Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-12-03
THE ENQUIRER
RICHMOND Va:
wednesday Morning, December J, Il
,,n CLAWS SPEECH.

We would inform The Wing that we see h''"e
# the nsimon Pure" Abolition papers, anu
therefore know nothing Of their senl'men's' s"''
,hropeh. The Wing, viz that they cenouhce '"e
loc,,;nes Of MIR. Clay's speech. The Boston
Wing. an ultra anti-slavery journal, ~h''s' coD-
graduating Alr. Clay on having taken SUI"
hold s,en ON the risM track, declares thai ne mas
M, We, gone far enough for their purposes. l nc
oenn;ne abolition papers may denouncc M
c,,u,s srsech-but that TACT does mol lnvaiidae
n. cordial reception Of his doctrines by the New
York Tribune and Dher papers oil mat school,
which carry their fanalical doctrines 10 most
mi. chievous extent.
The South has a right TO complain oil Mt.
CLAW that while discussing This prominent Topic
of The Mexican war" he carefully avoided all
allusion 10 the odous Wilmot Provso. lie
dwell. long upon The "evils and wrongs" Of slave
rv-bur he uttered mol one word OF ohJecllon "
The mischieyous and iacious character Oh Inc
Wilmot Proviso, which the enemies OF the Sou'h
have endeayored TO WELD, for the purpose oil pros
ra,ing The 'grasping slave power" he oppo-
sed The acquisition of Mexican ,erritory-bul DID
no, come out, as every Southern man occupying
his position should have done, 10 defend Inc
RIGHTS OF the South, in case the United States
should acquire territory in the negotiation OF
peace Blu, il is not only the New fotk III
bune and other Northern journals OF that stamp
which have regarded Mr.. Clay as giving "a'd
and comior." 10 The Wilmo. Pfoviso parry. Inc
National Wing, published in Washington Guy,
says:
sand as following his emphatic declaration oil
opposition to The nemberment or absorption OF
Mexico, il appears 10 us plain, thai the seventh
resolution, which opposes the acquisition oil any
foreign territory loI The purpose vi propagalihg
slavery within il, MUST BE 'NsTRuEp TO BIZ
EQUALLY STRONG AGAINST THE INTRODUCTION "
SLAVERY INTO ANY FOREIGN TERRITORY THAT MAY
BE ACQUIRED gY THE United STATES. The pro-
position is broad enough 10 cover The whole
ground, and there are no words OF Limitations 10
il. II it is not 10 be taken in this sense, il would
be mere abstraction, inapPlicable 10 The matter
in dispute"
We have arraigncd Mr.. Clay Tor not having
taken bold stand for the South, instead Of VII
,ually throwing the weight OF his character ana
influence into the scale of the Northern lana
Tics. His aim is lhe:presidency and in his con-
fderce hat nothing that he might do would m
Wing the few Southern Wing States, he has
made cunning bid for The large Wing vote Of
the North. Ills game seems 10 have succeeded
The extracts from The Northern papers we have
quoted, show that he is the iavorite oil the
lhorough-going Wings in that region. They
sustain his prelensiuns upon grounds winch
mus, be dislatefu 10 the South, and We have
though, il our duty TO expose their action 10 The
Wings Of The South.
While on this subject, we quote, as mol inaP-
propria,c The following general view OF Mr.
Claws speech, rom the pen Of Washington cor
respondent 81 The New York Herald. There IS
much truth in me picture
"The speech of Mr.. CLAW is generally pro-
nounced an elegant thing. II is certainly an IN
ecnious production Il is bold, and YET some
what non-commigal; il is clear, and yel some
what obscure; i; is convincing, and yet MOI en-
iirely satisfactory il is arsumentative, yet mex
pici'; il is decided, yet indefinite; il is orisna
yet an old story; il is great yet nothing asicnIsh-
ing; il is remarkable yet noi altogether remarSa-
bic; il pleascs the Wings; il pleases The Demo
cra.s: the former, because they think they can
unite upon 1.-THE latter, because they Gun see no
ground i! leaves The Wings TO stand upon