Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-03

Mn. CLAY.-The Evening Journal of Saturday con
,,ns letter addressed by the Wing members of the
legislature of this State tn MIR. Clay, and MIR. T. re-
ply ushrred in with an elaborate editorial eulogy Oh
The STATESMAN in refinement
The design Of the movement is 10 "head Captain y
Tor and al a moment of calculating "retircment III
the life Of Mr. Clay TO present hun in the form mos
likely to concentrate lie Federal or Wing strength II
his favor as a candidate Tor the Presidency lie IS L
he presented and urged az the champion oil frotecuVt
Tariff lie is to assume that attitude Tor himself h'
friends are to assume il for him, and he IS to be the
"Whg" candidate or le44, al any rale ana ii 'i' "uA
ards. - ~ 4,
Such is the present aspect Of things. And the Al
banv Federal managers defeated and thrown over
board by the people of their own Stae-are among inc
first TO tender him their valuations IN form seeing
his and feeling the poverty of their own politlca
homes ,hev are by no means unwilling TO volunteer
the earliest ADHESION, and TO hater themselves that
while they satisfy Mr. Cay Of the profound depth and
sincerity of their devotion 10 him. and Their apprecia
lion of his position as elhe foremost champion OF Their
principles" his Tariff avowals offer, upon The whole
Inc most probable chances OF political capital
In 1890 similar profess ons, from the same sources,
were rendered in behalf OF Mr. Clay, less formally per-
hans, but with equal sincerity. lie was invited INTO
the So,e-for the first tne he said in some OF his
numerous replies addresses Of congratulation, IN The
course of his lf-and prstestatons OF neverto be-
enualled administration and the most unqualiheo de-
yotion were lavshed upon him. But the same Alba.
nv Federal managers were then in the zenith OF
their power in the State. The politician who
now marshas the warlke squadrons of Mr.. Tyler,
was then "be foremost Champion OF the wing dy-
nasty here. Looking to iaeir own places desirous
of all things 10 remain in le undlsturbcd possession
of the State power, and its gift of fearing de-
seron from the anti.mas oni: and abolition cohorts IN
this State if Mr.. Clay the candidate, they de-
berate!y resolved TO "save their bacon here, ii
possible at Inv sacrifice Of the who had been "the
foremost champion Of their principles" Accordingly,
the whole fraternity Of Federal Office holders were IN
notion the eulogs;ic Evening Journal among the rest
and when every effort had been exhausted in favor Of
General Scott started at Pinch, as the candidate best
calculated fur their desire 10 maintain hemseires
IN tie State regardless IF erery ohsr consideration,
they deliberately turned the cup Chen at his very
grasp) away from "ihe foremost champion OF their
principles, and brought about the nomination of ONE,
hose qualifications then thought to consist sole
y in the fact, that he had "no principles for The public
eye, that he any thing and every thing and that
such 4 candidate essential TO their anti masonic
and abolition associations, and consequently 10 their Of
fees in Ike State
True, these men longer in power-they can
bring none of Tie aids of official position 10 back their
professions of never-dying fidelity and attachment
and there may not be the same personal and selfish
inducements TO abandon their "champon at this time.
They a PROSTATE minority, and they think 1t
expedient cling to Mr. Clay skirts and 10 claim TO
be among his foremost friends But, beyond this wha,
guarantee has Mr.. G.. that there is particle more
Of sincerity now than in 1889, None certainly.
[.3bany 7rgus.