Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-09
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lios HENRY CLAY-.H Syracuse.

/ 'H7 SNPhliun 81 Tie UE'in. as me Pfrrnn 'he hg
! Naiona! CcnYrnfnn will undoubtedly nominate as The
Opposition candidate FIR hs Presidency He arrived IN
an extra train from Auburn, sh"n 10 clock 10 the
forenoon accompanied by few Of his political friends
from lh:s place, who met him at Auburn He !ett on
Saturday morning in the Packet 'o Oswsgo his
! ns h informed us IN his SPEECH 10 Canada
II is pretty generally understood. all sides. rro'es
sions % he contrary notwithstanding, that this tour Of
Mr. Clay is purely palca! one. Ard snch being The
case il t'd not excite NJ any tme. the less dfgrfe Of
Interest or feeling he pat, of any portion 81 our fe-
low ci'izRns except the managers among The wing lend
ers whose business u make The proper arrange
ceTiS Tor set political sprrch Beyord very natural
curiosity desire he part q! # all pares 10
hear Mr. Clay make a speech more bu those have
already excepted seemed whether be irulltd
in Kentucky k.p, the Canada route, 0! gave visit
and political harangue.
We have REMARKED that il was understood all
hands 10 be poiiHeal turr. Ard certainly We were
much amused witnessing the cucumsan'ia!i'y and
precision vita which every ll,ng for he speech
conducted. That seemed 70 evtTy 10 BE- the only
purpose OF his visit The PEOPLE, relhcr in their
feelings as manifested their attentions. paid any
gard 10 MIR Clay, beyond general asnta:ce 10 hear
his speech Aid arr inclined TO hinh hat Mr. Clay
will regard u very unsnAUSi"Stc c"mmrnIty. that
We did not link much o. speech, The turning point
Of which consisted in d. rUncialion not 10 say
presentation-oi Gen. Jackson and Mr. Van Buren,
for The applause the FAINT hcGrt,9 ang iher
thai witnessed; in fact, showed hat The Hon
Senator's rpeech did convince the Ut rrs;andlngs,
much less reach The hearts Of his suGience.
Alter Ill. Clay had spent an hour solitary and
alone in o The ssI0ns nd upon The piazza OF the
Syracuse Hocse. be conducted 10 The Railroad De-
PIT. where large assrmh'are had gathered together
half or very nearly bait of whom Democrats
MIR Clay ana General Granger and Others
mounted stage prepared tor the OCCASION where upon
Gen Granger welcomed the Senator our village 10
vel said euIcay upon his character and pubic lie,
Guiding ESQ very appropriate PHILIPPE upon the ~.
nous experiments oil Ee last AID present general ad
ninsrGonS; abiding among other things very pathrt-
ical'y 10 the poor Land Bal which General Jackson
tucked in his pocket seven YEAS ago, 10 the
good feet 10 the natlun that he did lead INTO The
Greeks ard Ike British curing he last war; spoke OF
Central JacksO!is "war on the currency, forgot
10 merton Mr. Clay's formal proposal. only httle
more han year ago, oil a .iatOnnt Bank IT fViy
.bltoas cap,tat-a hlrpy feat Of omission chrnno.
!ogy, 8 hch shall hereafter show, served The Sc
major himself u very good turn for Tie moment, as a
safe precedent" lnasiruch every present
kpew liz Senator's public history. these omissions
were regarded ~ ell as paFtaang rather largely of the
iarclcal
Mr. Clay commenced in reply by comparing himself
to . an old, broken down. aided horse comparison
which before hr finished his discourse appeared his
political opponents. at least stkIngy jrst Tint
II really with them matter OF surprise that the
idea al putting him nrnn thu political for
the rirI heat, should have been for meme 1T en-
t"riainrd hy the Wing politicians. Every body knows
that, a. The last 1870 EcatS for tie Presidency. Mr. Clay
ran with az las might; notwithstanding. he DIS
taAced by his competitors ard Is not, therefore, pass
mr. strange that this admitted 'brukcn down cid horse
should be put The Mi5d time upon The ground in op.
position 10 q younger competitor, who IN handsome.
Is dls:anciag him the first trial, has shown that
be possesses most excellent bottom Bot the more
sanctinainus Ct opponents say Of US, that "wnn
III" gods viii 10 desit"v. hey first make mad and
Without any particular application OF the sentiwen;
10 them, we only say. lr!ng oGt your old, bcrken-
to9.n. jlted horse vigorous Krderho"k race!
is ready fat ;ou But t. br serious Mr. Clay show
Cd 10 Us very plainly that there is Tint falling of in
d.niIy and inteIIrctua! power, which for very
few years past has been remarked By those who for
long time have been daily observers of his legislative
II is not IN The nature OF Ihngs that The bro
ken DOM and falling charger, again be FL for
The vigorous nnseis Of his earlier lrtr
1t matter OF very great surprise 10 ard 70 all
whom have heard speak the subject that Mr..
Clay should make SPEECH ot an hour, by the watch,
utterly dceGtd c argument. IL he had spoken only ten
fifteen minutes, We should not have looked for any;
but he said great many Unmeanng. ssary. and
very weak things, for Which argument NIGH, VIII have
been substituted. Nor did be spend his lime
giving his riemS upon any policy OF his o"n. and lis
effects but he dd spend IL tsnunciaiions q" General
Jackson and mpuiaii"ns If the uula vnrlhle cha
racler upon his administration, and that of MIR Van
Buren,. In all his general drnuncianns, he completely
identified The Adm n'slrations ui General Jackson and
sir. Van Buren, based upon the same policy, and
equally runous the country The nnly discrimination
dscoyp rabe in his treatment Of The fwo could easily be
perceived consist in he deep. fixed personal hate,
which Mr. Clay IS well known 10 entertain towards the
old Hero and PATROL; while his impursons upon Nj
Van Buren, lacked only truth 10 make them 10 the last
degree discreditsb!e 10 the latter.
After telling few rather amusing stories, MIR Clay
ceeded 10 lake the topics, the order in which Gen.
Granger had chalksd them down. and FIRST hr les, LaHd
Bill We had the old story at pnckeng the land bill,
in all its details with addition beyond The record Of
the Wig newspapers except very eloquent slap upon
the speakers breeches packet to convey more vivid
impression to The auditors uf The spot where the gam.
bling scheme slept until & neral Jackson took out 10
pre- pare his annhIlang Veto, which sent in imms
dintely The opening of the next Congress. lie
said he teit very indignant when Gen jackson 'putthn
land bill his pocket And the Senator really loOksd
very indignant.
Thus much for the introduction of Mr.. Cay-and
come now speak Of the matter contained in this po
ca speech. He said, that had the land bill of 1888
received the approval OF the President and become law
there eould hare bcen necessity remornl IF tie De-
rosies, that there uod haze jfen suspension IF sprrie
garments Gy The kaHhs that there rouG hare been
pius rcrcnue and that Merc ucud hare been Of the
'schsmes nnd apartments (such were his w"rds)-"r
tho management Of lie nnti"nal finances which since
that period have been triod:-"hle the oher hand
sixy or seventy millions wnut have been distributed to
The States Of which New York (he sadly would have
received some twelve fifteen millions (i- did not
recu!Iect. precsey) land that vast extent Of Govern
me patronage and consequent corruption would have
been prevented
Such were the astonishing virtues ascrbed by Mr.
CIuv 10 his vetoed LAND till " The grand paHGcea Tor
all The ills tie country has endured for seven long years
And what as that land bill, which SIR. Clay unee
ncrousy and falsely as shall show vilihed Gen neral
Jackson fer putting IN his pocket: IL was 10 distribute
tie entire pr0ceeds If the public lands among thr States
for period of fve years from 3lst Dec, lc33 The
proceeds have Amounted (Hc here quote from The Ociat
Rcpo, 10 S57 Gil 732: ard 10 the distribution acc,rd
ing 10 the Fedora! representative population. New
York would have received - 100 C2 But. IS the Yam
KEGS say would there have been any ciear gain about
such an operntions Whence wrcld the Government
have obtained this money 10 distribute 10 The SlaIes:
Does the General Government money. does
ccrrp cent which receives from The pockets Ute
pcopls9 Ii trtry dollar he General Government pos
sss.es CONES from the people This distribution Of mo-
n,y by the General Government the States amounts
precisely to this: The people pay TO The General 90
v,-hi el,t,s back the Sales