Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-25

Ind been a private citizen. lhave never arfo9a'ca "
myself any personal claims TO tic Confluence y. NY
cons,iuencv. either in the State or National Coun
els certainly cannot, however, be justly Charged
Iii, ..be,r,viuJ their confidence when q majority
voted for me with a full knowledge OF my sentiments
IN onos,ions then d.savowed but now avo"eu Is parry
tests. mud when every county OF The district oul u "As
s;nca on,s,a,i=ed 10 tue estimation OF the Advocate ifoh
these Id Federal but new Wing tests, | VIII suPPose
,h,, instead of adhering to views OF the CONSTITUTION
and Of exped:ency winch entertained WIN many y
th,se who now denonnce me, when we all supporter
.Ls election of Gen. Jackson against Mr.. Clay, thal
on., nv circular 10 the district, had voted Tor some
of The fo.ns in which it was proposed TO charter a Da"S'
~ I had consented to "take Mr.. Clay as the pest n'tuhs
If secutny great objects, > of which he was eqnaily Tue
odyo,at, wien he opposed Gen. Jackson, and when 'ht
Advocate End / opposed him. would not The charges OF
"a nostacy' and s'betrayal of my constituency nave
been made with more truth aud justice against mt:
Inn censured for speaking al last Court, because
MIR. Irving in declining did not choose 10 spea"' u"o
hsconse had no competitor. should not have spoken
snnnose. i'll had not been called on TO do 50. BENG
called on after the Clay meeting stood adjourned, am
at = loss To conceive how offended against propHe,y
n complyinr. Does The editor suppose that the people
feel no interest in public questions except ~heh d q
vass is pending:
RAJ | am charged with "pouring forth a most cop'ous
s,,c,m If denunciation and abuse on the wing party
al large and Henry Clay in PARTICULAR | am sure
hal no one but the Editor OF the Advocate hearo ohe
word cthis, and that / did not utter 4 sentiment which
world ius,ly inn.ct a wound on the feelings OF any
marry or man. OF MIR. Clay spoke most respectfully
ihoueh attempted 10 rid:cule the idea oil restoring
the credit Of the Government and reviving ehher se"e
raj prosperity or general apathy oy 'ne sa" 81 nton
elect him to the presidency. | attempted 10 SNOW
,bet Mr.. Claws policy was calculated TO increase inc
movers of the Government beyond The CONSTITUTION, 70
encourage public and private ex,raVagance' ano ~
10 Greats an artificial and deluslve system OF s.oeA,
iobbing and speculation, ihS'eau ., ! Pelm .m ao.,;nn
substantial prosperity, to benefit only n small portion
Of our countrymen by imposing burdens on 'ne
rest. charged the report OF a committee, JUS, .hen
adopted by the Clay meeting, with sKetchlhs gloomy
pictures Of public distress, ana proposing no - y.
,nedy but the election Of Mr.. Clay, with not disclosing
their opinions ON these very questions when were
disavowed in the last election, though since claimea Us
decided by that election. / urged the experience oil
The last eighteen months as teaching the importance
Of proclaiming the principles when were tealy -,
yolred in an election. deprecated the violence, the
,nu,ility of mere personal contests, in which none conio
gain or lose but the few who held and VINO wahteo o'
flee, while the millions were told that oil the hopes
and all The energies ofthe republic centered IN one Man'
The Advocate SAYS: ali would be idle TO attempt 10
follow Mr.. Gllmer in his wanton assaults upon TUE
Wings end Mr.. Clay. 1t is a task for which we nave
neither the time nor the patience, We Tear. 10 peho!u
the moral obliouilics and the naked deiormIly oil ms
political course as the Representative oil a u's'f'sl
which gave a Harrison majority Of 700 votes, II Is only
necessary TO rememher that he is the same man VINO,
as 4 Deleg gate in the Legislature, as Governor OF ee
Commonwealth and as i private acknowledgements
and ardenlly sustained the Wing ilag-gaVe IN ms ao'
hesion to the great principles of the Wings, IN lolo-
pledged himself 10 the one term principle, the redue'
ton of Executive power and patronage, ana 10 d stie'
nuous opposition 10 the interference OF Ike E@ec't'se
and his Office. holders in elections; and, now, wheh 'he
time is arrived for q practical demonstration OF ms ioyai-
ty 10 these great principles, he ignobiy retreats rom shei
maintenance" and stands forth as the apolog's', II not
the advocate, Of John Tyler, "who has proved false 10
them all"
After winnowinp the chat and dust from tins very
meek and courteous paragraph, nolhIng fe"alAs o'
that rave in my adhesion TO the great principles OF the
! yYhiqs in lSI0-that was pledged to the one Term
principle, TO q reduction of Executive power ana pa
lronagc, and 10 opposition to The interference OF Tue
Executive and his office holders in elections. l lake
the counts of the indictment in order. What were the
prea, principles Of the Wings in 1910: Was It a Bank:
That was denied then. Was it a protective Tariff
That was denied then. Was it the election OF MIR.
CLAW: lie was moi then q candidate. lie could moi
oct n nomination. Was il the abolition oil The veto
mower, Mr.. Van Buren, had not used il, as well cs !
remember; and this is q question, never meo'ed, un'ii
since the death Of Gen. Harrison and The accession Oh
Mr.. TYLER. was pledged, however, to tile one term
principle. VIII the Advocate inform ME when ana
how ,
was pledged 10 a reduction OF Executive power and
patronage. That is true. And 10 opposition to me
/ interference of the Executive and his office. holders 10
elections. That, TOO, is true-und If The Editor oil the
Advocate will only publish a few extracts from Inc
various reports from the select committee on Ietrench'
ment, at the last session, or, If he Will READ theni, lie
and his readers may perceive whether nave 'teh
guilty Of any "moral %obliquity, : as to pledges oil wha'
would DO. If lie will read or re. publish my circular
10 the district in April, lSil, and review his opinions
OF il al that time, he and his readers may see whether
he or | have been guilty Of "moral %obliqulty, as 10
pledges of what would not do.
But am charged will "apologizng for, II do mol
advocate MIR. Tyler" and he is charged with seeking
to increase his power and patronage, with interfering
in elections, and with seeking his on election. J nave
sustained and defended, not Mr.. Tyler, but the rIesi,
dent Of tie United States, when approved ms onlcioi
conduct. | have opposed the f1esidents measures
when did not approve them. have dissented IRON
his views as often, perhaps ofiener, than the Editor OF
the Advocate, though | have never denounced hun as
nm aposta,e and traitor, for opinions which Inc eal'of
and both knew hin TO entertain before his election,
We are informed that The late Harrison Cabinetindnced
Mr. TYLER 10 desist from his purpose, oil announcing
that under no circumstances would he be a candidate
for re election. | do not acknowledge The tone man
power" and therefore ON equally unwilling 10 perm.
any one man out OF Office, or any OTHER III, 10 coh'ioi
my course or opinions.
am charged with DONG Mr.. Clay injustice in not
repeating his private con versltions. I'm not as mucl
addicted 10 violating private confidence by publishing
such conversations as some Of my neighoors. IL, now
ever, have stated remarks which had made 10 MIR
! CLAY, about public matters, without reporting all ms
conversations, the Advoca c is not q loser, since II
secms to have obtained from some other source, when
I am nj a loss TO conjecture, an authentic account oi d
dialogue between MIR. Clay and myself. ftle Advo'
cate were not so reluctant 10 publish private CONVERSE
| tons, would furnish liz editor with 4 correct account
of The unpublished parts of this dialogue.
| am charged with doing injustice 10 Mir. Clay, IN
asserting thai his vote in the Senate, against The known
will Of his State, defeated the repeal OF the bankrupt
sc,. An extract from one Of Mr.. Clay's late stump
\ speeches, is cited as the evidence against me. MIR.
Clay denies tha, he was instructed, because the Senate
of Kentucky did not concur in the resolutions Tor the
repeal Of the law. 1t is strange, that bis colleague,
Governor Morehead, should have been instructed, and
Mr.. Clay not. They both represented Kentucky, were
both advocates of the law, and while one of them
obeyed, The q believe almost unanimously voice OF the
more popular branch Of his State Legislature, the other
disre il. The virtue of instructions, according
10 my view, does not consist in 4 form or a bubble
Wen the will Of HE constituency is known, it should
not be disregardcd by n Representative. According TO
Ciay's own showing, the Editor has made out against
him n much stronger case Of 'bc:rayal," than he has
aaainst nue. have frequently heard from Represen.