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AMERICAN mSTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Mr Clay is now here with his family. He is in my opinion, the evil genius of Kentucky. He set in motion all the springs of dis- cord and keeps society in a continual excitement. He appeared as coudsel at the trial [of] Wickliffe's son for the murder of the editor of the Gazette, and volunteered on the occasion, and has not appeared in any other case before or since. He has been lately on trip to the lower part of this state m~king speeches at dinner parties and keep- ing all his engines in motion against Gen 1 J nckson. As for the President, he goes on as he hns always heretofore done, attentive to hi8 duty, and making all under him do their duty. His health has been somewhat injured by confinement but a visit to the seashore restored his health, and he is now progressing rapidly in the reform of the abuses which existed in the administration. It is melancholy fact, that great abuses had grown up, and nl°any who wore the front of honesty were guilty of great dishonesty and peculation. Party spirit still runs high, and the growlings of the storm are still heard although its main fury was exausted in the late election. Gen 1 Jackson, if he lives, will be re-elected as President. I am sorry to percieve that :Mexico is again exposed to foreign war as well as intestine divisions. We are all anxious to purchase Texas from Mexico, and the subject is beginning to excite a great deal of warm discussion in our public prints. If :Mexico will dis- pose of it on reasonable terms, I believe .our government will no doubt be glad to obtain it, and I am sure it will meet the almost universal desire of our citizens. The consequences to the holders of property in Texas would be very important, and it would pro- mote the happiness and prosperity of all the citizens of the province. A great many citizens of Kentucky would move to your settlement instantly, if it were under our government. In relation to your last and most important particular, towit the widow, I can safely say that if you will come on here, and plead your own cause I can point out to you both maids and widows, who would make your heart go pit npat, and who would doubtless be willing to lfmigrate to any part of the known world with clever fellows. Only let me know tha.t you will pay us a visit and I will arrange matters and things so far as that if you can· be satisfied . ' with beauty, good temper, and affectionate dispositions, ·you shall have a fair opportunity to lay siege :forthwith. I should indeed be truly glad to see you here once more, and to shew you my four chil- dren, my eldest a boy going on thirteen years of age, and my young- est a girl (I have two of each) about 13 months old. Two of them are talking to me and playing round me and far as their prattle can go, disturbing me. '
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