Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-25
acxNowI,EDGlNG THE CORN.

acxNowI.EDGlNG THE CORN.
Yesterdays Wing virtually confirms all 'ha'
wc have said Of The gloom and apathy which
have oversbadowed The meetings OF The Roueh
and Ready Clubs, The want OF animation IN inc
sneakers. and entire lack OF spirit in the auo,.
epces. |, proposes to remedy 50 crying an e''l
&C follows. After slalirg that Inc co'in'"'ee
INV. secured Mr.. Bosher's excellent room on
Main street, the WING says (Matk inc passages
we have italicized):
WTbe African Church was an oheO' i"~ uA.,
r,o,c nd bv no means calculated Tor Inc Pus ~
which il has OF late been put. 10 Inc iaconse-
nisnce of getting 10 ii and coming away rom y,
has in a ereat measure been owing me Senae'
attendance, uchieh has more than "''le p'opoaea INC
snce-s Of he Loeofocos We hope tnal, IN iulu'e,
Inc Club may meet on Saturday, nignts' a'.'n"' -
lime when persons are most ap' 10 oe a. -
leisure and 10 lock out tor something 10 pass 00iy
me lime We have noticed, thai while on every
other night of The week, theatres or o'ne' pace
n, nnblic amusement are frequently almost emp
~. ON SATURDAY. night they never IAN 70 o'aa a
crowd The position CT ourne room y Se'y
accessible. and that IRE hope tcH add 10 s1e s~' :"
eve have, properly, no right 10 give any
hints to the Club, being very humble anu unu,s
,nouished members ourselves; YET we .a""o,
forbear suggesting the propriety OF appointing :.
each meeting one or two persons 10 sPeah :. liz ho
next. Every person then Will know VIVA. ~
has 10 expect. and will 90 or stay way accoiu'
incly. As long as our chance tor Puo.'c Spea %
ing is made 10 depend upon the caprice " me
moment, we shall never be represented p'op.'i !,
in this way. The best orators lnvariaoiy &c. ~
the back ground, or, if seen and called on LOT d
speech, decline. We are then comPe'ea 20 w.
M Nth any IRE can get, AND THUS RUS TUE Ni'A
~ ns,vo HORRIBLY BORED. We hope some per
son will take hold OF our sugges.ion' anu pc
sent il to the notice of the Club
What whitening sarcasm upon the "horriole
lores" with whom the Wings have been com
PEELED to put up" is involved in these complain
ing and almost despairing remarks "ha1 a
reflection upon the enthusiasm oil IaSioris'n'
which is upabIe 10 arouse spark OF vitality IN
this once glowing Etna of Whiggery we
had been led 10 believe that the spontaneous
combustion" of Taylorism would have elected
on all occasions the fire of genius ana eio'
ouepce-but to hear the Wing, all animation Is
dead and unless persons are specially selected
to pr,pare speech for week before hand the
Wing. are horribly bored" with ANY (sPeak
ers) we (lhey) can get"
The African Church Is, In our opinion, one o.
The mos. agreeable and by far The best, places o.
meeting in the c,y-and for the !asI two weeks
the "silyer moon" has shone with brilliancy
and sofiness, enlicing the mos. quier "home body
10 promenade-and still The Rough and Ready
Club meetings have been failures, as the Wing
admits Even the Democratic Association las
week. when il was known that Mr. Hannesan
would no, be present, filled this same large
Church, and our "home" speakers engaged The
attention of the audience for hours. The truth
is. and The Wings should know il, the misfortune
Of SLENDER" and dull Wing audiences islo be as.
cribed not 10 the house, nor It's distance, nor The
time, nor The speakers, nor the want OF preparation
m their par,-bul 10 more radical causes. The
finest orators in the world (and Inc Wing party
Of Richmond can boast OF seyeral,) must have
something" 10 talk abou,-some great principles
10 discuss and commend some platform 10 stand
upon. "Old Whitley" and Buena Vista ale be
coming ,hreadbare as political walchwords-the
insignia OF Whisgery, SO potent in lS4o, arc
consigned TO the garret-and what is left 10 The
Wings but ''disgtuntlemenl" al their 'shiTtless'
condition, and at the sad fate Of "availahiliy7'
Ii the Wings would take our suggestions, wt
would venture 10 give piece Of advice. Mr.
uhu
invite him 10 address his constituents His voice
would. no doubt, arouse The dropping spirits .
the Wings, AMI revive litIle OF the Wing feel
ing OF old. Let him tell the history Of Henry
CLAW. The victim OF the National slaushie
house" al Philadelphia him recount the lin
perishable Wing principles" on which Henry
Clay stood and still stands, and our head to !
ducat, his animated words would arouse a ieeliDs
in The Wing hear, to which il is now strange
under the blishns mildew Of noparly military
chiellain available Ia, iorism. Above all, lie
II be announced that MIR. Bolls will read 10 The au
dicnce the letter from Mr.. Clay, and The city an
surrounding country will pour forth in their multi
| ,udes 10 hear The "las, words" oil that same oil.
COON" expoundcd by "the junior" This proceed
| ing and this alone will rally The Wings like lh
sound OF ,rumpet-and why lot resort 10 ii
| We will guarantee that MIR. Bots will bear dowl
heavily enough upon Cass and Bu,lel-we can
not promise tina, ne will say much 10 favor o
Gen available" Taylor and his "mperishabl
| principles" We have volunteered this advice
ADD if the Wings shall continue TO be "horrib'y
bored" they cannot say, that we have not atlemrI
ed to relieve them OF their difficulties.
| Mr.. CLAY AND TIE ENDORSEMENT
Mr.. Bots has mol come out with the letter o
Mr.. Clay, but, we presume. the version Of il Civ
en- by our correspondent and in the New YoIl
Herald, is substantially correct, as far as i, goes
The Louisville Democrat publishes the iollowini
facts, which il processes 10 derive from good au
thoriiy:
IL is not true, as stated in certain papers Ina
| Mr.. Clay has written lrter, advising all hi.
friends and the whole Wing party 10 give thei
cordial and hearty support 10 the nomination o
Gen. Taylor
Nis h,.c that MIR. Clay believes TIA, the nomi
nation OF Gen. Taylor was effected by Intrigue
management and treachery.
II is not true that the kind intercourse between
| Mr.. Clay and MIR. Crtendcn has never been in
! ierruped, as has been asserted.
| is true that Mr.. Clay believe. hat Mr.. Crit.
lenten aided in effecing the nomination Of Gsn
Taylor, if he was no, the soul OF Inc whole IN.
lrigue.
LOUISA RAILROAD.