Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-10-27
Another Mares Nest.
Our attention has been called to the following
paragraph, i'm the last Enquirer:

| ''Lef there be hchr'-INroRNArroS DEMANDED
! THE Lorain Republican," OF the State OF Ohio, con-
tais an article under the head of "SuPendous scheme Of
/ political vilsny A peep Abolition dupliciiy-and
Fedora! knaNcpPlan for the campaign Ut NJ developed
III part-which is calculated excite deep interest in
the minds Of the people IL refers q speech made Just
before the election the celebrated abolition village OF
Oborin by the notorious abotonist j. r. Gddngs,
didate for reelection to Congress. After the most remen-
d"uS uninatons against the slave holders aud the slave
eres OF the South he the aforesaid Gddings is reported
I TO have said
But, suppose that he should vote for Mr. Clay What
men!-Many slave holders advocate the sentiments
mat do. Hundreds Of papers containing the VI
ces signed Pacihcus' purchased 10y Southern
ben and forwarded their constituents This subject
not new TO them; nirad promugate the
~ sentiments now hold. and Mr.. Clay OF the
oor In tact, he has forth his sentiments. have
now IN my possession, aud will read this assembly
letter from Henry Clay upon this subject, before conclude.
II man OF his high moral character and distinguished
hiles can thus embrace the doctrines of abolition, how
ue II Is orany portion OF the party refuse 10 receive them
and yet that they his sentiments, admits of doubt
Mr. Gddngs here read a letter Henry Clay of Nv.
to himself condoing him upon the opposition
the Southern members, and heartily concuung in all the
sentiments put forth in the articles signed Paccus.' He
also expressed lively interest in all the abolition
menis ct Mr. oi and expressed firm adherence to his
principles
These the principles of Mr. Clay-and they arc my
sentiments approve OF thsm-and do you notl Ii is
true that he has formerly advocated different doctrine
but mems minds may change The car is in motion 1t
will sweep every thing before it-and the liberty party
tar behind They must hasten they will fail of being in
This man, Giddngs, may have misrepresened Fl. Clay
He have lied about the maiter-but the case now
stands, demand IN the OF truth the publication OF
the alleged letter On this subject the must speak Tor
itself. IL will tell what has passed between such
Gddngs, and Mr.. CLAW Ii he Mr. Giddings)
has thus undertaken publicly and his responsibility
make such representations about Mr.. Clay, and read let
ter pertaining from that gentleman, he ,Giddings
Is bound publish that document Ii he refuses then the
friends Ot Mr. Clay, bound call for a copy from him
MIR. Clayl and he Is bndln justice the truth, pub
lish for himself There be mistake upon this
ierand shall take that copy OF this article
the "Corain Republican, sha! meet the eye OF Mr.. Clay.
This is excellent, to be sure. With how much
composure does the old gentleman undertake to
dictate to Mr.. Clay! With what modest assu-
rance does he venture TO dictate TO the friends of
Mr.. Clay, and to demand Justice at their hands
\ wretched, lying print, of his own kidney, fa-
bricates a cock and bull story about letter said
To he written by Mr.. Clay, to Giddings; and upon
this authority, and other, and in terms convey
ing the most insulting suspicious, he presents him.
self TO ilr Clay, and demands that he shall lay
open to him-yes, to him, Thomas Ritchie-ihe
contents Of his private correspondence. If the old
gentleman would 20 in person to Ashland. on such
mission, and make his communication in the
very words here employed, nothing but Charlcy's
extreme ciyility, which he has learnt from his mas
ter, would save the venerable Missionary from
what Mr. NEEDLE in the play, calls "iegaI iuru-
ry j. e. gentle application of the pcdcstals to
the postcrors. That MIR. Clay will condcsccnd
to notice either the fabrcator of the story or its
cndorser, W. have not the remotest suspicion He
will treat both with the contempt they merit.
That iIr. Clay may have written a letter to Gid.
dings, is possible: but that its contents are of the
character represented by these Locofoco papers,
no one believes. The Editor of the Enquirer him.
sell, does not believe it, although he would impose
it upon the Pre-Adamites who bask in the sunshine
of his genius
. IL IS somewhat remarkable. lis it notl) that,
while Garrison is assaing Mr.. Clay at the North,
with extreme violence, as a save-drver and the
advocate Of slavery, the Richmond Enquirer
should be equally virulcnt in lis assaults upon him
as an AbOlitionist How is il to be accounted for
II cannot be that both OF these worthy allies speak
the truth, when what they say is contradictory.
Are they in strict league and alliance, bound to
each other to wage ceaseless war against this il.
lu,trous statesman, who alone may possess the
ability to preserve the integrity of the Republic
and defeat their nefarous Vaccinations against Inc
pence ofthe Unionl Both Garrison and Richie
arc abolitionisls; is it unnatural, them that they
should be found united, in blackening the charac-
ter, and undermining the influence of their most
formidable ioel
UdrrisoH County.