Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-05
POLITICS..


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w.. made s,m, observations day "r l"o ago: nP'"
, lI;ca,a ,nsiion nnw occupied by MIR Clay Win re-
aim H. Tie s. no.: prr!y We a'aIrd that u ihi""'' "
,, 5cr,,:.l # his friends and pa'iizims, ir ''"1
criyc s!,, rnninau"n At IA" Nat'''' (" -
i ,a, nomination. sEOj result Is ne have 700 'i'''n
,asr, IN -sr il uui ~ The defeat u tn "'Gs "hu
,h- rrivu,nh of the Loco Nuc"s-i!c odri ni "a' Ht
fa: and The misfortune o. 'ha triumph, """'d HS %
,iheJ ,n the az iiua Of Nr. Clay. aud 10 his un"'-
mo. mr. INABILITY 10 sacrifice his personal a"E"'."
not :. he % OF ,Ii- county and he caGse 'h'
CIr has had sufficient experience at human nature 20
kuuyy that many Hh0 are no" among MS "'fi!S
c.,.s and oarrizlns sgnud their uuigmr5 procure MS
,r,;caIon and should that step result IN the G'SGt L"
-. WHO Marty would be the very fist 10 turn ABOUT
and ,r rtw he In him with rrprnaChes tor having ac'
c.ped TIE nomination which !hry themselves 80 49,
In,sv urged tie would he held responsible mol "hIE
Il, ,,cso !-e who hid "pp"std HIS nomination on Tie
r-orad of its :rnrlicy bat by large p"f"" OF i""Sr
~ had been favorable 10 II; and he would tie su'rce"
10 the modification and misery OF ietnG 'iom rH"'ic
life amid he triumphant shouts OF he enemies ana
cnld looks and Iulter,d malcd.cons of his lfieGcs
That such result will very probably t".lr, shon!u
The attempt 10 bring forward Mr. Clay a. the hig eau
dIac for The Pes drncy be persisted m ana be success
fall he must himself be convinced upon i'ttie renee
lion There are but two States in The Union, upon
whose votes he can count with any degree OF certainly.
Tbase lwo States are Massachusetts anu hentucky.-
But ,hnrrh these States would Certainly vote Tor
Nj C!ar should h. be nominated by the wing Conven
ton tlrrp i irt .Gv deep i"-hng pcIVah| u'' "i
Ii.TIn. nu!Ha!G! "hhIu Va Hi'S' h""''H'-'
than. for the Whg party and that however much i
NAV be- desired il ought rot ~ cUniOn prudence ana
vision o be attempted Every o.ner STATE l" me
Union besides these two. shouG Nr t!ay % h"haieh
may be considered doubtful We have regarded Yer
moH, Tennessee, and Louisiana, as absolute wing
States a, all events; hui recent information ron '"T-
mont and Tennessee satisfies Us That the Gc?t 10 PR"
cure the vote Of those to States for MIR Clay, II but
an experiment which may may not succeed. ana lie
xon of the Louisiana Legislature, as IT has dis
oav.d Itself since the meeting OF that body, would seem
to show that parties in that State very equally ii
vded
Shnnli Harrison hc nrtn!nGeG-in addition To the
tv, States above named may cOHnt with reasonable
cqr,ajnty rpon Vermont, OHo. lnc.ana, New York;
New JERSEY and Max Wand, with far prospect Tor
Pcnnsvlyamil vote Of winch States II Is Impossible
for Mr. Clay to getand quite as good chance IN al
the other States should have with any other ca"-
Gdac.
There is another view Of the case. which lraS. bow
eyer Ia the same result Should party triumph at
the nrxt PresGr nll election. it will be- by obtaining.
in addition 10 ,l" votes ui the veteran Wings. "hu have
warm rarry feelings and much voDn 10 the c7sr the
VOTES also uf Ia4r number of recruits, recently
enlisted from The ranks OF oppnnrnls who though
they may BE- induced 10 act with US upon HAT occa.Ion
vet have feelings. associations, p'eJndceS, Grd prefer
enccs vCTv different from Now giant, Tor HE sake
of tie arrumeul thai mairy %! The veteran hgs.
cnusuilinr un'v -.r wishes. would greatly prefer
Mr. Clay the Presidential Cas- dCaie these persons,
however, Of their attachment to Ia" party would be
sure 10 vote for the candidate nominated by TIE parry.
even though he not their first ChOcr; ~hIie TIE new
recruits. OF those wbCm might hope to make such,
wouid he governed by such nnpGlH' OF party ien!y;
and in IT candidate Ike iir Clay whom 'hcT
ind TOR years been Taught fear and haze !.'ry gould
be very lEeI, 10 sUr lIgir cd PirJuGics 10 preya
over their nr opinions.
iIowrvrr Gissrrrrabe the discovery may have been.
ard nuwcvcr unjust and uniumCrd the prluGces 1rnSt
him NAV be- hr Clay must be conscious, that however
much l. naY h- ADMIRED aud beloved hy arg" c.Tr,
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