Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-30

prieties that distinguish real greatness, MS fapor-
;ngs and swaggerings, and sclt.comnanding
harsncues. are appiaadcd as chivalry magnani-
unity. and a n superiority to tae petty restraints
by which ordinary men are govcrncd 1t has ever
been characteristic oi ilattcrv and >crity. that
,hey select ior praise and imitation ratherile vices,
Than the virtues of their idol. The slave vii! gene
rally are those foics and cXtravaganccs OF his
master. which he has been accustomed to Wit
ness in greatest excess. Never was this primer
ple Of action more >lrikingly displayed than in
The nublic course Of Henry Clay, and in the in
IIuence exercd by his example on the conduct
Of his adulators. From lie moment OF his
appearance as candidate for the Presidency
wh fever of lib-ralily and courtesy that had
existed in he rivalry oi public men were tansh-
rd so far rs his aspirations were concerned; and
were substituted hy impatient coarse, noisy va
nitv. boas,tune:s, ililcraliiy and vitupcra,on
on his own paIi; anu, on The pdit ot lis paiiZan
presses and Suhon.lnalcS, by violence, m>ferTe-
srulation and vulgar abuse unknown al any
prior period: but which ever since have shocked
The moral sense and the good taste of the commu.
nity and will continue 10 offend Them, So long as
The passions of this ambitious aspirant shall he
fed by the hope Of attaining 10 pGwcr But. reck-
loss as heretofore has been the conduct of the
CLAY party. il has never approached The point OF
eyfTayanance and insolencc in which j, now dis
MAYS itself never before has II been frantic
enough 10 saw 10 American ircemen, won shall
neither consult nor speak upon sublsc>, however
vital they NAV bc deemed Ia Your interests or
your safety. except a, We in the eNerciS" of our
HIGH prcrogalivc, shall voucLsatc 10 You psrmis-
sion so to 60: ard, for yonr presumption i'll hav-
inc claimed such privilege Is your own, wc
denouncc Won as TRAiToR>-Hot. IL is true in The
language. or hy the authority OF the Constitution
l,.lip Ip nh
steal force. as the majority and of our dctcrmina-
ton 10 crush al! rights however sacred which
We NAV find in the way Of or uSurpatonS. -
Party fury has ne"cr until now been drunk enough
for this For such al outage oil tire liberty OF the
citizen upon the decencie> OF social liie upon the
rights OF civilization the full maturity Of the Clay
spirit and the perfect organization ot his v0iaricS
now 50 much boasted Of, were requisite. But the
development is now complete. We rejoice that
il has been made since it displays the ruthless
temper and designs OF wicked and icroci0us iac-
ton towards their iellow-ctizens, whilst they are
shameless enough, q; the same time, 10 call them
selves RlypJiicoR. and even Uemocr0'jc; because
il afiogds the opportunity OF reminding these mad
men that many OF lis are the descendants oliho>c
patriots who feared not in the infancy oi our
country, to say to the mighty monarch oi England.
though his !e2ions were then present on our soil.
that he was Il fWoat; that TIE perfect freedom Of
speech and Of Tie press was above the authority
OF thrones; tha; the RICH: 10 make 10 canvass OF
to abolish Government whenever necessary Tor
their well being, was nhcren, in, ana inalienablc
from THE PropIE: because it farther presents a
fit occasion oi saving 10 these same madmen
that somewhat OF the spirit, as wei! as Of the
blood oil their fathers has descended 10 their pos
teriiy--and OF declaring 10 them likewise, our
nmeasurable scorn of their lido, mcnaceS and
our assurance, that the slightest prclencc al en-
forcing them, would kindle III this good old Com
lnonW calth. and Throughout the length and breadth
of lie lard. an Indignation 80 consuming as
would leave III its awful march not = vesti.e OF
Clay Federalism behind it, What The ficem,n
of America threatened with violence for daring
to discuss their own affairs: for prcsumng 10
ccrsufc their governors, who aIc their SERVANTS;
men vino can have no righlul Official existence,
but as they are chosen a. servants? The iElanly
of such an assumption is almost lost in hc 81
pre,ne dcrison IL inspires BIT it should nevor
he lost sight OF or forgotten. Ii should BE- keplhy
insullcd ieemcn pcrpetuay in view and iii se-
membiance; boas hieb Hpoe tic ghbe, n rirfa0aS !!
clccratioa, rs a beacon 10 distinguish! between the
friends and the enemies of the PcoIlc-a war; /
in. and a terror 10 upstairs ami conspira'orS, /
whom interest or dread alone can deter from their
sacriegious plots against the Liberties % the poo
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