Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-22

nomination Of H. Clay, and had forever dsquaii!e,
him TO occupy the Presidential Chair. He then con
ured Southern Wings 10 pause and open their eyes
and not deceive themselves BY bndly supporting Gen
Harrison solely as an entering wedge to the clectSr
of Henry Clay. Harrison may, IT elected, decline De
ing a candidate Mt the end of one term, as he has agreed
to do but his friendship to Abolition the great effort:
under his administration that its friends Will make, tc
gcther with that aid which an application OF the sur
plus revenue will give il, will tend IN no small degree
IN extend the accursed evil and the same spirit OF ana
tcism which prescribed Mr.. Clay IN the Harrisburg
Convention will doubly tend TO HIS prescription, wher
it shall have augmented its strength under ucnera
lIarrsons administration Elect HARRISON, ana, as
alleged by the Emanc'pator, ,hen, naeeo, WI
the day have arrived, when no STAKEHOLDER wi! be
op,Iifed To occupy the Presidential chair THINK oI
moment tha, the only difference between these two
men is that one owns slaves, ana belonSs 10 sa'e
State, and the other none, and resides IN non
slavehoding State. Think how em'ncnty superior IS
the qualification of Clay and who ascrihe the no.
nination of Harrison any thing except this differ
ence between him and Clay, as regards holding slaves
What say YOU Southern Wings: DO you give up
your fayore for stupid old man, who cannot speak
act think or write for himself; who Is positively the
Candidate Of that fanatic band of Abol,ionsts, who
,re aiming =, your dearest rights Colonel Gibson
next adverted To the law for which this great friend
of the moor man voted, exposing TO public sale Inc
individual who had the misfortune to be unable TO pay
his cost and fines, and he &C. exposed the Impocy ana
rho declarations of H. Clay, when Gen. Jackson was
candidate for the Presidency, and which were proud
" reiterated bv many and objected to by none OF the
Whip pnr,y, that he would prefer war, pesence and
famine upon the country Military ChIeitan TO pre-
side over our DISTINGUISHED how many there are con-
ssten, enough to adopt this language now But what
is the use of charging Inconsistency TO the Wing party
when it would be utterly impossible for IT to subsist
without t-Were they consistent, would they Inc found
taking up and placing at the head OF their ranks, men
like CLAW, Wise and Rives, whom the Democratic par
" abandoned because of their inconsistency, and Who
the ref,re abandoned all the ondy cherished principles
of their first love, refuge in the Wing camp and
adopted any of principles that promised them popu-
larity with them He then closed his remarks hy ex'
bibitinq the contrast between the character of Gen
Harrison and Martin Van Buren,. He commended the
latter for his open and manly course for thinking, act
ing and speaking all occasions, for himself, and
when required for publishing, without reserve, The re-
suits of his reectionsfor his adherence to the strict
letter of the Constitution, his opposition to Internal
Improvement by the General Government, to pro-
tective Tariff and for his opposition TO National
Bank "a concluded by proving those TO be the rerlest
tuDes who believe the newspaper slang ascr'bing the
present hard times the administration OF the Gene-
raj Government The effects of this speech were very
great on all who heard it, coming, did, from man
for whose honesty in law, politics and all other things
the whole county vouch. The Wings now talk OF
holding meeting at June Court, to appoint CON-
mee to correspond with HARRISON and declare that If
he refer them committee, or fail TO answer forth
with all their nterrogatores, they certainly will not
support him. For this determination, | give them
great credit and sincerely hope the Wings throughout
the South may do the before u be TOO late TO re-
tract step they will ever have cause to repent
4 DEMOCRAT OF PRINCE WIN. COUNTY.