The Washington correspondent “ Inde
pendent” of the Philadelphia North Ameri
can, having declared that neither of these
illustrious men will stand in tile other’s way,
as touching the Presidency, anil the a\ er
mont having been disputed, he reiterates it
in the following explicit terms; —
So far as Mr. Clay i‘ referred to in my
original statement, I derived the authority
from hi* owu lip*. So far as tb-n. 'lavb»r
is referred to. I derived the authority trom
his own hand and seaL There are letters—
not a letter, but /'lft r»—confirming every
syllable l have disclosed ami a great deal
more.
1 now pledge mysA-lf in the most positive
manner to enable Mr. Greely to snli»f\ lii»
own senses <»f this eviileniN' within forty
eight l» ours, if h*' will vi'it Washingt«»n, or
else to lake the penalty which should follow
in such a ease. I mean this in the liromlest
sense that he may tlnnk pfoper to construe
it, ami I rare not a tig lid any assertion to
th* toMran.
1 re|M>at that I may not Is' misunderstood,
that Gen. Tavlor has written saying that in
the event of Mr. Clnv, or any other Whig
being selected as tlie candidate of the party,
he would not permit Ins name «»» enter the
canvass. This is plain ami distinct, and ad
mits of no sulitertuge.
Three Stßami*' Hvasßn!—l »t« or
Lirx!—A Telegraphic despao-h announces
the destruction by fire at the port of Cin
cinnati, «n the 27,h ult., of three large class
baMH*. tin TroaCnO, Circassia,and Hemlriek
Hudson. A wharf boot *l«*x wa* destroyed.
