The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-26
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plat sKp0sitLsa "a ny Issbags, wishes,
and viems UPON that subleci. uhirh q =
non ny PuEpoEe ~ make. Akhs siFong
disinrllnsll0u - sie use ofmy nuEne again
IN eaaar1ion with hat oikor, isll my
rssidence in DerembeT issi. under ; osief-
minsginn ia ann0unce 10 the pablAr, N
some suitable form. my desire not 70 be
thought q - seandidals. Inmy absspce.
4 Frequently expressed 10 asas1rni gspise.
mrn nv unNillingness 10 b again placed
in thal attitude; hal though no one was an
lhorized 10 published NY decision ons way
90 The oiher. having reSerEe1 uhe right 10
do 30 esrlnsisrly 10 myself. On rnerilon.
| ihonshi IL. due % NY iriends 10 eonsulI
with them before llOk insl and dess-
site siep.
Accordingly. within he rourss q the
last three maplLs. I have had an opPoriu'
nifty Of convsrsing fully and ireelY with
Them. Many # them have addressed 10
me he strongest appeals and the most
earesl eHHealies, both verbally and WIZ
ten, 70 dissusde me from executing my IN
tended purpose, They represented - me
that lhe Wiihdrawal Of my name would be
fatal y the success. and perhaps lead TO
the diss0laIipn Of the party Tish whirh ]
have been associated. particularly in The
free STATES; that Al no former period did
there exist so great a probability Of ny
election, IL would consent 10 the use Of
my name; that the great States Of New
York and Ohio would. in all prnbabilny,
cast their rOtes Cor me that New inrk
would more certainly beslow her suffrage
upon me Than any other candidate; that
Ohio would give her vote TO no candidate
residing in The slave States but 10 me !;
that iheie is better prospect Than has
heretofore al shy time existed, that Penn
sylvania would unite with them; that no
candidate can be elected without the con.
currenee Of Two Of these States, and none
could be defeated upon whom all of them
should be united; that gres, numbers VI
our fellow-riliZcns, both Of native and 70.
reign birth. who were deceived, and there
fore voted against me N the last election,
are now eager FOR an opportunity Of be-
slowing their suffrsges upon me: that
whilst there is strong and Jecided pre-
ference Tor me. entertained by the great
body Of the Wing party throughout The T.
niied States, ihey-ihe friends To whom
reier-are convinced that ! am more avail.
able Than any candidate that could be pre-
sented Tor the American people. lido not
pretend to youch for the accuracy Of all
these representations, although DO not
entertain doubt that they have been ho.
nes.ly made, and are sincerely believed.
Il has been. moreover, urged 10 me, that
the great obligations under which | have
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The people Of the United States, the full
foIce OF which no one can be more sensi-
BILE Of than am, demand that should no,
withhold the use Of my name il il should
be requested; and have been reminded
Of frequent declarations which I have
made, tina, whilst life and health remain,
a man is bound 10 render his best services
upon the call Of his country.
since my return home. have anxinus-
ly dellbeEaied upon my duty 10 myself, to
my principles, to my friends, and. above
all, TO my country. The conflict between
my unaffected desire to continue in pri.
yate life, as most ropgenial 10 my feelings
apd condition, and my wish faithfully 10
perform all my public duties. has been
painful aud embarrassing, u refuse the
use Of my name, and those injurious con,
sequences should ensue WHICH haye been
So confidently predicted BY my friends, |
should justly incur their reproaches, and
The reEroaches Of my own heart; and If,
on the contrary, | should assent to the use
Of my name, whatever The result may be,
] should escape both. ! have therefore
finally decided 10 leave to the national con.
vention, which is 10 assemble next June,
the consideration of my name, in connex.
ion with such Others as may be presented
10 il. to make a selection of suitable can.
didate for President Of The United States /;
and whatever may be the issue Of its fair
and full deliberations, il will nee. with my
promp. and cheerful acquiesrence. |,
will be seen from what have related, that
there was reason to anticipate that ! would
decline giving my ronsen, to the use oil
my name again as candidate for The pre-.
sideRry Of The United States. Owing,
perhaps, 10 this, as well as other rauses,
many Of my friends and fellow-ciiizens
have aypwed preference far, and direct.
ed their attention TO, the distinguished
names Of other citizens of the United
States. take pleasure in truly declaring
that have no regrets 10 cypress-no
complaints-go reproaches to make on
account Of any such preference, which
am fully pursnaded are generally founded
on honest and patriotic eplviftions.
HENRY CLAY.
Ashland, April II, 1913.
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