Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-29

suadhg them to vote Tor Mr.. Adams, against the
Will OF Their constituents, and their own wishes
Those gentlemen have lost their seats in Congress.
Tor their vote-they literally" Box's martyrs
as alluded TO by member of Congress, in his
speeeh-and, superadded tothis evil, can Mr.. CLAW
expect any benefit from denouncing the South
and West: nv. Y. Euo.
| We have just read a curious account in the
Richmond Enquirer, taken from the Le,uisb,rc
| (pa) Palladium, Of public complimentary
dinner. given to the Honorable Henry Clay, by 20
gentlemen at that place together with a speech
made by him upon the occasion, which. It is said
occupied nearly an hour in the delivery, together
with the usual multiplicity of political toasts. We
confess we cannot say are wonderfully pleased
with either the toasts the speech, as very happy
| specimens OF either talents or good taste. Among
| the regular tossts the following was given as the
9TH in order =" Our distinguished guest, Henry
Clay, the statesman, orator, patriot and philan-
thropist his splendid talents shed lustre on his
native state, his eloquence is an ornament to his
country. On which Mr.. CLAY rose, and COM
tnenced his speech by saying. % He had never be-
fore felt so extensively the want of those powers
OF eloquence which had been enormously ascribel
to INN I: he hoped. however, that in his plain and
unaffected language, be might be allowed, without
violating any established usage that prevails here,
to express his grateful sensbiliy, excited by the
sentiment with which he had been honored, and
Tor The klnd and respectful consideration of him
manifested on the occasion which has brought us to
together And thus he finished -" In conclu-
sion, beg leave to offer toast, which, If you
are as dry as am, toRi, Thope, be acceptable
I1r the sake Of the icine, If not the sentiment
The continuation of the turnpike road tohich
passes through Le,cisburg, and success to the
cause OF internal improv ement under every auspi-
ces''
A celebrated lawyer, of Boston, once concluded
an elegant harangue TO the jury against the phi
! soner, with a." He barred his arm, gentlemen, he
barred his arm TO heaven, and-stole the sugar"
". Y. Eve Post.
MIR. CLAY.
This gentleman seems determined TO fill IN The
measure OF his folly, and remove all possibility
OF ares,oration to the respect of the people. His
speech at the Sulphur Springs, Virginia, will be
found in another part of this paper and though
1t contains some very sound political max.m,
(Which any body else, as well as Mr.. CLAW mich,
have urered,) II will not answer his purpose. III
msy partske of public dinner every iay until Mr.
Adsm.'s presidency expires, and talk an hour al
each dinner, he will never be able TO talk himself
into the chair of State. His apology for accentino
the appointment of Secretary of State is most Iame
and mpotent. He may pretend that, those ,vhr
charge him with corrupt arrangement with Mr.
Adam', would have propagated the same charge
| "S ""d 'ei"seu Hic appointment, and
sole himself ~ indulging in such belief bu, his
acceptance OF the Office has deprived him of the
advantages OF the problem ; and he has no more
right 10 think that such would have been the resuI,
than we have to deny it.
MIR. Clay states very frankly, the reasons ,vby
he could not vote, In the presidential election 70,
" the distinguished citizen from Tennessee. The,
are perfectly satisfactory but he seems TO have
forgotten tina, The distinguished citizen from HAS
sdehu'etts-had defending what Mr. C. calls til,
military exercise OF power believed to be arbilra
ry and UNCONSTITUTIONAL identified his own prn
eiples with those of Gen. Jackson. Mr.. Adam.
was not employed a lawyer, TO defend Gen
Jaek~on's conduct in Ftorda, when MIR. Ciav an.
reated as his sccuser (: he voluntarily assumed ,h,
task, and by the ardor and apparent sincerity of his
conduct. proved TO the world that Gen. Jackson ,.
principles were his principles, and that Gen. Jack.
son had done nothing more or less than Mr.. Adam.
would have done in his situation Now if Mr.
Clay could not conscientiously vote for Gen
jackson, because he had violated the constitution
by an Illegal exercise of military power, how could
he conscientiously support man who had adop,et
10 me utmost extent the principles under which
Gen. j. had acted? Both Gen. jackson and Mr.
Adams, 1t seems, eontended for the right and III,
expectancy OF exercising that " arbitrary and I'M.
constitutional power" One Of them had exercised
II, and therefore, according to Mr. Claws con.
science, was unfit for Pfe-ident the other had yir
iually declared that he would exercise that power
If ne could; and Mr.. Clay's conscience is as silent
as an oyster Boston C0uy.