Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-04-26


RicsMoSp, April IO,h, IsG0.
oeHuemeI: l vas About TesPoadigE 10 Jour
hnttEEitatIOH, UheR tugf sscOsd arrive Io-aiEkt,
urging me u possible, 60 ding SiIh nv friends IN
AieIAnoris, on the I2ih iIS.lnt 10 honor OF the
nSnoty VI hesry Clay, the dinner To bs given By
hs PoiIisal iriends I'D AdmiTsr,.
haVe hiIeAiy bsen compelled 10 declne sume
etgai of ten inViIauoas 10 stehG similar eeisbrA-
toes ia Vafious pans of the county eGIeneiaR
ifOm New Oresns 10 New loik.
In thus declining 10 leave home thai dsy, {
havr lad 10 tcsr that ny motives wall Be niscon-
siTaed, no oos can suspect me, OF q want Oi proper
respeGt and ySnsfAiOs lsf The moiy VI tke ilu,-
ieps io1ndtr OF oar party, whose DoiiiicAl ioT-
tunes adhered, ~ all tines and IN every stsRs Of
bis ehcQHsfeG lls; which msds iot me macy SiissT
ehtnies, handful oi whom have nOt YET relaxed
% theu rnOfis % dtisms aud azure ne, this did
viii csvo,oa and hdrliy thai dove nr Iron
The public cOupciis OF The eoHpuy, which vas
occupying al Inc lssteSeGIfHi period. EheH ke vas
oVeTsiaughed And sacrificed by the "a befs OF his
oSn poiueai iAniiy, fof a Stranger and = soldier,
uniil thea uhhsafd Oi and ubksoun 81 least IN The
20 iIlCal world.
Il has always been . source Of great Eausfsetion
TO kDos. mat a1Ting long peIiOd Of puhlie sef-
vice, ths .Only oEehce iTom 6Tst 10 last ~ which
compliant Sss ever made b. any portion Of nsV
eoBsuushts, (and LSy we're lev in hunhers, bat
OF ieadIRK influence, Sas NJ Trsoiuir deteraina-
tiou % secats nousinsuos iof Mr.. Clay ia IstS
30 preference % all olhsT men, 80 u va within its
Compass 81 one mansthttgy to accomplish it,
did Est succssd--but I GlVTy 10 The kaeSltdgs
that u uas 10 iAnlt OF nine
HaViag teen pufs0rd uHb bi-erpess and bate
from thai daJ 70 his, ~ portion of hose whose
ehmiIy ! ihsb sICiist 90 you blame me Tor ihr sx.
aatiOR fsel 81 the deBuHsifaii ~ mat 80 stout
10 te mads Dot Obly IN oar ovB SIAts hot tbTCBgh-
cut the iebElh aId breadth VI the isbd-in somt-
ration VI, shd fsVefrhce fvf The Sisyaisd chsfac-
tsf and services OF ,Ae man foE aham 1 nAds this
ready sacTthes O' posiiiOb abd piscr1
hsVs 10 Ofhcisi part ie play % ibe csfrnohiss
that a's ~ take place 10 Richmond, am not even
Naws HwH - 80
takes sssi on he same platform With Mf. Clays
sspreial aud Hfdsbt itishd M. Tyisf whilst 9Th
yoa should " an hOsOfed Eurst; bat L,f al ths,
and hope you ui,l sIcass me iOs ~ 90 prefer
10 - here. ptsIsr 10 Be Silent snOhlrustVs 20.
otsci we'd spsCtaUT q The scenes tbai uil anspife
here. being th~ guest II any or Aii Tbs yafiuss
companies and $500 istisns thaEhsvs paid me the
eompl ash' q tsme9brfihE nv relations tg~sTds
Mr. Clay not 10 ths Rafbls iof@ IN vttch ks viii
b seen sad sorshippsd hsfs bet 10 10, hrtsR
sszHfs fssa Whsh ihrif eut t6dsbfs iu and scmifa.
tioR at his rubiC vHtsss Souid hsvs 6-en Efsfi.
iyisg 70 hin. sad Their support smissniIy Bssfvl
% hts c0unuy.
Exesss a. ihsp. ssnileass iOr NOS, rsspsstiuIIy
drsliHinE youf sibd tnVnsikh fof skich fsiafn
you ~ siaesfs shd graceful thsskt Psfmh ne
io Ffmain 81 homs, shd eaioy The seshs tbsi is 70
D. spftad tfitfs ns. sAish Ei'i like a. sierifis
sh'st tfii ihfouFh tssfy nstss - n highs,t
sihdtcsiioh tssi couit bs chsfrf iof tbs aetI iof
shich ] have Ices ~ trrK rtndemned and 90
sfgsly s"siisd bui shieh, 80 49,. tss ases.
80 seis 20 NJ sanfs lrf.
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gsntsmsn $40 are sad fe hass afcsrlsc thsifa-
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