Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-01
Nh. Chm in Nashville.


A great Whiq Convention was held in Nashville, on
the 18th of Ausust-and their rumpeers boast OF hav-
ing 10000 present. Among their guests, were Messrs
Clay and Crittenden. Mr. Clay OF course played the
Orator in high style. ale professed himself TO be
Democrat and claimed to have "learned his Demo.
cracy in the School of '!iS and 80 But unfortunate
y lie has forgotten ercrY thing that he tcaThed In the
Of his Speech he made several illusions TO the
llusirons captain in the neghbohood but could moi
refrain from shooting his poisoned arrows at the great
man, although "he hoped he would live long and enjoy
happiness and when he departed from this tiectlng vale
Of tears that he would enter into the abode OF the just
made perfect. But that illustrous man would not SIT
calmly by, and hear Of his sttack--and Mr. Clay has
provoked of the sererest rctor,s, which could be
compressed into $ small compass. We recommend
General Jacksons Card to the especial attention of all
such assaIlants.
But there is one passage in Mr. Clay speech, which
utterly dsingcnunus that il is impossible 10 read
it without feeling the indignant contempt which IL IS
Gale ilated to provoke every dsPasslonate mind
Yes exclaimed the Orator) "General Harrison
coward but he fought battles than any other &c"
neral during the last war; and never sustained defeat
II Is idle for MIR Clay to raise phantom that he might
dssipaic It; for has pronounced Harrison a
coward whose opinion is entitled 10 respect, but what
shall We saw Of the eyravaganl compliment which MIR.
Clay pays 10 Gen Harrison: If the Gen be such a
hero how comes about that whilst the achievements
of the last war fresh in the recollection of Mr..
Clay March 1916, that celebrated speech which Mr.
Clay delivered the question .'Nat have we gained
hy the W lie names many ''illnStrons talils
he commentaries the g'ores 81 Jackson Brown and
Scott: The ulnrics of Hull and Lawrence and Perry
The wavcs-iha he repeats the maine OF Jackson three
times, whilst he does not even name Harrison once
We puhsh Extract from that pscc on the l Of
Aurust-andi it shows how slightly Mr. Citizen thought
ot Cen Il-hut lie has party purpose I" answer
He wants a Hero to serve his cnds-aud although he
once d.sclamcd the election of n Military Chiciian as
'.worse than war, pesicnce and famine, yet he
goes for Military Chicftain-and General Harrison,
rhpul he siu rpi pyerI %. is
most successful Hero Of the war of l-l2!
CFrom TIE Sa'imore R-prbicar)
The first named individual, at the Wing gathering in
Nashville Tennessee took occasion TO let volume
of abuse upon the "O!d Hero" Patriot, and dstln-
gushed Statesman, Andrew Jackson. Among other
vile SANDERS he observed: GLOW could be Otherwise
when the high places in Government were gwen to
such men Edward Livingston and Swartwuut-thr
first notorious dcaulter, aud the other the associate
Of Aaron Burr in his reasonable designs against the
Inion:
"'rhe "Od Hero, comes out with that boldness,
whisi conscious truth and Justice always inspire:
To tie Editor Of tie Nashville Union:
SrE: Being informed tina, the Hon. Henry Clay OF
Kentucky, in his public speech at Nashville yesterday
alleged that had appointed the Hon Edward Living
ston Secretary Of State when he deaulrcr and
knowing him 10 be one, feel that am justified in de-
clarng the charge to be false Il is known to all the
country tina. the nominations made by the President 10
the Senate are referred TO appropriate committees Of
that body, whose duty il is TO inquire into the character
of the nominees, and that if there any evidence Of
default, any disqualfying circumstance existing
against them, rejection of the nomination follows
MIR. Livingston member Of the Senate from the
State of Louisiana, when he nominated BY me
Can MIR Clay say that he opposed the confirmation of
his nomination. because he deinuIter2 II so, the
journals Of the Senate will answer But his coniirma
ton by the Senate is conclusive proof that no such OBJ
lection, if made, sustained, and am satisfied that
such charge against him could not have been sub
stantatcd.
| am also Informed, that Mr.. Clay charged me with
appointing Samuel Swartwout collector Of the port of
New York, knowing that he had been associate
of Aaron Burr To this charge it is proper to
that knew of Mr. Swartwouts connection with
Aaron Burr, precisely as did that of Mr. Clay him.
self who, if the history of the times did not do him
great injustice, far from avoiding association
with Burr when he at the town Of Lexington in
Kentucky Yet Mr.. Clay appointed Secretary
of State; md may say confidently with recommcn-
daons FOR character and fitness not favorable
than those produced 10 me by the citizens of New
York in behalf of Mr. Swartwout Mr. Clay too at the
time of his appointment, TO that high Office it will
be recolected, directly charged through bout the
Union with having barganed for it, and by
this charge earnestly made than by his present
socaie. in Tennessee, Messrs. Bell and Foster
Under such circumstances how contemplate does
this deinagosue appear, when he descends from his
high place in the Senate and roans the sountry,
retailing SANDERS against the living and The dead
ANDREW JACKSON.
Am