Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24
RICHMOND, VA.
saturday Morning, September ai'
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rious confessions, un.ounGed i"te!ivL'S ~ Iac';
ridiculous !.ulh,:s. and pnl'1'. f'zic; Us i"ciS
are false j. arguments absiiI' i,Hi We . "a -
IL time. OF rather space, Ia touch lis leading to
ri;cs-ana we mus, reserve Il further investigation
Of lis contents ua.:i another morning. Is TINS
IIoi.-ur Dis,nunst oil 1890, Il" man WHO j lie
ii! Oraclc of the Whig party OF 'lrslnias Is nc
he prorcr man 10 dcGouncc the treason Q! Dlsu-
Mon in others, Is he the politician. who de-
serves The confidence OF IN enlightened peol !c-
no, cool! bul hoinot steady III i'is fiinciplcS bn'
cauricious as The winds--lhc man OF impulse,
and moi OF ludgment-;hc slave OF ms own pas
.;oDs. as we'll al the supple worshiPpcr ci
Henry Clay-ayc. The ASPIRING HOUSEKEEPING
Clay"-who has abandoned all his ancient
principles for a nan-i;u,-who from beng Il
Nullilicr, nay a Disunionis, but II years ago or
less. and so violently opposed TO an oppressive
Tariff As 10 b. willing to brave the horrors oil
disunion itself is ROW 81 guilty oi The extremity
of aposiacy. as 10 support The Iari'i dfGG"$e ne
snpna,ls lis author? Is this politician wo';hy 81
being the oracle, The press, OF even u: ofS'ih o'
. e:t PARTY? Whis: look 10 il. You are GO
IN rapidly enough 10 Iuin upon your own de'ne-
RI. ani Your own humbugs-bnt such sheet rs
hi. before ms j. calculated 10 accelerate, MOI 10
arrest your fan But 10 the few topics that we
rraaosc barely 10 touch this morning;
D.;4iionis4s--I The corn i, al last confessed
The old Coon is freed. The senior Editor (Mr.
!. II. picasan:s) is 1T las; forced ~ one appeal
from SIR Ruliin. and two hackers ifoin ourselves,
10 make the precious confession not !ai he va
and j. still a Na!lil;er. bui ihat he WIS a DISH
riaaist some years go. II. says. in6.ci, h.
f.4hl have graded lho question, ard denied
Mr. Cfuppc.'s evidence. tccGu>e C.s memor?
W, 50 (e!.c:i:e - pot Ia he rrliCd upon IL
chargc Of High Treason" WIZ nol 10 he :ciico
GA! Because Nh p. says lie j. grossly gnis.aken
- To- H.. time which MIR c. says was iSi0 r.
deed Did il aal s::i@e Mr. l.. =, oHcc, hat {.
n..ht lot nave specified t70i tRt-!u' that the
witness - WHOM Mr.. r. referred. or rather The j:
or :lh rate hand from whom he 90, The report oi
c., srccch, might some OF them have been mista
ken as To tine tinie-.ot c. himself! When he
n'l comes 10 take the stand, We warrant iithai BE-
will tell Z very consistent story rs 10 the TINE,
a.arc and m0rRcr ri ne conversation. We have
no doubt, he VIII he able 10 clear himself too olIic
charge of violating the confidence ii 'prita;c
conversation" Why we rccocct that years ago
this story was a ak-C. did not 1cohah:
hear the declaration, at any private hrc-Side
put in The streets, openly avo"cd. without
any Injunction. pledge, or understanding Of Sc
crccv Nay, what does Mr. T. say liEScl. l.
This, IS years prior 10 1919" (iat is in i,:'2, bnt
IL wears ago. Sentiments and even wishes ot
Disunion wee familiar TO my MIND and ont
ul the fitness OF The heart ,l:e tongue frequently
srcakcth Ii is probable. then, that Mr.. {. ana
tia, luc circle were not The only persons who
heard such declarations: but thai others also heard
what was familiar 10 Mr. P.'s mind, and which
was very apt 10 escape his tongue, III The impulse
Of lis feelings Mr.. I. does not rccollect his con-
versation with Mr. c.: bat says, Il will tot Gcny
it''-and frankly admits it, t!.si sach Thoughts
were familiGr Ia has miad-and they arTear, -
h:, own confession, 10 have been dictated. whether
at two rerio!s or one, b. itco causcs-ld, has
considering himself slave, and tie Eepu'iic
reduced 10 slavery, during Gen. .Iacisor> End
,r..l--ani :,jiv H. Cnce thought that tie NORTH.
through the Tariff. W., "0i.iec.. "ron t..c .ul.i:
and then he micht have entertained The thought
Of DsGuiGn. BE this Is i; may, Mr.. =. here
sands confessed D,unio:iis; OF on il not Two
occasions Ore would think. therefore, that 'ho
he rcPcnts Of HIS iraEsgrcsson, he might deal
with a l;,;lc more moderation towards those whom
he rarely Suspects End generally without evi-
dcnce. III Intending NuiIiilcation or ultimate DIS
union.
81 Glars Lc"e. 70 B,a:r-(Anoihcr topic in
YESTERDAYS R;jou.) The Wing hun,hugs the PEOPLE
bv hope. thai Mr.. Leigh would favor rs even
with "a cory Of the correspondence" Ills
wcr!s a.c: 'i;u, We hope NJ. Leigh may dcc.a
il consistent with his sense OF pIoprlety 10
crafty our venerable ncighbor, or even 10 SEND
him cosy u tn correspondence" Now, Mr.
T. knew when he w;S making THIS hold Gcclara-
u.
copy lor the press, or 10 any one Tor any pnrpoSc
whatsoever lie >ays that 'rc know there is no.
hing liz Nj. Ciay's lei.ers 10 Blair TO iajHrc him,
Sc We know 40 such thing. We have never
SEER lac correspondence. nor any statement OF lis
contents. EXCEPT principally through the pregnant
version of Nj. Kendall, which Goes expose Mr..
Cav To lie darkest suspicious. But Mr.. +.
takes another position: He says "Mr. Clay co"i!
not coasento ,teir publication ior ''prir&c rea-
sJns < no joItll bat without violaiing the re-
lationS in which il stood 10 others (Could mol
an Memorable jo;"i Commil.cc Of wings and De-
!:ocra:s make aacxpurgatiCa %! The papcl-snp-
nres ing IN rely delicate private facts and names!)
But here is the 81! othc matter: "Oi histonorahc
sctup!e Eiair awaited himself and preserving
mysterious silence induced, and was very viii
!i.g 10 induce, the public 10 suppose that Mr..
Claws la,.e.s contained Gannin" proof oil his
cui; What punishment does that NAN deserve,
who, for Is ears, permits an innocent man 10
suffer under impciaons affecting his character
and honor, when single word from him could
disprove the accusation, and establish his inno-
cencc 7" Any punishment. say VIC too, IL he
could sreah with honor Now We believe Mr.
Blair is an honorable man, and that he would
no. have preserved any silence about it, il lie
could have cleared H. Clay. But because he has
not done ii, VIC conclude AT once that The Wing is
mistaken and that his speaking wonld not c3cul-
pate Mr. Clay. Mr.. Blair however, viii sec
ihs charge now made against hiia-ard we bold
him bound 10 speak on, il he can. Let him then
consider his duty 10 himself, and 10 Ii. Clay
/ We pass on.
81. III. Raa3olal's Lo''cr.-Thc Wing charges
upcn Mr. +. J. Randolph, that, in is21. he wrote
letter 10 Mr. Clay, being "a lul and even oi,sc-
quious disclaimer of al belief in the Bargain ;"
/ The Wing Editcr SAYS he has seen lhat letter,
both formerly and rrccn,ly"-ani yet that Mr..
K. is now publicly on The stamp, charging his
/ Coalition upon Mr.. Clay. Reader prrusc tic
I Card OF 4. J. Il. himself, in this mornings pa
per- He gives the lie 10 the assertion, that his
Letter 10 Clay clears him o!the bargain. We join
him positively in this denial. We too have seen
he Cores onGerce, confijeniially eight days ago
and We aver positively, the, there is mol the
Slightest aa>ion u he Bargain in il. But Mr..
| T. is restrained, by the mos! delicate, domestic
! considerations, from publishing this letter The
( Statement, ui CIR own opinions as 10 the Coa!i-
lion. as given by lie VIII. is equally un:oun!cd,
as his reinstatement OF Mr.. RS letter.
i,h. Tn Emiasrcr amd Or Lyoas.-Tic Wing
grossly mislcprcscnis this mater also. We dis
! claim all disposition 10 skill of Mr.. Lyons-or
smother him with carcsses or 10 create Il Dis
;u,anee in the Wing ranks, b. inducing The
Central Committee 10 revoke Mr. Lyonss com
misSion' They may hang over his head this
threatened usurra,ion Of powcr-but we never
Greamt OF invoking ii upon him, CT killing oil or
scluci.r MIR LYONS W, brought MP his auiho-
rity-and Tor purposes which the Wing affects 70
keen otil Of view. lie is one Of TIC mos. honoia-
bic, distinguished men Of the Wing Far,y-,he
Elccior of halt the State, who has visited more OF
i; than any other Eicctor-and secs, moreover,
what IS passing under his owncycs, in'his City, The
alleged theatre OF the Southern Convention. Mr..
L. declares, with all the responsibility upon his
head. thu, he has ~! met with single Disunica-
Isl. (he might have added, with Mr. Crnpper, I'M
less this solitary Disunioni>t &c IN ancient exccp
ton 10 the rcmafk) Is il wonderful, then, that
we quote Mr.. Lyons. as The s'rorseS: witness We
could prodg'ce from The Wing ranks, against
Whit we believe 10 ~ The idvoritc hunbng Of the
Clay Club Of Richmond? lie certainly Goes not
sustain the Wings ofRichmond' III this respect
and therefore it IS tia, We Quoted hi.l. "A:e You
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