Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-12
MR.. CLAY on THE ADVANCE,


The great Electoneefer arrived at Chareston nm &
tnrday last, the 9TH inst He had written let,s, Ca
Columbia to the Committee of ARRANGEMENTS fI
dale April g. to stay their impatient cnrosi,v ill
them, 81 find myself somewhat indlsposed lbs NORMA
in conssq uence of cold taken during the progre. -
my Journey and which have from circumstance W. "
much neglected am ais informed, that a por,,on ~,
the religious community of Charleston might Caa,
wounded by public manifestations, 10 which the Gro,
sion Of my first visit TO tia, city may possibly NV.
rise, during week which recalls recollection of ma
morable and solemn events, connected with on, rel
gion In difference to the feelings of ha, portion of
The community, and under the hope of obtaining esS
from the cold by which | am suffering | have 10
termined 10 postpone my departure for Charleston "a
| Saturday morning, which wall enatle me 10 a,,,v,
there that evening. And, tEs post pone " n g.
prlye ME OF portion of the time this week which
had allotted t. my sojourn in that city, have .I.o
concluded 10 remain in it all Tuesday afternoon, when
hope 10 obtain passage 10 Wilmington " The en- ,s,
| OF Charleston had made great arrangements f., Tia
splendid reception OF the grand Electioneeer BATH
to "speak in he Theatre, and not in the s,,.a,
as was at first proposed" The Citizens Ball was n -
posi- poned till Monday night, 9Th instant.
But the mos: amusing, if II had not been the mas,
disgusting feature in the whole transaction. il n.
labored effort made by Mr.. Clay and his polite,
friends to strip his visit of all political objects NJ "a
not attempting to make any impression tor the bepss
Of his own election Not he He is not attemp,na
Ia
Fall Election Nor he He does not select H.,
very Presidential year Of all years-nor 10 make
descent upon Old Virginia, al the very momen, when
her important Spring Election 10 going on Oh
not he lie writes TO Angus's, that emy visit
- intended TO be one wholly Of priraie nature -
The Impotence OF the assertion Is fqualled only bs
the imposlure. We call spade spade-for we
are not soft enough for Mat Tell us # you phase
that II was right To practise "want of candor and Of
'honesty in lci0that II right 10 spread the net
wide enough 10 catch 'b:ds Of every feather'-thst
Il was right 10 conceal their prime pies, 10 assume
under false preences, 10 get INFO power, of OPP
mons which they con;radcied by their own acts in ~
and By their professions al 4i-Te US that 1t Is
perfectly right TO cheat the people by humbugs by log
CABINS and coons, aud hard cider by Tremendous pfo
csssoEs, 10 strike The senses By charging upon t:
all sorts Of devices with n fictitious Siancag Army
gold spoons, the negro evitence--by making bow
Of eleven years Of age contradict The gravest and u
est records oi Mr. Van Buren, exertlons DURING The
war; and that II perfectly honorable ana air Ia
bring Daniel Webster among US IN the character
OF Jeifersonan Republican, and to denounce any
man who would strip off the impostots from hs
ace-Tell u that IT is right TO dig up these
antquatcd humbugs in "A to pretend, too, that the
hie her you articl, the lower il becomes that
the FEEDER and the fathers Of National Bank are
tie true Simon Pure Republlcans-,t them resort 10
any sort OF nacG1v.e IL impose upon the people-lo
cieat them ont Of their voieso practise tricks as po
ttticiinS, winch they would scorn as geuliemen-lO
employ buf1ons and "bi0ckgHardS" II establish "a
eentlemanly administration to disgrace themselves
as parts and To Insult the good people OF Virginia by
sending forth hrel and WI Iar slang whangeis 10 ms
represent the facts, ard, in the impudence of her
ner, impose upon Tie people They may do ill THIS,
but let them not tell plain, unsophisuca,od, sai
honest people, that II Clay not now rlayr IN. Eer
rer--ha, lie is only coming on business Of a'y
vats natr tia, he Is only visiting his fr ends IN y
Carolina and VlrgIn'a-or AZ the Charleston Courier
(Whig) says The 9Th instant, "having had occasion
to visit New Orleans on business, the earnest sol
citation oil his friends, anxious 10 pay Inn the homage
Of personal respect aud hospitabls attention. has IA
duced him to retnrn homewars, by way OF the SCut.
ern Atlantic States and 10 so0ufn for brief nter,al,
in the chef cites and towns on his rone ana
therefore, perfectly right for every Democrat u
wait upon him and swell the s:reom Of his triunPhs
and contribute II the success OF his plans.
The Georgia papers have spoken GU, on the subject
of this nsdtous visit, and So will They have cx
posed the himsy vell which concea the Eleotoneeei,
and we will initiate their nanly rxa:nil'. LIT Mr.
Clay 10 Virginia ct any other time, IN any OTHER
form with the design of seeing his friends and
ny the hosptaltes OF the STATE, and we should have
been silent But we despise all humbuggery, aud We
will expose the veil which sguises hs impnlsve am
bton, aud his lndiscreel experiments we pup
lish the las, page oil tbs days Enquirer some
extracts from the Georgia papers, showing IN what
Ugh, they regarded his visit and how much more
delicate enough TO among u.s. at the very rme
when our parties most excited. aud when the penc
ing Spring Election is arraylng all the forces sud
testing The strength OF both parties Why DID }ear
and Moseley come among n this time Why is
Bear dispatched TO the Madison District, within four
days before the election Why is MIR. Clay coming
among also ?
We repeat, with eloquent correspondent, who
wrote 4 series Of Nos IN the Enquirer, during the las,
Summer, "What would have been thought oi Genera
IN. Lora tbA
OF tavern, or from cross road whilst cand cate
Tor the Presidency or writing Circular, The very
supposton sounds like profanity. But, as he lowered
above all competitors and had none let me ask, what
the public would have thought if the Elder Adams had
acted in this way, MIR. Jefferson, Mr.. Madison
What ought to be thought Of the delcccy, the dignity,
the selt-respect of Mr.. Clay :"
n Since writing the above, the Charleston Mef.
curry OF the s,h instant furnishes with the following
"REcErrIoN OF Mr. CLAy.-We have not matsrIsls
for writing true history of the rIse progress, and de-
cline Of the great show of Saturday, and being more
of opinion, that long description Of dinners that
have been eaten of iummPry shall be bret
Few in Charleston had seen Mr.. Clay, and q
wanted TO see him. We had curiosity not ~
the great Kentnckan for the frat time, but II pos
sib. TO catch some gmpses in his face of the stirring
events OF the twelve years intefvenng--lhe Compfo-
mise Act-the Removal Of the Deposiies-the Specie
Circu.ar-the Expunge-the Sub Treasury-the la
mentable death Of the United States Bank-ths hort
vetoes and horrd "treachery OF John Tyier"-the
contamination of political lstiessness by The
actment Of Protective Tariff-wlat a world Of heated
and ferocous party struggles have thronged upon the
heels of the old Titan, Time, he strobe those
twelve yesrs-nnd here one Of the chleiians-the
hero, not Of one, but of forty political battles, that each
in its day filled the air with dust and clamor, aud
threatened to decompose the universe But bless your
heart, mans Imagination, like his eyes, nose, arl
mouth, gets full OF dust and rubbish, the mids: cl
such an enormous tumble Of twopeds and foutpets
kicking about in such dry air and blazing sunata
all that we did see, old gentleman, who looked
confoundedy jaded, alternately bowling 10 the crowd,
and smelling at handful Of flowers, with the ar OF
man, who said to himself meekly, 'Hfavcn's will be
done. but, wish you al in Jericho. aud in bed
"Mr Clay arrived at the Raj Road Dept ab1u,2
O'Clock on Saturday--his arrival announced by tie
firing OF signal guns. All the arrangements for dong
him honor, were carried out handsomely and without
any acciden, to the OCCASION There vas PS
cesslon of sailors he mos, costly part of The arrange
ments, and that might better have been dispensed
with,) and after them large escort horsebaclhea
Mr. Clay, then the Committee Of Reception n ca
rages, and then every body else. When Mr. Gay
reached The Theatre, Meeting full OF peop.s'
from Broad to aselsreet, but the greater part oil tue
city content 10 gather in the houses on the line
OF march, and take one look 1T the hon from the w,n