Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-04
THE ENQUIRER
PICIfM MON il, \ \.
sa,urday Morning, November |, 1915.
w., r.rr rura AT THEIR WORD.

WE'LL. TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORD
The new Washington Correspondent OF The
Nashville Banner communicates The following
extraordinary revelations:
The Tariff Of 1912, il is asserted, VIII certain
IL be repealed though Mr.. Polk no douht wiS n
20 preserve Tor the great ho"ny III 'ne -. -,
si;!rn,ial camnaisn. Many Wigs will vote Tor
Inc rcncal in order 10 com2si the Locoiocos 10 ar
~ on, iteir de.yiRes, and 70 lei The country oc-
come satisfied. bv experiment., whether sue" d
TaritT i beneficial or injurious 10 ihe great Uoay
OF the people ci all classes and caiilnss
"The information is authentic Also lha' u any
Wbios will vote Tor taking possession oil ana &C.
cupyine Tie ,rhec Of oregon, and therefore t'a'
the measure will be carried, notmiihslanGlh" Il i
generally understood that Mr. FOLK means :"
lodsc The question in some way, ana ''ds s. ts
Mr. Louis McLare 10 England, 10 arrange '''e
prelminaries Tor him 70 90 -.
Though We are tar from approving Inc iac.iouS
and improper spirit which would indnce " nv
noli,icians 10 sustain Democratic measures, no..
from their own conviction OF their merits ou'
solely with view 10 make political capital as y
ahove clearly ayowei 10 be The motive ui their
conduc.; sill we shall be glad 10 OBTAIN !" ny
votes, en- any terms, against an exoTniiah' a
rim and IN ,ayor OF The rights of The Na;cn 10 inc
paciG, Tcrti,ory. We hope that these many
Whiosn viii vote the repeal of the Tafiti, 50 as
10 ecn,nne, The I.ocofocos TO carry out their doc
trines y and 10 allow the nation 10 have fair ex-
pertinent of The effects OF Revenue larih.-
Tba, is all We ask, and We sincerely trust 'ia'
these Wings will remain irm TO Their puiFos''
and secure fcreal Oh the TaTlil. lie manu-
iac,nrcrs have had their own way long enough
II is but just TIA, the other interests OF The na'oh
should have their wishes graiiied. at oil cVeh.s'
the trial is demanded ty majority OF Tie people,
and the great question oushtio be decided, whether
a high Tariff be beneficial or injurious TO Inc
great body Of he people Of all classes and eas'"-s
We accep, lhc offer on the part OF The many
Wings" and We hope they will not hac@ out
when the struggle comes on. The motives oil IN
divdual. are difficult 10 be arrived at We are
willing that mol only the President, but his PAT
,io,,c opponents should be judged by their acts
The same correspondent insnuales that Mr..
Polk, "in his pursuit for the Presidency lasl
year, caused ~ G. Birney, the candidate Of The
Abolitionis,s, 10 go through The country IRON
Michigan 10 Maine, making speeches against
Clay, and proclaiming his wish for the election
of Polk over The great Kentuckian."
This is rather a delicate matter, and should not
have been touched BY the Clay Wings. They
should have had the prudence 10 recollcct the
givings-ou; Of Cassius NJ. Clay, who once enjoy
ed The confidence OF The Wing Parry. In regard
10 his Northern expedition 10 catch anli-savery
votes for Henry Clay, he employs this explicit
language
"The day before lefl Lexington, | called upon
Mr.. Clay, and told him the purpose ofmy mission
that il was thought by our friends that could
have an influence, from nv peculiar position,
with The antislavery, anti-Texas voters OF The
free States which no other man could; and thai
was willing 10 60 il | could aid The wing
cause MI Clay said nothing, but nodded his
head, with an approving smile and after some
unimpoilan, conversation, he Offered me letters
Of Introduction, which declined as unneceS-
sary"
c. NJ Clay, though still boasting OF his Wing
gerry, has brough, upon himscitthe hostility Of the
Kentucky Wings, on account Of his incendiarY
course His testimony, therefore, once respected,
may now be rendered worthless in their eyes
We shall mol decide The question. We cannot
bu, replT 10 The Banners correspondent, that the
evidence Of Mr. II. Clay's lamrerIng with The
abolioni>ls is Il lea>, as direct and - strong rs
any thu, VIC have seen brought forward, 10 prove
MIR. Folks efforts in ,ha; direction.