Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-15
The ENQUIRER and Political 1boI,t;o..

il seems We did the Enquirer injustice, saying ihaits
editor had wfuly misepresented the tendency Of the
pamphlet styled political Abolition. The youthful ar
dor and ndiseroon" Of ihst gentleman together with an
eager des're 70 inure Mr. Clay, by all his power
led him. appears make grave charge against the ed
Tor Of the Tribune, without having taken the pains even
70 ask whether or not he doing him injustice. lie
had never seen Rad the pamphlet question: and he
now calls on the Tribune to supply him with Il copy -
Whether desire To do mischief, Je fair apology for cir.
culang palpabe msstaemeni, when the means Of cor
rseung were 50 al hand, will undertake 10
decide The correction Of this error ,.ifu or others.
oil that desire. The Old World resdcr- Of the En-
qurer vii. See Vhawo feared they would have
opportunity OF seeing that sni.Aboton doctrines are
congennl - Mr.. Clay and his Friends was udg.
Cd exceedingly appropriate 10 send among people tainted
with the heresy Of abolition, the life Of that lustrious
Statesman, accompanied by able exposition Of the folly
Of that heresy. both written by fnend, and a supporter
u h.s pretensons the fret Office ia the it Of his coun
uJm'n We have, however indirectly. gotten the fact
spread upon tie record, and neither the editor Of the En-
qurer, any Vi his f1end Of Grecan Roman fame
cause t to be eApungcd. lis fortunate for Mr. Clay.
ntecst., ial the Enquirer has made this slip It, readers
would never Otherwise have known that friend OF Mr.
Csy had taken the field against tie Aboonists rny
they would have been ignorant Of the fact HAT the great
American Sate-man was himself decided Zoe oil move.
mcni- on that subject.
We did charge the Enquirers course IN Is3l
upon it, Editor ds crime, o fault. We will do
him the justice ay that his sentiments, that occasion
we're much the those expressed by this psper-
Is 10 not strange however. thathe should attempt lax the
damniny stigma Of aboitonism him, whose opinions
went no farther tey 60 for, his own record
I'd continents that 0cclsion' Would he condemn nuo
Tier Tor merely entertaining opinion which he has
preached with oil the % a man Iaboting to make pro-
.ye-' lie knows that Mr. Clay is opposed to uboliton
90 oil shapes be knows II he elected the nboiuon-
would record that eircumstance, the downfall Of their
party. Why thcn would he nsiuuate, that his friends
were ,ndelyOrng 10 pfopiuate the abolition party of New
York, by circulating abolition tracts among them
We tell The Editor u several other bings which he
snoss TO. aud at 49, that Martin Van Burcn voted to
,n-tmri Ruff, Eing tie senate Of tic United
States, for the bill prohibiting slavery Missouri o. q con
diuyr Of her taking fanL Sae-that e wa. n favor
n free ns gro .ufnge de Stale Of New York-snd that
be 7u believes Congress has power ab1lish slavery r
tie Dsfct Of Columbia. Th,so ore VII we'll known fscis
yer hear the Editor adyeng 10 them II he car
po'.iby avoid H.
Tie Editor will not condescsnd enter into n compan
con VI character Nth lie leaves at ~ the people
ts civ. We peheoly willing be- ued by that Jury
and Il lls verdict s rendered favor Of the Circuator
to "El. Room L,uss," will admit, that we stand muc
worse lion bod ever opposed. FOR his once. I'D
uni be ha- corrected sIsnd,r, much sooner thsn WI
Wrought hc would have done, but ihsfe We suspec
tnsi he force 81 public opinion and not his good w
bod t. principal direction oi biz conduct.