Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-12-17
RICHMOND, TUESDAY, DECEMBER II.
The Chcss-DOard.

The Washington Correspondent of the Alexandria
Gazette says that "Mr. Clay we'll and i'll fine spirits.
lie is Harrison The Wings and Conser.
rntirrs have all united upon Harrison.
These curious revelations. Mr.. Clay is Har-
rison man; that is 10 say, he will no for HARRISON.
He declared II IN many words AT the Reunion feast
of Washington (thc second Edition of the Dydr Sup
perl which the Wings gave TO the Harrisburg Dele
gates on Thursday night. He even bcsought every
maj, who loved him, to ollow (his) example, and vote
heartily (as he shoulD for the nomination which has
been made" But that Mr. Clay feels rarmiy and 50
heartily upon being passed over for very inferior rival,
is only another proof of the phenomenon of honc man
NAV impose upon himself We admit, that the expert
ment trying one, upon the philosophy of the poti-
clan What Pass Mr.. Clay after he had begged an
'honorablc discharge take up All inferior candidate,
whose principal merit is his having been ga military
chielan, which Mr.. Clay himself had so pontrdy re-
probatcd and ridcmled. We allow for the nfrmity
of human ambition; and however gracefully Mr. C. may
now carry ii of, and whatever magnanlmty he may at
tempt exert, yet the blow must have come upon him
with stunning and painful effect. We know, at all
events, that OF his friends were indignant and
disguised at the nomination
Mr. Clay temperament however, possesses much re-
Operative energy and the nj ht of the supper, he
gave in his adhesion with more enthusiasm than could
have been expected Perhaps, he rather ovcacted ms
mart He epeated all the fine moral apothe gms which
he was accustomed blazon forth other occasions,
when the object of his ASPIRATIONS seemed to be within
his reach He asked again, "what public man worth
to the county-n what does he show his patriotism, II
he is not always ready to sacrifice himself Tor his coun
try:" He even contcnded that thcre sacrifice;
that we have not been concndng for Henry Clay, for
William Henry Harrison, for Daniel Webster, or Tor
| Winfield Scott. No. we have been contcndIng for
principle And was for primer pie alone that Mr. Clay
travelled through the State Of New ok during the last
fall asking for san honorable discharge. Mr. Clay
never sought the Chair for Henry Clay But surely,
If he is satisfied we are. His political opponents have
cause congratulate themselves that the Wings have
brought one of their weakest candidates III the field.
But we must still protest against the proposition of the
Washington writer Mr.. Clay cannot then BE- swarm
Harrison man, although circumstances may force him
! into the ranks.
As TO the other proposition, that :. The Wings and
Conservatives have all united upon HARRISON shall
also expect better evidence than the Alexandra Cores
pondent is pleased to give Does he intend to say,
| that James Garland and G.. w. Hopkins have united
with the Wings upon Gen. Harrison; Does he en-
brace within his sw""ning remark the few Conserra-
tivcs who have been returned To the Virginia Assem-
bv Are TO understand him saying. that Mr..
| Rvcs has united with the Wings in the support of
Harrison II simpossihc 10 credit such prepost"rous
supposon. Is he, they prepared to sacrifice the
principles of their whole lives, to ratcrn;ze with the
Wings, in the support of Il nominee, who hold n" one
great Constitutional principle in common with the Re-
publican State Rights School of the Old Dominion
We ''pausc for reply if these politicians are the
friends of Gen. Harrison, then indeed is "Othcllo
| occupation gone
OH now, fnrcrrr
Farewell the tranquil mind! Farewell content.
Flrry, III The ;luird troops, and the big war,
That make ambition virtue. oh. farewell
Farewell the nriglIug >t-ed, aud the shrIll trump,
The spirit stirring drum. the car-piercins fife,
III, royal banner and all quality,
Pride, Inhnp. and circumstance Of glorious
The People of Virginia dycd in the wool. in those
great principles. which constitute their glory well a.
their sactv They would deeply regret, but they
could forget such mcnstrous dcrclctlon from
their duty. No lcper that sent into the Laza-
rctto would appear spotted with the plague than
such political aposa,e Far het,cr-nfncly better,
for such no into retirement, withdraw at once
from the cares or the pursuit of Office, rather than
sacrifice his principles al the altar of ambitions to the
| of his