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Presidential canvass,
between The Nrc York Gin
Wing Executive GOmmiHee and Henry CLAY.
The following correspondence is published by
The committee therein named:
New York, September l2, 1913.

New York, September l2, l848.
DEAR SIR: The undersigned. members of the I
Executive Commiuee of the Democratic Wing
General Committee of the city and county of
New York, have been specially deputed by that |!
body to address you in their behaIfon the subject
Of The use which has lately been made Of your
name in this city, and several Of the counties OF
this State, as a candidate to be supported at the
ensuing Presidential election.
You must be aware that up to the time of the
Convention at PhiIadel pha the great body orthe
Wing party in this State were Of opinion
that the interests of that party would be best
supported, their principles most successfully
sustained, and the public good in the highest
degree promoted, by your nomination as a can
didale for, and your election TO, the Office of
President Of the United States; their delegates
to that Convention faithfully eXerted themselves
to produce that result, but without success, and
the sangune expectations Of our Wing citizens
as TO the nomination for President were disap.
pointed; nevertheless we have every reason TO
believe that they will give to the candidate Sc
lectod fair and honorable support.
| A small portion of them, however, have dee.
med It expedient TO dissent, and place you in no.
minalion, avowedy without your consent or ap-
probation, relying on the devoted attachment OF
many Of your friends, and, influenced by what
we consider zeal not tempered by discretion or
sound Judgment, are now engaged in measures
TO produce a concert Of action throughout this
State, to frame an electoral ticket which would
support you for President and Millard Fillmore
for Vice President.
We cannot discover that this course can pos
siby be attended with any advantage to The Wing
party, nor can we believe that it can be agreea-
BILE or satisfactory 10 you; on the contrary, we
think il is the only measure which can be adop-
ted whereby the success to the Wing party in
this STATE can be jeopardized.
If your dissent TO that measure-whch we
understand you have already expressed in an-
swer 10 an application on that subjecl-should
be made known 10 your friends, we believe that
1t would efiectually check the efforts which are
making TO distract the Wing party by such r-
regular nominations; but we have reason 10 be.
lieve that neither the public at large, nor even
the persons called upon TO support such nomina.
ton, are permiued 10 know what you have writ
ten upon the occasion referred TO.
Under the influence of these considerations
and of these sentiments, in which we are con.
t fdent you agree with US most cordially, that the
peace, prosperity, and happiness of the United
= States depend materially on the prevalence oI
| Wing principles and the success of the Whig
party, we beg leave most respectfully TO ask o
{ you to communicate TO US your views on the sub
iect; the publication of which, we believe, viii
, tend TO produce union and harmony in this State
: and thereby ensure triumphant success.
With undimnshed confidence in your patri
I otsm, and the highest esteem for you personal
, ly, we have the honor TO be, most respectfully
your obedient servants,
JAMES LYNCH, HENRY w. MERRITT,
A. w. BRADFORD, JEREMIAH LoTHRoP,
CHAs. CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH r. TAYLOR,
To the Hon. HENRY CLAY, LEXINGTON.
! To which the following answer was received
: on the 26th instant:
@ Ashland, September go, 1s4S.
| Gentlemen: have received your official let
ter as members of the Executive Committee o.
] the Democratic Wing General Comminee o.
| the City and County of New York, and take
e pleasure in answering it.
Meyer, from the period of the decision ofthe
d Philadelphia Convention against my nomina
: ton as a candidate for the Presidency, have
been willing, nor am now, to have my name
0 associated with that office. would not accep
nomination if it was rendered TO me; and it i
d my unaffected desire that no further use shoulC
n be made Of my name in connexion with that OF
II flee. have seen, therefore, with regret, move
d ments in various quarters having for their Obiec
5, to present me as candidate TO the American
y people. These movements have been mad
a without any appreciation from me. In the pre-
a sent complicated state of the Presidential cleo
tion, they cannot, in my opinion, be auende,
h with any public good, and may tend to the in
a crease of the embarrassmenls and 10 the exas
r. peration Of parties.
d, Whilst say this much, without reserve.
ii must, nevertheless add that feel profound gra