Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-23

the Wing party in their vauntcd justice and
ploprciy. viii mol fail Ia visit their indi@na-
lion upon the authors 81 it, tho'ish il may Include
'.ihe sole author and his fellow leaders. We
must express Our surprise Tia, HEY should have
committed such a miserable famr pas, if il bc no
thing worse. They should have known that
Ex-Spcaker White OF Kentucky had garhled orr
article of 1926 and that we more than once eX-
planned and exposed the whole matter Even a>
late as Tuesday, we noticed the Philadelphia
Gazette who had revived the tale. and we proved
that that paper had slurcd over the last part o tie
article in question which >howtdll Hat il vas written
hforc Mr.. Clay had thrown his weight INTO Adj
ans scale and much more. oi course. before hc
had accepted the equivalent ior his voie--snwina.
too the sentiments which We should entertain II
MIR CLAW could make tip hi> mind 10 vote 10! Mr..
Adams. We did NOT AT l!>l think Mr.. Clay ca
pahlc of pursuin. such a coarsc-hui the fulfil
inent of Mr. krcmcrs prediction, and >ui>e-
ducnl events, shook our confidence in his dignity
of character and integrity OF purpose as Ne
afterwards frequently explained These Gay
Club leaders have, therefore. been guilty 81 ''nu-
tiIa,ing" our article, and gaIhlin@ lis Ecinin.-
We. therefore commend The chaicc 10 their own
lips We ask them 10 reserve all their loud de
nlInciaions for one another.
The Republic" Journal established some
months since in y " York, with the avowcr!
purpose of supporting The principle ot Free
Trade has tli>1lac.t:ily *i:uc, > cnlo:'. ;,nd
deserted 10 The enemy. II is now lighting inner
the banner of The FEATHER If The American Sys
lem = Such is the power oithr Federal pur>e al
New York over vcnal press Among he linn
bugs it has lately put forth, is letter 'lon! Sara
o"a, OF The l2lh instant, giving fabulous ac
count of plo, 10 ''oE'rap Mr. Van Eucn" in:o
the support of Mr.. Polk The dinner on liz.
Lake. is SCI forth in all It's detaiis-wilh Mcssr>.
Slilcll. OF Louisiana, Attorney General Nelson,
Pringle and Elliott. OF South Carolina. &c. &c
and the correspondent OF the 'Rcpui'ic" tei@n>
that it was 30, mp for he purpose o! bringing Tie
Little Magician ont, and oil Tagging the Fox,
10 use the polite terms OF the rcracious scrihhlcr.
But they could mike nothing OF him, and the
party broke up with the notable discovery, that
'Van Buren, has positively refused To take any
part in the November Election, or To lend his aid
10 further the views Of The a.r qet'g.
We are certain, that no man who knows Mr..
Van Bufcn, or his companions 1T the table.
would require onc syllable OF, proof 10 Gisspalc
Ibis idle and gratuilous humhug, thus "ra"cly pa,
forth bv the Coon press and lc-ru;,i>hcd in the
grave columns of the baltimore American. -
Bul let the manly and eloquent and thrilling letter
of Mr. Van Buren,. which liz has addressed to Ike
great Mass Meeting Of Nashville, and which were
publish This morning, give the liz al once 10 ii.iS
shameless fabrication. Ncver was there more
earnest, honest enthusiastic and eloquent support
expressed in favor oil any candidate. The hcali vi
Mr. Van BuIcn is cc;riv in this ihing. ind his
hand has gone bravely 20 the work Away, then,
with all these visions. calculations and !iu:nbu">
Van Buren, zoe, ioy the causc--Nr!.hi gocS Tor
il. Butler g1cs Tor H. Dix GOES for it, all The De-
mocracy Of New York 90 lor il, and The En-
pirc State will 90 is thousands in November
next, for Polk and Dallas. Eu read Mr.. Van
Bmcns noble lc;,el-honor the man-and con
iiie in the vote Of New York.
The Senior Edilorollhc Richmond Wing admits
he was NuLjfcr in 1852. He claims, as We
understand his language, to bca Nulliiier still
We think, therefore, that he might speak with
little more forbearance, Of those hot spirits III
Soath Carolina, who nor talk OF .NRR.fe0iioa or
resistance in some form or other. II they coniine
themselves 10 Notification, they cannri. according
To the showing Of The Senior Editor, deserve the
epiihei of Disunion>i>
Blu, we should like 10 know another chapter in
his History of Notification. What made him It
Nulliliel? Was il his opposition 10 Tie Tariff
And is j, possible, that after having gone The
length OF Modification, 10 resist l:c Tariff in -
he should nos have So completely vecred about
wrought this remarkable revolution in his OPT
nionSl Is il his idoairous devotion 10 Henry
Clayl the fury of party spri'-and his blind
desire 10 promote the election Of That ambitious
leader
We are perfectly well acquainted with the
fact, that the Senior Editor before he entirely
struck the CONSTITUTIONAL flag of State Rights,
which he once protested TO chang out upon llm
outer wall, was vchcmenily opposed, TO the sex
tension of the Tariff system" In 1921, he called
Virginia 10 the rescue. in tic most indignant
terms of rcproba;ion. He denounced Mr. Clayas
The "0Sp'ring m0oa-,cGch,ag C|ep" He con
dcmncd his principles, and ridicucd his pros
poets of success, TINS:
"To say nothing Of his (Mr. Clay'>) uHconSi-
olowaioas, his IWjG and caviing which
must lorcrcr cfcladc him fr0m nc rcic If lIrsjaja
and Me Agricultural, Rtpabi'ron. anil the Gunner
cial S!aics Mr. Clay ought not 10 bc elected, be-
canSc the ptoplc are cri9cntly ogaiHa Alm' ''Be-
low The mountains, Gin Virsinia.) Mr. Clay has
scarcely a mcll,riacf leh. He had some before
The meeting Of Congress, bnt the 1H1F has H0rcd
them al off, Riohmond l!Has, FHtuayM 1921.
'In the first, (Mr. Clay, (shc, (VirsiniaD would
select a native Of Virginia, it is trac--l,ut one
who is oppowd 10 All hcr interests ond poliiied
Opiaions--ihc nctirc and Incorporating friend of
the Tari.l-of Roads and Canals-oi The conso-
idatng Federal Policy. lF. C9y Gia'h@ IIr-
einia--Ken.ucly hates her parent. He iS~6aned
from The Slotc III ms R0frig-a his attachments
are MissiSsippian-and he is The father of all
those great schemes, SO t"'ao"s ant "pi"eSs'rc I"
Tic .Soalicsa Atlantic Cities. - IL.
Is il possible that the Senior Editor has So far
changed, not only his opinion of the man, but ms
arm srcaf principles as 10 become The supple fol-
lower of Mr.. Clay, and, like The aposaie Bcrr-
en-. an advocate oil the Tariff. Yet lie is still
a Nulliier but the next turn OF The wheel may
whir him round again into the ranks of The anti
NnliiGprs and ami. DSun:unisis
Mr.. Clay has hcen guilty Of another little
and contemplate roccad;llo. In Z noic 10 Mr..
Editor w. G. Brcwnlow, one Of the mos!
>curlilous blackguards in The Union, whom he
condcscends 10 call his g frient," Mr. Clay
denies that in voting for the bankrupt Lar llc
had violated the instructions o! The Legislature
ot Kentucky-;hat TIE resolutions OF inslruc.
lions were pending before the Legislature, bat
they were lost By disagreement between the two
houses" Mr.. Clay does no! state, aSan Ingenious
man would have done, thai the resolutions recon-
mendins repeal of the Bankrupt law passed
both Houses, but from some difference in the
phrasco!ogy, both houses did not agree in the
same precise resolution Mr.. Morehcad his own
colleague told the Senate of the United States,
that "the Legislature of Kentucky had, by 4 large
majority passed resolutions upon The subject OF
the Bankrupt law, expressing an opinion that il
ought 10 be repealed" Still less does Mr.. Clay
confess that on former occasion, he declared,
such was his respec. for the right Of instruction,
that lei him understood in any way whatever the
wishes OF his constituents, he should feel himself
bound TO obey them. Mere anon.