Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24
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fFfom lie .Nadisoaian
Mr.. CLAY.
ATTRIBUTED TO DANIEL WEBSTER.


We spoke Yesterday. OF Inc benefits likely to
irure 10 hmscliand the country from Mr.. Clay's
election to the Presidency, should such a thing
occur. We have now a word or Two 10 say
about the probabilities, OF such an event.
We must premise, by cncc more advcr;.ng 10
the fact that Mir G. has now Icon regular can
ddaic Tor iyc elections and defeated either iy the
poo, r., or in Convention, il every one. Under
whichever favorable auspices the Nha party he
gan The CARES With whatcrcr advantage oi po-
aiion. wlatere!popGlar telling ana eycilencnti IN
lis favor, whatever apparently "eli-.3ahdcd TOPICS
otcom?laiLt a2a;Gst Is opponents the adoption OF
Mr.. Clav. - 4 candidate, h2s proved invariably
fatal 10 i,!c!r cai!-c.
The in>crir,ion of his maine on their standard
ila. lecn the signal for general dispersion, and
the sure hariiu.er III = total overthrow. Like
TIE Carlaarch Dell 10 tn Mclyor>, Mr.. Clar's
appearance 10 tie Wigs has been The certain
prtsage ofimpeudis@ destruction. A conviction
OF This ijohon Upa>-,kc properly OF his, was the
ro,cn; cause OF his ielinGuishmcntby The Harris
burg Convention. All lclt lhat 10 sustain him
was To- court defeat.
In 1897, -. SO, curious scene was passing
in this country. Mir Gays lricnGS were las
now moving Heaven and Earth 10 make him the
Wing candidate for the Presidency: hut they
were no; The only persons DESTROYS OF bringing
about liat state OF ,hng>. In different WY, and
under The operation Of tar different motives, the
friends ofthr late Administration necessarily la
bored 10 produce the same result Mr.. Van bu-
rem spared no means which h. could employ, and
he i Il man who can work by many ndirec;ors,
10 keep Gen. Harrison on. of the field, ard 10 re-
duce the controversy 10 c0rtcs, between himself
and Mr. CLAY. Tlicla;c Nr. Grumpy Gentleman
OF graa, shicw4ness. aud Mr.. :sias Wright. a
man Of >hrcwlnesS also, and whose sci.-pceses-
sion has enabled him. in the Senate. more than
once 10 foil the srca, Wing leader oithc las, Con
gresS, are known 10 have desired nothing, and to
have sought nothing more than that Mr.. Clay
should be the Wig candidate; nor did ever any
thing inspire gentlemen their politics with such
thorough fear ard dread, - the announcement
from Harrisburg tl.a; Mr.. Clay was not tho en-
dida;c. and that General Harrison was. From
that moment aud never before, alarm sPread IL
! sc!tlhsough The Van Buren, camp.
And -, nj the present day. The ;e!ci that Mr..
Claw is to be the Wing candidate, is incxPressl-
biz gratifying 10 some Of Mr. Van Buren,
friends.
I In short. the sober truth, of which Mr.. Clay
7 friends can never he convinced. and OF which he
is less !kelv even than they 10 lie persuaded, IS
that with no inconsidcrab!e striking reputation
and always put forward b. his jealous friends
/ lie has yc, 10 hold upon the confidence OF The
I Great mass of the community More than TWEEN
! X years has proved his The people ol The [
States not undertaking his talcr;s and Abilities
for certain objects yetdo not see III him mat MIG
moderate guardian and parental character in
which they love 70 contemplate The Chef M"gis-
ira,r. Mr. Clay is Go-m@lical, oplnionated re-
tween him ard his friends, even the mo<t attach
cd ,be,a is no intercourse of independent mind
there i no mutually of respect and dei"Icnce
nothing like confidence upon equal terms Years
tbrs.
when his supporters approach him. he expects
and will admit nothing but lealty and homage
! An His j. no; said loosely and incoDsidcratclr
'rhere is not one Of his friends who will not ac
mil liz truth. With these characteristics. how
ever he may draw admiration, he cannot inspire
lnvc md confidence. The feeling is general AM
J; is ire that lie has no sympathy with the grca
ial.. Of his counrymcn, Int that lie l,rilds hi
horcs Of Success upon brilliant achievements. OF
noijtics! manUuvres on compromises Of which
he has Is many, and is generally IS successful j
,bcn o. Sir Hugh Fans in the Merry Wires o
Win,;sor. and Oh the un>crupulou> cevoi9n o! NJ!
urho!ers and part:san>.
Even then il Al: Clay were to be surTor;c
now once agan for The s:y.h tine, ~ The W b.
nary, there would he. there could lie TO hope Q
hi, ultimate success, unless, indeed. witiin III
las, wear of Two. lie has himself wholly change
for the better or new lights have broken IN ufo
the people OF the fate Of the Wings, Shout
they rut Mr. Clay's name forward, let the recen
events in twenty Of the tweniy-siX States tell
The very suspicion thu, he is 10 be the candidate
jo;ned TO the knowledge OF his movements in IN
last Congress, and his conduct during his retire
ment has been sufficient 10 change triumphaI
Harrison majority in twenty States, INTO vel
beaten Clay minority In lsif. the result VII
be the same
To raise Mr.. Clay is impossible. To sink wit
him, itie attempt ts made, inevitable,