The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-27
Nom the National Halelligencsr.

We cannot hesitate 10 comply with the request of
Mr. Harvey by giving place to his letter, which
appears in another column OF today's paper We
have before now had occasion 10 repel the intima-
ton Of any other relation Of MIR. Secretary CLAY
TON to the North american (whose correspondent
Mr.. Harvey is) than that of friendship SO dsin-
terested as TO have very few examples in day;
under circumstances such to have called forth
from the Philadelphia Pennsylpanian-a Demo
cratic journal, and hostile TO the Secretary-the
declaration that its editors have fully investigated
them, and ascerained that they would, if properly
understood, confer the highest honor on Mr.. Clay
TON. We will only add, that, without having made
any particular inquiry into the matter, have
reason to know that cases have occurred in which
the sentiments of the Secretary of State in di
rect opposition to those expressed in the North
american To the editors of that print, also, it is
due to say, that they gentlemen whose charac-
ter exempts them from the suspicion of being under
the dictation of any man.
WAsnINGToN, April "a, 1850.
10 the Editors Of the National Inteliigencer:
am compelled to ask the courtesy Of small
space in your columns to reply to gross and I'M
founded assault in the Union of this morning, in
which my name is dragged before the public in
violation of all those decencies and usages of the
the most violent opponents For some purpose
other, best known to the conductors of that print,
they have repeatedly and without provocation en-
deavored to prejudice the public mind with the be-
lief that the opinions and statements contained in
the correspondence of the journal with which am
associated reflect the views and wishes Of the Sec
rotary Of State, and that my information ques-
tons of foreign policy is derived through him. !
have been constrained on former occasion to meet
this misrepresentation with unqualified denial but
since it has been revived in a more offensive FORM
take this opportunity to say that the imputations
of the Union, in whole and in part, are mean, ma
licious, and false My sentiments my own,
and so they shall continue to be, without fear
favor, and independent of the smiles or frowns of
this or any other administration, SO long my vo
cation in the press continues. This cowardly sys-
tenn of assailing men in Office, without cause and
without justice, is characteristic of the Union and
has impaired whatever of political position and
character it formerly enjoyed.
My intelligence concerning the policy of the last
administration in regard to Central America, and
its abandonment Of the Monroe doctrine, de-
rived from various responsible sources, and among
others from the diplomatic agent commissioned by
the State of Nicaragua to seek the Intervention of
this Government against British spoliation, whose
appeals and circumstances we're despised and ne
elected. ! do not doubt-though l have not been
permitted to see or know it, except from Mr. Cas-
tilon himself-that the correspondence and docu-
ments of the late administration will sustain every
declaration have made this subject, and will
confound and cover with shame the mendacious
scrbblers who seeking, by defamation
and coarse invective, to avoid responsibility
which they cannot defend.
Very respectfully,
JAMES K. HARVEY