Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-14
Csrr.spsnl.ns. Of iht WAiS.

I'll INV CRk, Octoper y, l-ts'
A. tie Wing party have heen 40 sh,mefully de
ceived aud cheated by the acting President. iI is
s,u'ee OF consolation and satisfaction, that we ate
, all with the exception of the CorporaPs Gisni
and the oeise teskers) united on ons man. and he
tie "noblest Roman" Of them all. No genuine
WAig now thinks or talks OF any candidate except
ng the Sage Of Ashland, anJ ii is perfectly certain
tina, HrsRr CLAr is the only Wing candidate for
( the Presidency, withou, hi, assent and wihou, a
National Convention. Gen. Scott and Mr. Webster,
and a few others, ambitious Of reaching the Office
themselves, may throw cold water it, but il will
be unavailingi Mr. Clay is the candidate, and Mr.
Clay will be eles,ed. There may, and think
should be, National Convention. to nomisats a
candidate for the Vice Presidency in which event.
doubt no., honest John Davis, or MIR Tallmadse,
or some other man equal to any emergency, will
DO recommended to the people for that office.
Captain Tyler's infamous conduct, after reaching:
the Presidency. will serve in all time 10 come q
warning TO Conventions, ia selecting candidate for
the second office in the sifs Of the people; and n
stead OF incau,iousy placing on a ueket-as was
done at uarrisburg-a miserable, vaeillating dem.
agosuc, hereafter OF the highest order of talents
and political integrity, will be called 10
tons.
Previously to the Harrisburg Convention, the
Wings were much divided and sub-dvided; bu,
never doub:ed, the majority OF all the for
Mr. Clay, and but los the Webster clique 10 the
State OF New York, 1t is perfectly certain he would
have been nominated on the first ballot, and elec,ed
as easy as Gen'l Harrison was, and perhaps a lille
easier; believing as do. that h $ geeat name woud
have secured the vote of Virginia. The People. at
the iime TO which refer, were ahead CT the Poiti.
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Ter who might have received the Harrisburg nomi-
nation his election perfectly certain. The lar
ges, number OF the Convention was first for Clay,
the next largest for Harrison, and The next for Sco;
and the patriotic noble and brave old man, Har.
tisOn died so soon after his installation, have Of
ten thought Of the lasting injury inflicted on the
country by the hasty and i'll advised movement OF
the aforesaid clique. Had Mr. Clay been nominated,
our beloved but yet bleeding country would now 10
prosperous and happy. Regrets are, however, un-
awaiting, except to prof! by the CAUSES that pro
/ dueed them.
| have said zee were divided. The tables are now
turned; and whilst we united, our political enc
mics who, in the great struggle OF ls4) were shout
der to shoulder and hand 10 hand for MIR Van Bu-
rem, are now more cut up than We were then. Ia
The South, the Free Trade people have nominnt ed
the colloqual Nullifer-in the West, the Indian
Killer, the OF the Great crossings has been
| formally nominated, ard by last accounts, was
s,umping it through the Keystone S,ate-in the
North, the cunning little DlicLman is wide awake,
snd Notwithstanding there are about . 900 in the
city OF Gotham 10 favor OF TIE Nuiier) he expects
the N.w York nomination, and of courss the sup
port Of Missouri, the grts, Col. Benton said the
! intellectual man OF South Carolina never invented
4 humbug-to say nothing Of the assistance conf
dently expected from tie Governor Of New uanlp-
shire, and his friend Dorr. Then there is another
eauddate-the polite and sen,emanly Bachelor OF
| the Keystone, who made the spsech about Glow
wages"-and "yst another" in the person of our
Minister at the Court at ST. Cloud, who is said TO
be an accomplished gentleman and scholar. should
like him better if he had defended General Harri-
son before instead Of after his dsa,h-and lately,
believe there are some two or three other names
mentioned by the LocofocoS as suitable Candidates
but at the moment Of wiring hastily, don't re-
member their names.
Nov, take leave to say to the Locofocos, that
neither Of their candidates will stand any chance
against our glorious oil patrio, oi Kentucky. The
Nui'her can secure his own State on.y--Colonel
Ndppy Dck can't get State at all-ihc little Dutch
man was so confoundedly dstaneed IN 1910, that
precious few are willing to ride hm-;hc present
Keystone candidate may not &C. his own State, and
certainly no o;her-the Scholar at 81. Cloud, who
might have prevented the Florida war, if he had
sent the ga!lan, Gen Clinch men enough, and SC nj,
them promptly, Instead of writing and delivering
Addresses before Literary Societies, has no chance
whatever. Now, as do not desire to see our
HAIRY Of the West" with his long legs, walk the
political course in 1874, as If he were strieing over
his fields at Ashland, should be glad il the Loco
Focos would nominate candidate with popularity
sufficient to keep the Wings busy and excited, and
one who may be able to keep company few days
with MIR Cay, on the political journey.
II either OF the candidates in the field were
TO Start with Mr. Clay, in 1911 the latter after the
hrss day would be compelled to continue the JOUR-
ney alone, a. an perfectly satisfied neither Mr.
Cali GUN, Col. johnson, Mr. Van Buren,. Dir Blu
ehan'n, OF MIR Cass, could keep pace with him over
twenty four hours. Why then don't III Locofoeos
start man who is ube to make a decent race p
Why let the immortal Harry walk round the course
and take the diadem, when they have man in their
ranks who has popularity aud speed enough to
render the Wing candida,, little uneasy, or a
east to make him occasionally look back to see how
far he had left his competitor. Run either Of the
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back al all, but if political enemies will start
Commodore Charles Stewart, they may command
scveral States. Besides, both MIR Clay and the
Commodore are social fellows, and tic fist you'd
doubtless be pleased with The company OF the latter
q few daysa, least. therefore recommend the Lo>
coioccs to start the gaan. and noble old Commo
dore. IL is true lac does not call himself Locufoeo
but be says ne IS old fashioned Dsmocrat, and
| know no is as honest and sincere, as VIC all know
he IL brave. lie IS real man OF busines ;-during
The late war, in old lronsi1ss, you know, he whip,
and captured Two British men Of war at once-ind
ha, mind Of unusual strength and capacity. II
ever the Democrats get in power sgain, hope
they may have at their head Commodore Stewart or
a man equal to him. In such hands our country and
iIS institutions would be safe, whether in peace or
10 war Ia peace, Commodore Stewart with bis
great practical knowledge, would make coed
statesman; and in war, no man in our country is
better adapted 10 direct or do the fighting.
o. p. q.
/ COL. II. NJ. JOHNSON.
This distinguished individual arrived in this city,
yesterday, by The train Of cars from Reading. lie
was received at the depo', at tbs corner Of Broad
and Cherry street. 0y number Of HE friends and
escorted ~ his lodgings at Halls, Second Street
House.-U. s. GAZETTE.