The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-08-11
From the Richmond Enquirer.
THE BALL IN MOTION-TAKE HEED !


The Clay men in Hanover and in Amherst have
held meetings, for the purpose presenting their
dldate and organizing Their party for the next cam
| pagn. The Federasls of Hanover met al the Court
| house on the Goth of July, (William ID. Winston,
| President and William H. Curtis, Secretary and
nominated Henry CLAY as their canddate-and adopt
ed preamble and resolutions IN favor of National
Bank of Distribution, and "a Tariff sufficient to SUI
port the Government In economy, with discriminating
duties in favor OF such articles as are manufactured In
this country" (The triple headed Wing monster
the Cerberus that guards the gate of the Internal Re
| pions y They recomneni a State Convention to be
| held whose duty it shall be appoint Central Wing
Committee for the purpose OF corresponding with
disting Wings in the different States OF this
Union to make selection of an individual for Vice
President and for other purpo es-the month OF DC
lober be the time when the Wings OF Hanover will
meet to select their Delegates 10 the Convention
and Staunton to be the place, and the 18th August,
lS43 to be the day OF It's meeting. They also re-
commend Clay Clubs to be formed IN each county
district throughout the county-but with what en-
bems, whether of log cabins or coonsklns, or Clay
hlfs with banners of the Mill Boy Of the Slishes
LOO cabins ornamenied with mill boys and meal bags,
as Their wise oracle of the Richmond Wing advises,
IS We, to be determined in their Clay conclaves.
The Wings of amherst held their Jjourned meet
ing at the Courthouse the 18th July, Col Corne-
Illus Sale IN the chair and DIR. David Patteson Secre-
tary) The Chairman of their Committee, Robert
Camm proposed a long preamble and resolutions,
and man, "repudiated him and his measures" Them
they fling to the breeze the pure and unspotted ban
ner of Henry Clay, of Kentucky crying him up
'purer than any other living politicians Vir-
ginian by birth, and Republican OF the Old School,
MARK. YOU this miserable humbugD They then
pass resolutions (by way suppose, of illustrating
what teu mean by ga Republican of the Old School)
in favor of National Bank-in favor of an ade-
oate revenue and reasonable protective Tariff, such
we suppose the present Tariff bill now before the
= &c ,ha Dnutrt hon tay
propose a State Convention-but TO be held in the c
tv Of Richmond on the 22d Of February next--and
they. too resolve themselves into Clay CLUB.
The Federal Wings of Virginia thus entering
the field with Henry Clay as their champlon-and IN
the true spirit of mountebanks, and Gaping even the
climax Of the humbugs Of 1910, they would pass him
off upon the good people of Virginia as Republican
of the old Virginia school, when ever since the year
1911 when he delivered his speech against the re-
newal Of the charter of the Bank OF the United
States he has abandoned the strict construction States
Rights school Of Virginia--was in the habit even Of
ridiculinr them AbstraconIsts, when he is against
the strict principles of Madison's report, from which
he has never since argued-is in favor of Bank,
Tariff, Distribution; and when he is, in fact, IN
principles, and in measures Federalst OF the Al
exander Hamilton stamp.
How these eulogists of Mr. Clay can expect TO
humbug the people of Virginia by such audacious
declarations, we cannot conceive; but IT shows the
desperation of their cause, and the desperate hum
bugs to which they prepared to resort to secure
their success.
they must rally forthwith, unite harmoniously and
firmly together They must bring all their and
all their strenkh into the field, act promptly, and
prevent the enemy from gaining foothold in the
camp-meet Clay clubs with Democratic Associa-
tions-array Republican convention against Federal
convention-and fight silly emblems and humbug
snes with the light Of argument and the majesty OF
truth