The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-24
MR.. CLAY.
ssAY No. IY.-[RrroplIeArION. J

ESSAY No. IV.-[RrroBLlcAroS.l
We spoke yesterday OF the benefits likely TO enure
% himself and he country from Mr. Ciay's election
TO the Presidency, should such thing occur. We
have now word or two TO say about the probabilities
of such an event
We must premise, by more adyertiDg to the
fact that Mr. C. has now been regular candidate
for five elections and defeated either by the People,
or in convention, in every one. Under whatever ia
with whatever advantage Of position, whatever popu
lar leehn aud excitement Ia its favor, whatever APP
parenty well founded topics Of complaint against It's
opponents the adoption of Mr.. Clay, candidate,
has proved invariably fatal 10 their cause.
The inscription OF his on their standard has
been the signal for general DISPERSION, and the sure
haibnger of total overthrow. Like the CaImach
Dell to the McIvors, Mr. Gays appearance TO the
Wings has been the certain presage Of impending
destruction conviction of this Boon U pas like
property of his tie potent of his relinqush'
ment by the Harrisburg Convention. All felt that
10 sustain him court defeat
In 1897, 49, ana 49, curious scene was passing
in this country. Mr., Cay's friends were Gas now
moving heaven and earth TO make him the wing
candidate for the Presidency: but they were not the
only persons DESTROYS of bringing about that state oil
things. la different way, and under the operation
of far different motives, the friends of the late Ad-
mnisration necessarily labored to produce the same
result. Mr. Van Buren, spared no means which he
could employ and he is man who can work by
many indirections, to keep Gen Harrison out OF the
cnntps No
tween himself and Mr. Clay. The late MIR. Grundy,
a gentleman of great shrewdness, and Mr.. silas
Wright, a man of shrewdness Also and whose self
possession has enabled him, in the Senate, more than
once, to foil the great Wing leader of the last Con
gress, are known to have desired nothing, and to
have sought nothing more than that MIR. Clay should
be the Wing candidate; nor did ever any thing IN
spire gentlemen of their politics with such thorough
fear and dread, as the announcement from Harris
burg that Mr.. Clay not the candidate, and that
General Harrison was. From that moment, and
never before, alarm Ispread itself through the Van
Buren, camp.
And So at the present day, the belief tina; Mr..
Clay is TO be the Wing candidate, lis inexpresslby
gratifying to some of Mr.. Van Burens friends.
In short the sober truth, o: which Mr. Clay
friends can be convinced, and OF which he Is
less likely even than they to be persuaded, Is, that
with no uncomfortable striking reputation, and al
ways put forward by his Jealous friends he has yet NJ
hold upon the confidence of the great fthe com
munity.' More than twenty years have proved this
The People the United States, not undertaking. h
talents and abilities for certain objects yet do no, re
in him that mild, moderate guardian and parenla
character in which they love 10 contemplate the Chic
Magistrate, Mr. Clay is dogmatcal, oplnio Mated
Between him and his friends even the most attached
there is intercourse of Independent mind with IN
dependen, mind there is mutually of respect an1
Difference nothing like confidence upon equal terms
Years have soltened these repeng qualities, ant
when bis supporters approach him, he expects ant
will admit nothing but teaty and homage All this #
not said loosely and inconsdcratey. There is not on,
of his friends who will not admit it. truth. VIII
these characteristics, however he may draw admira
| lion, he cannot inspire love and confidence. The
feeling is gene al, and It is true, that he has no gym
pa,hy with the great body of his counuymen bu
that he builds his hopes of success upon brillian
achievements, on political manGuvres, on compro
mises, of which he has many, and is generally a
successful in them Sir Hugh Evans in the Merr!
Wives Of Windsor, and on the INSCRIPTIONS de'o
ton of his upholders and patisans.
Even then, if Mr.. Clay were to be supported nov
once again for the sixth time, by the Wing party
there would be- there could be no hope of his ulIims
success unless, indeed, within the last year or tw
he ha- himself wholly changed for the better or new
lights have broken in upon the People OF the fat
of the Wings, should they put Mr.. Clay's name for
ward, let the recent events in twenty of the twenty
slr States tell The very suspicion that he Is to b
the candidate, joined to the knowledge of his move
ments in the last Congress, and his conduct DUNN
his retirement, has been sufficient to change trium
plant Harrison majority, in twenty States, INTO
wellbeaten Clay minority. la 1914 the result Wi
be the same.
To raise Mr.. Clay is impossible To sink wit
him. If the attempt be made inevitable.
From the Richmond Enquirer.