Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-03
Earring .3mong the Hhigs!

The late elections IN the West continue TO keep up
au,.rrirg among The wounded pigeons. Mr. Clay
seems 10 be descending.
The Cincinnati Republican of the 24 furnishes the
following e1troct Of letter from Albany:
~ had o full conversation with our distinguished
- last evening, and The result is SO satisfactory |
eshn" help writing to you. he hos within few
weeks being all lhe State. He me all is
working well Mr.. Clay can on no account carry this
S,a,p and lie will bs urged 10 Withdraw while here
h insEd lave al length discovered that he has three
elements Of Opposition which they csnnot control, in
Ant, Masonry Aholi,ionsm and O'Connellism. They
dca ~hou, reserve, that Mr Clay cannot carry tins
Sss bot they fear the sequences OF an open decia
;'ton They ieer The New York cts will bolt. The
consequence OF Discrimination is misery. They there
tore iy 10 CIT excitement for Gen Scott, thus TO
show Mr. Clay lie has chance and 10 ex"nerate Them
selves from the charge oi lreschery:-'Aner our fall
erc"n., "ur delegates will be chosen-some for Cen
Harrison. some for General Scott. and some Tor MIR.
Clay Two Of The delegation will OF be
opposed 10 Mr. Clay, and he will lcseaNew York; and
thin the Convention will BE- told what they have 10
this State with MI Clay for candidate
aud absolute defeat, THIS, then. will be the result OF
tue Whole matter, and you may set il down as undenia
tly rue that Mr. Clay cannot succeed here.
The Boston All is returning to the same position.
which 1t took last Fall sgains, MIR Clay II rPmnrks
That II VAN 10 try 10 bring into the III the unhroken
force Of The Wig party upon the name OF Henry Clay
and The sooner h's friends know il the better
The Psbarg Gazette attributes the " hig defeats ~
tennessee aud Indiana 10 the name n Mr. Clay-ano
declares that Gen Harrison is The man to run
J Is, Marshall has resumed The Fellowship OF The
Lu svile IN Gez,ie and declares at the outset that
We have always believed General Harrison Ia be the
strongest man OF The opposition A]augre all The dV'
Sons which have occurred in that part since the hrs
-" York victory, think So still. We hardly believe
III iirnds Of Mr. Clay w! press his suit vigorously
n"H a. they have recently dnne, and il may not yet be
70" slp 10 unite under the banner OF Harrison, which
nhns can lead victory
Inc Cincinnati Gazette Of the 18th says "The results
o. The elections in kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana,
tpFak most decisive language. majorty of Tue p'o
pc hasc'me to unite The nseyes with Mr.. Van Buren,
Administrator
The York Courier declares, that "a sufficient
nhn'er" delegates has already been chosen TO .ecue
vote o New York
The New York Express controveTts this assertion,
and sla'es Tint it has "heard Of delegate from New
England secured for Mr. Clay, and Chap as no delegates
are yet elected from the central States of New YORK,
A"~ Jersey and Pennsylvania. We know many OF 'hr
New England delegates personally, and they G" TO Har
fsn"Ph 10 consult public sentiment there as well as 10
f'fsr' opinion al home y
TIE Philadelphia Star urges the Wings to abandon
NJ Clay as their candidate and 10 nominate Gen liar
We leave The Wings 10 row their own hoats-they
hsr" reefs and rocks hrpoos and tempes's enough TO
contend ~rh-but il would be rather ungioclons ana
mot very h"nornbe discharge OF Mr. Clay. not only 10
CIV" him The 90 by, but supersedr him by the nomlna
non {" a General; his own celebrated war. pestiiepce
snt famine" speech against the election of 'mlltay
ehEalns, 10 The contrary notwithstanding
Can The County Of Fivranna change'-.Strsr.
The Charlottesville Advocate gives Us the Proceed
inC' ot IA meeting Of the Wings and other Ciliz'ns OF
nvanna county opposed to The present
held a; their Courthouse on the 26lh day Of August
lapun J"hn VIM in the Chair. and Col II } Ma
e'nd Secretsry This meeting adopted resolutions ap
p'orlnp OF the Stanton Conventions; denounc'ng me
r. eIfrinn nf Martin Van Buren,; designating the fol-.
living gentlemen as Delegates to the Convention, VIZ
~ Nm B Tn@Ies, Colonel Horao Magrudet' Dr
Basil VI. Jones, and VIM Cali, Esq.-snd appointing
Seisln others Committee Of Correspondence ana
Vigilance
By the term "oher citizens opposed the present Ad-
min's,fs'nn" We presume is meant Of the R'ves
e"nstrvatvps We had doubt that 10 this complexion
stin~ o. them would come last and the sooner they
'h'"w q" the mask the better for all sides. Let the 70
anton b. carried opt al once We shall receive less in
Jury from such pol scians bring frankly known 10 be out
% oar ranks than pretending 10 be in them But how
many OF these cizens in the meeting: How many
VI n- old Republicans Of Fluvanna, who merely d'ter
''h The Administration on question: are prepaeo
'hf"w themselves into the of the Wings WIN
,''tn They differ, ''lhe pnes nsunder? we VIII oe
we've On, very few Of them-and in fact regard th's
rrf'y meeting, showing the affinity Of some OF Inc
Conservatives 10 the Wings, and their determination 10
'nsce with them, only calculated 10 open the eyes
" 'hr u"impassinned Conservatives. and make them
,''' back from all alliance with the Opposition In fact
~ a"H"cate admits, that there may be many I'm Flu
anna who are MOI yet prepared TO declare uncomprn.
''ne hostility to The re et con Of Martin Van Buren,
;,h""sh they have disposition 10 sink swim
~ "i'h ihese cpizens not 10 be taken IN by false