The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-04-16
From The Ne,o Orleans Bee. April Q.
Henry Clay and Ikossuth.


We have been kindly permitted by gentle
man of ihls city 10 transcribe the annexed pas
sage from letter received by him a day or
two ago from the illustrious and venerable
HENRY CLAY. Ii is In reference 10 a subject
concerning which much has been said While
kossuth has cXonerated himself from the
charge OF disrespect 10, or yitupeTaii1n Of, Mr..
Clay, If we understand him Alright, he still
believes that the publication OF the particulars
Of their interview was breach of confidence
at which he was excessively provoked"
From Mr.. Clay's language, it would appear
that this Interview was not regarded conf
DENTAL, and that kossuth has no right what
ever to complain Of its having been made pub.
lie. We think 50 too:
"WAsnINdrow, March 30, 1852.
81 have never distinctly understood what Mr.
Kossuth said of me a Louisville. l certainly had
given him no cause Of offence. Tho interview be-
tween him and me cannot be regarded as private
as 1t certainly was not confidential one. 1t wns
attended by three members Of Congress and the
attorney Of the United States for this District,
and would have been by others but for my
feeble state of health What had said in the in.
terview with Mr.. Kossuth was varously and some
times contradictorily represented in the newspa-
pers. Under these circumstances, MIR. Ewing,
one Of the members in attendance, prefacsd the
statement which has been published, and the sub
stantial accuracy Of which had been verified by
another attending member Over my own senti-
ments and language thought had entire con.
troll, just as General Cass thought proper to state
to the Senate of the United States what he had said
to MIR KosSuh upon their first interview. Mr.. Ew-
ing. in his statement, treated MIR. Kossuth with
| perfect respect, and said nothing TO compromit
him in the slightest degree. Such, my dear sir,
was the origin, and such the motives Of the publ
| cation alluded to.
81 am, with great respect, your friend and ODE
dent servant II. CLAY"
HAND BooK OF WINES. By THOMAS McMuL-
LEN. New York. 1852 Appleton w hat diner
out Gays the New York dlLion) has not at times
been bored to death by endless and pointless dis.
QUESTIONS on the contents of mine host's cellar
! Now here is email volume, by the aid Of which,
II understandingly pondered mans vinous con-
versation may at least acquire some aroma and
some flavor. For it really ia what it Processes to
be--a practical, theoretical, and historical" guide
for the wine bibber. In it the grape in all its loo
varieties is nptly described, with reference soil
climate, manufacture, taste, and value; and this il
done, too, with much tact and sprightliness that
valuable information is conveyed whilst the reader
trips it pleasantly along the picturesque borders Of
| the Rhine, or amid the sunny hills Of Burgundy
or through the vineyards of Spain, of Persia, o.
Sicily, or of Madeira, Of score Of other coun
tries wherein the vine ia cultivated for the delecta
ton of the heart Of man. Thus it ia possible, and
we fain would hope probable, that when this hand
book shall have been widely circulated and exten-
sivey read, one may hear the post prandia gossip
agreeably diversified by items Of natural history,
scraps OF climatology. and unwonted digressions
into geographical pecuarities. If this be the re-
suit, Mr.. McMulen will indeed have proved a be-
nefactor of the human race.
But seriously, we like this book, because while it
treats Of wines it is neither anaoreontic in it's tone
nor dry and businessike in its details. Ii is well
planned, well written, and deserves TO be well re-
ceived.