Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-26


had asked any mans yoe-he never woIi "s's
! Why was he to De feared lie was No ,,o,'. 80
brought nrt with him war, pss,iIsnce and g q
| Richie had so l0og been accustomed !, ''"'.
through distorted medium, to pam, hm ,o,f.' st'
that he had lost the power OF seeing han ,ulv 0
could not see The truth. 1t wa4 his lntento, "s'
left home 10 make no political spepches-.he b.,
forced II do 9th rwIse by the wishes Of the No. =
both parties, and tn the wishes OF the ,so, W:
proper occasions be submitted " (6) lie shopl4 VI .
nue. 10 fulfil their wishes; he dcfrd General r., -
any of his subsl,erns to discuss these great c,s
at issue. (7) Why not General R,,cbia
support his own views, and to show /, the nso,
ly, face to face, how he, Clly guilty If tn sI
ges brought forward against him-h- meant II -.
down ganntle,. but sill, h. would wish N .' va
opponent before The people +
i He in favor Of National Bank-i, Main.
ry for The commerce Of tde county; Engl nd a,9
France had hers We must have National cn...,
The notes OF State Banks weaId no, clrcnI,
without Nation,l Bank of our own, We ws,a,. ~.
ger Of being flooded by the notes Of Fotegn p,,L,
am not young but that can recollect the 6,.,
4 established IN Virginia-the Bank OF Aexand,,,
tered in 1892 was present al the discussion
people Of Virginia had been opposed TO STAT p.
but such was the food Of Pennsylvania. M,ry.a..
South Carolina notes, poured in upon them. ,b., :.
were obliged IN self-defence, 10 create a BanL -. ~
/ U"U we Hiu W COuHieIaCl foreign narts.
army to counierac, foreign armies, and We mus,
National Bank 10 Withstand the Influence Of Fo,. II.
Banks. IS :
lie in favor ola protective Tariff; he had l...
since lsl6-it was necessary for The welfare AND ~
pery of the country IL was proper tina, ever o.,
try should be in condition which enabled Il, i,l..
tants TO supply themselves with food and -s,men,
| war we'll in peace. To achieve this desirable =
infant manufactures mrst be protected, t9l \. -
lIeved that there was necessity for the high T,s
Of l5l6 and lea, l0) for that of ls2s, he &. ~
vote, but if the audience would no, let out The ,
be would tell them who did--he saw from thei; Can.
,enances that they were willing to be silent he
then whisper in their ears, Martin Van Buren, :
! BY Martin Van Bufens casting vote, (ll this
Abomnations was passed, and Littleton VALE In.
we'll, then Mr. V. b. contemporary IN the Ssr..
sad 'He ". B has deceived US once, tha, ~. ,
fault; II ever he deceves us agan, It will be ours &
Mr. Clay expected to see TaZewell IN Norfolk e..
should remind him Of the remark He had a.,.
abandoned the protective polcythe comprom:.
was measure of protection from beginning to En-. /.
said at the time An he wanted now was 4 Guir
revenue discriminating under that standard Wa
| difference did discrimination make TO any m H. =.
vced II necessary that q certain amount Of ...
nue. should be raised. A obliged 10 has. :.
4 shirt ani coat; what matter was II TO INN Tia b.
paid two dollars on the coat ard nothing for tie :,
shirt Some people sad that the duty entered into
formed n component part ot the price Of eyeiy az
/ cle,-ihs he had always denied, (l3) and he had b.
| much amused at circumstance which Occurred !
before his arrival 1--WE think he saIdl a, Selma lo
foco Orator had BEEN with great gravity, dscol,.
on the cruelty and oppression Of the present TART
and most pteonsy bemoaning the condition Of
poor man, who, besides paying the value Of the arit
had 10 pay for his cotton shirt duty Of SIX cents
/ h,. so
dependen, e.low, who had little else but his ;s
calling GU; TO him, snow, Squire, where's that sI:'
duty yard gone TO, when did not pay but i've it
hal: cents yard altogether for my shirt, alc h,
pretty good one too" O4) Mr.. Clay then 'o's 4
Free Trade, which he argued must be either imr.
cable, or, If carried out, would lead to the cr..a
result OF direct taxation. Q5) lie sad that Z. (
had lessened prices by creating competition a.
ard that The Democratic party had almost agrest
Tariff notions. Q6) He alluded to his Georga 4
of September 18TH, lS53 and said that, IN 81 srt
he held the same opinions therein expressed u. !
Virginia interested III favor oil The Protective
riff Look OF the beautiful town Of Petersburg, VIE
busy streets and prosperous inhabitants; to Wis; .
this owing but 10 her manufactures lisfe g:s 81 u
ample ut nome OF the benefits attending protective
ties aud n more worthy and respectable class 0.
Pile than The operatives were not to De found any we
QS)
Mr. Clay expressed wish TO close hIs ferat'
was urged 10 proceed bY cries OF "Go on -s,-' Sc
consultation with Mr. Robertson, he took up W 80
ect Of Distribution. He said that in 1929 Us- i
Gratis were in favor Of il-Gen. Jackson pocke':
bill, knowing that veto would be unsucces:s
two-hrds of each House were prepared 10 sasut /
The charter of Virginia, II enforced EXTENDED to
Pacific; she had gwen up to the General GoFe'r9t
the territory out OF which the great States Of GA n
Kentucky were composed lie denounced The @.
of the Democratic party in Virginia, for reiu.t:
receive what he called this "n0bls fund VI.
ou pht 10 have the "Grst cut" He spoke Of tie
troduced by himself giving 500 600 acres to each
ne States compared it with bill INTRODUCED gf
Calhoun. lie thsnked The Democratic parry ~
kindness which they had every where EXTENDED
During his whole tour he had received from tte-
thing but courtesy and pol,tenees; and up to ile
OF his arrival in Petersburg, nothing offensive b't
offered him, save from some little, mean, narrow
ed and hcar,ess Edhor-[l He was IN no coa-
for speaking and was therefore doubly INDEBTED
kindness of the aud ence-he had ceugh, cotb \
out in the rain at Montgomery, Alabama, as hr 81
do BY his present exposure; since that time he BE-:
led speech on speech, ind as hoafse I:
cand date who ever addressed Virginia aatIlon
for Tom Richie, lie delivered HIM up TO tn n
cratic party; and the best prayer he could acdi'"
Heaven on their behalf, was, that the Almlgbf
grant them a deliverance from Tom Richie y
We have thus endeavoured 10 give sketch Of
Clay speech We clam Tor II no higher aHA
Than that of n sketch but we will venture 10 sl5
all the main points are correctly presented, aud
any Of the minor ones omitted they afe hd
Us 10 influence the general tenor of his remarks
hardly necessary to append comments 10 tins 'p'eS
the benefit of our readets-nine out OF ten can 'ti
il for themselves, and it is To us irksome Indeet
performing the laborous task of following VIZ
through his stumbling and cratic course, to g
the same road again. Some Of our friends ask u 81
hands that sho not let this speech 60 forth
comment. We therefore have hastily thrown tag
some remarks on various points which have apr
to US most worthy OF notice. We present the'e
mcnis 10 our readers rather as landmarks tor W. l.
swsr which their own research and reflection
to Mr.. Clay, than as formal reply on our part
COMMENTS.
Il J MIR. Clay here denies being an electIoa'fs
he has done in all his other speeches during 'I'
pagu. We only call the attention of our rel-'
The tenor Of his remarks, and remind them thi j
the Wing candidate for the Presidency, thu! the
gina Spring elections considered by all Pa'.t'
the last importance in the Presidential contest, 30.
those elections take place on Thursday neat y
(2) 'Through Petersburg was his most or
ronte'-these were his very words, and cauJF&
was desirable, for more than one reason
yer, certainly was not quite the quickest VI!
home, most especially, when he stops two e'!'
way side.
80 This is n mere bubble the remark OF v
chic, to which Mr.. Clay alluded, was in these V
"Mr Clay comes among Us in the character o.
| tica intr,guer-n as native Of the STATE. IL
stranger entitled to our general hosp'al'ly-|
Elect,oneerer to sufffages, ard prom
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