Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-09

deuce betwe.n tile ". Executive Committee aud MI
CLAY:
New YoHK. Sent. 18Th. rs IS. -
DEAR SrE-lhr uader-i-aeJ. uemre7s il tht ENecu-
tive COMMITTEE r be Ne.ncra.i. Wing General Com
Iniircr u ihr Ciy an1 County Of New York. lave
t'"h specially Gc,u:ed by tHt body II address yA
" ie!r adli. ~ 'hr 81 ic Of lte which has lately
b'th Gaut" yanr name III ih- Cijy anu several Of ih
counties ct this safe. cu,.ae he supported al The
ou-uag Pr Si.pual election.
You niusI ~ tat Up Tie time IF ihe Conven-
''n al PhIladt. a. the great bdy f the Wing parry
'hs Sac ,fulion that The interests Of that par-
- would b. bs supported, th,r principles success
fully sustained. aud the p4h!c good in the highest de
gree promoted by yonr unmlnatinn clnd date f IT,
and your election to the uilce Of President Of The United
States thtH delegates 70 that Convention faithfully
"Ntrti themselves to produce mat result, but without
Success AID the sangulue expectations OF our NhI
q z-n~ as Y the mnatIOn hT President Lslp-
pointed; nevertheless we have every believe iai
they vii give 10 The candidates selected fair and honor
able support
4 small portion If Ihern however. have deemed It ex-
pclrni e dI~Srn and % pIac you in nomination.
ralt without Your corstut arprIbi!in, relying Oh
the devoted attachment OF many Of your friends and in
1lercd By what consider zeal not tempered Fy
diS;reiInn or sound Jut Imrnr, engaged in
10 prduce concert If action throughout this
SAFE. to frame electoral ticket which wluI SUBJ
port yu fr President and MiarL Fillmore JT Vice Pre-
sidrnt.
Ne cannot III, over that his curse can ssbIy Be at
tended with any advantage 10 lie Nhia party. can
We believe that be agrreab satisfactory ID ynu
On tie contrary, think Is the only measure y Itch
can be adup ID whereby the success uf the biz party in
This State can be jeopardz-d.
Ii vour dissent to the measures which we understand
Won have already expressed in answer an application
that uhjcct-s!uuld be made known to your friends
We believe that it wonld checinay check the eff ,rts
which are making 10 distract the Wing Party By such
irregular nomination, tut have 10 believe
That neither The public at large. even the persons
raIrd upon tnSiPport such mi nalN permi tied
so know what yon have written upon The &c aston refer
pcd IN.
C-ldtr the Influence Of these n,ipraons ana If these
seniineAi>, ~ which We confident vnn agree with u,
ms Cordially that the peace. prosperity and happiness
ni the l nitrd States depend materially the prrva-
ience of W hig principles and the Of the Nhr
parry. we beg leave most respectfully to ask If YOU
communicate To- IA Your views the subject; the pub
Hcaii,n Of which, sc believe will tend To produce nnon
and harmony in this Slte and thereby triumph
ami success.
With unlminshed conf ea,e in yJur patriotism, anu
tie highest esteem fr You personally,
We have lie honor p ha.
most respectfully
(Signed) your obedient servants
5lnns l.lnrn. Henry w Merritt
\. w. Bradf I'd, .Ierrnah Inthrop
Charles Chamberlain j.. r. Taylor.
r. the Hon. Henry CLAY lexington KY
10 which the following answer received, on the
2Oih list
ASHLAND. Sept. 90 IS4S
Geaiitmcn y have rec-ived your oifi il letter a.
ne nh"'s Il The Executive Committee Of the Demorra lie
VIII! Gene:h Committee Of The city and county Of New
York and lake pleasure in ansv ering it,
Never. from the periol of the ecsion Of ha Phil
adrlri Convention. against nomination as Il candi-
date for the Presidency have been willing nnr am |
nov to have my name ciated with that off e. |
w"id not except nomination ii il rendered 10 me:
and IS my unaffected desire that further should
he made # my name. IN connection with that Office
have seen. therefore, with TeLre. movements in various
quarters. havlngfr their object present me as cad
dir T. the American people; these movements have been
mad without any appreciation from II t,p present
complicated state of the Presidential election hey cannot
in my opinion be attended with iuy public ,ud and may
tend 10 the increase # the embarrass mems and 10 ti
exasperation Of parties.
W hilst say This much. without reserve must new
sriite>>. add that feel profound gratitude to such of nv
warm hearted aud faithful friends as continue 10 inuI
me vain hope Of placing in tile rtii-e of tile Chiei
N"gs;rae # The tned States; and that neither think
II Just nor pitc.n siignatse them flcJns;s mr. IN
any other "Pprubrous epihet. Among them recognise
flames witch have been very dis nIusled FIR abili-
~ tr devotion % the hig cause, a.I FIR ardent "a,
Ilufisin.
You advert with entire TRUTH to the zeal and fidelity
with which the Delegation from NV York s,u5I,t IN
the FhIladelphi Convention /. uumOte NV n1mna-
lion candidate fu the Presielcv am most thankful
{" tim. and shall r,cIllect their exerti3us vitb
rrdund gratitude.
Nilh great respect. am
Your friend and ob'l serv
Signed H. tI,Y
To Messrs. James Lynch. A. w. Bradford. Charles
Chamberlain, II. w Merritt St., &c.
TENDENCY or THE CpI oD.D .cr