Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-10-12
CIRCULAR.

CIR :--Ihe members composing the Gem
erai Assembly of Kentucky, AT the session of
i822, 10y a vote almost unanimous recommend
I'd Henry Clay, citizen of that state, and
now Speaker fthe House of Representative,
as IA suitable successor ts the present Chief
Magistrate of the United States, and at the
same time appointed committee IF cores
poDdcnce tn promote the object of that re-
CONTAMINATION, of which committee we the
| undersigned are maturity, one other mem
Der the Minister Of The U. States at Colombia
being absent, and another, the Secretary of
STATE OF Kentucky, having since deceased.
III the state of Kentucky has furbune tn
press upon the attention of the other uernbers
of the confederacy, the merits. the services
and talents of Mr.. Clay, its silence must not
be ascTihed TO any indifference To his SUCCESS :;
out, on The contrary, to cherished and con-
fident hope, that the same high estimate which
mas been formed of him by the people of his
own stale, with scarcely a Dissenting voice,
would be placed on him elsewhere. There
IS now period but little more than two
months before the different electoral colleges
must assemble 10 determine the election as
Tar as they can constuiinnally decide IL and
yet snch is the state Of division unfortunately
prevailing amosg the people of the United
States, that at no time since The subject of the
Presidential election generally engaged the
public attention, has there, perhaps, been
more difficulty in predicting with any degree
of confidence, the final result. In this condi-
ton of the question, and TO prevent the mis-
conception which might take place from the
continued silence Of the committee, we think
proper TO address you on the present occasion
We have no difficulty in making this appea..
when we consider the Kindred ties by which
the two states are connected together, the
coincidence in opinion which has heretofore
happily existed between them ia almost all
The great measures adopted by the govern
ment of the United States. and particularly AZ
one OF the most memorable periods off its his
tory, and their Joint cooperation in the cleo
ton OF every Chief Magistrate of the United
States which has occurred since the establish
ment OF the state Of Kentucky; co-Opera-
ton, which, on her part, was not less sincere
and ardent, because, in every Instance, il had
for Its object, the elevation OF citizen of that
state rom which she sprung. These cunsd
eraiIons, we sure, will secure for us at least
patient aud candid hearing, and we will not
suppress our anxious wish That we NAV be in
7trumeDial, however humbly, in inducing two
states, which have SO often and upon such
trying occasions acted together, to unite their
exertions ultimately in regard TO the pending
election.
In considering The subject of the election.
there will be no difference of opinion between
us, as To the prDpriety Gt dismIsslDg All exas
CREATIONS of the amount OF support, which.
rom present evidences. the candidates re-
spectively are likely To obtain, and Of looking
practically ut the real state ofthc question:
we think, then, that whatever jus; repusuance
may lac felt IN contemplating the event, there
can now be no doubt that the election must
he transferred to the House of Represen tatives
such ao event might indeed have been pre-
! vented II the friends Of some Of the candidates
had rehoquished their favorites. But where
all nave been equally honest and sincere in
their several preferences, the friends VI one
candidate no more than those OF any other,
can bP Justly censured for not setting the cx-
ample Of first sacrifice. Keeping, there fore.
IN view the inulIIity of mutual accusations
founded upon past or present divisions, II
would seem 10 ms TO be more profitable 70
look to the meaus of harmonIs.eg in future. en-
rs To effect II possible, the election of thai
candidate, who will secure the greatest uuso.
tum Of public good and prevent the largest
amount Of pubic evil. IL the election Of him.
whom we prefer to all others, cannot he ac.
compllshed. the one who will be able 10 max,
he nearest approximation towards attaining
he above objects would seem to be next en-.
titled to our exertiOns, III indeed the prospect