Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-06

power, without the o.mal.ly OF confirmation ny
tie people, and referred 10 lie example o. tI'c
\ United States TO Sustain The p:."r'Pi =,
therefore, becomes the people Vi 'ie ,'ne'
States. as they value l;eir ,wn liberty, ahl 'ta'
/ Of other nations, To break up 'hc Iaoi''e' sue
i cession, assert their uwn right 10 selccl their
I Chief Magistrate. and teach a'p'ring poiilieia'i'
lhat they are not To expec' to reach The frrSI-
dcncy by bargain ns for TIC Office oil SccFc'aF!
o! Stale.
What excuse does Mr. Clay give for his dc
reelection Of duty in voting aIai.'' t"e KNOW"
will o his Sla,c' Ills ir't apology was. "a'
tic Legislature of Kentucky han no r'sh' 70 ut
struct HIM. aud tie only instruction. re W."
from any portion Of ms immedia'c co''s'''ae"'.
was TO ro's as he pleased. Ia his auu'ess " nv
constituents, he says ~ ana not rec'e"'>e '''o
right therefore, Of tic Legislature 70 ihs"uc,
me. recognised that right oniy whe' eAe''eu
by you" IL that document. and ms subsequent.
discussions, Mr. Clay admitted 'ha' ne w"u'u
have been bound by Instructions cna"a'"s ''ou
his immediate constituents. -,
! But what have wo in his late address y
compicte Declaration Of Independence, not 81
Kentucky only, bui even Of his immedi'le con.
s,iueut, he first showed himself sensible oil
| The Obligatory force of legislative INSTRUCTIONS
by intriguing 10 prevent their beng gwen
After they were gwen, he denied tieir ouilgl'
. ton. and maintained that nobody but his I'M
mediate constituents had right 10 instruct hih
NV. II has become necessary for HIM to show
that he ha in the Fail of 1921. made up his
mind 10 vote for MIR Adams against General
Jackson. and he comes oui and declares, anu
even nrnrss. that hr had determined to vote as
he pI.,Sed regardless of all Instructions, vile
,h.r from the Legislature or hi constituents -
The following quotations from his late address
aill make this act sufficiently apparent
Page Is. he SAYS. ''tais testimony establishes
that. on various occasions aud Il nes, be.inIil'g
in Kentucky a. early as abou the Isl Oct her,
1924. and continued IN The City of Washington,
dawn to the period when my determination 10
vote for Mr. Adams was ge"rrally known N
Ills CITY. [ uniformly expressed nv cln,icli"n
nj General Jack>un's want Of qualification, ani
nv fred reso u,ioa MT 10 r"te for him, if were
called uuon TO give vote" In page H. he
saws. 80 unalscratly .Gr'd was my reSolut'"n
prior to nv departure fran Kentucky In
page 90. no oys. Hire, then. is an Gnbroken
chain of ties imouy. commencing early in oeto-
her S24, and ex ending 10 nearly The end OF
the year, establishing, beyond all controversy
my Gr. d and unc,rcrns c'sioa n"tfO rote jar
General JgcLson' Ey Mr.. Trimble, he proves
that in Octoher. in lS2l, nc said, 'tha! he could
not, cons silently with his principles, vote for 'e-
neral Jackson under any possible circumsian-
ccs." By Col Davidson, he proves that he
laid, u cannot conccr " OF any event which
can possibly happen which could induce me 10
summon. the election Of General jackson to e
Presidency BY Mr.. Crit;endcn, he proves
that he said "he could not ur that ii ,caS in IS
sibie for him to vote for General Jackson, IN any
event" He proves similar expressions by Mr..
johnson, Mr.. Bougny, the Secretary Of War,
and General Lafayette.
If Mr.. Clay had boldly taken this ground at
first, it would have saved him and the people
much trouble When asked why h disregardcd
| the voice Of Kentucky, in 30 ing for Mr..
! Adams agai, st General Jackson, he had only TO
s,y. j, he dces now, THE REASON Is Mt WILL
as early as October, l,2l, had taken '.frsd
I reSoiu,0n"-my resolution was "unaHsm5fg
fr,d" had come 10 tired and unraeerins
d.cisioq," not I'm 0nucrent," or under any pas
sitle circumstances" 10 vote for General Jack
son Yes, Henry Clay prorts tina, his rca-
son was that If The Ge.pot-"MY WILL" 1t
was not 10 he changed b, the voice OF his con
stiluen,s, nor The voice Of Kentucky, nor by The
voice Of the free millions of America" II
was fired" '.uacitsrcjis."
SIR |, Mr. Clay i, insane. He is not mon rch
Of kemucky, nor Of America. Hi, will is not
our law nor his he right to dispose Of our
des,ics For whom was he acting; Did not
ken,uc " place HIM in Congress, 10 speak lac
voice Was he no, bouad to do her will, and
vote acc riding to Ior bd'l'ngs BY wha RI h;,
therefore, in October 1921, did he form
'.frea" and "unolteratie" resolution net u vote
iDr General jackson; Power has mad. him
proud. He once obe,cd The people-now the
people mist obey hin. His vii! is 10 govern
not theirs. lie wliled in October, 1914. that
General JAG son should not have the vote Of
Kentucay--the people willed in December tha,
lie should Mr.. Gays Will prevailed. After
dcludlns tie people with various excuses AID
apologies. N long addrcssc, AID spcechc, for
three years, he now comes boldly out AMI
saws. did il because it was my 'yfred' anG "un
att.ratI." will
Well on Whist ground does our .7atcerat rest
TO indicate The exped,eacy Of Lis choice He
SAYS Mr. Adams i, we'll qualified for the Prcsi-
dency. and General Jackson wholly unqualified.
prc.ump,uous man lie thought himself wei
aualii d, and offered for that lice The peo-
pie, j Gliding brtween him and General Jackson.
gave hia 81 votes, aud General Jackson SO
Yet MIR. Clay says General Jackson is not qua
lifted Tie Legislature Of Kentucky, by vote
almost unanimous, requested him TO vote for
Jackson Yet Mr. Clay says General Jackson
IS not qualified The people Of Kentucky. five
to ono preferred General Jackson to Adams.
Yet Mr.. Clay says General Jackson is not qua
iifed New York, Penn,y lvania, Virginia.
Kentucky, two-.hirds OF tie Union, proclaim
J csson as our President Yet Mr. Clay
SAYS General Jackson is not qualified ! .7eto-
crot, as he claims TO be ought not his own III
minuiive vote, the declarations Of his own
State, the VOICE Of millions who yet aspire 10
be- free to teach him a little modesty in dc
caring and acting upon his own opinions, as 10
General Jackson's want o! qualifications /: But
if he admits that he acte! as the representative
Of the people in the ciec;i u, what right had he
to set up his opinion Of Geocr Jackson's qua
liiica,io:;s against theirs : When kentnck, nld
hin that General Jackson was her second
choice, and requested hun so TO vote, what righ,
had he to turn round and tell her. g! will not do
il-,oa know nothing about it Joc son is
wholly unqualified for the officc-I have log
since come 10 fixed and unaltcrable rcsou.
ton no. To vote for him :" Does such language
become Republican, 4 servant Of the people
Shall such cunlucl pass with impnniiy IL II
does, ic, the people change their Constitution
abolish The election OF President. and lie, the
Secretary OF Stale be his successor. Mr.. Civ
VIII have had All advantage over all those who
have come in, or may come in, by virtue of "t,e
safe precedent" lie has already forced on us
one President as his predecessor. and, when
President himself, he ' i'll give us another as
his successor.
But is it possible that Mr. Clay could believe
General Jackson worse qualified for the Presi-
dency than he has asserted Mr.. Adams 10 BE, in
tie charges circulated with his own hand, and hy
his own moneyl Was General Jackson worse
qualified than tic man who was guilty of ''bear-
ing false witness against his ncishbor," o. weigh
ing doll; rs against blood, OF attempting TO make
tie Western people pay an exclusive tax ofriva!-
Ship war ana blood, for the security Of those fish
errncn who frequent British waters of "manu-
featuring f.cts,' Of gross "absurdiiies, irccnsis
tencies, nd contradictions, OF possessing views
too narrow, feelings loo sectional, and a temper
Too vindictiye for The CL;af Aiaoistraie OF fee