Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24
MR. CLAY AND HIS LETTERS ON

VAN nope 0l Winning IocS " w. !, 49,,
has become The laughing siock .. 'i c,a'.,o
The last letter written 10 John w. e'"s, ~ I,,,nr
The subject of The Taiii and his recent ic''ci
on Texas. are urc,ea in prool Of what | aihfih'
A co,Irle of B,ii.n statesmen conversihs III ~
ere, unou political principles ami the su'eS' va.
TO win success cooily maintained "'p".S liz ",
things. the following conversations w e H.
have decided on Il change OF lie, saia 'i'e law
yer with Slight sigh: 50 nave on ny cn""o
of opinion" camcd in tie sail Wl.l ~" IA
what opinions seem TO me like w. ''d.: s"'J
tie lawyer, al,s:rac;eGv feeS... ""sMs.s"
he Earl. ouaintv; "ifthcy can he maze 81 t'1e"-
tic by staining, don't pant with s!,eh, n' s.m.m
they are oi that cyo's:a that %itS ",", VI
thcv Shut ont inc pycsrcc, cat them down ana
pack them oil br all uanncr q means!
Mir. Clay has evidently studied poiuca e'h'cS
in the schoo! OF the British Earl 20 ION" a. i,is
an,i-lcxaS principles were "Sefris'tTe d i'i y
North. like sbces, thew were permitted TO s'ana
bu, he finds, that by allowing them 10 "s.ai% IA
the South, they shut opt .fae Pfo3sd ~ va
the PTcsidcIcy)-wh axe III lat" ~i'l ~. .''J
indecent haste, "he cats iscin no"n' dno t',
them oa"-thus furnishing striking ana periee.
ANALOGY hcrwaon himself and the ambitious, but
unprincipled British Statesman, 30 ahsnieiy anu
elarincly. and wichctv Inconsistent has been MI.
CLAY on the Texas question that II has disguised
if not disbanccd the Wing Patty in some OF inc
Northern States The elements oil dlssoIu.ioh
menace the Wing Parry in Vermont, III Ne"
York, ana Massachusetts. 1t was III Hias>ach n
sets that Webster thundered, and prayed anu oc-
sought Massachusetts W hi@Seiv, aha -hoS,'-
chusells Abolionisn 10 amagamatc. Possibly,
he aroueda division might and would, cndanger
the Electoral Ticket He appealed TO the Aboll-
tionisls 10 sustain Clay, exclusively uron NE
ground OF his ant-Texas views Polk ana
Texas; he argued. were linked and concentrated
like Castor and pollux." Notwithstanding Inc
INTERPRETATION which tie Abolition allies ol Wing
gerry Il The North put upon this famous EalelSh
cui<c. Claws friends 1t The South nave mao
the eiirontcrv TO claim him, whenever u sul'ei
their purposes as a friend of Texas. Bill, lest
any friend .! thai beaut.iui COUNTY, snSu'u ~ :"
deluGcd as 20 believe it, let Il candid criticism
cyisccrate the truth TIE frs, letter WAS written
IN racilv his Northern friends. Then he Thought
.anncy t;on and war with Mexico Identical. -
To, only 81 but that our national character
would Re DEGRADED in " he jacgaicEi oil an en-
rshenc ana impartial wc!ld'-,hai M dh ho'
think "Tcyas ought 10 b" admitted into The | NJ
on as an integral par OF il, in dee ded opposition
~ The wishes Of a considerable ara respectable
norton of The Con!ttcrasy"- il would be
violation of our treaty obligations--hc donsded
whether Texas would ultimately really add
strength 10 the Sou;"-he was Strongly Inclined
20 think i, best iur the happiness Of all parties
that Canada. the United States and Texas should
form three separate ani independent Republics
that annexation would bring down upon us
"co.n;css numbers of foreign vessels under 'he
authority and flag OF Mexico, which would prey
unon our deieaceless commerce HeturhcE m
,;na,cs. TIA, inc war would not he confined to
Mexico bn; emphaticalv and solemnly asks, by
way of frightening "a. Have We any guaranty
that Mexico would not obtain allies among the
great European powers How then, he asks.
..m.ouM the bclliserents (Mexico. the L. 5, aud
Ike great Euro;ean power>) prcSent;h"alselvc> 10
Chri.tendcm and the enlightened world Truly,
If MIR CLAW b. right in this view o. TINS question,
the attitude OF hi, country Would lie wTcichcd III
TIE extreme. NJ, content with IN attempt 10 DIS
grace. by holding her mp 10 "Chrisencom ana the
enlightened wori" as violating her treaty e3li-
cations and nlakin, war upon "a weak anu Ge-
t.nccless ally he .Ggacr charges. that whist
others nave seriously charged rs with an ino!d-
nate spir. o; territorial aearan1iZcIasnt, he,
MIR Clay. vii! saw. that We have certainly made
vast acquisitions OF territory within Inc las iurty
vcarsn Here ! az Indictment framed by an as
praHt tar Ire Presidency, containing al least ore
Go2 n coris'S il Which II is charged. aT"lmenia-
lively that his conntyv's ccmml;;iugt2stanlh i"h
crimes and ~ isacn..auofs Another cUuntin This
fnc specimen OF pleading, argamcatahvelT
charges. tina; !: Grea, Britain. or France or one
ii them. were 10 take part with Mexico. and. by
a manifesto were 10 proclaim, mat their objects
were 10 assist weak and dei-nceicsS ally, 10
ciec; ,he spirit of encroachnent and ambition
of an already ovcrcrown Republic, seeking stiii
further acquisitions o! territory, 10 MAINTAIN the
;ndependencc Of Texas, AMI to prevent tie FUR
Their propagation Of slavery from the I. states,
(here is a oTec; attack u!en The south, "ha'
would be the effect upon the judgment OF an m
Partial ard enlightened world g One not &C
..tl, Il II. a
would have supposed that. after presenting tins
view oil annexation. Gecencv and se'.-rcsicci
would have .es:raincd him from crcn hnin" a.
,erwar,!s that he could, under any combination Oh
circumstances. favor il.
Not satisfied with this attempt 10 bring down
he oLloqur OF his par;zanS and the great i-u-
roHcan powers" upon or recent effort to regain
Texas he leaves the foreign aspect OF The cues
tor. and hereafter confines himself the ''domcs-
tic considerations which belonged to II. f1c
ro;y arnles. that even with the consent OF Mex
leo ne does not think Texas oncE; to be re-
,,,yei into the Union" Feauc. il | remember
co-cc,lr. il; discussing the meaning Of contingent
rsmainders. speaks q contingent rc,naiEGers with
= doslle c<pect. Mr. CLAY limits the Texan &
,aic 10 his brethren in the United States, not Only
c)orqaa with a contingent remainder with adp"-
ilc 0srrc!. bot even il The contingencies were 20
cypirc by c!.uyi1n at time or Otherwise, ne sun
ohiec:s to The ve>,ine Of the estate. Hear him
Il think i, far more wise aai important to com
pose ard harmonic the present coH!edcFacy, as
now exists, than 10 Introduce new element OF
discord and distraction into it. Here asain Is
airec, attempt to woo the Aholiion'st iachon-
How is IL an ''elcraent Of discord, II inc ANTI
Sorery ynrfy should not objec,?-A faction whose
,.iews are in direc, coniravcnion Of the most
solemn compact in orr organic lava faction,
whose only cemen, Q; union l. deadly hatred
of southern Shareholders Yet is Mr. Z. anSious
IN consult the views OF his large and rcspecia-
bile norton OF the Confcderacy" But enough tor
the present.