
correctly interpreted tbeIo2inion Of ma,
jotity Eof the American people. SO fat
as legislation is concerned, whether there
will pc conformity or not TO these prin.
ciples and that policy. by the dominan,
party, will be probably demonstrated DUR
ing the approaching session Of Congress-
In any event Jet US air unite in prayers
for Tie happiness and glory Of our ooun-s
lam, gentlemen. with high respect,
Your friend and ob'lsetvsn',
H. II. CLAY.
Messrs. William Paine, Andrew 7. dole, and
Oakes Angler, Sc, &C., &c. ss
En- President Tyler and he present IA
ministratton The pbiladelphia Amer
can Sentinel, aitibutiag The result1of he
lac Presidential Election TO Presideat Ty-
lers bis iliends, openly reproaches The
present Administration with treachery in
falling lo.execute their part Of the i'm
piled contract, by which the good Offices
ofthe one party were4to be compensate q
/ with good Offices By the other party.
1--WE think, says the Sentinel, "tha'
sreatipihstics has been dcnesto many o.
1.-The friends Of President Tyler who gal
ffantiy- sssfst1ri M ttIe achienaaaeetse "a ~.
late important vicloryo Of The Democratic
Ipariy. We well remember that whenth
friends Of President Polk were earnestly
endeavoring. at j period Of great darknes
and uncertainty. to ride out the storm, th'
friends pf President Tyler came 10 th'
rescue. And after the threatened vesse
i hadIresched the desired haven itwas Ger
tainly an act Of tfeacheTy for those wht
had been thus CALAMITY aided, TO turn rp
on these friends in need. repudiate thei
services, and throw them overheard. =
AL Int. \
/ ia Good Joke -Ititis said that the day
on which MIR. Clay arrived at the Ware
Sulphur, Col. Singleton Of South Carroll
ma, had invited Mr.. Andrew Stevenson
Judge Peter V. Daniel, and John TYLER
Flo take Tea 10 bis cabin. Mr.. Clay being
unaware Of the fact. determined abou,
Twilight, to visit The Colonel The three
wdrihies above MENTIONED had already