Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-02-10
RICHMOND, SATURDAY. rEnRIr,ny -


RICHMOND, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
MR. CLAY
IL Is 10 be mop d, Tia, the friends Of 81. Clay a.,
throw OF The mask, and define Their positions Ike men
Let Us, a, Least have fair field and an omen sky s.
more bnsh-hIhing-no more hiding in a ioy-bu, a..
open declaration OF prncirl We expect num,o.
RES ana nunTeries, 'coonery and bu;Tnonerv" az
course hecausa the Signs are already stealing uaon
them We expect, OF course, also it they have an or
portuny Ut carrying their pref s;0ps INTO practies
that they will again wofnly d,sappon, the pnhlir :.
they did in l-40iailog 10 redeem their PLEDGE. ,o
Ia carry out their principles Stu, Of some accom-
if they wall boldly set forth their Creed and nsc:be
on their banner
We remember their course in $40, AID remcmb,
no sooner they in power, what course t,..
pursued in ISL. Ia 1870, most of them had
principles "ior the public eye" The Wing Can
venion, al Harrisburg, refused to put ioi,l spy
creed OF address whatsoever. Some Of them. sbs,
they could not otherwise meet their Opponents mac.
certain declarations of faith, winch Mr. Cl1ys ccuf.a
IN the extra SESSION Of 1871, virtually violated Te.
Wing Convention OF loi0, IN tins City, animated ,h,,
Gen. Harrison was against Bank and that the Tam
vas settled by the Compromise Bat no s,oner cd
they snatch the rens o! po@e. ao their gn anis ,
Mr.. Clay brought III his ilvorite batch of measures and
among them, his mapmo il Bank. Il was IN 90 II Nat
Mr. R'Ves told hm 10 his face IN the Senate in sueus
1871, "tha! there such BaNi mr. mn Ban.
presented to the nation N tn las Pres dental election
: ~,
hank)~ that IL rerced tie impuiann a, pa;,itrll
SANDER, and ce6ec who mate Il TO TIE pronr
MI hiVes saio, thu, al INT had been made the ,ras
issue al Harrisburg, thu gentleman from kentve,,
himself, and ht Oiiy, would have been thought Of .
the CANDIDATE for the Presidency tint III. ~ M
Of the honorable Senator (Nr Clay no doubt, 4 49,.
an honest issue but 1t was an issue b tre.d, ney
vsntuIed 10 propose 10 The county, 4 nd vel - soon
er they IN power han they rushed .in hot; base
10 the con.cmmatr o: Tier wishas, aTc TIE i.!.f
cation Of tleir p'5d!es. T-rfo5e wngey-r r- les.
sion llr. Clay makes, an l-i!} .;G,, ce,r
with many grams Of slI,wouce. From his cgn4a,, a
lS4i after the cf has patty i-!p, SO ma, So
guess wha, his administrator ~ i
would lie after tue professions Of some o: his iter,a
1874 St!! we expect, ate: WHIT Ne have iltey .s-.
that his friends vii b. more direct and less my.~l..
the professions OF Iher fsi,n aow, dian hog weiy 20
$40.
And this brings ~ the pretens uns OF VIZ Claw
the highest Office in the Republic and W. ind I.9
srlkng!y st forth in the following a,i'c- tom r.
last abingdon Banter, that We lay i, before o..
readers
"WnY ARE r,U OPPOSED To iIESRr CLl Tt,
enquiry, often propounded bv The Coons, wili be-
repeated, aud may be briefly, truly and s,onc.g az
swcTed, after tins fashion lie is be icved II b.
apostate, i.om his early Republican creed aud TIA.
now, he is As genuine Frderal'st IN III" mea'"'es
proposes, and the principles he advocates, . H.Nt
Webster, any ohrr OF his conpeers IN Cao"ei1,
,ravesina the country influencing for The Pes dr
cy an Office, which MIR Lowndcs sad, VAS urnber
be sOaght Stunned He has repeatedly treated 3
contempt, neglect, the instructions Of the people
his State, deliberately expressed or itd Gated
through the Legl .tGre OF kentucky. Wines, ici
example, his vote for John Quincy Adams-and b..
cosnu, believed with That notorious PERSONA
which resulted III the dei.at OF the great Jackset
whom minority of the people had preferred and 'I
people OF Kentucky, too # he: Legislature hne% -
much about it as Henry Clay. Let Il be teeoIjecifa
too. that Mr. Clay was made Secretary OF State alta
these events, by the man, with whom he hal an 80
iourned question OF veracy pending touching utf
narratives of the Client negotiations Agai", !.
show how utterly regardless this man IL al s.
wishes OF his constituents, behold him not uay
originating the Bankrupt Las, aud Designating Il
sort of key stone in grand syftem ." Wig m'a5uf-.
bu. when the Il. Of r. tod HIM Of Their opp s.toa
to his law-he enters INTO bargain with N*ss''pH
Senator, by which the Distribution Law and the Blak
rupt Law IRE beth passed. Aga n, he Will - 'o,
though he now Processes 10 be opposed H. hah Is
riff He himself has not only always been the chd
advocate OF such Tariffs either IN out oi Nonse:
but his friendships ardent supporters at every perei
in our legislation-have clamored iar high duties
BIRDS Of feather riH flock together. As'ln. he
proposes give the proceeds OF the Publ 1.es
to the States, when the nation is ovefwht .r"s V.a
debt, brought upon il b. himself and party, i!F "a TIE
agency of Extra Sessions, &c, and whem IN ae'#
ble unryh,eous, and prohibtoiy Ta.ii, whica Rsay
Clay alleges is, in The "main, wise and salu'a.:.
cutting oil from impoverished treasury tfe 800
pensable supplies of Government. Agalp, h" 60
q restriction OF the Veto power tina ehirf, It roI I've
only guarantee ct certain important Southern rsns
He goes for the practical annlhla,,on o. That powe
and Is willing 10 transfer untrammelicd the whole pos
ers Of despotc legislation INTO the hands Of CO
rity likely be and more opposed 10 Sou'ts'a
views and principles. Again, he insrdiousY makes
virtue Of necessity and procla'ns he would Got 81
President Than if he could-tha! a." hti
leaf IS better than no bread"-.and, thereto
he is for the term principle. tbs IS u.
chnff which he throws ont 20 the gonaa BIRDS At L,
country. But We suppose, tia, thu BIRDS, young
old, recoIlect that the precedent oi re-elec,cntt
tlro terms precedent-was SIT by great and prohab
as good man as Mr.. Clay; IT was set by George va.
inc lon and would have been followed by hs +, j
success sor had the people been riiiing indeed, 90
were wiling tn vlndicnte that precedent in tho PCS
Of the Democratic Jefferson and that Of Madison
Monroe but again they h,nched and made mot
exception when the Of the father to The ,!'',
but they Immediately returned 10 the safe pre-
dent when Che hero of Orleans became lord q,
ascendant. The people know who To elect ,ccc, e'
who mt at all. Mr.. Clay has evera tunes had ?.
sonal experience Of this last piece Of kno.ledis E
people have found out another ,hcg, That vcuf @
term Presidents have been the worst they haze re
had. They dread your term Girn-thFy s"leI @ !
demagogues, add The Adamss. Bat aga'n and i''
~ Henry Clay goes for n U. States Bank, "ht'
he formerly declared to be utterly unconsi'tfi97a.-
lie goes Tor that oyershadowng institution win 10
knowledge of The ruin and devastation u has tfo'1
upon the country. He goes fo' such an institute
when the spectacle of impoverished widows, NH
therless children and pcnnyless wards snd iat't
swinders, bank pecula,ors and robbers and c.i
muneerinr Directors and Presidents all before bA
either in their distress prosperity lie gees i'f 49,
"whore Of Babylon Cn'ied States Bin@-@'
dying of the ma!ady which e1c' IS engender5 yHi'
long enough, badly enough, 10 s1rea! the moria'
through the veins os the whole body polite La-|n
may be said that Henry Clay GOES for every frs-
measure which he thinks can b. accomplished ~
present temper oi the puhlic m,nd- aGd all VINCE
hopes that public mind can he brought hereafter 10
vocate through patronage, monopoies, money ga
slons or DioTATioN
"And now, 10 prevent the inh c'ian nj this most.
re rou prson election to the Pr3sltency no o"e
be ind ieren. Can it be supposed that ~hsn socl
deal innovations upon the Constitution rs {. ""
terpreted by the Fathers of the Church ar- nfc II"
and the opportunity for their accomplishment o."
possble-we say, can It be imagined ,Ia sny W..
Democrat will not rally 10 the refcne: