Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-01
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POLITICAL.
fTon The .Ns,c York .BIoy-niny Hs,,1yd
Mn. CLY.-Our neighbors Of the Courier DO not
seem content to enjoy quiet the success of the
Jackson party. Their enemies conquered thew
seem determined to snow them no quarter and nj.
though their weapons Of the sIiarpest they
still hack and mangle their discomftted advcrsares
We nave observed IN that paper two or three weak
attempts Mt sarcasm upon the character and con-
Duct OF hr. Clay, which display about all equal anx
tety TO rcvc dangerous enemy, and 20 keen I'm the
strong political tone of the Enquirer Lest tho nnbli
should forget that the mantle fits hate editor has re-
Gently fallen the shoulders of the Courier In no
ticinG these attacks upon Dir. G.. we do not come
forward to the duty partizan Of that distinguish
cd individual in the far of contest for the prcsiden
cy. 10 act ms such 10 not necessary to our present
object 1t VIII be time to take sides in that contest
when circumstances shall have indicated the indvid-
nails tor whom the battle Is To be fought. Our sole
reason then, for noticing these attacks upon Mr.
Clay is to enter our protest against ile unjust and
abusive aspersions which have been heapcd upon a
man VINO has served his country long and faithfully,
and whom history will enroll among the foremost
patriots and public bencfactors the age.
An article in the Courier of Saturday. which TO our
minds, bears about uncquivocal proof that il is the
production of the ato Editor of the late Enouirer
bounds in apprehension Of Mr. Clays speech at late
dinner, which the writer, (while dcciaring that he
has neither time inclination to read il condemns
as P,osng Production-tlus signazing his canaci-
~ OF sitting in Judgment OF a speech which no b,.
not read. The aDimadver5ions of Mr.. G.. upon Cen
cral Jacksons system of reform are as nlight be cx
pcctcd, represented the "howls of the defeated
party, nt the changes which public safety and pub
lie goDd required" This is perfectly i'm cbarartnr
and comes with uncommonly good grace from the
pen of the writer, who has every reason to feel that
change OF public functOnaries produces If not pub
lie, at least private good. He assumes that this
speech indicates determination to be in the rPrn
sdentiall field, at least in time for tho contest -
whether 1t be so or not, do not pretend to saw.
Time will show whether Mr.. Clay is to be Il candi
date 10; the presidency OF his abilities for tho eta
ton we have no doubt. OF his zeal and INTEGRITY in
the discharge of high public duties We have seen am
pie proof. But that, thus early, he intends COMING
before the public u presidential candidate we
KNOW not, noT do VIC believe it. But what arc the
causes Tor the present Glamour AGAINST Mr. Ciav;
simply thcsc:-Iie was invited 10 dinner by pnr.
W OF hls friends. He has been for thirty wears Of
his life in public stations, and has doubtless become
dceply interested IN the progress of national affairs
WIN which he was so long connected. II was there.
tore certainly not wonderful that he should utter his
sentiments upon the unprecedented course which
Gen Jackson has token since his accession 10 the
presidential chair. He did So freely and honestly
ana there exists the crime Mr.. CLAY must on NO
account express his opinionsihc does not cnoy tho
seme privilege with his fellow citizens and must be
silent! Such at least the differences to be drawn
from the remark in the Morning Courier.
Although the writer in the Courier looks upon Mr.
Clnys speech an indication of his determination
to become candidate for the presidency i'm subse
qucn paragraph he says "But we cannot believe that
Mr. Clay or his friends intend him for the candidate
And the assigned for this rccantaton Of tho
first mentioned opinion, founded on the old SLAM
derS relative to the assumed "b4rpau" and on what
the writer has had the hurdhood TO describe as fop-
years OF steady disregard OF the public interests and
failures nnumerabe TO such charges, so false and
specious, it would be folly To attcnst rcplv
They are the ISLANDERS which every high minded states
man must himself TO bear from those " ho fear
or envy him. That Mr.. Claws administration of the
State Department displayed disregard for me IN
tere@ Of The people, is hagrant pervcrsion of truth
that innumerdJIe fixtures attended his measures !.
equally untrue-f we have any power of iudrinp
correctly upon P3issss natters:-nndu time will come
when such baseess aspersons, VII only &c Yemen.
bercd TO be condemned. The writer's suaiust Mr.
Clay, and particularly the Courier and Enouirer
nave always dealt largely in assertions Of his unwor
thiness, without taking the least trouble IN
them by proofs. We could desire that they wonld
reverse the order Of their proceedings AGAINST public
men, by proving first and then dcnouncinp
We arc willing 10 admit that the ",neye reroD;i,.
tqt'on of me charges preferred againh him. Jt,yjug
me preceding Jour years, ,oouid U1borse him vpo1
me hTcsboid Of the contest" TLbeU hqd boe1 sb,ton
tinted! Yot, they were satisfactorily disnoscd ~
to the disgrace and discontinue of their nronooa'
tors, We are well assured that the party malice tic
dictated their revival will reGol upon itself and over
throw It's most malicious purpose
w q are not certain that even flc ,yrif,r Il, tto
Courier, IN bis heart believes that il would Inc .,olv
ana madness, a. Mr.. Clays advanced sgc. and with
defeat broadly staring him in the face TO ake the field
against soldier, patriot, and a stnfesnnn Of the
wen earned popularity OF the President" n 50.
why wHte this Lmtcn MN into notorioty2 why lend
tne columns OF the Courier 10 lay before its Jouy
osnnd subscribers, even the fact, that Henry Clav
made Speech in which the measures Of tho admin
Istrntion were severely scannad' The truth of nil
this IS apparent The fear which tho dominant pnrv
entertain Of Mr.. Clay, is hot III disguised by this
mask 81 contempt and Indifference The ccucrsl