Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-05-20


dams; and he moreover produced series Of mum
bers, signed {" Wdyne," which were published
in the 4" Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Gazette"
at Cincinnati, Ohio. early in the fall Of 1922,
verring that they were written in Kentucky, sent
10 Mr. Clay by him directly. or indirectly forward.
ell to the State Of Ohio. for public alton; die pfcof
OF all which he declared he had at hand. MIR
Wickliife sunk to his seat, overwhelmed at this
prompt exposure, a;.d no man dared say again that
Mr. Clay had no objections to Mr.. Adams on
count OF the Client negotiations. These numbers
had passed through the hands OF Mr.. Clay. before
the date OF his letter to the Editors of the inte
gencer, and were at that very moment republish-
ing in the Kentucky papers. To show how far
MIR. Clays acts differed from his ,oords, we take
the following extract from the third number of
f" Wayne:"
Ohio presents no candidate for the presiden-
cy at the approaching election. New York, with
whose interests next to those Of her sister States
in the west, Ohio is most Intimately connected,
offers no claimant whose prospects are not abso.
lutey hopeless. AT the head Of those, whose pre-
tensions are entitled to our serious consideration,
is John Quincy Adams, the present Secretary of
State. Will Ohio choose him. What interest has
he shown for your roads and canals, Can it be
expected that he, who would open to our rival and
our enemy, the navigation OF those canals, dug
by the baud of God, for the OF the increasing
millions OF Western America, will promote our
trade by making artificial ones? Instead of open
ing new avenues for our commerce, is il not to
be feared that, in some future treaty, to secure
some paltry privilege to an Eastern interest, he
would render those which already exist, a curse
rather than bessing' Our frontiers can testify,
that we want not those men at the helm OF the
nation, who would, for any consideration, open new
channels for British influence among our north
ern and western Indians. The horrors OF past
wars are not forgotten; and you will pause and
count the value OF many brave mans life, before
you raise to power one whose unteeiing policy
would crimson your fresh fields W it'll the blood or
border brethren, aud light the midnight forest
with the flames Of their dwellings Men. who would
think OF concessions so disastrous, are unworthy
the support OF Ohio much more so, are those who
reduce them TO serious proposition. The navi-
CATION of the Mississippi is TOO important TO be bar
tered for the privilege Of fishing IN British wa
tiers. Ii is giving our wives and children for fish.
and bartering the blood Of our citizens for money
Conceal, explain, and sophistcate AS he will, this
was the tendency OF the proposition, which was
agiated at Client But was this surprising! I'm
der the auspices, of the most fertile and
extensive provinces Of the West, adequate to the
formation Of two States, was given to the Spani-
ards; the State OF Louisiana. one of the most i'm
portant and weakest points in the Union, was made
frontier, and exposed to sudden invasion from
the adjoining empire. 1t is a matter OF deepest
concern with Us TO extermna'e the British influence
among the northern and western Indians! The blood
OF slaughtered friends cries aloud to us from the
ground cit is The policy of Mr. Adams introduce
es the British trader to their wigwam, by opening
to him, under the guardianship OF treaty, the
navigation of the Mississippi Shall ", sanction
this, by sustaining him! Is il matter of the
last moment to to protect own navigation of
the Ohio and Mississippi! OF what value is the Ohio
or Mississippi to us, il Louisiana be occupied by
enemy! ct Mr.. Adams is of the Administration,
which, in The traffic OF territory has made LOUISE
ana frontier. With such principles, John Quin-
cy Adams never receive the support of Ohio.
He is too ignorant OF interests, he d5regard5
them"
From the fourth number of Wayne, we extract
the following:
''The Importance of having Western man in the
National Councils, as well as in ali those situations
where the interests of this section of the Union
brought Ill question:, WAS never so strongly exem-
ped as in the Transactions attending the treaty OF
Ghent. Ii was proposed to open the Mississippi,
through its whole extent, to the navigation OF
British subjects; thus giving them the most di-
RECT access to tiIo,0 numerous and warlikc
tribes ofIndians which border on our northern and
western frontier. That any American statesman
should, for moment, have entertained so fatal a
project as strange as the fact is alarming. To
the presence OF ali able western man, may we at
tribute the defeat and abandonment of that afro
cious proposal But Tor the exertions of Henry
Clay, the seeds of war might now have been sow
ing, along northern and western borders
which, at no distant day, would have produced an
abundant harvest OF tears aud blood He found that
a majority had resolved 10 make the fatal PROPOSE
ton. With firnness which should endear hin TO
the people OF the West, he protested that he would
pugnant to his coun,ry's honor. and so dangerous
TO her peace. This iirmness had the desired eff
feet. The illustrous and lainented Bayard chang.
ed his mind; and then the Vest was saved The
danger thus escaped, should sink deep into
our hearts, and teach US lesson lasting as our
lives"
This was the secret language of Mr.. Claw in
relation to Mr.. Adams. Hit was not penned by
his own hand, il p.sse, through that hand, was
thus adopted its own, and then cast out upon the
ocean of public opinion, withou! name He char
which " Wouid crimson ar fresh ieids Nth the
blood Of our border brethren, and tight The mid
nightJorest tcith the fanes of their dtoeAings;"
with & giciHS our DiUeS AMI children tor fish,
and bdrtering the biood IF or citisens for mo
neyj" with being " ignorant" of western inter
ests, or &c diSreSGyd,ng them" The proposition
made at Chem, he declares 10 be d" faiat pro.
jcct," an " dtrocious proposai,' 60 as strange as
II rs dlGrmtng;;" and thai but for his own exertons
{" the seeds Of 1Cdr might nor haze jeen sotping
along our northern ami tcestsTn BORDERS, tDhich
at no diStaHtday, soOuid haze produced an alum
ddnt harvest Of tears and blood"
Mr.. Clay secretly throws out these awful char
gcs among his countrymsn, and IN "A few days af-
forwards comes forward, and publicly declares to
the world, with an affected meekness and modera-
ton, that he sc regrets" the unfortunate co,fro.
UeTSy 6efDee,l t,o0 ohis late coiLeagues;' that the
errors OF Mr.. Adams are 90 doubtless uli1tentiop-
al, that he will not discuss the matter now lest
his" motives" should be misinterpreted; and that
g 1T would be inexpressibly painful to him. at any
time, TO bnd 1t necessary TO enter the field OF
disputation with either OF his late colleagues"
To be CO1ltiuued.1
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