b. w. DUDLEY,
THO. III. WATERS,
JOHN w. HUNT.
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To which Mr.. Clay replied as follows:


SIRs: | received through the hands of
Mr. Thomas ii. Waters, one of your com
mittee, since candle-light your eNtraordina-
ry letter. Insomuch as two of your com


mittee and myself are not upon speaking
terms, and when l add to this the fact that
you have taken occasion to address me a
note of this character, when | am on n
bed of sickness of more than months
standing from which | have only ventured
at intervals to ride out and 10 write a few
paragraphs, which caused relapse,
think that the American people will agree
with me, that your office is a base and dis
honorable one, more particularly when
they reflect that you have had more than
two months whilst was in health, to ac-
complish the same purpose. | say in re-
ply to your assertion that you are a COM
mittee appointed by respectable portion
of the community; that it cannot be true.
Traitors to the laws and constitution can
not be deemed respectable by any hut as
sassins, pirates and highway robbers
Your meeting is one unknown to the laws
and constitution of my country, it was se-
cret in its proceedings; its purposes, its
spirit, and its action, like IFS mode of exis-
tencc, are wholly unknown to and in di-
rect violation of every known principle of
honor, religion or government. held sacred
by The civilized world. treat them with
.he burning contempt of brave heart and
loyal citizen. deny their power and
defy their action. 1t may be true that
those men are excited as you say, whose
interest it is TO prey upon the excitement
and distress of the country. What tyran,
ever failed TO be excited when his unjust
power was about TO be taken from his
! hands' But deny. utterly deny, and call