Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-07-21

y ho" Dnt u they shall have served in any de.
gree 10 awaken enquiry this most interesting and
important subject, my end will have been obtained.
AN. L v.
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
RETROsPECTS.
compilations -Rerieics-and Reflections.
No. VI
Henry C?dy--fhe renowned Table Oyotor-and,could
=, be-President Of popular tyhiGs.
Mr. Clay. having declare DISCRIMINATING war orains a,
vi hs political opponents, has taken the field in bold de
nance and armed cap-a.pee, with his quver filled
WIN poisoned darts, IL reckessy and unremittingIy
nurng them against the President OF the United States
the whole administration. and all it, supporters in
oher words, against the practical government and
,e@t two-third' OF the American Peope.--Thus play
ing inc part OF Mol BraZen, Is presumed that he
prepared TO ward of all hard knocks which he has wan
tony provoked md invited; and would feel a condo
seehSon IN soliciting any commissioning sympa,hics
foin any portion OF the American people, any hat
terles and bruises these hard knocks may pcrchaucc
iniiict even IT they should strike him directly in his
own teeth--So mote it be.-Let, then, Mr.. Clay pre-
pare himself Tor the deadly combat he has thus
and invited; and it, In the fate of battle he should feel
himself Inundated in the dust, exposed 10 public view
destitute as he is believed to be- Of all public and pr-
vae morals, let him not cry, cravenike bastard,
and ncanly attempt to shelter himself under the wings
OF public eommisseraon--Let him manfuy defend
himself not by his usual decoy Of Introducing others by
abuse in Substitution OF charges against himself, and
mus divert the public attention om its true object; but
let him, as becomes man. meet such charges directly
IN their teeth, with Qualifications for his act For
surely no man has ever yet completely thrown
himself without the pale Of public commsseration
Let then, the public award TO Mr.. Clay only his
just desei Wings" Fiat jtiiid ruot He,,ricts Clny
Mr. Clays late oratorca revi!ings dinner tables and
his own avowed prospectus understood promise
continuation until he should visit in person. and um
nate with his oratory every city, town. village and
hamlet in the United States and finally even harbonrs
In the woods certainly present singular election
eerng phenomena in the political hemisphere, such as
never witnessed before. Nor could thew fail 10
call forth retrospecons OF the and
gress OF the erratic Of this new eccentric
comet. IL is not known to the wror at what time
AIr Ia frat kans; l.
raordinary notion Of his becoming day or other
President Of the United States; but as early as 1899 ne
began to inspire some others with similar notions
and after much progres had been made as TO cause
hun actually 10 be nominated by the State of Kentucky
Tor that high office, no TO have been immediate.
iy seized with the political fldges, St. Vitus dance or
some o,hernvoluntary maady which exhibited
itself in full relief early the Session Of Congress
OF 1S23-ls24; and il is presumed, must then have
boon rendered evident 10 all observing politicians in the
United States. MIR. Clay that time S y aker
of the House OF Representatives ard the fatal inalady
was st manifested by his entire abandonment the
retired silent dignity OF the Chair, by his busy inter
meddug in every discussion he the subject great or
small which engaged the attention of the body over
which he presided and by throwing himself in the
'front.' Of every question: growing out OF the popular hob
bies OF the day II also displayed itself most conspic
uousy in his opposition to the then Presidential incum
bent, Mr. Monroe II was particularly displayed in
rious animated scuffes between the incumbent and
aspirant for rst mounting the most Interesting popular
hobbies then on tho political ZELDA writer OF that
day, March 3d. 1921, speaking OF MIR. Speakers
wonderfully restless eccentric movements, remarks
For II would seem from Mr.. Speakers whole course
OF conduct, during the present Session Of Congress,
eccentric, inilammabc gas, which has electrified him
into very Hospur; striking blindfold at every rust
ling sound tina, he hears"The then fashionable hob
bies were In, erna ents-The tariff scheme:
Mexican and South American Independence-The
Greek cause. State Rights had once been most pop
n'ar hobby; but tending TO check the reignng ambition
its days had been numbered The untiney fate Of this
Ianented hobby having escaped his obtuse observation,
the Incumbent unfortunately mounted him in bis fallen
condition. The aspiring Speaker, Iuna,e had tr-
umpbany mounted Internal Improvement and instant
y down the antagonist hobby State Rights with the
Incumbent actually seated upon its back AS the
Incumbent discovered his fatal mistake. he hesitated
not TO leave Stale Rights to their unmeited fate and
condescended TO Internal improvements behind
the more fortunate advenurcr, who had become firmly
seated on the saddle. The explosion Of all the bew
dered, sublimated notions arising from the ndepe
OF the South American AMI Mexican, ci-devaDt Span
ish Colonies, be in the abortion Of the pro-
jected Panama Congress. The circumstances attending
that abortion, have been recently noticed in this paper
The Greek Hobby gave UP the ghost, before the dull
Get sounds Of the voice Of the mpassioDed "wih
tears in his eyes," supplica'ing in lis favor had
ceased 10 vbrate his topgueThe writer regrets to
remind the public Of these singular at this time;
but outline view of them is indispenssbly
sary just comprehension Of MIR. Cays conduct, first
sa,5a.o ig' die ,eCienStsi enair "1etjre he people,
although he failed TO remind the House OF Re-
in many OF his manifold harangues during his bnsy
session Of S23-2t writer OF that day, March 22nd.
1924 makes the following exhibition OF Mr. Clay and bis
thsn psrplexed, vatiegate1 occupations:
when contemplated Mr. Speaker, with his Driarian hands,
nciod engaged delivering Infatuated spocc
with hand bacring down the constitution Of ho United states
another atterng down rights only The Kentucky
fourth Mexico, and all g. a
srca, enssusoa fh stretched forth 90 European GTcccca
sixth with t,le ponngo Africa, Measurable seventh
wiz, the hnger pointing 70 The
with all the rest bny engaged ushcahing tho view OF enb
Ing aslonhod Europe ono million Of g,,cring American bao
aI doluled with tho belief that the United States
lively independent, Of the who wodndccd that the dos
been expected hn credited that within month ner Mr.
Speaker in this gigantic appalling attitudes had set at defiance
he would advocate tho scheme uponihc ground that tho
Unitcd States blessed with salunry indie
pendoncc Of foreign nations That they IN such state o.
dependence, coll forth all the energies Of his nd 70 egsafc
them into Of relative independence ~ Dependent too
whom, upon wba, Upon this Europe no had Just
million OF unsheathe1, glitter
American these things be fore
usi statcsmnnubovo all President should b,
endowed with iaculcsc orctougt and consistency Not on
union Of thought and Of action IN each particular measure but
consistency and continuity Of thought and Of object IN OIL his mea
suras."
And, again in relation 10 This throw Of the gauntlet
all EuTope
European American continent. would most respectfully
ask those chivaous oeconeorng knights horseback whet
thus At defiance by this throw Of the gauntlet upon tbe
DO they consider that these cginntos despocal
" control the desinies and direct the encIos OF above hun
ded AMI fifty millions Of people, how much oever 70 be regretted
and oy nsca chvoous and oxcahlc the knight
hesove Have they thought Of the character and cnpacc
stinnesY possess that portion
gobc with which have connoNion Almost oil tho sk
N tho fne sftsaimost al the milsy and mechanical skill
supply with comforts snd which
take from geat portion Of materials, which do
tect sono in pcfsona Interchange tho observation
their improvements the arts and in thor do