Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-17
Friday, N.Ey' 1899.

the country will regard these conlrvances as ifaud
upon oil lair and homes, Ieglation as The evidence OF
determination 10 "ru!e or rain; and as wan'nn oiS
regard Of those principles OF public duty, by which The
people expect their representatives 10 be guided III the
discharge Of their official trusts.
81 n review al the condition Of the country during
The last 10 years there numerous causes n con9fan
at!on Tor the friends Of economical Government ana
strict construction Of The Constitution The career Of
Internal Improvement by the General Government has
been arrested and confined TO its legitimate bounds The
income Of the Government has by reduction OF dues,
been "a. diminished that 1t is To be hoped will not
much exceed its necessary expenditures The money
power welded by the United States Bank. has been DIS
armed The progress Of Republican principles has been
predominant except in a few States.
late number of The Boston Liberator contains The
following extract Of speech Of the Reverend Chester
Wright No one read IL without perceIving IN the
manner in which this champion nf The Of Abuli
ton handles Mr. Gays late speech declaring his dis
sent from the schemes Of the back branch Of Whggery
that the esGirs Of the AboIitinnss do not mean Ia
prejudice hun deerly with their followers. They ook
upol his long deferred and reluctant opposition 10 them
but sacrifice 10 obtain Southern support, and they
know that without diversion in that quarter they
cannot ex@ect derive the least Cor the'r
pav IN tie next Presid. nlIa election. They remember
that Mr.. Gays influence gave k.nlucky-a slavchoid
ING S,ac-,o Harrison and Granger. the Abolition can
drdates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency md al
though this faction, however grateful for this erd'Ect
o. Mr. Gays willingness and capacity 70 serve tIn III
not prefer his nomination rs the wing candidate" i"
the Presidency the tenor of the Rev Mr.. Wrglits ad
dress shows that they have such abhorrrnce 10 him
would proven, anna gafnaiiun Clay ticket alter The
fashion Of Seward ard BraLsh That Alr Clay won't,
have no !rsnpcrable objection 10 such coalition, h
ready union with his bltier Antagonist. John z Adams
4 proves.
/ The l.heranI says:
The Rev. Chester WEIGHT speaks Of the kenluCky
Senator'S mighty effort in the following strain:
al anY O.. can be named calculated 10 give Il
this and more powerful influence than II Ia:
received is The pro slavery speech which The great
Mr. Clay lately delivered IN the u States Senate cham
Der lln" larly The doctrine proclaimed III Tie
halls &c Congress- that The comm ncticnt Of debate on
,h!s suhjPCl would I've The signal i"r lie dissolution {"
The Union: Touch lhis subl,ci, sud, substance. TIE
wise men Of The Suu,h-open d aste 10 these halls on
the subject Gf slaveTyaTSl our wmfk IS done We Gu
these seats in moment We 20 home 20 our c"mstiiu
EMS and tell them Tie splendid fabric 81 our Govern.
meut is "vcIthrown The barIrrs at The Constitution
ere broken down The Union is dissolved and we must
provide Government tor ourselves nd what 90
W. brtr!G; Tie great Champion, the very Goliath
Of Southern institutions. uifrEg tie grand q bate
on tins yrry sui pet tie floor Of the Senate: WHICH,
IL his Immortal honor. and that Of tie Green Mountain
State V am SHADE had the pre-eTtIncnt privilege OF
opening IN tie House "t Representatives during the last
wears session. Yes! hear Henry Clay op"n the de
bate on Tie very sub! CT Of MIR saG-s rs>0iuon--iIe
ahnun sc slavery in the District al CouTIIa-and de-
carlnr his belief that il ought 10 have been opened be
fore. True, lie comes ont the wrong SIDE but Il"
! matter Discussion is what We want. Let laseh""d
rtL wp her cins and buckle her ar'no and .ropp!e
= th truth. We fear not he result We have as"n IN
rpoice that tins grand drhate, which W. trust IN
God will never be closed m Tie last letter Is knocked
from he American slave, opened IN the .ranGs 81
council the globe. by the giant oi hnl body Tot
what has this giant produced: What has he pot forth
to his country and the world against the abolition o
slavehoilnc, AniE,plljpent schootUv among the Abo
'loniss @" the Greer Mountains, GIT soon dispose a
tins mighty SPEECH Of which Mr. Clay himself sho"'C
he fight ducls, may live 10 be most heartily
assumed - Gi0Lc