Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-30

NIX. CLAY.
have read the speech OF that humble citizen
who called together a great conccurse OF ladies
and gentlemen At Lexington, Kentucky. on Inc
Ia L and gloomy l3 h OF November, lSf7. The
intelligent portion oil Mr.. Clly's friends, en- read
ing thus speech. must be painfully impressed with
the conviction That il too clearly indicates the
fl tul chickering's Of mind once strong, brilliant
and steady lis perusal fills us with the mclaa-
chCly reflection that our days are few and evil
even when by reason OF strength We live 10 .our
score years.
When before did any great parizan leader
address, political meeting OF "Ladies and gen.
Aemcr9' When before did any "humbe CHI
zen" have The holiness 10 proclaim to political
meeting. in a Southern State, that slavery was
reproach on ,bem2 Would Mr.. Clay, IN his
pamy days have been guilty OF such reachery2
If he were now what he was in 1872, would he
charge Congress with bafeiaced lying, when they
voted that the Mexican war was brought on by
The act OF Mexico Did he hope 10 make amends
10 Congress Tor this gross nsnli, by virtually
transferring 10 that body the whole treaty making
power7 A body, which, by his own showing,
would lie at the Presidents bidding!
IfMr Clays mind and memory are no, fail
ing, how do his friends account Tor his egregious
misrepresentation OF recent notorious and record
ed facts when in the same speech he says be is
"almost idoizng truth :" What "privats and
humble citizen" in his senses, would have the
impotence 10 send message 10 Congress in an
ticipaon OF The PRESIDENT |, TOO am phi
vae citizen, but no, very humble, add ceda ln!y
mol so green as MIR. Clay and his select friends
evidently conceive The mass of us 10 &c. He al
most iduIizes ruth neither almost nor altoge-
lher loIize any thing have observed that
men generally take 100 great Liberties with their
idols. Witness The 'secreI circular" Of Leslie
Combs {. CO. Mr.. Clay is in some danger of
aImos. i,oizns the Roman ponliff and he dear.
" loves Inc Irish Catholics.
The ladies and gentlemen, politicians, ia and
about Lexington, Gen. Leslie Conmbs, Of Coon
skin memory, at tie head Of them, may be 60
blinded BIZ personal partially for ,seir neehbor,
ha, thew cannot see his isilinss. But some or
soeech. on The accession CT Gen. Jackson TO The
| Presidency, know al his points better. His de-
batting society rhetoric about the annexation OF
all Mexico" Cesar and The Rubicon, Alexander
| and his generals Napoleon antS; Helena, proud
Albion ITSELF and what not, is all intended fer The
| ladies'. the Quakers, and buncomb in general
10 truth, this singular speech-message 10 the
| ladies and The next CongTess-is pought bot The
ravins Of retired siatesms 4 ambitious OF power,
hungering and ,hirsting after The sweet revenge
of triumph over political opponents OF thirty
years standing. trust thai, for The good Of this
Republic. Favored above all the Dations,) "God
and geography have pronounced that" the Great
Embodiment and lie Presidency shall continue
'to live assundeI."
Mr.. CLAY saw me last summer Tor the FIST
time in bis life. He was innncealiy travelling
eastward for heallh and recreation. Some bad
| people thought he was clcciionsering: