Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-06-12
MIR. CLAY AND HIS FIFTY MILLION BID.

MIR. CLAY AND HIS FIFTY MILLION BID.
The project, If Mr. Clay for fifty minn bank in y.
York with Albert Gallan for president Of il. 10
be generally understood in the say farewell 10
Mr. Bidde's bank and the State Of Pennsylvania, and
an overture 10 New York and Mr. GaIIan |. seems to
be looked upon as bid TO New York for her - Presi.
dental votes and, in that point o: view, is enough TO
shock and humate the moral Of the community
II brd enough TO bid for Pennsy vania, with Of
fer of 81 million bank; bat quit that, when he found
Mr. BddIe able to succeed FOR him in Pennsylvania,
ard puSh into Mr. Van Burens State, and there Of
fer bank Of 80 millions carrying the business Of
undermining competitor, and opening an auction for
the Presidency, to ahou, as great height as The most
degenerate days Of old ard dbauched governments had
ever ii really shocking and affecting TO such
things in young Republic
Mr. Strange, Of North Carolina, made some patriotic
remarks on ihs sub ec some days ago Without nam.
nG. particularly describing, Mr. Clay, he drew PIC
lures which could fail 10 apply, and gave it as
his opinion that the Constitution ought 10 he amended.
To prevent members Of Congress from being elig
Ole to the Presidency for certain number Of years nc
their membership ceased Such is the fate Of Mr.. Clay
When Speaker Of the Hnuse of Representatives he
worked openly to put up himself and pull down his
compe t,ors that the country began TO think that
Speaker Of the House of Representatives ought to be
eligible 10 the Presidency When he became Secretary
under Mr. Adams and had got into The "iinc Of safe
pyscedents, he played his hand boldly for the
purpose, that all agreed Secretary of State ought
I" be allowed TO be candidate for the Presidency
Now that he has got TO be Senator it is still the
game OH on Tue part
the public
Surely no man, in modern times and in a free country
has drfied public opinion and insYlted public de.
cency Mr Clay has done For fourteen years he has
awaited himself of his public station 20 bid for Pesden
ial votes, merely varying the bids times md circun-
stances change. Por long time it was high tariff and
internal improvement; then it distribution Of the
public land money. then il Bddlcs bank; and now
il is The nine hundred local banks. and fifty million
National Bank in New York. All these successive bid.
dinIs have had their turns and for the time being, each
scheme was pu:ed off in the same Identical phrases and
presented the se Of saving the country from
instant and total destruction. Auxiliary to this bidding
for votes system Of attack carried on against other
candidates for the Presidency To attack their characters
principles and conduct has been his daily ard nuori.
Gus avoeaton Tine was with all Presidential cnndi.
dates when they would scOrn to eccnnPer for them.
selves in the most innocent measure. much less to bid
for it with public money to undermine aud cnlUmni
ate rival. Time is when candidates will do olher-
wise The Washngtons, the Jefiersons. the Aladsons
the Jacksons &c. were. and MIR Van Buren, is an in.
stance Of the pure handed candidates None of these
characters were ever bidding for votes out Of the
public Treasury or by the offer of tariffs roads canals
division Of money banks, 10 Pennsylvania, or 10 New
York or to some other State None of these characters
seen in the Senate the II. of r., at babe.
cues public dinners attacking. mpeaching vying,
degrading, rdicung, and eliminating his competitors.
They did none Of these things Ii left for MIR Clay
10 set such example, and to follow IL for fourteen
wears Three times he has been sgnay rebuked we
NAV say four times for after his venomous attacks up
on Gen Jackson he loo much lowered in the public
estimation even to be allowed to he candidate How
il will be now we cannot say. Certain it is his own
party is loa 10 take him for candidate and if they d.
the voice Of the people will give the rebuke which his
conduct deserves. This country is too young TO have
the Presidency put up at auction. The nine hundred
ocs! banks are powerful, but they may not take the bid
Fifty millions 10 N. York is msgnifcen-a truly impe
rial bid-but she may despse it.-Giobe.