Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-18


Washington, 80 adr0cafe the claims OF Hon MIN
!HcLcan?" and "for Judge McLean's sakeln-
Could any thing be more Unfortunate tor The
Judge, than 10 have himself thrown in The way nj
"Me trr1siatJe and spontaneous calf"
The editor OF The Tribune knows well lbat 10
produce 'sueh anan,nHfy ami earue1aess Of DE-
arc 10 banish nit dou6ie me result" al which
he aims. il is necessary thai the Federal parry
.sdoaid be ercsscd far III present frcn lie consid1G
hcm Of tic claims Of aspra1is 10 IKE Pyes;deulu
He knows that there is but one aspiran, on whom
the party is now clustered, and he does not want
another.
The Fe,leraists, who look 10 the establishment
ullheir principies-that is, British pr;nc,nl,s-in
our Government, have fixed their ewes ON Mr.
Clay with all The devoul hopes tina, nlled Maho-
NETS early followers. They think that Mr.. CLAW
is The only prophet who can accomplish the rich
prophecies which make their faith mineral II
he once gets in, lhey consider thai single extra
session would open up 10 them a paradise Of
which no human power could ever deprive them.
Mr. Clay would give them vested risht in
corporation that never dies which woul,! supply
them forever with money without digging for it
with an assumption OF state debts, and the crea-
ton Of national debt, which would keep grow
ing furdins system and ~ lis diuncts cl stock
obbing and specuaton--yith distribution oftbe
the log-rolnS internal improvement system
with voluntary bankrupt system that would wipe
out all troublesome concomirants of s'the blessed
paper rredit'-wlth An alien law that would keep
the sturdy lrshman and German in suhjection-
with Tariff acl which would make lordlv mo-
nopoly Tor The capital enlisted in the service Of
the administrator; IN word, all that the Eng
lish arisiocIacy (wheihcr moneyed or landedl
enjoy as an inheritance in The laws Mr. CLAY
would, with bold hand. make an inves,ilure Of
Tor the benefit OF his political friends The Bank.
once established, could never be repealed the
debts, once assumed, could never be repudiatcd
the domain, once distributed, could never be reco-
vered; and 80 of The rest Federalism looks 10
one four years OF Mr.. Claws rule as Chief Ma
yistrate, with his ascendancy in Congress, as
worth dynasty OF twenty Hainil,c ms and Adam
ses. ltwould be. not The S-turnian, but the Sa-
lurnaIian reign.
While, however, the Tribune indicates HE po-
Icy Of lis party, i'll bringing about this con>um-
nation. 10 be one which would Cherish peace
among The prophets faithful, il is rendered clear,
hy the next paragraph, that war upon The Gov
eminent is most resoiulelv 10 be prosecuted
They are Told that they twill be unIai,hiul 10 God
and man if they taller in their opposition 10 The
lasl moment, when opposition can be hopefully
made" But take the whole paragraph to see
how this war. denounced by Inc Tribune, is 10 tr
made:
"Ra-ASsEr.rioS.-our la,rs, at vices fromre ia. give
reason Ia appreneDd that the alaieiy oi The Texans
To mud shelter undrr The cannon Of The linton viii
triumph over Whatever they posses. of national char
acer pride, and that, ar a spirited but cot Pm
rraccd struggle. formal The pTniT-rrd
nv our Government viii be gwen. On the neIi Con
cress thsn, veil depend The ratification or rejection q
the whoe puJ-ct. In view OF ttis :r:. every nerve
should he strained henrrfoh the clc-r ri tnr Con
gressional elections 10 tnr trun o! members
who will ri her reject the whole project or Insist on
the pou.menf of is coGsummatoh until SOME amt
cable arrangement win MeNr, shall have been eft ct
ed with adjustment OF the SLAVERY question not
absolutely huui aling TO The free STATES aud dis
graceful 10 the American name. We who know and
ier the inquiry Of hi. whole Texas conspiracy. m
first enigr tion Of The Tennessee c"nspainra down
Ia the PRESENT moment, VIII be nniathtui 10 Tod ana
man. il falier In o?posion 10 the last moment
whrn opposition can hopefully b. made.
1--WE propose Therefore, 10 a.iuce father testimony
Of The utter futy end knlvery Of the rretrncr that hr
acquisition OF Texas BY this county would be rraE
EcIali1n.'''
On the question Of ratification or rejection of the
arrangement with Texas, the battle is 10 be fought:
and in the mean time every nerve Is 10 be
strained" 10 secure majority in Congress- "eiiher
10 reject The whole PROJECT or TO effect The post
ponemen, oil it. contamination Until some ar
ransemenl with Mexico shall have been effected,
with Some adjustment 81 Inc slavery question no;
absolutely humiiaiing 10 The free States aad dis
graceful 10 the American name Here are he
Ingredients OF The caudon. Mexican hostilies
stimulated and assisted ~ British Intrigue, with
federal cooperation and abolition inceniiaTisln 10
light NJ phrenzy among ali classes Of Tie SoHih.
Th, is 10 I'LL the cup o. bitterness which lilo inlos!-
cafe and distract all parties al The opening The
campaign With what scenes j, may clos
those who remember the exhibitions ofe,:eralisn.
during The las British war, AMI The Missouri con-
rrnyatsr can with likelihood iorty;!r