Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-17
POLITICAL.
From the New Haven Register
TIE GREAT BATTLE.

There is no need of nncIng the matter-the cam
pa,pn of SI4 will be trying To some men sous as
was the campaign of 1910. That the country VIII
come of unscathed, our confidence IN the sooei
second thou gh of Jealous people, does not allow US
10 DOUBT But that the same "stooplng to conquer -
the same demagogueism-the same moral debauchefy'
will be attempted the same songs sung-the same
promises lnsinuated-the same corruption displayed,
our know ledge OF the Coon allows to doubt as little
The passing taste the Wings had of power, has gwen
fury TO their appetite, and the bitter stab gwen the IN
by their Vice President, has only quickened Their mao
ness Follow ing, TOO, leader like Henry Clay, whose
frequent defeats have left IN him little respect Tor ne
people who inflicted them, and the fires OF whose amoi-
ion burn the hotter weakens hrs discretion, can
we wonder he will summon for his third and last
effort, all the desparng energy OF the drowning man,
and that nothing wall be left unred, that human pas
SONS generate and human power force 10 success
And why that this Henry Clay IS thus lmpudently
brought forward, when the people have SO often iounu
him wanting Why isu that has friends now look w'th
protested certainty upon bis success when iour years
ago the Harrisburg Congeniion dad not dare TO stamp
him with their approval Are his principles less DIS
tnct: Are those Federal measures OF which he Is no"
line ''head aud front, less popular: No But II ~ that
they think 10 established by thu triumph OF lo4'',
that The peOpe ang i,He be dtcered Fear OF the
people forced Harrisburg Convention To withdraw
Mr. Clay, and nopinai- Generai Harrison. And most
persons thea regarded stroke oil generashp, 10
surrender a sckiy garrison while they drew on the
real Champion safety But they we're surprised by
nave despised-' II cur leg caon prevailed, 1t VIII
agan-ii tn Bank OF England was SO successful, II
s,,! exists The reasoning that now susiains them
We attempted pertinent aud succeeded-we can
now use Tor Joidsr game. We have seen what the
people are wo;,h-wr kDow what they can bsar-it Is
hard der They crave, and It matters little who
We set aioat, lie w,ii down Such the reasoning
they upon superficial view ot the le4o eiection
But the BOW NAV b. beat TOO light In political view
we would b. glad the hard cider again pushed
round We would reio.ce TO some Buckeye Black
smith before the Connecticut farmers, rehearsing ms
promises OF lSi0-sone Tppecanoe ballad monger
worrying his BRAIN the character oil Henry Clay
No, no. Ta's again succeed. It's results
would be as disastrous as It's operation disgusting
H. Clay is known--his private iie-hls public liie-hs
unhoiy ambtt,on--hs reckless passions Hs princi
pies are known committee can conceal thein-ht
rhyrn. can TWIST them out of meaning his own late
Aounderog attempts have only ended IN fidicnle.-
His name IS synonymous with corrupt national bank
ing system-with corrupt distribution OF the ha'ioha
evenues-wi,h corIup, iarlii, whose OBJECT 49, "
"s,op ,mporatlons" and destroy the impost revenue
We cannot iorget lha, seeks abolish the veto pow
err TO make the Constitution farce, and the rres'den
mere man oil straw with nothing TO do but parcel Gu
the patronage Of the Government 10 The Tools tha eiec
ted hin, winch Mr. Clay has declared should be 'n
duty OF 4 Wing President. In short, every Prnc'p'
iha, the people cast away odous-every ioea u
Government that rational declare obsolete, rises
with The idea of Henry Clay The people cannot tor
get him HIS greatest enchantment IS that oil distance
Bring him to the familiarity ot the log caoih-preseh
him TO the people in chorusses-put hun IN the blaci
and white OF a baot-why, the very Coon, languid a
he IS, would lfl his fore foot TO his nose No-th'
strength of Mr. Clay cannot lose US the election o
1874 And over han, the victory of the Republicans
would be as glorious II can be easy Are we no
strong IN numbers Are not united IN principle
Does not every day confirm The principles We have sus
tanned and repudate those we have rePudiated =
Was National Bank ever in worse odor than now
Was Federalism universally secuted: Yet,
is IDLE, is criminal to cry 'a we'll We chang on
banners on tic outward wall, and laugh The siege I
scorp, wh,lc the enemy drives Mo mines under on
foundation II IS ,,,ne for every Democrat to coo
down his chickering's, shake off his apathy Are no
his eaousies OF ,rifing, when they may sacr'hc
the great principles of his party Let him remembe
the at stake-hat the war IS 10 be one oil prime
ple--hat the enemy have avowed the'rs-and they ar
person,;ied in Henry Clay. Who, then, will be ioun
idle2 Who will not IN washing from has country
fame the dlsnrace Of lsiO.