Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-05-03
POLITICS..
T.. q, III. EIOije !
from the Giobe ,,,, .,o,,
urssRs CLAY AND PRESTON-THE ABOLi'
1iON MOVEMENTS.

TiON MOVEMENTS.
That Mr. Clay has endeavored TO syseemaHIe ~, '
advancement the sectional majority O! the hohe.a
holding States by making party div slons on quesuo"
,ore, tho interests Of the rich and powerful III 0oe
S,,s n the 1oense of the industry OF the whoe 0ou'
none can deny. great bank in Nor'ne1h cry, md
mnndinp the trade and currency OF u'e cou"u! ih
hodiro that of the South especially IN sort o. on m
,occngs s the main wheel oC his machinery. FOR ,s w
South furnished the mass OF the revenue gov" ,h ppnh
under an UNEQUAL tariff paying the discount o" "e
4. ,,opev loaned in the enhanced price OF os eooue
,d..J md soI6 10 them by the merchants trading on
The cantal ORIGINALLY drawn from them oy the usqua'
impost The expenditure on Internal improvement .H
was another stream offered TO Northern cou,"e,Ss' "
attach the region which II c'mma"uIu " ' c,risb.
car: and the parent fountain OF the WHOLE as %
in, the SUPPLIES was the TARF THIS appealed ofec'
" 10 the manufacturing class. TINS oody' ope.al's ~
nhalanx Mr. Clay supposed would carry 'he ..p' g.
masse, aided by the active BANKING anu eo"''e'''N' "
troops. ,;,od :, ,h. COL
lowing declaration Of Mr.. Clay 10 MI Preston ana
given 10 the public the authority OF MI Fehe"s'"
Zone effect Of the restrictive policy (says Mr. Ciay)
will be so TO reduce the slave labor as TO make IL Tue "
terest of the shareholder to man"mt his slaves
No comprehensive mind can cast glance AZ .ie Po.a
cv which Mr. Claws public actions and declarations
ba 90 pntoded in connection with The topics 10 whch
we have alluded without perceivng that lis whole scope
was TO eu,body controlling Northern influence. ahu
uniting il with his local and personal influence IN Nsh
trckv n make the issue between il and the weaker
v,
South TO enable him prevail in his aspiration 10 he
Presidency, against the party and p'eHePes aha seI':o
TO which he had been previously attached ana 10 "hc
eyery feeling Of early association o gratitude, us we"
nc sense of Justice and regard Tor the Constitution Inc
pe.ce and happiness Of the country should ever nave
continued his attachment MIR. Clay changed course
was .vde nty the consequence OF calculation OF Po'
cal chances The following passage OF speech deli
yered by him al Lewsburg, Virginia, IN the 3o,h oil Au
eusl 1896 OH opening his electoneer!ng campaign Tor
the Presidency under the auspices of Mr. Adams, and
rs the safe precedent candidate, sheds Hood OF ighl
on the motives which led TO his changed pohtics:
nTbere ore persons (says MIR. Clay) who would i'm
nress ON the Southern States the belief that they have
ius cause Of experimenting danger to certain portion OF
their property from the present Administrator IL Is
not dicut comprehend the object and the molVe OF
these id. alarms What measure Of the present Adm
n,traon gives any just occasion for the smallest aPPre
henson to the tenure by which that species OF properly
is held, However much the President and the members
of this administration may dprccate The e1'Scnce Of Sd
r,ru amonp ~ as greatest cr ruth natch HS arc gsct-
3D. there ct them that does not believe mat the
Constitution OF the General Government coniers no au
thortv 10 uerpose between the master and his slave,
none 10 apply an adequate remedy, il iced. there be
anv remedy within the scope OF the human power.
Suppose object Of these alarm ats were accomplished,
and the savehodlng States were united IN the sentl-
men that the policy Of the Government in all time 10
come should be regulated the basis Of the fact OF
slavery would not union one side lend 10 union on
the other and would not such fatal division OF the peo-
pie and States OF this Coniederdcy produce perpetual
mutual irritation anu eSdSpeTaUOn, aHu
oion itself, The slaveholdng States cannot forget that
they are in minority, which is in constant ela
tive dimnution, aud should certainly not be the hrs, TO
put forth principle Of public action by which they
would he the greatest losers
The South he says is 'notc minority, ehich IS an
constap, reatire diminution; and he asks, 1t hs pc
lieu of tbs Government in all time 10 come, should DC re-
guiated the basis Of The att saoery .ooud not "noH
on onf side lend to unj0a on tie or? This he answers
in the affirmative and adds that such state OF things
fhn be t.;iip LOSERS And he takes
care to place himself aud the President with whom he
was associated, on the winning side by The rematk
"honerer mach the President and he members Of ms ia
7ninsrdton may dprecatf the e1steRee Of slavery among
US as the greatest erH ,cih chich afflicted, yet
they saw no constitutional means oil applying IAN ade
oua,e remedy" The Tariff to slarve labor 10 death was
q subsequent suggestion made long since to MIR Preston
The publc will remember however, that the farm was
then part Mr. Clay system 10 produce unton on one
side his favor and that the greater sid" The ingenious
Device then, of suggesting, in The midst nj asavehodng
State that III insisted that the policy Gooernme7t
should all time 10 come, DC regulated on The Jact ~
stareru"a fact which made the basis OF the Con.
s,ituiion tselt would produce union on the greater
side which would subjec, the whole policy OF the Go
vernment 10 q domination wholly alien to Southern
interests, was only adroit way OF threatening the
South with the power of an Administration which, how
ever much i; deprecated he existence OF slavery as the
greatest evil with which are afflicted, was willing
TO tolerate it, it the South would be submissive, and not,
insist that the policy of the Government should be egu
lated BY that fact. 1t II did unite however in asserting
that the fact OF slavery recognised as the basis OF
the Constitution, and was therefore TO be brought into
view in regulating the policy of the Government then
"ths union on one side lcoud tend TO uaon The other,
and Mr.. Clay and his installed Administration = his
Northern President with Northern Abolition feelings
would look TO the greater division for support and the
South must be "the losers This is the plain inerpre.
tation of Mr. Ciays threat in the Lewsburg speech,
which we quote.
Another change, however, has recently come over
Mr. Clay His last chance for the Presidency is before
o.,1 I,.r, ,n
perceves has foreslaled him with The Abolition Wings.
To secure the Nomination Of the National Cor Tenon
of Federaiss, and SO draw Northern Whiggery, Abo'
ltioniss and ALL to his he at once that he
must bring the force of Southern Whggery in aid Of
his pretensons. After voting against the suppression
OF the incenday appeals circulated through the mail
70 excite instruction in the South-aer voting against
the quiet consignment of Abolition petitions to the
oblivion OF the Clerks hamper, and suggesting the
reference TO The committees, and discussion SO much
desired by ALollonIsls-aiter dodgng the questions
growing out OF these petitions, by getting behind the
pillars OF the chanber-this willy statesman, who warn
ed the South 10 unite and insist that the policy
OF the Government should be regulated upon the Jasis
of the fact Of sfarery, because ats eris,enee amone
US IS the greatest cell ,eM ,rhich are oficed and
because uolon on one side to maintain ii would lead to
the other, and the stronger section would in
such contest make the weaker 1.-THE greatest lose,s"
this menacer who thus brandished the sword of Tho
North in The eyes ofhe South to protec, The Abolonst
J Q. Adams, in his purchased Presidential power al
las, c the conclusion that he must the Fede
rasm Of the South 10 force him on that of the North
disposed TO throw him aside for HARRISON withstand
ing his sacrifices it's cupdty prejudice and ars,ocrac
principle How he played this last trump will be
seen BY the annexed written statement OF his Southern
friend Mr. Preston. II will be seen that when he was
about TO take his departure the subject of Adolf
tion he first wrote out speech He then called Mr.
Preston and other political friends from different sections
together, and read them seems that he gave this
conyocation expressly TO understand that in calling
upon them to decide what he should do in the premises
that they we're not consider wis, polite but
what was right on this solemn occasion, because i, was
case in which had rather be right than be President
Nevertheless it appears that Mr. Preston, some other