Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-05

same Sirdliie, ana are, moreover, icIdicu Slcdt
use is made al the South against me, of what
ever falls from you. There, you arc even repre-
scented as being my son; hence, the necessity OF
the greatest circumsrcclon, and especially thai
you should avoid committing me.
"lou are watched wherever yon 60 and every
word You publicly express will be tortured and
perverted as my own are
CATER ALL am afraid YOU are too sanguine III
supposing that any considerable number oil The
Liberty men can bc induced 10 support me. How
can that be expected, after they have voted against
Mr. Sladc?
"Wnh assurances ofmv thankfuness for your
friendly purposes, and with my best respects for
Mrs. Clay,
u am, truly and faithfully.
"iour friend,
&C. NJ Clay, Esq. IL. CLAY.
Now we endorse The opinion of our prcdeccs'
sor that Tie above letter requires little or no conf
mcnt When Henry Clay, on the - OF Scpcln-
ber said that he had al no tine expressed any
opinions contrary 10 his former statement, that he
/ was an ultra supporter OF the institution OF sl-
vcry he unques,!onably meant The people ol the
! South TO believe and infer that he ncrcr rnnM
express, either publicly or prira'e'g," any other
opinions And yet in the short space ol sixteen
DAYS. he writes his letter OF the 18th 10 CaSsius
/ NJ Clay, denying the opinions and feelings he
| laid down in his letter 10 Wicalc, on tic III OF
September. This would he deemed most extra
/ ordinary in Il man possessed OF Henry Gay Po-
| lilical experience, sagacy ana cunning, were IL
not Tor the fact that something OF Tie Kind was ne
ccsSarv 10 appeasc Cassius NJ. Clay after the lei
ter 10 Wickiiiic of the 81. Ii will be remember
ed that they arc related 10 cach olnel; una. M
are warm personal and political friends; that H.
Clay recently defended Cassius NJ. Clay in &c.
rv important trial; thai Cassius NJ. Clay started
from, Kentucky b. and with The advice and con-
sent OF Henry Clay, 10 cndeavor ny all possible
means honorable o. course, 10 secure The votes
OF the large abolition party in Ohio and y York
But Cassius NJ. Clay Icing a great deal too no.
nest, frank and manly, for travelling, sp"u'ihS
politician. went too far in behalf OF his uncle
He told too much; he didn't keep back what he
ought TO have kept back in vulgar pailance he
"let The ca, out of the bag" This would have
been all very we'll AS far as Ohio and Kew \ ok
and the Eastern States are concerned; bit ltchiy
CLAW saw al 4 glance that his nerhcw's hank ex-
position of hi. sentiments would witEer ana blast
his prospects in the approaching elections III INC
South. It injured him terribly. according 10 ms
own account al home; hut Is he says, that was
NOTHING in comparison 10 the injury il would IL
lic, upon him and his prospects, and that Of The
Wing party, an &c States Of Tennessee, NcJM
Ca,Uiina and (corsja.' And in this Henry Clay
was right III was all veiy well, Mr.. Ferguson"
10 lry is carry Ohio and New York hy This Janus
faced movement, but "you mast not endanscr nay
prospects in Fcnnes>ee--and il voG - on ihus.
Won will kill me in North Carolina and Georgia.
Without. therefore, havir.; &ny control over
the original publication Of this extraordinary TO-
cument under all The circumstances, we cannot
but think il fortunate fer the country that the lei
ter has been published The loss Of it b. The
Wings, at this particular juncturc, seems 10 have
been one Of those peculiar interpretations of Pro-
violence which have 50 often occurred 10 favor the
success of The righteous Cause Of Democracy in
this great land. Our adycrsarieS may call ii an
omen if they please; but omen or hot, il has
been The means OF exposing the holowness and
deceit OF the leader Of The Wing party on The
| Addition question as the same has been exposed
! before on the Tariff question. Deceit, false
| hood double dcaling-lcl,ers for the North, and
| letters for the Sonil.-tlcwins bot and cold with
/ the same breah-lYing-iire- layins-chea,ing-
/ lrauds-lressing up and shaving dead men-gct-
| ting drunk on hard ci.!cr--os cabins md coon
skns-rioling fighting, organizing bands 81 ruff
fans 10 knock down and drag OFT all who are OPP
posed 10 lheu,-and milking night h;deous with
! their Bacchanalan and disgusting orgies these
! these are the meals that they employ To try 10
get into o.ice--noi Tor the sake OF governing thiS
great people properly; no, 10 protect, Icrpclnale,
and extend the great principles Of human Liberty
and the happiness, social and POLITICAL OF all; not
! 10 protect one class against the encroacament OF
another; not 10 she'd the blessings oil this free
| this unparalleled Governments OF our eternal
! country equally ard economically upon ,!L.-
! but To pocket the spoil>, sGuander The public mo-
ney and give the public domain 10 their srecuIa,
! ins and unscrupulouS friends, and TO break down
| the blessed barriers which Our lcrcatherS placed
| round the Constitution, 10 protect IL from the ra-
wages Of Just such a set oi scanps.
This NAV sound harsh Int it is the truth
! What have they been III times pas,l or rather,
| what have they not been :? ''All things bv turns,
and nothing long" and as Byron said to Southey.
| have turned their coats and would have turned
their skins" for the sake Of getting their fingers
in the public treasury. Let Us look at Il list Of
| their titles:
In l1112 they were Tories.
l1113 Nova Scotia Crow Boys.
1851 Convention Monarchists.
1889 Black Ccckades.
1903 Anti-Jcfierson lmpressmen Men.
1871 British Bank Men.
1912 Peace and Submission Men.
1913 Blue Lights.
1914 Hartford ConvcnoniSts.
1916 Washington Society Men.
1913 No Party Men.
1920 Federal Republicans.
1896 National Republicans.
| 1923 Anti-Masons.
1891 Anti Masonic Wings.
1897 Conservatives.
1899 independent Democratic Wings.
1910 Log Cabin and Haid-Cder Men.
1913 Native Americans.
1911 COON PARTY y!
And is it likely that 10 such a ime-serving
reckless, chameleon-kc party, the people Of The
! United States will cnlrusl the destines OF this
| great countryside welfare OF ,hemselvcs-their
! pos;efily--of generations vet unhJrnl Mos,
! assuredly not Is they will find 10 their cost, on
/ the opening oiihc ballot boxes in the month Of
4 November in the wear OF our Lord 1911.
NoTicE.-Mr Cas;ius NJ. Clay is informed
that judge Smith, and another gentleman, called
at the AS,or House twice ON Saturday evening
with the original letter Of Henry Clay TO him. but
as Mr.. c. NJ. Clay was not al home, they did not
leave ii.
Nor A DAY TOO Sooy-We have been in
formed by leading and highly respectable Wing
of this civ, that letter has been forwarded TO
Mr.. Henry Clay signed by about one hundred
leading and influential Wings in this city, telling
him that he must stop writing any more letters,
or that he will be ruined. Now, we think. that
he's pretty well used up as it is, whether he leaves
off writing or not What, with Daniel web
ster's speeches on one hand and Casslus M
Claws on the other, and his own letters, we think
that he has reason TO cry ou., save me from my
friends" il ever any man had.
To Tie Editors of The Enquirer:
MARrINsBrRG, Sept. IL, 1911.
Gentlemcn-As any information relative u
the condition and prospects of the Democratic
Party in remote Counties OF the State, must be
obtained BY you through your several Cores
pondenls and the provincial press, seize lew
leisure moments 10 record some cheering indica-
tons of The aroused feelings and excited spirit OF
the Democracy in this daIkenei Citadel OF f'ede-
ralism, Berkeley County. My disposition IS
somewhat stimulated 10 do Ibis, because recent
L. saw in the Richmond Wing, an unfair account
Of several political matters which had transpired
here. previous 10 that particular time.
If YOU have observed closely The Developments
in this county for the las, few years, you must
have noticed The steady and rapid increase and
strength OF the Democratic Party here; and II