Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-29

Ill * unnecessary Ii us W CpHt!siSl ti!~ i'olI,
Simplicity of the Democratic ticket with The
ornate ilourishes Of the Composite Order OF The
Wings. We present Messrs. Polk ard Dallas
for President and Vice President, without any
compliment 10 the men, and without any eulo9ium
upon the principles which they profess, or The
blessings which their administration may pro-
duce. Weiake il for granted, that their quali!l-
lions have been dulv weighed, and the results OF
their election have been fully estimated bv every
voter before he presents his iicke, 10 The Commits.
sioners. Not so with onr more pretending
nciohbors. !; would seem as il they wished 10
wheedle the voter al the polls, BY Il ilourishing
exhibition of their candidates and their cause
We deem this distinction. however, in the form
Of the tickets, as of comparatively little conse-
Guence. II is, after all rather a matter of taste
than of principle--bu il is the humhuggery
which runs through their caption, and The cx-
-tavasant and false preences winch il puts FORTH
that is calculated TO give offence 10 the rejecting
miEd.
They CRY up Mr.. Clay as "IHe GLORY Of his
Countrp aid Tie first Liriag Statesman" Like
the loyal Turk they cry out, Long live Allah,
and Mahomei is his Prophet" Does Mr.. Clay
deserve this exravagant puff Is he, indeed,
the "Glory Of his Country, and the first Living
Statesman?" Does he possess those lofty qua
lities which constitute the highest Gicry Does
his iuord;nalc ambition or The Presidency, ior -
wears, whilst he disclaimcd all desire 10 possess
il, and concealed his passions under the veil Of!
moGcralion-t!ocs the pursuit OF office, by open
ccctioncering and iGcessant correspondence, and
The assumplion Of various phases and shifting
opinions, 10 win The votes of the people of the
Sorth, and the Pro;ectonists and Abolilionists OF
the North, constitute true gory2 lsthe arrogant
temper of a dictator consistent with the character
of the "glorv of his counlry!" Can such man
be mpared with the character Of Washington
a Jefferson, a Madison, or a Jacksonl He is
held up loo. as the "iirst living statesman" In
what has Mr.. Clay displayed The highest qualities
of a great statesman? We do not wish 10 derrcci-
ale his services By hSspecch in ISL, against
renewa! of the FIRST Bank oil the u. States, he did
raise monument 10 his fame, bat only 10 throw ii
down and shiver ii to pieces in 1916. lie was m
able advocate of the war OF lSl2-but ne is com
pelied 10 share those laulels with Madison, and
Cheves. and Calhoun, and a host OF others. He
rieLt claim some merit for the Missouri Com
promise if il had not been in conflict with the true
theory of the Confederation il ii had not been une-
qua 10 the South and if he had not refused To make
her some reparation by the acquisition OF Texas.
His friends also cry up The compromise Of 33,
as great feather in his cap as II his extreme Tariff
measures had not produced the excitement, which
that measure was calculated 10 allay-and as il he
had not violated the Compromise in ~, which
he had made in 33 Do we find the evidences
Of the "iir>t living Statesman in the Conslitu-
lion which he has violated in National Bank, OF
which he is the avowed champion; in an unequal
and oppressive Tariff ina distribution Of The pro-
ceeds of the Public Lands. without any warrant
from the Consiiu,ionl DO we find il in the Goa
lition of 1925 with Mr. Adams. by which Mr..
Clay made him the President, only to accept at
his hands the first office in Ills gilt2 Do we discover
the greatest of living statesmen in the adminstra-
ton of Mr.. Adams, of which he bore 4 prominent
part; in the aborlive and ridiculous Panama mis-
ion1 in the loss of,!ie West India tradc2 in the fail
ure 10 obtain from various foreign nations the inn
portant claims, which the energies Of General
Jackson afterwards secured 10 us! Do we find
The traces of the greatest living statesman, in the
final verdict of an enlightened people in 1928
which doomed 10 retirement the members Of a
Coalition, which had thus obtained and then
abused their power? Or, are we 10 find The cha
racter of the 'grealeS; living statesman" iii re-
fusing to re-annex the finest portion OF North Anne
lica to the UGited States, which the iustrions
Jefferson had once obtained, and against whose
cession in 1910 Mr.. c. had so vehemenily profess
ed! Mr. Clay is gifted with very brilliant talents
but the splendor OF the Orator is not required in
the Executive Departmcnt-and with all the en-
ergy of his character, Mr.. Clay scarcely possess
eS tnat 0OOu sense uflOu temper, winch lOrln-
ed the secret Of Mr.. Van Burens power as
statesman.
We pass over the "Gift of God" We have no
desire To depreciate Mr.. Frenshuysen, as an up
right statesman, or an honest man-hut as TO his
ability, YOU NAV find thousand men in the L.
States his equals, or his superiors.
The Wings advertise upon their ticket the
precious blessings, which ''lhesc men. if cl-
.l,o;r
should suppose. however that the friends of
Mr. Clay would be somewhat charv in maxi
ing any allusion 10 his Tariff propensitcs
He recommended the Compromise; he claim
ell the honor Of lis passage; and he has been
the first man 10 violate it. He declared al the
time of its enactment that no American states
man could dare 10 disregard it, and yet he has de-
clared his determination 10 resist the repeal or
modification OF the act Of IL, which runs coun-
Ter 10 its principal provisions He commended,
even in 1910, that its cash duties of twenty per
cent upon The home valuation, were sufficient 10
protect the American manufacturer and yet he
now inilexibly adheres 10 Tariff which with lis
minimum principle and specific rates, runs up The
duties 10 so or 100 per ceni-and these duties too
imposed upon The essential articles OF a large
portion of The community.-Bui ii is al humbus-
gerry 10 talk of creating sufficient, steady and
permanent home market for the American Far
mer The number Of manufacturers constitutes
a very inconsiderable proportion OF The people OF
the United States. The single county OF Halifax
could supply every manufacturer who chews,
snufs and smokes, with tobacco enongh-and
Virginia could more than supply them with bread
stuffs. Besides, the Government goes madly te-
yond its sphere when it attempts 10 furnish
mouths 10 consume the productions Of the earth.
We arc already ripe for variety Of manufac-
lures, and they will arise of themselves, without
the interposition of Government; and there arc
no people so we'll calculated BY their enterprise