Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-22

HENRY CLAY.

menus hem hdt quarter, would surprise uy - et
what person not blinded by his bigo,ry, not drunk
with party spirit, can read the contemptuous notice
Of snch man a. Henry Clay, By such man, with
cut loathng and disgust He suspeets that Henry
Clay will try to run into the Senate, and he shall
besuIPriscd at no movement from that quarter Were
the whole sentence predicated Of felon suspected
OF being about TO perpetrate larceny, i, could no,
have run in more insulting phrases. And il is pre-.
dca'ed of ,ohona Of Henry Clay-thc mos, highly
endowed public man, not Of this country only, but
the agc--the American Citizen whose renovn .f or
That OF the Washingtons, Franklns, JefS.rsous and
Henrys, has travelled farthest and widest-he who
his counrymen in foreign lands are proudest to poin,
to as sustaining the Revolutionary reputation of ,bcr
country This the spo ken of as burglar
ted ofthe intention ofhouse breaking. And bv whom,
man who for long period oftventy five years In,
never expressed opinion tasteful to majority
or supported q measure at war with his own inter.
ests--aod who with inlcxibilc fcx.biity. accommo.
dates his sails 10 the winds, and turns summer,et,,
by rule He presume to measure the risut propo,.
tions o! Henry Clay and say he shall be
at no movement he may make. As well NAV tho
mule with his two inches and half of Horizon
presume TO scan the Heavenward arpht of the Peru
Wan Condor!
But Clay is fallen. sunk, damned forever! And is
thus the cause Of the vile and unring abuse which is
poured upon him' Is because the lion is dead that
every ass kicks at him, and every fce lifts I'D his leo
against h'me Is this the magnanrnity of generous
'oes' Such has ever been the ms pnanimitv Of the
Enquirer.
One Is at loss to knoIs, imprrfecty examining the
case why 1t is that Henry Clay the most liberal of
men, the trues to his friendships the mos, maanapi
us In his en"ltles, possessing the phianthropc
slIt with every qualsy 10 WIN respect, and command
admlraion--thnt he Of all other men, should he ,u,-
SUED with an imP'acable and acrimonious malipn,v
unprecedented IN the history of this country. Ys,
So 1t 49, II he IL irrevocaby fallen as his enemies
say, Why should the artillery 81 800 Presses nces-
sanity play npon him, WHAT sense or nec.aai 70 "a
there ID shooting dead ducks? There is but ono w,v
70 read the riddle. The gentlemen canno, think him
fallen after all No-they must in truth, not ONLY
THINK HIM atice. bot formidable And We fully snre.
with their secret opinions.
~ phe Enquirer says tho "old Federal party" is
raiying for Clay in New York, and quotes the oh,
Erening Post, the rankest Federal paper ever pub
hs7ed IN A",erica. the Federal Republican expcoted
for proof of the fact! Is YIN. 3. Rochester. At,
Van snreh's candidate for Governor in ls.e-is Gen.
Peter 3 Porter, author Of the Report Of the Com.
n''itsr ri Foreign Relations in Isle-.re thev Fed
eYs jis.s'
ist7'o"'1 SeDator.-It appears from an article in
fhe E't'cnai inteli'genc"r Of Monday, which We
COPY rhat II: BARON has lost hia election to the
a-uai' Of the . Ststes, and that Mr. Buckner In.
Dc,7 -.7Ssa The circumstances Of the election arc
no. -. 5up2ed Barton's defeat will be excited
Sye5 ffsc say in the desrea he was dreaded. How
,nuc" hat WIS., we need not say. The upshot Of the
'no''er wlll be an exchange Of the Senate for the
House. Mr. Pettis will have to resign his seat to
the "I.iitle Red"
From Missouri we lea IN that a oen,lem,, h H.
name Of Buckner has been elected a Senator ~ ,he
United States TO succeed Mr. Barton for the torn, f
Elk years from the I'D day of March next. We hear
that he was elected, other candidates sunooseJ
TO be, hike himself. fir endly to the present Admits
uation by the vote Of the friends of Mr. Barton U;s
electl'o,wc believe, has given no pleasure to Tho
friends OF the Administration generally.
r. g. Since the above was written, we have fallen
IN win the ST. Louis Times Of the 4th inst. This
paper "nce for Jackson though for Csy) change,
'he lace OF affairs. Buckner is pledged to the SUD
port OF Cay-and of his 81 votes, &c were CLAW men.
We had previously understood that there was . ma.
Jorty OF 8 or against Barton. pledged to vote
against bin, but some Of them personally friendly IN
him and his cause. The election of Duckner and
his pledges confirm il.
United States Senator. On Tuesday last Alexan.
der buckner, ESQ wns elected Senator of the United
States from this State for year. from The fou,,h
OF March next. The gentlemen in non;no,;on e.
the office were Messrs. Buckner, Miller. M,Pse md
AshIy MIR Barton not put in nominotion' TIC
first ballot stood as follows: "'
For Mr. observation-disclosures Afford B,tea uo,,;.
boiingnr' Bent Biggs, Brickey. Buford Byrd. CalJ'
vel OF Perry, Caldwell of Rails Carson, Conner.
CONWAY. EastD. Gorden Jewell, Jones. Jobnsnn
Lane, Linn. Merry. Martin. Of Cape Girnrdesm NJ
Loan Of franklin. Mclean of Randolph. Moo,c
Nash, Ovrrall Stephenson. Scott Shackeiford. Tong
Warner and Yonng--34 -""s
For Mr. Mhicr--Messrs. Alexander. Allan. Asb
ny Bog1s Burckb,,t, Beckncll, Burcb Canole Coon.
CT, Dorrss, Duncan, Hen-"y. Hunter. Uo,emsr
no'lway, Jackson, w M Jackson. Ism;son
9on's; kavnsongh, idnyiIle. Miller. Martin of JefFsr.
son Ow"n Robertson, Smith. g. Mr.. Speaksr.-s1
For Mr.. Ashley-M"ssrs Bruffe g. Revhu,nN
Messrs Bnckncr and Wilcox were absent.
IT," r'snt of the election has not in the Ioa q, a.;
At IL