Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-15
,rHIc evidences"

held m Islapon county on 9Th of November has been p.
% lat ef ,l n,ouls are nnImerate and come from evey
art Of cuunIIy We firmly believe nat , nr f prri
irn M, Cav uuld be choc- vi nne-tenths OF 'iem
We have clipped the preceding paragraph from 'ne
philadelphia u. S Gazette. ne usZet'e 70 c"on
narer mud goes for Henry Clay for the next
subj ct 10 he decision of the psopie an lo4l.
makes its candidate subject TO no other ecson 'han
,his-and only to this, Of course, because u can"o'
hepit 1t reclle ts his unhappy lac IN me NOTORIOUS
Harrisburg Convention some Two or lhffe years ago'
wben he was osed out of the Presidential course oy
no friends Of HARRISON and hence is little fearful about
submitting his claims for the next heat TO any similarly
constituted body II is not for Clay subject TO nh,g
Conrention but for Clay, "sueeet to me action o. e
p.ope" This is the only stumbling. block u WIZ iooA
=, IN The President path of lis favorte-but, alas IT'S
one over which he has stumbled time and again area
dv md which still remains perpetual and lnsuperaoe
bnr 10 The accomplishment Of the darling object OF ms
;oh ambition Had il not been for this same people,
Henry Clay would have been President long ago. Inc
noli,cians have elected him often enough TO satisfy
env BODY ASPIRATIONS aud in steamboat gatherings ana
STAGE coach he has been nauguraeo MS many
times as there have been Presidential elections IN Ame-
RIGA But all these JEALOUS movements, IKE tne va
zette's nominations have been "sucef TO me accession ~
,Le neonie and the people lave never failed 10 over
mi. them! Now however the Gazette and other kin
dred papers profess anticipate better things Tor Their
candidate and try 10 talk enthusiastically about Inc
"xvrpExcEs of Cay's popularity, and Their unfung
belief in his at the next electoh Oh: tue ere
duty OF coonskn Wings.
The "eridenees" of Cay's popularity, say they-And
wha, are the cridsnres Why, he has been thrice
candidate for President before the people, and three
times signaly defeated He has not only been de-
ra,ed by The people, but, in the winter OF lo39- 4O hs
party refused to nominate nHl' IN oohyehuoh, ;ul
his long sought cce the express ground that wi'h
his known prncples) he WIS not SO dUa,laOie as some
body else And, in addition 10 this his friends are
now so fully sensible of his standing with the people,
that they afraid apparently 10 risk his chance OF
nomination again in National Wing Convention
The 'eridfnces arc innumersble, says the Gazeue-
and numerous they certainly are, but not oil Cldys po-
puarty The "eridtnees' that zee gather on The sub
ice, convey entirely different lesson. Since Inc
Ashland chief made and marred the Extra Session. the
PEOPLE in all directions have been hrapng up lrreira.
cable proofs of their Of confidence IN his prncl.
niles md his his party has ued most sig
nay in those States where his name has been most pro-
mpent during the political canvass. VI all The States
which voted for Harrison there are scarcely hall Co.
zen which have not since declared for the Democra-
cv and of these i've six, three four shaking IN
the wind, and giving glorious indications that they
will soon follow their redeemed sisters end yield to the
mild sway Of Democratic truth. The last election news
of the year 10 us from OHIO, where the majority
for Harrison was "a 0C0; where all the 1Orld and
has been repeatedly assembled Dayton Conventions
nd where Clay himself took The stump at the late can
vass. with whole regiment Of Kentucky recruits, in
order TO make Cor,cin and the Wings overwhelmingly
successful. The result is Democratic Governor, by
about 100 majority and Democratic majority OF about
90 in the Legislature The old is admitted was
killed in Ohio-ard it is predicted that New York will
Jury him, while Massachusetts, is preparing for him
suitable fpitoph
Such are the "cridfnees' concerning Clay's popu
lary, a. they appear-to our "Argus' eyes-and III
our humble view therefore, 10 say that Mr. Clays no.
nnation is "subect 10 the decision OF the people, IS
tantamount 10 declaration that he will certainly be
defeated The pfopie will not support him. The Bank
men, and stockholders may but yet, we hope, they
do not constitute the people.
Mr.. Clay as dushng political leader has many qua
Iities calculated 10 make him warm frends-but he
wants the strength of CORRECT PRIScPLfs, and want.
NO this all his brilliant qualities can only make
ais fight more desperate without rendering his deent
p,puar man, because he then battlcd for Democracy
with all the vigor Of fresh end gifted mnd-bn he lis
tened 10 The VOICE Of the ,emper, deserted the Repub-
can cause coaesced with Adams, and has since beenen
gagged in ru,less struggle for the Presidency, of which
The last act about 10 close lie may believe his
present doctrines correct, but The People will not-and
he is as much weaker before the pc ople no,r, than he
was hen he had the Democratic armor on os all his
recent Bank speeches weaker than his c"gent anti
Bank argument in ISL The "tridtnecs of all this
are too plain il would seem, TO be misunderstood, but
for those whose maintain moving futh still trust IN
his election in 1914 the ballot boxes in that year will
doubtless give us additional proof TO the same end
For that period we wait with entire confdence-not
antic patng, of course, easy contest or lightly
earned yictory-but certainly not doubling that the
people then will put their seal of reproba
ton on the representative of Federal principles he
Their that representative be the Ashland orator, or
some other person Of less note in political affairs.
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