Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-20


Having taken this very important and delicate re-
sponsibily upon himself he, i'm formal letter told
ms Indiana friends, whom he visited, that being n
candidate for the Chief Mayistracy he could no,
venture TO eat any more public dinners, thing he
had abstajncd from ever since his Kent,,cL ~ nom;
nation. lie would not have it inferred that he wns
ciectionccring for so high Office i'm way so yul-
gar. From the following scrap from an lasiinrs pn-
per- VIII he scen that he did altogether lose his
"oor. me Editor = mistaken I'm surprising il was
competc failure" for doubtless some of Tho iepai
dfegdtes, created by Mr.. Claws management or,.
now IN attendance at Baltimore and sent forward
the Committee which visited Mr.. Clay Yesterday 10
ascertain whether lac would accept the nomination
OF the National Republican Convention. 'Thos,,
Delegates that represent the whole State of Indiana
athough rejected by the people as representa- ives in
congress, were nevertheless advanced to their n,or,,
important Junction at Baltimore, by body of law
ycrs us will be seen from the following article:
nc late Clay Convention i'm Indiana was comp,ctc
oure Less than half Of the counties of the Staff,
VIZ represented there. Those who attended (37 in
numbcr were principally the io,ryc,s in ATTENDANCE mn
o'' INC Court then sitting at Indianapolis"
Inc Convention thus got up, the Editor nj the
"c!"Sehcer compliments II by saying that s'niutouph
Jt.o az number, ho'cerer, they ,cM represent MLLroSs
Seu:y jreemen and true Notwithstanding to
.ne rauo furnished by rie Indiana meeting, which
rs the fullest we have heard of, the computation of
me inteihgenccr IL evidence OF his inclination for
me rotten Borough system, where millions of free
noi are represented, but against their consent, by
Mr. Clay himself "a will be seen from, his Ic,,oy
rs conscious of the real constitution of his Convex
non. lie says, "detegdtes hare been instructed bv
e'r constituents TO yield support to il his namel rs
bo dscIorsS 20. ne rres,aeney and his restriction"
at Mr. Clays repugnancc TO n delegation "insiruefed
oy We'r constituents" He represents i'm the Senate
some half dozen members of the Kentucky Legislo
','rc, who violated their instructions and BETRAYED
their constituents. 1t gives him pain that his Con
vcntion should have badge of res,r;ct;on mn, ,non
'hcn, marking the body as mere meeting of his
part'zans Knowing his men, the mark was unne-
cessary, ana he would have been glad to save ap-
eu.anccs..hc cndeavors to affect this by first re-
icrrng TO the fact, and then generating his agents
from the influence. He saws:
1T would have had happy constitution if il had
oooicd inc VIII OF all who DESTROYS of rcscuinr the
rNecuuVe government OF the Union from the misr,lc
whch threatens to subver established institutions and y-
disgrace and ruin upon the country" .
After having thus presented himself os WILLING IN
become the champion to rescue the country from
me "MIsRuLE," "DIsoRACE," and "RUINn threatened
by the present Chief Magistrate, he with the most
perfect tells his friends that if their
nomination should fall "upon ann individual Other
than myself IL shall hDue not only mn heorf oco,,;es
cence and concurrence, but my cordial and seaous CO.
operation"
Notwithstanding his letters patent giving his Con-
iiion iu,l power 10 nominate "dIy individual other
man myself lhimsclG]" his pcrtinacious adhcrcnts
would still nominate him. And he now stands n
tT'ce nominated, and thrice accepting candidate.
lie proclaimed himself in Indiana-hc accepts. bv
anticipation, in his letter MIR. Barbour and he has
AGAIN accepted the tender of the depuuton who ira
yelled from Baltimore IN this hard weather to know
ms very doubtful wishes upon the subject
Iherc is now only one difficulty in his way to the
Presidency. Can he get the votes fthesc "nulliors
81 st"dy jreemen andhu patrioLs," who we are told
by The lnteligcncer, represented in this august
National Republican Convention. We fear not II
maryland should have liberty tovote by general tick
ct, we predict that Mr.. Clay will not get one vote in
the Union; and then alas the Government will be
continued IN It's present wretched state of "NIs
RULE" "DIsGRAcE AND RUIN"