Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-08-05
FAs Ball IN motion!-Take Heed!

The CLAY men in Hanoser and in Amherst have held
meetings, for the purpose of presenting their can
ddae and organizing their party for the next campaign
The Federalists of Hanover met at the Courthouse
on the Goth Of July, William d. Winston, Pfesl.
dent and William II. Curtis Secretary and nominated
Henry Clay as their candldate-and adopted Pream'
BILE and resolutions favor of National Bank, OF DIS
rlbuton, and ga Tariff sufficient to support the Co
vernment in economy, with discriminating duties IN
fayo, oil such articles as are manufactured in this
country (The triple headed Wing monster-the
Cerberns, that guards the gate Of the Internal Re
gonsD They recommend State Convention 10
lie held, whose duty it shall be to appoint Central
Wing Committee, for the purpose of corresponding
with distinguished Wings in the different states OF
this Union, to make selection of an individual Tor
Vice President and for other purposes-the month OF
October 10 be the time, when the Wings oil Hanover
will meet to select their Delegates to the Convention
and Stanton to be the place, and the ION August,
ls4i 10 be the day of its meeting They also recon-
mend Clay Clubs 10 be formed in each company DIS
trct throughout the Couniy-but with what emblems,
whether Of log cabins, and coonskins, Clay huts,
with banners of the Mill Boy of the Sashes, or log
cabins ornamented with mill boys and meal bags, as
their wise oracle of the Richmond Wing advises, Is yet
to be determined in their Clay Conclaves
The Wings of amherst held their adjourned meet
ing ut the Courthouse the 18th July, (Col. Cor.
nellus Sale in the Chair, and Dr.. David Pat1eson,
Secretary) The Chairman of their Committee, 10
bert Camm proposed long Preamble and Resolutions,
in which they denounce Mr.. Tyler, and, before God
and man, "rrpudiate him and his measures. Then,
they cling TO the breeze the pure and unspotted banner
of Henry Clay of Kentucky"-crying HIM up as
"purer than any other living politicians "a VIZ
ginian by birth, and Republican of the Old School
(Mark, you, this miserable humbug )-'They then pass
resolutions, (by way, we suppose of illustrating what
they mean by "a Republican Of the Old School jim
favor of National Bank-in favor of adequate re-
venue and reasonable protective Tariff such, sup
pose the present Tariff bill before the Senate
in favor of the Distribution. They, too, propose a
STATE Conventon-but TO be held in the City of Rich
mond, on the 22d of February next-And they, too,
resolve themselves into a CLAY CLUB.
field with Henry Clay as their Chumpion-and in the
true spirit of mounlebanks, and Gaping the eli.
max OF the Lumbugs Of 1910, they would pass him off
upon the good people of Virginia Republican OF
the Old Virginia Sclool-when since the year
1911, when he delivered his speech against the
ne wal of the Charter OF the Bank of the United States
he has abandoned the strict construction, States Rights
School Of Virgina-wus in the habit even of rdicung
the IN as Observation-Disclosures he il against the strict
principles of Madisons Report, from which he has
never since argurd--is in favor Of Bank Tariff, q
Distrbutlon--And when he is in fact in principles and
in measures Federalist Of the A. Hamilton stamp.
How these euogists of MIR. Cluy expect TO hum
bng the people Of Virginia. by such audacious decara.
tons, we cannot conceve-but it shows the despera
ton of their cansc-and the desperate humbugs 10
which they prepared to resort, to their
cess.
The Republicans must moi be caught mapping! They
must rally forthwith, unite tremendously and firmly
together-They must BRING all their and all their
strength into The field; promptly, and prevent the
enemy from gaining foohold in the camp-mret
Clay Clubs with Democratic Associa,ions-array Re.
publican Convention against Federal Convention-and
fight silly cmbems, and humbug tales with the light of
argument and the majesty Of truth.