The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-23
Extract Of letter from gentleman of high standing an
Kentucky. to has friend an his city, dated

"Nov 49, 1917
"In accordance with an appointment made some week:
back, which you no doubt observed Mr. Clay las
Saturday delivered his opinions TO the people of Lexng
ton and the region ground about" upon the Mexican
war, and all matters connected herewith.
81 have always known Mr. Clay as a bold, and fol
time believed him to be desperately reckless
His passion for power-hs great anxiety for the pres.
dency-hs unwillngness to give up his hold upon his
parthave been manifest to all observers for MANY
That he would have done almost anything to that
prize for which he has fought SO long, who has
could well doubt But that he would have dared-euen
heo advance, in the heart of Kentucky, the doctrines
which he did put forth-to avow the sentiments which
he has avowedto express the opinions which he has
expressedand from the marke house in Lexington to
issue his mandate to the Congress OF this republic point
the which he desired should be pursued and
is more than |, who know him well, had dreamed he
would ever dare 10 do. But done. send you the
resolutions which he presented; they embody his will
and the Congress expected to follow his lead and by
legislation, to embarrass much possible the
administration and the country.
"The speech with which he prefaced his resolutions
was at once violent and vlndicve did not hear it all
but from the portions which reached in the distance
am led to believe that will be hard for his great
to force it upon his party His denunciaon of the ad.
minstration without measure; his condemnation of
the war bitter and unequvoca and his defence of those
who most violent, long and abored; declaring that
he would not haye voted for the first supplies of men and
money and Jushfyng those who did not do upon the
ground that the DILL carried lie upon its face hoped
that the speech would have been reported but it will
present were requested not 10
Mr. Clay desired to prepare the speech for the press
do not think he will publish oil he said that occa.
sion He will soften things tlle am sure and yet,
as his game to play for the north, he may, TO win
that all important trick, risk the entire southfeelng, as
he does confident that Kentucky, Tennessee Maryland
and North Carolina cannot be driven from him.
Scan it be possible that the people of this country, who
know Mr.. Clay WE'LL and have his desperate eff
forts for political ascendency, will be cheated into
support OF him at the very time when of all others his
election would be most unfortunate nay rulnous Bet
ter that he had succeeded in 1914 (and Heaven knows
should have deemed that bad enough y than now. We
bution and his tariff The country, though deeply in
ured and the people (at least large portion of theml
oppressed would not have been disgaced in the eyes OF
the world But now when he has committed himself to
course which admits that the country has been wrong
in her foreign policy, and foully unjust to neghborng
nation that territory has been wrongully annexed and
war unjusly forced upon "unoffendng sister repub
c" that sblood and treasure" have been .wantonly
wasted = that what we had deemed our glory in
now sustain him, would it not be burning and lasting
disgrace9
"Mr Cays friends now say, without hesitation that
he will be the candidate This have not doubted for
long time. Indeed, he will run long as he
lives And they have the impudence to say that Gen,
Taylor will the ticket with him; and they really
expect the brave old soldier to play second fiddle to their
favore And who knows that he will not' We intend
to give them hard fight for it in this State; and am
democratic. Mr. Clay's influence alone has controlled
her for years That control must be lost when the
that he is willing to abandon her honor and her In
teres and pander to the peiudces of ignorant fanatics
and give them aid and comfort in their upon her do
nestle institutions"