Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-08-20
(From the Hamilton (ohio) Telegraph. J
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At the close of Mr. Claws address. il high wrought
suogy upon himselt and the ba.est c,luinnies upon
his opponents deserve tho Of address, such
The excited state OF feeling, and the general indigns-
ton at the use and abuse which he mads OF the hosp
ty and kind reception OF sour citizens" that imme
disely after he left the ground, without any previous
notice, very large meeting assembled in the court
house, al the door of which he m,de his speech, and
opted preamble and set of resolutions, sing
to The world that Mr. Clay had failed for want OF ar
gument, convince them that they, and their political
friends wrong; and that they not TO be swed
out OF their opinions by hi. however imposing
or his abuse, however n.nus'ng.
The proceedings of the day, take the whole, a
signal triumph to the friends of the present admins
ton, aud past has failed, the proceedings
OF This day must convince Mr. Clay that his present
course, well the events OF the last four FIVE
years, are at war with the feelings, with the sen'i-
:nents, and with the habits, OF the citizens of the
Miami valley. BY their promp, and spont aneous
preston, the citizens OF The Miami valley lays convin-
in the worst OF times, bat under the worst of circum-
stances. Mr.. Clay told them this day in voice and
language not 10 he mistaken. that he came HERE not TO
refIact aught lchich he lad said dOne to make
compromise! What then his Obj-cH That we
should reracl That we should compr omis-l! Are the
freomen of Ohio TO foreeo their opinions of men.
to renounce their sentiments Of measures at his
bidding? No. The citizen Of the Miami valley
are what Mr.. Clay in hi. letter to the Springfield Com.
mee besought tbo.e of the Mad river TO be. In his
own language, they will "ever retain, along with the
blessings which they enjoy manly spirit OF ind
dence, which compromise surrender of III air
principles Such spirit only can deserve preserve
Rslying upon their correctness of the statement Of
the Intelligence, that Mr.. Clay would be in town on
the 2Sih inst stated il in our lat paper; for
eqeally willing to give the earliest correct inform
10 tbs community for whose intelligence labor, OF
the movements of Mr.. Clay, az Of any other indiydua
and it was, with much disappointment, that we learned
from the last nellige6cer that ii could he said Of
him as Of SAM PATCH, "there is no mistake" and
that he would not be here before the 30h
Mr.. Clay partook. in Columbus, of what they were
pleased to coll the Mechanics dinner the 24h
at the Yellow Springs, the 26 by what name
this dinner styled have not learned and the
% at Dayton the OF which we have not yet heard.
Yesterday, he came from Dayton, by way OF franklin,
Mddetown, and Trenton--at Mddetown learn, he
stayed an hour or two aud received the salutaons
OF many citizens in very familiar and unoste ous
manner. H. reached this place about Fix O'Clock in the
evening, accompanied by the Committee Of Arrange
msn from this places and Last evening and to-day took
by the hand large number Of his friends and
OF his opponents-o. at o'clock he pariook of
dinner at which a respectable number eat down,
posed, principally, OF his political friends from the
ties OF Montgomery, Warren. Preble, Hamilton, and
this county, aud some from Indians-taking all into
| the estimate, have learned that the number was
about 2l0,-by what name this dinner will be called
we have not heard.