Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-23

inslon correspondent, of The Baltimore Sun writes:
1.-THE friends OF Mr. Calhoun are delighted with
The ground assumed BY Mr.. Clay. They, Too,
are mo territory men," We are glad 10 hear this,
and hope that the Suns correspondent may moi
be misIaken.-l Saturdays Wa'g.
Saturdays mail brought Us The Charleston Mer-
curry whose editorial below may be regarded as
= fuins commentary upon The strange lext at lie
head OF this article. The resolution referred 10 BY
the Mercury, is the one which opposes the acqui-
si'ion OF any foreign territory "for the purpose Of
propagaling slavery" and other mystic words:
Ma. Glars LAST "GREAr SrEEcH."-For some
weeks past the Wing Presses oil The North have
been preparing the public mind for demon
slraion on the part Of Mr.. Clay, 10 which they
seemed to attach much Importance. and which il
may not be considered unreasonable CT uuchari-
table 10 suppose was connected and ma!ured du-
ring his recent Trip 10 The Eastward. The occa-
sion selected was pablo meeting a! Lexington,
the place of MIR. Clay's residence, on Saturday
las al which lie made speech and offered Sc
ries Of resolutions, defining his position 90 The
great questions which now asi'a;c The county
We have brief abstract of the speech, and one
OF The resolutions, in despatch from our Tele.
graphic correspondent. They arc strongly Anil.
War, and Anti-Slavery, and we think well calcu-
lated TO propitiaie the Abolition feeling now so
predominant at The Ncrth, and 10 strengthen MIR.
Clay's chances as the Wing nominee for The Pre-.
sidency. We shall look with some interest to
the full report Of The proceedings, when We shall
be The better prepared 10 express our opinion Of
them.
We slated on Friday that Mr. Clay's bid for
the Northern anli-slavey vCle was induced, as
in 1874, by the reccn! Springfield 7ronuneiamcnto
OF Daniel Webster, whom he seems resolved 10
"head." Our position is confirmed BY The reve-
laiions of the Boston Courier, an organ Of Mr..
Webster. That paper avows tie opinion that
Mr.. Clay's resolutions twill not bear very close
scrutiny, but require the exercise Of a good de-
gree OF Mr.. Ciay's peculiar attribute, namely,
the faculty of manufacturing compromises, TO re-
concile some Of their discrepancies. For exam.
pie, il the war with Mexico ha. been caused by
an unauthorized and unconstitutional act OF the
President, il surpasses our sagacily 10 assign any
us,i6able apology for Cong ess 10 vote supplies
for prosecuting H. Again, if the war was COM
msncad on our part without sufficient provoca-
ton, as is substantially admitted in Mr.. Clays
resolutions, with wha, prcrricly can he call upon
Congress 10 dictate The terms Of peace2"
The same paper thus explains the origin of the
meeting and the speech at Lexington. Webster's
friends, as The New York Evening Post says,
look with suspicious eyes apon The rival pre,en-
sions Of Mr.. Clay:
at is our solemn conviction, tia, this meeting
a, Lexington, for the avowed purpose of hearing
from Mr.. Clay, personally, his deliberate sent-
menls' in regard 10 the war, originated in some
other place than Lexington-some other Stale
than Keniucky-and was intended 10 furnish
something as an Offset to the Massachusetts reso-
luton, Recommending Mr.. Webster 10 The favor
able consideration oil a National Convention as a
candidate for The Presidency"
The Boston Wing, opposed 10 Webster, but al
the same time the organ OF the rabid anliwar,
an,i,slavery Wings OF Massachusetts, thus speaks:
"MR. Gays PosTioN.-We shall reserve
any general remarks we have 10 make upon The
position taken BY Mr.. Clay, untilwe receivs