Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-11
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lains an editorial Of So rem serious nature maj
il almost makes a man laugh outright IL lhos'
dramatically calls in The ghosts toplay an important
part in vindicating the name OF that good man
and hoary patriot" from the successful trauuc-
lions" OF his political opponents. IL remlh1s 10
OF The Roman Poets, who, when any poihl ol sln'
gnlar difficulty and delicacy was 10 nc ehec'c,.'
Invariably introduced one oi their heatheh u0uS'
So with the Wing. II finds nothing on EARN 10
suit lis purposes, and, therefore flies away ih.o
''the land Of spirits" 10 find fitting inslIuheh. 10
ensure its "sweet revenge" In describing Inc
thoughts and feelings of these successful" SIAN
dereIs otlhe great Harry, "when the head al niSnl
reposcs on the rejecting pillow" it asks emphaii-
cally, and with lranscendental palhos, "Can any
success-can am amount OF reward compensate
the conscience, not hopeessly hardened, Tor The
spcctrcs mhich al such times alright II"
And what is the hcinous crime which should
'atirighl" the slumhcrs of the Republicans, and
call up misty "spcc;res," whether "blue devils,
or other colored "sprits" docs not appear, 10
haunt the guilty consciences OF The thousands
who achieved The victory in November, and
Frustrated tie Goliah Of federalism Is II such
an enormity, for great party who stands upon me
platform of the Constitution, 10 resist the slfldes
towards The White House OF man, whom The
Republicans defeated tricc before, and whose pro-
motion his own Wig friends had, by ISLANDERS
we presume, destroyed in their grand Sanhedrim
at Harrisburg, A. d. 1910? II was no crime
for a Republican to oppose The triumphant career
OF Mr.. Clay, provided his resistance were weak
and aborire but to be successful IN that oppo-
silion, 10 cit down the towering ambition OF The
Great Lealer, 10 strike off the usurpalions which
that imperbus Statesman designed upon the Con,
stiluion oiilhe country-ttGt was Ike iatali "hcad
and front Il our offending" which is 10 be visited
with 'spetres" and hobgoblins. No common
punishment is reserved for us-lhe "Prince OF
The Air" i to be installed into the Wing ser
vice, an6 10 minister 10 Wing carrices.-
But Mcsrs. Wings we Republicans cannot con-
sent 10 sud assumptions OF lacts-such monsrous
punishme,ls for a simple discharge OF duty
which was 10 defeat MIR. Clay, and, with him,
bis rampant party, and their brood of Federal he
resies and invasons Of the rights of the States and
OF the people We sleep as sound as ever, and
our conscience is not disturbed by the ''spectres"
Of which The Wing organ 50 famiiiarly discour-
scs. But, even ii the defeat OF Mr.. Clay were
calculate, 10 produce such "horrors," We should
not feel ourselves liable 10 The effects Of such ''snc-
cessiul uaduciions;" that defeat is account
cd for by the Wing itself, in so many ways, that
i, would be difficult 10 assign 10 each one the ex-
bringing about the grand result. Yesterday, il
was Republican SANDERS according 10 The
Whjg, which defeated Mr. Clay;-last November,
i. was, in the opinion OF the same authority, the
Northern Aboitionisls who voted for Mr.. Polk,
or would moi vote for Mr.. Clay; and just two
weeks since, il was in the emphatic opinion OF
The same Richmond Wing, the "delesIablc"
Irras question, which "orerthJe7r Henry Ciog.
and Frustrated The Wing party in November"
Here l,en is a full budget Of good Wing
reasons for Mr.. Claws defeat-and the Wing
must itself admit, if il has any faith in lis
own expressed opinions, that ISLANDERS" had
very little hand in The matter. We trust, there
fore, that the Prospero OF the Wing will kindly
ware his wand and dissipate into thin air The
"spectres," which he himself has called up 10 dis
inrb our lhroughs.
But has The defeat OF Mr.. Clay produced such
desola,ine effects upon him? Has it broken his
spirits. shattered his heaill palsIed his energies,
and Frustrated his loriune7 for all these direfu re-
suits must have been realized, in order 10 justify
the cruel punishment which The Wings would in
fiict on us. Far from it, His pher Ct the
Wing thus rippingly and gaily draws the pic
tire OF the master Of Ashland: I'm pGssam Mr..
Clay is in excellent, health, cheerful, gay, tran
gull and happy"
En- passant, ,cc should say, that MIR. c. could
not be heller of than he is in his delightful re-
treat in Kentucky. Can any man desire more,
or even half as much enjoyment as is alleged
above TO be Mr. C.'s portion, in this world OF
trouble /? So far from feeling resentment al be-
ing left in state of such terrestrial bliss, Mr..
c. should thank The Republicans for having con-
terred on him such rare blessings. We are sure
that The White House, with all It's splendid
lronble and annoyances, and its oppressive affairs
OF state, could rot have rendered him SO gay
and bappy" as he now is. The people knew that
Mr.. C. would Re happier al home-and exhibited
their usual kindness and discriminating love, BY
shielding him from The vexatlons which would
have besel him at the Presidential mansion.
Anain-we beseech the Wing TO drive away
those "spec,res" from our couch We have con-
tributed our litle mite to make Great Harry
"happy." Does his deserve such unmitigated
miecryq We shrewdly suspect that The Wing
employed the mysterious creations OF his fancy in
order more apposilely 10 introduce beautiful ar
ticle from the Huntsville Advocate, which is
s,rewn with such elegant phrases as applied 10 the
Republican party, as "atrocous falsehoods and
ISLANDERS" "peslilerous brood Of libels, &c, and
which winds up with story ola Vermont Judge,
about "a puppy barking al the moon, and SUI
'ihe moon kept right on, Just as II nothing had
happened" y = ::
siled BY "specles" and 10 feel the influence OF The
cold, shvering, maddening moonlight! Promise
10 vote for Henry Clay at The ncIt grand trial,
and, perhaps, your conscience may be allowed to
repose, and To be as tranquil and happy, as The
Lord of Ashland himself!
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