Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-18
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
Mr.. Ciay-Mr. WIse, and AboIition.
MORNING. APRIL Is. ,s4s.

cians, his endcavours identify the Wing party with
. the Aboironists.
We do not know that he has been guilty Of the ei.
routcry of fatty prccrng this charge against the Wings.
for his frequent vindcaon OF the latter from this
person would rise up in Judgment against him: but he
/ has done by OF unmanly inuendo. His
reasoning. informed. somewhat in this form
that Mr. Speaker White Mr. Clay's Speaker, having
received his appointment such by the detaton of Mr.
Cay that Mr. Speaker White acting under the aforesaid
dicaton placed John Quincy Adams and other Abolition
lists the head OF the Committee Foreign Affairs and
other important Committees ergo, that Mr. White leans
the Aboliuonsts and Mr.. Clay with him; and Mr.. Clay
the particular favore and prominent candidate of the
Wing party that therefore, the Wings be trusted
on the subject OF Abolition.
Logic utterly contemplate, would condescend
gravoy notice. but leave the OF all ingenious
minds. had believe that this mortified sub
Jcct OF Senatorial hmness has this matter, imposed up
on many goodmeaning people who have been creduous
and charitable enough TO accord him the credit of sincerity
For this reason, however, duty bound notice
/ the stuff, vile IS it is
First what evidence has Mr.. Wise that Mr. White was
made Speaker by the dicauon OF Mr. Clay None what
except the false whspcng of his mortified self
coneeit To nothing OF the fiat denial which tins base
less mputaon has the character of Henry Clay, ce
waited he is far beyond detractons reach furnishes
most conclusive reutauou.
| MR. CLAY HIMSELF INFORMED US THAT
\ HE HAD NOT INTERPRETED IN THE RENO.
! TEST MANNER, BY WORD OR ACT. IN THE
| SPEAKERS ELECTION; AND THAT HE EVEN
| REGRETTED MR.. WHITES ELECTION AS
! SPEAKER; FOR ALTHOUGH GRATIFlED AT THE
! PROMOTION OF A VALUED FRIEND, HE CLEAR.
! LY FORESAw WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
| THAT IT WOULD BE ASCRIBED To HIS Die.
! TATION.
Mr. Clay, have the strongest reasons for believing
for this cause preferred Mr. WISE himself Speaker
Mr. White But, point OF fact he expressed prefer
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ted sense OF prOpuey dictated the neutrality, and
he observed this We do speak random or
wthou; sufficient warranty. We doubt ii Mr. Wise
adduce the slightest particle OF even presumpuvc evidence
establish Mr. Claws interference the election Of Speak
We confident that neither the Wing nor the De.
mocratc parties in Congress believe syllable Of the charge
Standing as the world supposes in the position Of
pushed rival Nj Speaker White, preferred to
the Speakershp himself, confess surprise
that OF Mr. Wise, high bearing and elevated
honour, should feel himself liberty assa him with
much bitterness and bring charges upon grounds tn.
WAL improbable and captions, if absolutely unbound
ed and ridiculous. There dispung about taes butwe
fee well assured that the models # Knishthood
CASTOR de Folk. Francis L. the Chevaler Blyard or
Sir Philip Sidney would have prompted them eXto
lofty terms, successful riyal, place Of railing him.
Secondly, by what process, Of reasoning does this modern
Thersytes rail hmseifto the conclusion that because Mr.
Speaker White placed Nj Adams and Others the head
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under Abolition influence
II Mr. Wise would dismount his Pegasus and come
down for while to the region OF nationality, he might
locomotive the which prompted the late Speaker OF
the House OF Representative put Mr. Adams head
OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
With sll his eccen,rices of which are least OF all
his odmirel Mr. Adams confessedly one OF the first men
Of the age live HE'S prodigy Of mind and earn
ing Informed every subject within the wide range OF
human knowledge he peculiarly versed in whatever re-
ates TO the oregG relations and the foreign OF
the nation Ia this respect he has equal never has
had superior IN the Union To appoint such man. ven.
ebe Tor his age, experience and diversified public service
Chairman OF the Committee Foreign AfIairs was not
only NATURAL but due to tie nation.
Whst harm could he DO IN that capacity Sympathising
as Mr.. Wise says he does, with the Aboonsts, he might
in any OF conflict with foreign powers subject con-
necied with slavery as in the Ct the Creole sides
against his country. To this say, Mr. Adams is no
Abolronst Notwithstanding mis- per,inacy on the sub.
Ject OF the rght Of petition, he Is Abouons He has
soIemny syeed the House Of Representatives and else
where that he regards the rights Of the Southern Slave ho
der to his slave property guaranteed by the Constitution
This day. the South might far safely rely upon him than
upon braw!ng champions who get aste the hobby Of Abo
iton to nde unto little nooriey, and whose NOISY zeal
Of itself raises suspicion Of their loyalty.
The reasoning applies other gentlemen appointed
by Mr.. Speaker White to head the Congressional Commit
tees There are in truth but fewwe believe only two
ayowed Aboluonsts in the House Of Representatives but
there the Speaker has right exclude them
from the committees, and besides, other reasons Of fitness
as in the case Of Mr.. Adams might have influenced Mr.
White in the constitution Of his committees To say that
favour to the AbOons desire propitiate that in
huence, governed him in this particular say the least
Of it, unchartabe ascrpton and altogether pratu
tous because stamped with contradiction by considerations
which ever have been, and will be- all potent with poor
human nature
In face OF these considerations, how dare Mr. Wise to
breathe one whisper dsus against Mr.. White aud Mr.
Clay on the subject of Abolition IN any cOnnexon1 Mr..
White may not have exhibited himself boisterous a friend
Of the South; buthe that the less loyal and
ruo-genune loyalty and unaffected sincerity are neyerac
companied by clustering profession.
And, as for Mr.. Cay does not Mr.. Wise fear for
his character for candor, when he presumes to i'm
peach the orthodoxy Of Mr. G. the slave question We
challenge this iihboa iaunder to point the country 10
in its broad who has taken holder and more
decided ground against the Aboonsts and all their doc.
nos and proceedings Has he read the inmitabe
address Of Mr. Clay Mr.. Mendonhall, Of Indiana in
which AbOonism encountered the and most ef
icctua rcbuo has mot from is dawnng hour 20 the
PRESENT. That matchlos unnhi'ating argument against
abolition and it, mad schemes dare assert gives better
earnest Of Henry Coys devotion the peculiar interests Of
the South than thousand and one rhodomontadcs Of Mr.
Wise, and confirms solid and effective reasoning a.
ganst the preenOns Of the anssycry fanatics than Hen
~ Wise could generate and pour forth a generation.
Besides, both Mr. White and Mr. Clay are slave holders
large slave owners and IT, like the Of moriaIs, they
feel the impulses Of sofincrest they have irresistible n.
ducement, with all other shareholders op.
pose the uomo-t a who, any form, assa the nst.
Of slavery. And DO not doubt for one moment
ha this hour Mr. Coy odous the AboIiuonsts
than any othcrman America These sagacious fanatics
for bnauci.m watchiu and cunnug-ore not an.
aware Of the immovabe hrmncss Of Mr. Clay. They know
well that he hos oil his public life trimmed orfaltor
cd, that he never sacrificed conviction principle duty
"catch the popular breeze that what he honestly thinks
he boldly say at what be maintains he foarosy
without regard 10 self; that he docs not strive, like Mr.
Wise be "a things to all mon"-his thing to-day, and
that tonouov "cycry thing by turns, and nothing long
MOL They are sensible thatin Mr. Clay they have i'm
pacabc foe and whose opposition not like the pLi
Of the whhwinj, w.ti1g violently for and thsi