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The Jefferson letter.--The letter
previously published by US purporting
TO be letter from Thomas Jefferson,
in which Mr. Jefferson is made to euIo-
gize Henry Clay, we suppose ''from
the lights before u.s. to be forgery.
Our attention has been called by a
friend to an admission to this effect by
the Richmond Wing, Of which we had
but an lndistinct recollection and had
coniounded with another matter. We
conceive il but due TO fair dealing that
we should place the matter right be fore
our readers.


We have no doubt Mr.. Jefferson en-
tertaIned as high an opinion Of Mr..
Clay as that letter evinces. though, as
asserted by one of his relations, lie may
never have expressed ii in that way
Yet all candid men wilLadmit that Hen
ry Clay occupies tooelevated posi-
tion TO need any eology from Thomas
Jefferson. The first man Of his coun
