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GRAMMAR-MR. CLAY AND THE JouRSAL-- Our ghbpr IS in great trouble on ihe subject of grammar. He dn'is himself caught in diahabe on this subject. Some of bis wbig friends are laughing al hls insisting that turning lathe Is tool Sat urday, finding himself hard run, he called la tie DO 1T aid Of the Green River Gazette, that he might de- vote his own entrgies entirely to grammar IL has been suggested that he has wrttento Mr. Clay, in order to satisf! his whg friends and prevent their taking sides against him. We may of of course ex- pect in few days the following letter from Ashland:

 ASHLAND, May, 1s45.

 DEAR STR:--I haze received your communication and hasten to make early reply. Be assured my dear friend that sympatliise with you in your en- barrassnent whilst you have been lAbormg 10 sus- tain the great principles of Enssh grammar. Had the late election terminated differently, grammar would have recelved ths profection, which s inpur lance demands; but our opponents with their usual disregard of law and order, disposed to pay no attention 10 Lindley Murray, tInt great expouneer oi our language. The great principle of interpreta- ton Is o Obsrrve the intention of he wriier not 10 be guIded SD much by hat he actually .eerna 10 say but by what he intended to say. For want of obsety- ing this rule. my language has been basey misrepre- scented by our opponents so as to make me say what l never intended. Even different sentiments hay. been attributed to me in different sections of the Union. Indeed am persuaded that the i'll ,ucce., oi 'he great Wing party has been in great degree owing 10 want ot proper attention 10 the rules of grammar; and am happy to find that you sr. bu,i " ehployeu ID Ue chhvatiun of this science. If the present dsfegard Of II rhould continue. il will have most delee'Ious effect upon the perpet,,y and harmony of this Union. For what unfnrn,,y ol opinion and action can we expect in the councIis oi the naIion when the de portions of the Union misunderstood each ether irnna want of . proner acquaintance with English grammar. You wi,l ob serve that have oaly remarked upon tie political aspects of the suhjecl; co,.lI enter uto dis cussioh "l ihs particular questions involved wihou, tonleci'hg myself to Improper inpulalions. would observe, however, that ihaye nU hesitation in saving So lar r"m having any personal 1bjrctions to ealing i1ihe foof ''oaid ts glad 10 see Il; provided il can be done "ill,ut d,shouor, without war uron gfan"'f' win 'ls common cjusent of dictionaries and improper and grammatical terms I, would be we'll however, to keep Iurning lathe out of the present canvass for Il, as you o'Serye, the thing turns round very Ias, it might occasion serous embarrassment

 ours or ASHLAND.

 GEO. D. PRENTICE, Esq.