Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-20

t;vslv discountenanced and discouraged Tue Auo''o
,onositions recently made; and yet Southern met were
f~ppd yo,inp against it. Every Southern man IN Con
press in 1900 voted Tor the mi'der measure then
(From the .2lbanu .7rgus. Eng. 10 r,cy
Our correspondent at Saratoga furnishes US asn1ant
and Characteristic exhibitions by the hen. ~ obserya
TO the Presidency-now on po, ,I.n a, they come
ton through this State We give '. 5;hIa a. ,besp
m ps WITH The single remark, that, ine'eo'os ,hev
of political menones lille Them TO Gre
are nevertheless from SOURCES ""'~'
dit No.. or Mr. 3rous
SARATOGA. August ~, 1907.
The Stump Orator from Kentucky arrived ,d ~ on es
,o ,bou, : o'clock Yesterday afternoon u"u - onn
, f about 100 bows on horseback anu sone =, ooo
wings. Federaiisls Anti Masons ana Aoo'"o"''' :"
carriages. ,oyious that Mr. CLAW
"a - = bic snnearance at the time above stated,
~ ore,t Mains had been taken to rally Tor nus fecep
ton Runners had been sent ~ every oiree.n % u.a
The adrummer's CALL, and 10 muster suhcaen. iolce
n mike the affair respectable me PrnCssS'oH "a'
a5s nm of the aristocfacy of the city OF New lo1k'
Wing merchants. Wing editors, t%hg othceholaers' o.
Ace e.uectan,s and disappointed -seekers-ali unit
inc in the great farce of receiving MT Cay mercy 10
crafty their magni,y towards Mr. Van buren, ",
couYse along wagons without springs Drawn oy Jaoto
plough horses were not allowed TO disgrace Tue pro
cession The farmers, mechanics ana wo5Kihgmen 'He
real Democracy Of the country, had no Parucpaoh ~
This spendid shop A few Of The latter, VINO mao oeeh
induced from curiosy assemble al The Place OF recep
ton were allowed to follow in be train, kesp,ng al
respectful distance from the nobility 10 oaroucnes a"u
carriages In point of style, il was mogn'hceni pa
gesntfy worthy Of ancient Federalism and every thing
was in perfec, keeping Our Wing sheriff and his posse
were The chief marshas; Elk Speaker Taylor aha our
Wbig representative were the intermediate oooy guou
OF the itinerant political preacher
On his arrival opposite the Union Hall, 10 The lower
part OF the village the procession was hailed IN order 10
Five few elderly ladies' stationed the piazza tor that
purpose, an opportunity TO hurruh for Henry Clay !!
and shake the crumbs from their pocket handkerches
This circumstance created great sport with the crowd
and then general rush was MADE Tor inc Hoei, Mnee
the rpn, s,a tesman was be delivered OF speech,
10 crafty the appsites and please the ase OF MS nosy
II is unfortunate for Mr. Van Buren, that this speech
could not be published as It ives SPOKEN Aef g.' Ing
a description of Niagara Falls and 'comPlmenng tne
peaceful and guict Canadian Colonies OF Inc
Queen Victoria" the "great orator Launched INTO
philippe agans, the late and present Administrations
He claimed great merit in being member OF the ad
ADMINISTRATION Of John Quincy Adams, although he was
very cautious tell us how he got there he ooest
ed Of being Whg-a Democrat Of 20, ana friend
Of the u s. Bank Many frown could be seen upon
the of his Federal hearers at his preien
sens 10 Democracy, especially taught in the School
of Thomas Jefferson. lie denounced General Jackson
and Mr.. Van Ba.en in unmeasurea terms and proved,
no doubt, 10 the satisfaction Of hs'"Whig brethren
that the late and present Executives were the most cor
rupt men living, and that the country was in Imminent
danger unless he (r Clay is elected President Of the
u s. His speech repetition OF the abuse and
slang which has ,eemed from the Wing press for the
last six years, and more betting the first efforts
of the schoolboy than an American Senator aspiring
80 the high Office Of Chief Magistrate of the Nation =
Mr. Clay has evidently mistaken the temper of the peo
pe Of this State il ne thinks such hassogues will make
friends to his cause.
He talked long and labored hard 10 persuade his
hearers that union and harmony necessary 10 put
down the present Administration; in other words that
the friends Of Scott, Harrison and Webster, should all
unite upon him the strongest candidate to take the
field against Rlr Van Buren, He denounced the indie.
md ham had
been twice voted down in Congress, he thought The Pre-
sdent shou cease to entertain even an honest opinion OF
his in relation TO it. he condemned the policy OF the
Administration in regard the public lands-ridculed
the Florida War-cautonec the people TO beware Of The
entertainments Of Eaecu,ive aulhoryand charged the
Administration with settled design to ruin The curen.
cy, iniure commerce and TO cripple our industry,
by cruel warfare against the "cred system of the
country Hercgreed rery much, that his "litie friend
(he President not prssent to hear him. int orOued
his determination to eoniauc The pursuit until he tcas f
naly orcrtaken Judging from his progress for the last
Is years Mr. Clay has long before him he
tains the object OF his desires His movements in this
State have thus far been etrogadng and unless there
some new prfuciae is locomoton, (ike his discovery
Ist the ST. Lawrence up stream instead OF
down the Senator's advances cannot be very encourag
mo II impossible to give even general sketch Of his
sneech at nss time Instead of being every body
nec,ed digMhed address from an American statesman
70 an intelligent assembage, wac like intern
perste appeal, such as demsgogue would address to
what he thought ignorant mob who neither think nor
reason for themselves.
The public will Probably be informed by Weed OF the
Journal and Stone OF the COMMERCIAL Sho never scru-
pie any a|sehood that the reception surpassed any
thing of The hind in this country One thing should be
remembered. There we're at the time five or Six
thousand people in The village, including citizens of all
political parties. great portion Of the persons
drawn here by aoliyes Of curiosity, to hear the
"gIeat Wing champion hold forth TO the iuexPressioe
delight Of bis gaping admirers, and oct Of the whole
pumber present, more than half eau be claimed
as having participated in the reception.
Ex Se8ator Talnadge arrived ia town o-day, and
/, has teen suggested that his friends get up another
eeptiop uasmuch as they could not consistently unite
in Mr. Clays It is, however, said, that Mr. Clay is
to take bill of sale Of the Conservative patty; and il
ture day. Mr.. Clay will remsin here until Friday
next for the purpose OF coisumma'ng The "bargain,
and The nuptls will be celebrated in Troy on Satur.
day following This being accomplished, three obsla
cles remain before he can s.nd the least chance "
an election. II Ia true, the s,t6t Of sixty thousand
dollars to Mr.. Webster may rave quoted the oP
done to get rid Of General Harrso in the West Then
there is the Abolition pai'y-wht can a stakeholder
do with them, Thea ~, sp , spsfng, the an,i-Masonic
ciple-what can royal arch mason do TO concia,e
them' With all these in his favor,Mr Clay would
stand bu. an even chance with bis competitor. for
the Presidency and with any portion o, them agains,
him, as, from the nature of things, thes will be- his
friends may transport him from town TO and village
to village with splendid professions and shuts of tri
umph, but their efforts will all be in vain I'D the idol
of their alteration will fall far short Of the hgh object
of all his ambition
(From an Orleans Co. Correspondent, dated A,u. 81
"mr Clay has passed through this part of III State
and think the effect Of his visit will be una bic 10
the Wing cause. The principal object the Wing had
in posPonng the choice of delegates The Harieure
Convention until after the November election WA 10
hoodwink that portion Of the Wings in the infected Ga
trct who were formerly anti Masons; large maioriv
Of whom are sincerely in favor of General Harrison
M Clay however, came among u.s. bis friends wer
active TO show him respect but were unable 10 max
much display His visit has probably sga,ed the ques
non who should be the next Wing candidate for Presi
aent' o: much as the choice of delegates would ha "
DONE Many OF the more substantial Whs- 40 40. he
state 70 arow neir determination 10 exercise their indie
pendence some in not voting for Royal Arch hlaso
no oE annno H.