Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-09
THE GAME.

The Washington Telegraph insists upon II that Mr..
Clay cannot be elecedand, par consequences that his
friends ought TO Withdraw him-that though no good
reason could be assigned why Mr.. Clay might not be-
come favoiiIe with the people," che is endowed
with many qualities calculated TO concliae their good
VIII and command their respect" Sc, &c yet that
certain charges being made against him. at the LAST
Election, and tho people having decided against
him, upon those Charges, 'the Pride If opinion will
now induce them TO vote against him.-The Washing
ton "JourDa rails at the IeegroPh for ito hypocrfsV2
and for the threat drops that between Jackson and
Clay, he friends OF Mr. Calhoun will vote for the re-
election OF Gen. Jackson" We quote, not from the
Telegraph, but from the Journal. The game is an
amusing one. The Telegraph, while il disclams its
devotion 20 Mr.. Calhoun, is doing all il can 10 sssbove
Mr. Clay from the stool" and persuade his friends 10
coaesce with Mr. CaIhonn.-1he Journal rejects all
such overIures, and manfuy expresses its mistaken
determiDation.to adhere to Mr.. Clay.
| Tns Har fSd Mercury slick a 50 ~ The ship-"Tbs
Telegraph (ays 'hai paper o. the 20 ui,) bas h,
slreouons 10 pressing the Abandonment Of Mr. Clay a,
If pa.iy which embrace az much moral worth and n
Li5sm a'any which our coun ry knew &C. uld at
failure OF single aie, abandon svery hone It pr RI
pie Tor ~hish they contend. shor, time since Gan
Green told that The friends of Mr. CLAY were tba
natural a'li's of Tho Van Buren, aeti,p. Now (whjIe
hall informed Of The result Of the Keoiutky election
he tl's US, the iends OF NJ Clay possess ina, pa,
fioism and love Of country which ih.v profess al ,
will drop him and unite on Other Individual msrs.
ly for be puspos. OF putting down n. lcksoo And
who is the individual here pointed p? None other IN
John Cs'heun C'n the freud Of tbs Consiiiu,io1
he Union aud The American Sysfem unile in the sun
por OF John C.. Calhoun! Nevsr. We d0ubt ,fsr
an lit ouId not be quite es .aie To Ie, IN.
Too remain unde The control of Mrs. Eaton as 20 in.
irus II Ia such hanfs But will not trust il in The
hand OF eiihe. III nry Clay will be supported bv Inc
people, md III nry Clay will be our next esident ~,
The Mercury al'o audss TO Mr. Hammond Of the
Cincinnati u zsite, who, "preseding lhs Kentucky
election, said that the eizens al ha, state would no,
80 honor TO hsr talented and patriotic son. the nation
would lock 10 ano her quarter, and foce upon
tusky an honot ste c moi desstvs--hu hal (says III
Mercury was purely for elecfioneering EFFECT NovV
what sayeiMr. H'mmond siofe ,he eiscotl $40 mn
vision, me P'y appears rather rampant at preSfnf
Tor dnriIhttdft0n IN a single year"
There c-rsiny some sis rs OF shivsipg in n wind
In the ate at 0 o-but boz bgavely 60 . ,b- T. IL
tor Of The "SprngG id Pioneer stand no for Mr. Cav
"His spuuk - afmira bls"-Hedr him!
'We learn with great regret. from sources too res
pee able 10 remin nDnOiieed from private individual,
as wen az from Eiors Of pspers whose charasters
least en.i,le the opinions which ,hey exoress N asr
lion aud reipscul consdeta,n thai il 4, g,svev mo-
posed 10 withdraw Mr. Clay, aad Domips,e come o;her
Ind v'dual as the candidate in oprodon 20 Andre "
ysek'o's at the ensuing election for p eden' OF tie
United States for four years rom the 4:h of March,
1888. AS reason for ihis proposed change in me
movemens OF the National X pu bicans IL il alleged
that Mr. Clay eshnoi mite sufi .ep, Number Of sb.
ELECTORAL votes OF she aes 10 his se;op and
80 evidence In support OF this allegation ,ho rs,ut o,
the late KsDucky slecou IL cited. We take issue 90
1t ion M Start We disaPp'evs Of be sugges Jn be.
cause we be sve II unwise, unsoOnd and ul,sl; we
contend, and expesi TO prove that the eyidsbce Gpop
"hies u is iounded is Insufficient.
"S all we, sht he ifiends q coed der shsll the
| ~,
the advocates OF ihs doctrine If Interval i'm m nj
shall all those Who prefer "He cedTe of Rome 10 The
glory o. Cesar" nov, at ihii tim, whea approving
al ayen smiles upon their efforts, causing h, sor =
scienrt -'itssn Judas, 10 unfoli toe secrets OF IN
"Prison house, and reveal ito deeds of dafkness so,
midway IN hef palsy, and rsuder futile ant
VAIN, "hs' has already been sseomplishscl We fns
no at a2y rats, our course s cnwsrd-9n~ard. "Sipk
or ssimve or d:esurviyo, or pegi.h--sy, sios on,
nahd and our heart TO ibis cause" We have ngsd on,
nag TO Tue mat; upon S broad foids IL wri,tenO,,
Country and Clay and our Country 4" TIso,s,
and earth shall ,oitness, u Rome must fa, mat 10,
are innocent" Wv
! "Onward-onwardl Sink swiml Live or die sur
vive or Persh"--"Die all-die nobly- die like Deni
godsF II his "Pioneer" is host in a sinking cause
lie nails the Nag to the mas-He tells you he IL fol
Clay "Our country and Clay"-boldiy, openly, un
| sbrinkngly-and not like other friends OF MIR CLAW
taking refuge, from polite considerations. under the
general Of persons "opposed 10 the re. sstioo ~
President JacksoniP'
But the game that is playing 10 the North is more
amusing still The Anti Masonics are to hold Con
veniioB in Baltimore during the present month. fo
nominating their candidate TO the Presidential chair