Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-02

Cossius W. Coy-His pefeadcd Pfot,iotiS7
We have heard much of the philanthropy oil
Cassius NJ. Clay-who has written a letter 10
force the Abolionsts into the support OF Henry
CLAY ior PIcsdent--n freeing fifty OF sixty OF his
slaves By the following, which we copy from
sketch of The speech the venerable X. Wickliite
-onc fthc Oldest and most talented oil kentucly's
sons ana who uniillately has been leading wing
it will be seen that the slave freeing story IS all
CANNON
The Lexington (ky.) Gazette, says:
Mr. Wickliiie adverteti 10 the fact OF MIR
Claws warm personal friends endeavorins - in
duce the abolitoniSts 10 believe that they We're
setting their slaves free and many believed ii
was Mr.. CLAY himself He had seen il blazoned
forth 10 the world that Mr.. Cassius NJ. Clay
had emancipated or was about To emancipatc
some sixty OF his slaves He had examined the
records, and found that Mr. Cassius NJ Clay up
piled to the County Court ofFayeie 10 free some
nine negroes, without describing them or com
plyins with single requisiton OF law, and The
Court yerv properly had refused 10 eo it Mr..
Cassius NJ. CLAY had taken the case up by writ of
error. and thus il s,ooL-so Mr.. Cassips NJ. Clay
got The credit of setting negroes free and retained
his negroes too-vastly philanthropic indeed
Columbns Salesman
JAMES X PoLK-GEH. JACKsoN.-Therc seems
10 he a peculiar fitness in the nomination OF
James X. Polk, as the candidate destined TO de-
feat Henry CLAY lie is citizen OF Tennessee,
raised BY the side Of Andrew Jackson -parlakins
ofthe counsel> ofthat distinguished man-his de-
fender at all times and on all occasions against
the fierce and malignant assaults oifienry Clay;
and the election of James X. Polk, over the "rth-
dictire dcmoeogue' will be 4 severe and lasting
rebuke.
Therei is also fitness in the nomination oil Mr..
Polk. for, next TO Gen. Jackson, Henry Clay re-
CARDS no man with 50 fierce and unrclentinS a
hostility as James X. Polk and this deep rooted
hold has alone been engendered by his unwave-
ring attachment 10 Democratic principles, his
firm and manly defence ofthe sage of the HerEii-
tage.-[B.
LATER FROM CRNA-SArE ARRIVAL OF Mr..
CusHlN6-By the brig Argyle, Capt. Cooisey, we
have Canton dates 10 the Oh March. The y. ;.
ship Brandywine, having on board Mr.. Gushing,
our Minister to the Celestial Empire, arrived
about the Sih March, and was al Hong Kong
when the Argyle left. Mr.. Gushing was we'll re-
ceived BY the authorities. He had issued a circu-
lar 10 the American merchants asking Tor inior-
nation relative 10 the American trade. Great
preparations were making for raising new pole,
on which the American flag was 10 be hoStcd, the
old one having been removed.
~. y. Express Of SATURDAY.
We are informed thalther are advices in town,
inst arrived from Tabasco, that Gen. Ampudia,
Commanding there has issued proclamation
calling on the inhabitants TO arm and resist the
expedition which has recently LEFT New Orleans,
under Gen San,nanat, 10 revolutionlze that part
of Mexico. We owe our information to The po-
likeness of the Editor of the Indiana. very able
Democratic Spanish print published here twice a
week-[N. O. Republican,