Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-12-24
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WEDNESDAY MoKNI1G, DEG. ea. 1850.
HENRY CLAY.

Mr. Clay will try to run into tho Senate. No move
nents from that quarter, would surprise u.s."
What person not blinded by his bgotry, not drunk
WITH party spirit can read the conceptions notice
% such man az Henry Clay, 63 such a man, with.
out loathng and disgust. He susperts that Henry
Clay will try to into he Senate, aud he shall
DO surprised at mocement from tAat quarter! Were
the whole seuteVSe predicated of felon suspected
OF being about to Pefperate larceny. could not
have run in more insulting Phrases. And il is pre-
dicatcd of whom5 OF Henry Clay-the most highly
endowed public not of this country only, but
the age-the American citizen whose renovn after
that o. the Washngtons. Franklrs Jefgsrsous and
Hcnrvs, has travelled farthest and wdest-hc who
lis coun'rymen in foreign lands are proudest 10 pont
to a. sustaining the Revolutionary reputation of their
Country! This the ken of burglar suspec
ted ofthe intention ofhouse breaking. And BY whom,
man who for long period of twenty five years. has
never expressed opinion stastefu to maiority
or supported a measure at with his own inter
ess--aud who with lnlexibile Hex,bility, accommo-
dates his sails 10 the winds, and turns snmrnersetts
by rule He presume to measure the giant proper.
tons OF Henry Clay and to say he shall be surprised
at no movement he may make! As we'll may the
mole With his two inches and half of Horizon
pr sumo scan the Heavenward fight of the Peru
Wan Condor!
But CLAWS fallen sunk, damned forever! And is
this the cause OF the vile and unfirng abuse which is
poured upon him. Is it because the lion is dead that
every kicks him, and every Gee lifts up his leo
agninst himS Is this the magnonmity of generous
toes: Such has ever been the ma na nimty of the
Enquirer
one Is at loss to know, nlperfecty examining the
Case, why it is, that Henry Clay the most liberal Of
fo "a fria
nous In his enmitics, possessing the philanthropc
aFrlt with every quality 10 win respect, and command
mraion--that he of all other men, should be pur
ened with an mpiacable and acrimonious malipnity
unprecedented IN The history of this country. Yet
So it is. If he is rrevocably fallen as his enemies
say why should the artillery of 900 Presses lnces
sanity play upon him. What sense or necsssi ~ g
there in shooting dead ducks? There is but one wav
to read the riddle. The gentlemen cannot think him
"falcn" after ALL No--:hey must in truth. not on,v
think him ahoe, but formidable. And We fnlIy soree
with their secret opinions
as The Enquirer says the "old Federal party" ia
rai'yng Tor Clay in New York. and quotes the old
E'entng Post the rankest Federal paper ever pob
lished III America. the Federal Republican exrentcd
Tor proof OF the fact! Is Wm. B. Rochester. ar
van Burens candidate for Governor in 1s2s-is Gen
feter b. Porter, author Of the Report of the Com
mittee of Foreign Relations 10 lsIs-arc thew Fed
eralsts?
Missouri Seuatay.-ft appsars from, an ur,;c,e IN
the National Intelligenecr of Mondav. which orc
copy, that Mr. Barton has lost bis election IN Pho
Senate of the u States and that EIr. Isrctre- b,.
been chosen Phe circumstances of the eer,ion ~.
not yet supplied Barten's defeat will be exoI..d
over, precisely in the degree he was dreaded. How
much that vas, we need not say. Ghe uushot Of the
matter gill be an exchange Of the Senate for the
uouse Mr.. Petris will have to rayira b;s sr,, r,
the "I.ittle Red"
Prom Missouri we learn that oent,ensn r., ,ho
9arne OF Buckner has been elected Senator Of the
united states to succeed Mr.. Barton for the term Of
six years from the Sd day of March next W. h
that he elected, over other csnd;Jotev s,aaa
TO o. iiee himself, friendly to the present dn;n-
tatoh, ny the vote of the friends of Ar Barton Els
siection' we believe, has given pleasure to the
friends OF the Administration genera lly.
p. S. Since the above vas written. we bave ala,
IN Win the St Louis Times of the 9TH inst phis
paper (once for Jackson though now for l,v,
the face Of affairs Ruckner ia n,adras >. 49,
port of Ciay-and of his 3D. votes, as vvere f.,ov 49,,
We had previously understood that there wa. -.
jorty of9 or against Barton, ,leaoea e. uo.,
against him, but some Of them personally frisnd,u .,
hlm and his cause. The election of RnoL,oI
bis pledges confirm it.
Onted States Senator On Yuesday las, hle..n
ger 6uckner, ESQ. was elected Senator of the Tnsad
states from this State for sig years from the fonyth
" " "a m next Inc gentlemen in nomination for
the office were Messrs. Bucknar, Miller W,Rsa md
Ash'y. MIR Barton was put in nomination. The
flrst ballot stood follows: "e
, For MIR. Buckner-Messrs Afford, Bates Bet;s
BoiiDger' Bent, Biggs, Brickey. Buford Byrd. CaM'
well OF Perry, Caldwell of Rails, Carson Coon"r
conway, Eastin, Gordon. Jewell, Jones. Jobnson
Lane Linn Merry, Martin, of Cape Girardean Re,
bean OF Franklin, Mclean of Randolph. Moo,o
Nash, Overall Stephenson, Scott, SbackeiGord Tono
Warner and Young-34 Long
For Mr.. Milcr-Messrs Alexander, Alien. Ash
ny Boggs' BuTckhart, Beeknell, Burch Candle Coon
Holhw9y, e Jackson, w. NJ Jackson. Jamison'
yone5 haVa.ough, Linvile. Miller. Martin of Jeffcr
So, owen Robertson, Smith, 81 Mr. Speaker,-27
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