Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-06


Wv iii MI be twice taken in by the tricks.
p'0 Warrenton, IN. CO. Reporter
From the AUGUSTA COnstiiu'iOnai't, March IS
MR. CI.AY's POSITION.
The tour of This distinguished gentleman has cIeas.a
,nono b,s friends here, as elsewhere, no ordinary
;.o,,e,t His reception with than was enthusiastic
hnnh his speech had my other effect than an incieas
If ,h,t enthusiasm We have heretofore, studions'y
RETAINED from the expression oil any opn'oh of
ppon distant reports, in order TO AVOID lhe c"a's
bnv;na committed an act OF in ustice TO his chafa.
D., NO have heard him speak, and were we OF Tue
ochoo of Des Cares would no longer question Tue
truth Of those charges relative to his tour, which, IN ou
humble opinion, are so derogatory 10 MS rePuIL
We have heard him defend his preference Tor JOIN
Quincy Adams, for tho fres'dehcy' over "''1 ;,ho
r., lo,d. whom, ii was SAID, age had rendered hoe
o,ln and over General jackson, whom Mr.. Gay ~
r5cd wbsteyer might be his merit rs n soldier, ~
RASH yindictve and whoy unfit for such an oilce' WV
have heard him claim the Compromise Act us MS ON
nre,,nfe while he admitted the sacrifice IN p'i"-
c;ole 10 which it compelled him TO submit. we nave
heard him defend in old State Rights kchmohu
with narentu fondness, protective tariff and display
IN the richness Of his oratory, It's wonderful oehes
We have heard him advocate, before large asse"
bIv of our citizens he has done in the Senate'
uonster Bank We patiently listened to his efor. 10
onpease the righteous indignation of Georgia, IN JUS
,,6cation of his vote (not his speech delivered a' "
later neriod that was kept in the back ground reia
five TO the Cherokee treaty And, hnally, MS pe'o
tion which was perhaps worthy the cause he was .e
tending. He spoke CONTEMPORARY of The D5mocfa''o
na,tv who had assumed name TO which they WEIR
po Entitled forgetting perhaps, that this name was
conferred upon Mr.. Jefferson and his party as opp'o-
brious by the very men whose measures he, MT LAY,
is now endeavoring 10 render popular) he sp"he "
the indignation which this party had manifested III
GARD to the practices of the Wings IN lo4o, as Petm
81 He retarded the demonstration then mace OF 's
ohns nd hard cider as the effect and not the cause,
of deep elemental feeling among The people, alonseu
nv the misgovernment which had so long aiic'eo 'ne
country and he concluded by saying IN elect ha' we
;Il rive them 1.-THE Democrats more Coonery, more
hard cider, more log cabins, IN the cpn'I ~
We haye heard all this, and it would De weakness
onper to doubt The object Of his tour, or al least Oh MS
visit city.
Placed in the position which Mr.. Clay occupies be-
fore The country, the mind naturally 'ecufs 70 tue
duet of other lustTous men, when Summary s''ua
fnr lust ficaton, or condemnation OF ms acliohs' y
we 20 back the age of the Revolutionary pa'.os'
can we find an recorded in our annals whc'e
= candidate solicited the Office OF President wash
nuton never gave the slightest intlmatoh OF WISH ~
be thus elevated His modesty shrunk from us h"'u'
responsibility The diiJence inspired oy MS patriot
lam dismissed him to shun its obligations, and 10
desire that ADLER men might bear ITS buflhehs Jon"
Adams took no part in the contest which elevated nun
to the Presidency. In letter to MI ADAMS OF 'upe
81 1913 Mr. Jefferson states, that rs soon as tue col
s,tulion went into operation, new parties were
and that he and Mr.. Adams were separated one par
10 nlaced MIR Adams name at its head The other Sc
Ieced his: but neither of them took any part person
ally in the discussions which ensGed Inc sentiments
of Mr. Jefferson when candidate for the PRESIDENCY,
we find in the Cd volume Of fuckers Lille oil 'eHef-
SON "My name, however, says the author oil the Us
clarn,on Of dependence twas again brought FORWARD
without concert expectation on my parl ION my SAL
cation declare it) On principles OF public
respect should not have refused but protest before
nv God, that shall, from the bottom OF my heart re-
ioice at escaping. know well that 10 man can ever
bring out of that Office, the reputation which carries
him into it, have ambition to govern men; no
passion which would lead me to delight TO ride IN
storm Fyumiaa amo sylrdsque ingtortns.
Bot, perhaps, examples, equally effective, may oe
found among those prominent characters no" living
10 whom Mr. Clay thought proper TO make some allu'
sion Mr. Calhoun was invited b. his friends, short
time since 10 visit Cincinnati Did he accept the inv-
t,ton' H. answered that it would afford him much
happiness to visit fair portion of this Union which ne
had eve. seen, but in the position IN winch he was
paced with the opinions he entertained, he was COM
n. He'd to decline He did not wish to address the
Whigs and Democrats of the valley of the Mississippi,
and then excuse his conduct with the former, by say
IN q 10 the latter You have compelled me do this! Inc
very idea is repurnan the submlty OF his character
No. he refused the invitation for the very purpose oil
avoiding, what, if he had accepted, would have been
vi,able glorious reputation blasted by an election
ter OF Mr. Calhoun, TO which we have referred:
"'rhere are then, in my opinion, strong consdera-
TONS both of proprety and expedency why the ofce
of the President of the United States should not be
sought by personal canvass the usual mode OF cleo
,ioneernr Regarded merely in reference to feeling,
the Office seems me- is too high and lis duties TOO
responsible 10 be the object of personal solIci,ude-
Who, with the proper spirit can contemplate the task
of discharging It's high duties without being inspneo
with d,lidence and calculated to suppress every
6 b., nd hon |
il now is, and compare il with what it was, when
first entered the councils OF the Union, as It relates TO
the population, wealth, Improvements, ana all 'ne e'e
menis of rreatness-and then Look forward 10 what II
will be- when those who are now entering on Inc Stage
shall retire provided liberty institutions and Unon
shall be preseryed-and then reflect on. great ana
decisive Influence which the powers IN the
President mas; hive, in that respect, i R'u or eV'
as they may be properly improperly exercised 10 me
seems to be the highest and NEST responsive once
in The world far too much so 10 be Inc oosct OF per
sonsl solcilude or sought by personal canvass, or
even 10 be accepted ON any other grounds than That oil
duty
With equal elevation OF mind has Mr. Van Buren,
refused 10 canvass for his election. The same senti-
menls WITH those above expressed are founo IN ms re-
ply 10 an invitation from his friends IN rennsyi'un'a
There is n moral 10 be drawn from TINS uniformity
of conduct among our lustrous men, and one worthy
OF serious consideration. They refused 10 soNct 'i'e
Office because they thought it one when shouo ne
conferred, unsolicited in order that its dignity might
be preserved They believed that pursuing contrary
course, would be in effect establishing demagogue
desposm. With MIR. Clay rests the responsibility Of
the example.
We have said that the enthusiasm OF the wings was
not increased by the speech. We will mention a, CIR
cums,ance which has contributed to this There
were some nuiers in the assembly, who nave oeen'
unaccounabIy perhaps TO themselves, LED INTO .he
support of Mr.. Clay-men who once regarded
protective tariff only unjust, but unconsi'ut onal
and who co-opera,ed with the interposon OF our SIS
t.r State, to arrest the eviI,-now listening 10 Mr.
Cnys expression of parental fondness Tor that
-humbly submitting to his sarcastic rebuke'-and pa
iienty bending their necks 10 receive The chains "hch
he had forged for them.
THE AGE OF HCMBUGS REVIVED.