Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-19

casons their regret But they are deeply dis
tresscd, they confess because they discover that
a majority of the American people hate Mr. Clay
very badly; and we suppose these editors love
him very mucli;-because "Henry Clay was 10
ted against, because he wos Henry Clay !
and doubtless they voted for him because he rGs
he;-because their countrymea have exhibited a
chase and unworthy envy OF excellence" and
they themselves, forsoo,h, are not cnvions at all
because a majority Of The American people have
given evidence of "the incaracty 10 Judge and acl
wisely p" The hatred OF prc-emincnt merit"
-",he preference for congenial lirleness and
ignohilily -" The spirit 10 pull down instead
of the spirit of clevating superior merit" y
all which, TO their minds SIS 10, merely hateful
for its meanness. bu, fearful for its omen: in
fine, because they have discovered that the peo-
pie are very, very foolish and wicked, and they
are VERY wise and viriuouS. We'll, il THIS is so
il is surely enough TO distress one. Will these
editors permit u to suggest little consolation
Is il not within the range OF possibility that they
are mistaken! May il not be, that the beam is
in their own eyes, not The mote in their brothers
II they will look Il little more clearly into the
matter, they will come TO see some difference
between the rejection Of ''Henry Clay" and the
rciiisa! of IA statue TO the Younger Cato" and
as This is The sum total of their grief, they may
cease 10 mourn. Al any rate, they can expect,
and ought 10 receive, but little sympathy from
their conntrymen, SO long as they adhere 10 the
fashion OF mourning which they have adopted
They seem in no danger, however, of wasting
themselves in vain regrets. Their leading cdlio-
rial Of the 18th, rcncws the attack upon the Re-
publican party. with, perhaps increased fierce
ness and fury, and certainly With the same disle-
gard Of weapons, which characterized their use
,,t ir,p
however, they deserve the merit Of having in
vented their own miss.atemcn;s. They have
used no second hand fabricaliors now-No.
They are wholly indebted, on this occasion, To
their own imagina,ions for The facts, and their
own ingenuity for The conclusion. They have
made a grand discovcry-iound another mares
nest, all bv themselves. They have detected
4 very singular coalition-no not exactly 4 Goa
li;ion either; but strange sor, OF affinity, which
was not formed indeed, but felt, 1--WE suppose
>vmpathetically.) between OF simultaneously BY,
'thc Northern disunionisis," in other words, the
Tariff AbolitiunislS, (snch as Adams, and his no.
toriols twelve. with Sade, Seward, Cas>ius Nj.
Clay, &c, and those whom they are pleased 20
call 'hc Southern disunionists," in other WORKS,
the aaii-I'ariif slave holders, (such as McssrS.
Rhet,, McDu.iie, &c.) Having delivered them
selves Of this strange illusion, surely the oldest
va.ary that ever sprung from diseased fancy
thcy Sc, aravely 10 work 10 make this queer phan-
tom account for TACT, which does not exist I'll
all-namely. that the Aboliionisis in New York
and PENNSYLVANIA voted for Mr. Polk. They
give no proof Of this pretended fact for, no doubt,
with their itch imagnalions, they find il easier
to account for it in their way of doing the thing,
than 10 prove ii-True, they quote some
articles from the Northern prints, in which
such expressions as these are used 1.-THE
votc of New York was given to Mr.. Polk
BIZ The Abolitonsis' AbolitonistS 81 voted
as 10 elect Mr. Polk" &c.-and they either de-
ccivc themselves into the belief, or wish 10 de-
ceive their readers into it, that these amount 10
declarations nj least, that this Abolition faction
supported Mr.. Polk. Now, il is obvious that
these Northern prints mean no more than this
that the votes Of y. York and Pennsylvania will
be given 10 Mr. Polk, because the Abolition par
~ in those States refused to vote for Mr. Clay
though urged and enlrcated 10 10 50 b. his friends
This will appear plainly, from The ;olIowin2ey
rakcn from one oitheir own Northern prints al the
seat Of Government in \. York, and likely there
fore 10 know most about it. The Albany Eve
ming Journal, (Whig,) Nov. oh, saws: "The
Stale of New York has been given TO the Texas
and slavery candidate for President by the Aho-
itioniss This fact will be proclaimed by the
official canvass and stand recorded through
all time agans, the protested friends of Eman-
CITATION. Mr. Folks majority in this State
will fall below 5000, while the vote thrown
away upon Brney, who was running as a Loco
oco candidate Tor the Michigan Legislature, will
exceed $1,000" Birney may have been running
in Michigan as the "Locoioco candidate" for tie
Legislature there, uhough this has been conclu-
sircly diSprovcd,) but certainly he was running
a> the Abolition candidate fol- PresideE. in New
York. and in tina, State, these $4,000 Votes, if lie
got as many were not given 10 him for The Michi-
gan Legislature, bu, for the Pres dencv. Tie
Albany Evening Journal then states and proves.
that The vote of New York was given 10 Mr.. Polk
by the Abo!i,iun;Ss, no; BY voting for him, but By
Mrowiag Gmay their votes on Birney Tor Plesi-
dent, instead Of giving them 10 Mr. Clay. This
completely negatives the pretended fact, that the
Aboltionists supported Mr.. Polk. II is not only
net proved by the Wing Editors, bun il is thus
Gisp!oved by their own authorities. Failing 10
prove il true, they i. 10 be so; and seeing
that all men wouid regard it as mos, strange, il
true they tax their ingenuity to account for il
hoping, no doubt they coald give a plausible
reason why il might be 50, they would thereby
gull many into the belie(ihal ii was so. But IN
fortunately for them, if the assumed fact itself
would be Il strange one, their account Of it is
passing strange. If il would tc hard 10 swallow
lux iCtCiuttl idtt, NHGt GciDidal Slbii!'tCH CbHu
retain their reason far il a "suMpatty' between
tho Northern, Protective Tariff \ boli;ionists, and
the Southern. an,i-Tarif' sla:c- holders! OBJ
serve, lhcy describe the Northern Abolition
lists to whom they a!udc, as those who would
dissolve The Union, rather than annex Tcxa>-
Well who are ,hcy! Why, Adams, Webster,
Sadc Seward. &:, il any body And the South
crn men are Chcvcs, McDuii,e, Rhe.t, &c Thea,
we have Adams sympalhzius with Cheycs,
Webster with McDulie, si!adc with Rheu &c. -
Jchul What Eet,lc of fish What singular
WHY. the Editors have found
new kind of sympathy, which acts by rerulsion.
Ii is OF Il piece however, with the Ingenious con.
trivance for carrying message 10 South ArD2Ti-
ca. by eoin. 10 England Verify there arc more
things in Heaven aud Earth than arc dreamed
OF IN or philosophy. 1nis imaginary Affinity,
however, answers tie purpose oi the Wing Eli
tors, for il affords them an opportunity OF pour
ing ont The phials c! their wrath against the gln-
rinus chivalry OF South Carolina for whom these
Editors seem 10 feel that undyins hate, which the
bad onl. can feel towards tho. they have wrong
cd and betrayed. Not satisfied with abusing ,esc
gallant and patriotic sons Of tho South, as the
most etiactual mcasis al destroying their charac-
lers and blasting their regulations, these Editors
are trying 10 force them into the bad compan,
they themselves have kept, to such a woln PR
pose. This hopeful scheme will unl succeed -
Every good man must irown upon i;-evary in
tc!ligent nnc viii laugh it to scorn.
We have Tins given Il fair picture Of the re-
cen! course and contents of The Richmond Wing
We had hoped better things, even from it, We
would still hope better, if We could. But the
paper OF Friday morning, zine 18th continues 10
be filed With declining Republics" "dceenc-
racy and corruption" "depravity" 'profigacy."
''froness misrepresentation" infamous frauds, =
and such like choice phrases. which these Editors
apply Unfortunately to their country and their
counl:yEen. Having it would seem, exhausted
ior the present their own abundant stock OF abrse
they select The choicest articlcs O: defamation
from all the conscnial presses of their party, and
heap them together in one disgusting mass, in
their columns or the 10Th. Insulting in their i'm
putalions, they are untrue in their charges and i'm.
pious in their grief. Deta ming their coun,rr in
set phrase, they aspersc theiropponents in Billings
gate, and inter- their woe in borrowed words They
invent their abuse, fabrcate their facts and quote
their lamentations. We leave them, for this time,
10 the reproof other friends the scorn ofher adj
versaries and the indignation Of their ellow-ci,i-
zcns,