Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-11-11
CONFUSION IN THE CAMP


CONFUSION IN THE CAMP
The "Oid Mao" and the Editor Of the Baltimore
Chronicle" are sli al isue about IN, ecmpara i've
sr 9Th OF nj ssfs Clay and Writ. The Chronicle ak,
vie Ter bs best for hIahomsi 20 to the Noun air
Or tor he Mcurtn 10 40 to Mahom-i Now, the
'Old Man. ihipks shat Mr.. Wiri 10 the M 9uu,sio and
therefore beat Tor Sr Clay and hi. friend. to 60
over 10 him.-The two combaan,s, not beirg .b o 10
agiee bs'ween themielves, have iDay sgte.d TO dis
gree, "a, you Gays tho las, ChrOu's,. h.vs ex-
pus ~ declared that the an'imasons toin not jim IL
tne support Of Me. Clay, we will be equally ak ia
Declaring our opinion, that the national republic ,oh
mot sbal don hi,u He may no be elected by the poo.
PIE, ii tbs four sanjii&tss stand but he viii certainly
70 ino he Hou,e the leading candidate, or the anti.
mssons have no inx Ike tho s,rsug ,hey have claim.
sd-Now we happen 10 think equally certain, Aha,
MI Clay will mel her 20 mo the House 'he Ieadics
CANDIDATE, nor auy candidate at sii--nor Mr.. wir,
ei'hsr-aud that Gen. Jackson will distance all he hsla
at the vsry fra, heat.
But we have some EQUALLY signs els. where IN the
ranks OF the Objectionable. Hammond, the aslsst
Clay editor in all the wes, has fallen under The su.pi
sion o. his late compeers Tbs las, National Journal
publishes letter !iom Cnsinnaii ct the 3O.h October
"fsom very respectable souree"-wh letter, IN.
Journal says twill be iOund in lis tone aud i port, 10
correspond with the language Of our most mt
friends every where" The writer, after deelari,g sha,
he grsa, Of the opposition General Jackson 10
this section Of hs wesi" have determined to adhere
other candidate Tor Mr.. Clay, al the Baltimore Convep
ticu, would no, be is,end 10 by large majority
oil hir. Clays friends" proceeds as follows:
"The Clay parry IN this city ~. now and for coma
time have been, very unfortunately sius,ed. We have
newspaper here Of the proper cast that spssks IN
sentiments and feelings OF The real friends Of Mr. Claw
The Gszst's. though sdi'ed by my ri. nd ME-. II ann
msnd wi great talent and honesty, does no, possess
Abe col hdsnse Of the minority Of Mr. Cny'. support.
Mr. HanmoIds course for the last ar has be CT
truly singular, ant, for fisnds Ute; indeed
ihiLk, he ought not 10 be considered as belonging 10
our party, but asa neutral, In every thing, eac.p IT,
opposion 10 General Js.k,oE-in ibis he 1, no
m'ng. He doe. no' pretend TO occupy a ssnd from
whish we msy view aleading advocate O! NJ. CLAY;
get he professss to be Mr. Cays supporter. Hs ed,.
hnx d. l..
she past sssso, tandsd 10 njure Mr Clay more than
/, had been ia dice, oppusi ion. Among ,ha, pot-
son Of he party that rely upon his opinion, doubt
prehcnsion dependency, are evidently manifested.
No greater curses than these go BIO engendcred In
any parry; tn are the fatal rocks on which the po-
Is. v.seis -four friends have repea, IDLY fouodsrsd
We beg the National Journal 10 believe, that do
not take such delight, he seems TO suppos, in such
symptoms oil discord have here exhibited and
especially rom the slight and temporary diversions
opinion which have been dscoverabe in ranks from
she Anti masonic nomination. - We do not believe tha
any coalition OF all the elements OF the Opposition
would shake the election OF A. ali events
we can never so far sacrifice the interests of our conn
try, to those OF individual, as to congratulate orr
selves upon the influence Of Anti masonry The late
Pennsylvania elections show, that IL Is losing ground
Iii that State he NJ York papers assure us thai i, Ia
losing ground in New York-It seems 10 be gaining
strength IN much, will be known
In few days in the vote for Governor, where Lincoln
Is run by the National Republicans, Lathrop by the
Anti Masons, and Morton by the Republicans But in
Vermont II Is certainly the ascendant. IL even com
rnands the Legislature OF the State And TO the North
West Of the Ohio,t is said to be making such slides as
TO astonsh pot only their enemies, but themselves-We
understand from intelligent gentleman, who has lust
visited the West, that the OF Anti asonry is car
Eyiqg every thing before Il in the Connecticut Reserve
is established with larger circulation than apy o,ber
in the whole Sa,e-and that her neghbors of Illinois
aud Indiana infected by this singular cholera morbu
We learn even, that meeting. though very thin one ,
has been held, in the county of in Virgins to
give us the benefits Of this associaiop.-For one we
can account rejoice at the triumphs of such
cause. No political considerations reconcile us to
the propagation of the widest faAaticism.
How the National Republicans and the Anti Ma.
coaesce, under their present relations, we
are at loss to conjecture The Anti Masons ap.
pear to he hearty in the support of MIR. Writ
and he seems equally determined stand by their nomi
nation.* As Mr.. Hammond says, IL came down upon
the Opposition like 'he swoop of hawk upon coyey
of patridges. though they may for time coauet
with the MT. rnasons and WOO Mr. Writ 10 tbeir mr.
poses yet il the Baltimore convention should fail 10 win
him, then, tell the N. Journal, that discord
between the two parties will be not slight, but deep
And who does not foresee the civil which will be
kindIed between them!
We have alluded TO the fanaticsm Of the Anti-ma
I'm what other terms We describe It, when
are told by the Otsego Journal OF petition (Which
goes TO prescribe niasons from holding the Office OF
Magistrate, or sitting in the Jury Box, being unan.
mously adopted by the Anti masonic Convention held
in this village on The 18Th instant, az which their coun-
ty nominations madc and ordered 10 be circulated
for signature in every school district throughout the
eouny"i-Where is the mighty regard which they pro
fess for the civil ms iuons OF our country when they
thus willing to sacrifice the rights of the citizen?
As TO their oton general charges against the Nasons
charges which have been often made in their pa
pers, and which have been lately recognized by the
letters Of Messrs Writ and Saltonssll what we 10
think of them, when Royal drch Mason of Salem
comes forward and states:
"Tha, ~hstever Masonry bes been in the ate OF ~
York yet in ths Ma oos ns uion in this iowD, ~
candidate before taking any Mi onc Obligation, /, in
formed by The person administering the sane, tha
slo,hrg her Ia ned IL TO interfere in The ie ash
degree with his religious faith, bis 20 sal tr ncipss
or his morl oJsa 90 tha, /, is utterly un,fu. h,
uhaFs M nHA h mi a Dn,, Il A.
sonry, has ever been qui!ed rtqoos,ed to ear
aha, he will KEEP companion secrets, murder asd
treason mo- pied, AMI tina, such clause forms 10
PAT OF the Royal Arch MasOns oats, a, he himself re-
osvsd II ard bis armiri tered to many. His lame
Is At the seNiro o nj Sci oostaII.'
We shall publish r. our neg', Commun csiion which
we have received FEM M ston this subject.
1"Tbe Baltimore pspo contain official notification OF
meeting q the Naoasl Republican COVE oiion q the city for ny
ODE held in Baltimore IN December 10 place OF tho Hon.
informed, without example in tho history cleo
pioneering in this county MIR Writ had consented be
purpose Of Candidate to be supported BY be party
for office Of President Before meeting of this
f5ss presidency opposition 10 the candidate nominated
lbs candidate resigns
convention and his
ga, tbey have no doubt that NJ win ss as much sns
psod any individual in the nation his We
will add have doubt that bis friends were equally surprised
q, bis accepting the nomination Boston ID. Adv.
MS said that Mr. Clay will be ell sed to the
eeoae Of the United S'ses-snd 1, ruspeeid, play
the paft Of IN Conpromistr. Mr.. With may deny
she ccnmeniafy have noticed on the letter, az much
m he plesse Yet such 10 the par, whish many OF his
friends ere nov wiling TO assign him 10 'hs Drdmaits
Peysone Of The 5srae. What though Mr. Cay did
declare in his speech OF the last ear at Ciosihnat
that not an inch Of ground should be sbspdoned-,ba
no fem OF the Tariff oushi 10 be surrende'ed-n hat