Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-06

..Our neebhor If Iniocncer, Is er0asl"e on
the subject National COM ennn OF ne 's parry '"r '
Of Presidential candidate. Well, II l.. eht cnou"h
l man can't "ro ahead that he Should stand sill Oh ai
lyon see mailing of .r Kind negbor Cunningham Pun %
YOUR specs look again, and " see mat we -ann doi
The same ground that nc have aways "eonpiel"-i"t
Thank you kindly, for your advice, but we see very
we'll vet without specs Perhaps you didn't under
stand the term we used Cracfsding means, according
10 The ltshmans definition, advancing backwards
You sci out with the idea that Alr Clay had been 50
spontaneously chosen BY the entire wing party as l's
candidate for he Presidency, tia; no necessity eSs'ed
for calling convention 10 express the voice oil The party
On that point; From his nomination in n Carolina dow
IN The 10Th INST such has been the unvarying drft OF oil
your spccuatcns that SUBJECT, and you were READY
10 ware fierce war all who doubted the tact oil MI
CLAW 5 being the universal avof'te Of Whggery. AND
surh also has been the course ct the whole Clay
who press, AID Of The Public speakers and public
meetiprs and conventions Of the same section oil hg
ery as far as they have fallen under our observation
All have proceeded upon the assumption that Alr Clay
ras the undouh,eG choice Of the whole Wing party,
some fev. t!ao.s excepted, such rs WEBSTER, SpeH'
GER Wise, Profi:t, Ne, &c.
After the Ohiodeiea at however, The Wing presses and
politicians out Of Ken:acky altered their tune; some
limited at the prop!ety ct a Saona! Convention, AND
Others spoke out plainly their determination TO sup
port no candidate for the Presidency unless he was the
nominee OF such Convention. On Tuesday week you
coped some remarks oil the Scioa Gazette pointing 10
he elements of dscord existing in the Wing ranks, and
urrino the necessity Of National Convention for the
nur,nse Of nominating Wing candidate for the Pres :
tencv After abiding TO Mr.. Clays services to the
,Vhiifs. hoasng Of his great popularity and alleging
TIA; Nj Clay is moi candidate, because he has not
vet s.acccptad any of the numerous LEGAL and State no.
limitations for tie Presidency yen assent to the whole
pronosi:;on a tie Scio,a Gazette and admit the pro-
;Tieiv Of The measure i; recommended Wing Nation
al Convention for nominating candidate Tor tie fre-
sideucy Was not that cra'cf>hing'
you ,,en obseryc ,ha.-"Nr Clay himself could
net if he would, transfer his towering popularity to
any other leader any more tnan MS pac! history His
unrewarded services and sufcrngs in the Wing cause,
have made him bone of their bone, and no base fear or
limd po'iey Will ever ind"ee them 10 give hIm up or
abandon HIM. The nomination, then. Of .NatIon6i
C3a.fpiioa or rather lis ratification Of the Peopes no.
,;,e,;oa. already made would, in ou7 opinion, give
hu, such conclusive evidence Of public sentiment as
wnu!d nduce ...n 10 accept the position thus assigned
HIM.
What is the plain English Of all this That Mr..
CLAW will not run unless nominated by Wing Ma
onal Convention He has already. YOU say, obtained
SHE pcop!e . nominalica, ba; will not yield TO their
wishes unless they are endorsed by National Conven
ton He sets the viii oil The creature above the will
of the creator and yields 10 their agents what he Will
not gran: 10 the people themselves.
The first position was-tha TIE people had taken the
matter into their hands. and that thar nomination
had set aside lie necessity OF National Convention so
far as Mr. Clay commemorative second position IS
tina, Mr. Clay dsragatis Tie nomination Of the ptcr'e,
and will rot acceptit as sufficient indication Of their
sentiments, unless lis correctness be certified o. Ma
,onal Convention Here you between the horns
Of diiemna!os you must either admit that the peo-
pie have made nomination, and TIA, all 'he asser-
lions of Mr. Clay friends TO that effect have been false
and deceptive, that Mr. Clay dsegards and dsobeys
their call and requires them TO prove It's truth by
Convention, before lie viii believe ,hsm. iou can
take either horn you please.
One fact is clear beyond all dispu'e-MF' Clay 5