Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-16
RICHMOND, VA.
THE COALITION BETWEEN THE CLAY
PARTY, AND THE ABoLfFloNlol - VI
rHE. NORTH AND NORTHWEST.

THE. COALITION BEL w EN- III Lii
PARTY, AND THE ABOLIrlONlSTSo OF
THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST.
How anv man. who pretcnd> 10 he Repnnll-
can, South of Mason, and DiXons iihe' can 'o'.
for Harry oi the West appears TO Us 20 pe one VI
the most extraordinary phenomena Oh '''c pte'er.
times. Nollin. can explain II, hiil I've ioicc Vi
party spirit. and The false pride OF CONSISTENT.
Nh Clays rabid ambition, and Inc laoia''ous
man worship of his followers. -:
How any Southern man can support c"l n:.
date who is Federalis il his ialituanos pm
ciplcs-who congratulated himself IN loio on los
;ng VIRGINIA bccause they would be no long r
| embarrassed by her peculiar opinions VINO Is
for stretching the powers of the Federal Govern
men! beyond lis specified limitations ana building
I'm an overwhelming consolidated government. at
Washiag,on-whoi for establishing Il my Alii-
lion Bank in some Northern town, 10 oFciiide 'hc
market of the whole country, ara mus Piaf.ins 4
Ieyerin the North Ia move and regulate and disturb
the industry the productions, and Inc prices oi inc
Souih:-whn i lie au:hC' 81 me IIo''clivc sy>-
iem-and has violated his own PLEDGES, hy al
hnrinp 10 fh. Tariff OF 10 which overtlirows
This Compromise and is worse than The act OF
~ rs Mr.. Rives arcuedin August, lSl2-who Is
in favor of Distribution thus imposing the neceS-
si,y of a higher Tariff, as substitute Tor raising
revenue 10 supply the racaRm-who VIII Pfoba-
bly next become an aSsumpt70pi1--ahi al all times
is devoted to a wild and magnificent system oil
Internal ImprovemcniS-and who haslcen guilty.
oi the groSScst inconsistency between ms course
in ls20. and - and 2S towards Texas. and his
di>eraceiul abandonment OF this beautiful coun-
Try in -. in order 10 Propiac The anti-slavc Ia
nalic> OF The Norll-ao! 10 speak oil 'hc AFRO
gant temper. with which he would pa: the lm-
FERROUS Diclator-how any friend OF the ConNi-
, 81. al. g,t
such a candidate a. This. W. confess. does excite
Our establishment ii not dir Indignation.
But there * another circumstance sill more re-
Gently thrown into The arena, which ough n We
should think. To impress itself deeply upon every
Soulhron-hc he Democrat. CT be h. Wing
Mr.. Clay cannot be elected without the votes of
the abollonsls The consequence *. that his
active parisans in The North aml Vest are now
seeking 10 super>cde Birncy the candidate Of the
"third parry. as Daniel Webster calls ihen!-yiz
the AholiuniSls-ald IL concentrate their votes
upon Henry CLAY We have already produced
some startling evidenced his effect III The speech
e, Of Ex-Governor Seward. the address Of Ra-
ri,ian 10 the Indiana AboliiioniS Convention. The
letter of Lieutenant Go%crnor Read, 10 his cor
respondent o. Mich."an &c. Dc. We now
come forward t. produce other irresistible cv-
tence--and 10 show hove boldly and shamelc,>iy
Daniel Webster is soliciting their >nI!Iages for
H. CLAY. and uelingtb sacrifice Texas h. their
jealousy or ianatci,m. We come forward,
also. toconiim u Wctt>lers testimony hy The de-
claraions of The Sladc press of Vermont. Let!
The friends 81 The South, and the friends ol the
whole Union weigh his evdencc-and say, how
1uaht The South To feel and how ought She Ia act.
when She sees what desperate. ana We suspect,
unayaing effort is making by Claws followers
10 rally the Abolition vote upon llarry OF The
West. and push him into the Presidential chair,
over the ruins OF our civil institutions, ami atiiie
loss of Texas itself We have not room this
morning 10. the iui details: but We must content
ourselves with a lew extracts from NchStcr>
speech At Springfield and ifon th, press 81; Slatic
the ally OF John Il Adams. GiddingS Go.
The Coon> held great mass meeting last wcch
at the village Of Springfield, Massachusetts. II
was The crack meeting oft the Sate-some estimate
the numbers a, lhir;y jhousand-rerhap it would
he safer 10 say fifteen thousand. But il was nu-
lnerouS and imposing assemblagc: which brought
together n s,ron. array ol Federal talent
Choa,c, and Winthrop, and Granger, and, last OF
all. the giant mind Of Inc Federal Party. The Cod
like Daniel himself Choate addressed them. and
wondered how any man in New England could
be in favor of Polk and Texas ''li he i> elected.
Tavae will h,. annexci---i; - .,.'ll follow
In ten months after polk's election, Texas will b.
annexed to this country. Is there one man in New
England who wishes Tor the annexation -
Nuerc. 4 voice in The crowd said. save, 4 thou
>and.") lie appealed 10 hi> friend. Webster Tor
a verifcalion of his predictions.
Mr. Webster iollowcd--and the great sist of
his argument was, 10 satisfy The third party, the
friends Of Bimcv. the AhoitioniSt>, 10 abandon
him. and vote for Clay only Here follow en-
tracts from his speech
Il shall not argue before this assembly of in
icliacnt citizens, tina: Mr.. Polk was nominated nj
Baltimore expressly for Texas. II is sufficient TO
remember. TIA. whenercrwc hear ofone We hear
likewise Of the ether that they are always togc-
.hcr: that, like Castor and Pollok, when one is
mentioned. The other follows oi course.
Il agree entirely gentlemen, with those who say,
and have told YOU. tia; Polk is the >ynonimc of
Texas. Ills indeed said, III some quarters, that
because Polk is elected the annexation @; Texas
doe, not necessarily ana may not actually follow.
But let us not be beguled by pretences 80 iiinSv
The oblcc, oil The parry which has nominated Mr.
Polk. is the extension OF slavery, 10y the creation
Of new States. in which slavery shall I've iunda
mental institution This is what Mr.. Polk Is Sc
leced 10 effect, and what he and his party will Sc
cure if success shall be his.
"Thc progress of human sentiment has long
favored The abolition of slavery, and, 10 great
extent. such abolition has been carried b. The ei-
forts of philanthropy and true policy. acting in
be an epoch, a new era, IN the history ol human
liber,y-thc manner in which This contest shall
10 decided Therefore il is that J am before you
10 express nv deep conviction OF the Importance
| of the struggle; to express Inore especially my
interest my desire io sec how Massachusetts will
bear hersei-whcthcr her majority shall be
broken INTO factions her crest Shearcd OF lis glory
herself derived of her weight and influence in
the Unionm
IF The third party. as it is called will but nni,c
with the Wings in defeating measure which
both alike condemn then, indeed, the vote OF Mas
sachnseilS will be heard throughout the Union But
here is the misfortune. That though both these
parties think alike on this subject. there are other
| topics on which their differences Will prevent UNI
~ of action on this-and unity ol principle, with
ont unity oi action, IS oi no arail Tor any prac-
/ iica. purpose. II there he one pcrsoa belonging
10 that lhird party here, Of Inn I ro"h ask rdok
| kc intends 10 ao ~ ms cfsiS. Ii there bc none.
! lei, INC request each one Of you who NAV know
such a man. L. put The question Ia him when you
return home. 40 one can deny, that 10 vote for
/ MIR Polk is 10 vote for the annexation oi TeXas;
or, il he should deny, is not The less true. tell
vou that if Polk is elected, annexation follows
/ inevitably Because .hc same stream OF public
opinion which makes him President, will also
| give him a Congress >
Il say uIectlIi iudt wv. h'"' "' ~, i'i
Polk. gives vote for the annexation OF Texas
and every man who votes for the third party can
dda,e. gives half vote for The same object, be-
cause he places himself in position, all OF whose
influences. hearings and results. tend directly 10
that end ! Question moi the motive oithe man
who casis such vote, but his act i, Just rs |
! have pronounced il 10 he, anu il annexation does
take place, he is answerabc for ii TO his CON
+ science anil his country. l-ona cheer>) We
/ hear it said cvery day. gentlemen, by members OF
/ The hiri parry ,ha, they cannot snpporihe Wig
candidates even on ibis question: because their
opinions are 10, deep enough nor broad enough.
/ But is that Il good reason in this easel Do We
1 act from such considerations in or private al
fairs! Who of us, i'll private life refuse TO en-
| plov men to do what we wish done, and for which
we know they are exactly and completely fllali-
fed because in some other respects they may hap
pen 10 be either li,tlc behind or lltlle ahead o,
4 our ou.n op;n;onsl M one And il seems Ia