Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-07-31
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There are strong signs the armament, that Iennes.
will 60 for Alr. Clay, but for Mr. Van Buren,
In this stage ni the game, il Is not therefore astonishing,
that Judge Whie who has been thrown cut of the
hy his own private feelings, shoals have authorized the
! Editor uf the Nashville Banner iat Washington on the
Sd of JUly.) show his hand N favor Of The kenuck
ian The Editor contends that 1.-The line OF duty be.
fore the great body OF the Opposition in Tennessee the
original Jackson plain. IL was, 10 maintain
thrr attitude Of determined hostility To the present Ad
miGstratnT, 10 await the selection On Dec, lcjyl by
their h brethren OF suitable candidate ii opposition
! 10 Mr. Van Buren,. and tim TO throw all their weight
into the scale q" tie opposing candidate of coure De
he who b. may. lie airns, that lJis %. The Opposition
in Tp,a sspe prepared TO give Mr. Clay "a hearty,
united support in case ke b" The opp""irg candidate OF
Nr b" Il cannot jsays hey beivf give the grounds
aud reasons Of his preference an b. tfGly stating what
understand TO be The present position and what wi. be The
future of our old friend Judge White than whom
homes, man or more consistent politician does not
1--we The assigned reasons such show that Judge
hlte has determined 10 throw complete somerset
ard abandon every republican principle hch he ev
pru.sssrd- In order 10 disguise LIS apOsacy tie Is com
PEELED 10 saw that VI. Van Buren, Objectionable ION
lie score uf The Tariff aud Internal! improvement, as
Mr. Clay that Mr. Clay &, Is trnel IS in favor OF
G. 6 Bank and Mr.. Van Buren, o. the Sub Treasury.
or in other words. Of GOr,rnmtHt sBank and that
Judge White opposed to both, but of the two, Is
teens the former la less oh,"c'ionahe ihin the latr
-nu, j! - known that Nj Van Buren, and his friends
expressly G'Sc!aim all idea o Government Bank, (sse
ican member, OF Congrcss)-And Mr. White Nhrongh
his ar,hnrIz-d organ no doubt proceeds 10 state
o'hcr grounds of preference for Mr.. Clay, which
are equally false aai frivolous The facts are, that
Mr. Cay has neyr. abandoned his Tariff propensi.
es-that he still main,ans tie constitutional right
of establishing Internal lmprov'm'nts-and that he Is
the avowpd champion ola National nkagainsi which,
Judge White. in The n!Gen time Of his Republican pEIn
ciprs protested and foaght whh all his strength. Now,
indeed his opinions hang loosely about h!n, that he
assss his friends IN Tenn-ssse through the same letter
hs, he vii, never permit. ks vote 10 stand in the way
Of the wishes If his State that or Other question
In other words that III is prepared 10 sacrifice by HIS
vote tie Constitution of his Country 10 Pr"pIIlnie The
wishes of certain friends + his the old Roman Re
publican whom to- him 10 bes-sDd IS this the
man whom the Hammer now halls one Of the most
homes. men and most consistent politicians that ever
lived3
We lament 10 see the ni.mity OF human nature. thus
displa we'd the dsrrcInns Of man, who h0
nnrrd for his VIRTUES lie has become The victim Of
private grrfs and misGirpcted amJi,ion-and there
seems be stopping place in his descent 10 the
abyss- but thanhs Ia tie Banner Those singular de-.
veoprmenrs must contribute 10 open the eyes OF The
Republicans OF Tennessee. They will pause and ponder
and whatever Judge White msy wish, that he
has thrown Oft the mask. II Impossible that they
can pn wilh him Tennessee viii openly abandon
the principles Of the Republican Party, to throw her
sell into the arms OF the Ecdrraiisrste Naloua! Bank
mpn-,he TarIi!i,es, the internal improvement men.
&c As.