Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-03-17

of Mr.. Clay every Whefe, u rl.y :, bie
were 10 permit The CLAIMS - "m;snn3ers,,r
strength TO b. prejudiced ny am ads'
inc or miss,aiement that was ihdue.
:" In he course of the discussion much conIa.
d;o.orv ,s.,iurny had been init. cucea IN ci'heF
-. :, s,oyv NE relative strength OF eaeh nl !he
nni4,,as in cher States. II was Inc question
o1 oro,Iobl;ip. in a large degree, upon winch a
considerable portion OF The convention were aux
ions n he informed, in order 10 brins 'hei' minus
~ . satisfactory conclusion upon the ptopifle'y u
adan,;oo The resolution oi preference, OF me SUD-
daort'"s For. when MIR. John Janney
en- r,ed Thai he presumed every member OF the
oonrsninn nre(crred MIR. Clay u a%raiiabie, ne
n.nssJ ,or a reply-iour gentlemen only respond
I'd in me negative, which he observed, ny saying,
,hers are four gentlemen only IN ms convention
who DO mol prefer Henry Clay am tlshl =
To which many alternatives and no negative re-
soonse was given. So that il couii nave oeeh
with them only a question Of ar0iuO""y.
In the course al The discGssIon, hehiuVhy an"
North Carolina had been referred 70, anu tne uh-
dersicned had stated, that arrangements haa 'een
made nv The friends Of General Taylorto receive
by Geographic despatch information rom the
Kentucky convention. that Gen. Taylor haa peer
nominated hy that body; that il hah pen inohsu
for for twenly.iour hours or !hoic, ana ma. y
had not yet arrived, and he veniuiea Tue p.suic.
| lion that il a-0u!d mi alrirt !; lor ne ma iedSo"
a. b.lieyc Kentucky would 10 p%reciSei,s, @hal the
friends Of Mr.. Clay Were pressing on Iaa' con
ven;ion 10 de-, 10 wil. appoint ihei' ueieSet:s "
The National Convention without instructions,
and without an expression OF pic'eit.'cc '' en"s''
a she would 5e willing TO lake eithcf 'ha''ne
National Convention might designate. J,
Alter his. and inst before The CONCLUSION oil
Mr.. Pres,nn's speech, he exullinslY proclaimed
"THE TELEGRAPIIC DESPATCH a
ARRIVED; KENTUCKY HAS GONE OUT
AND OUT FOR OLD ZACp
Shou, upon shou, followed the announcement;
and when The unrnar had sub>ided, The speaker
continued -"BOrH CONVENTIONS HAVE
NOMINATED OLD FAC, ami pow my ilfs
are nnsc, led; ! may say what | would n2' ha'c
said Two hours ago hu! what ! nave long khewh,
lha, only thee members oil The hen'acMy Less'
lalure were opposed II HIM" -,
Such an announcement, al such a tine, WIN
such an air OF triumph, Of The detection OF Mf:
Claws own State, where his popularity had
known no bounds, produced such an effect as
NAV be better imagined than described. Wnen
| The lous-coniinuea cheering and shouting on he
part Of Gen. Taylol's friends bad subsidized, the
Speaker reslmed-"AND ANOTHER 1ELE-
GRAPHIC DESPATCH HAS ARRIVED;
NORTH CARO- INA, TOO, HAS NOMl-
MATED OLD ZAC!" This is certainly he
substance, and, a nearly as | can Istolleci, The
language used, in Which am confirmed by ma
ny with whom | have consulted, and especially
by other pfinied accounts that have seen
Here he iricnt> .: General Taylor seemed 10
be intoxicated with success. Nothing could
stem or arrest The torrent; Tor sc could moi doubt
mat the de>pllchCs received Justified ne declara.
tons made; ard while they Were calculated u
disparase all the estimates and predictions mdde
by he friends Of Mr.. Clay, al The same time u
| seemed Ia satisfy iha convention as 10 the ques-
ion oi apeiGbttig. An adjournment was asked
iI until all-i dinner, that The rl;ads - lhe mem.
hess u. gh! become :c%l.d aud sonerrd BY Il fec
lion; irr discussion a that time, and n he lrm-
per Indicated, woa,5 have been worse Imam us"-
less. | w.s the desire d. The undersigned a.aiG
il have adires.ed III convention. |, refused 10
adjourn, but with commendah!r courtesy agreed
to hear anything we had 10 say at that tine, bat
expressed a de,rnmina,i,n 10 pass The resolution
before adlournm,ni NJ. The discussion was not
further PROSECUTED, except Tor 4 lew mina eS.-
Among the ltieEaS uf Mr.. Clag, who came in
sliuc'rd, AMI determine! 10 support him 10 lhr
las, many gave way under This accumulated
c~"itcHca {: @.3, ~ availability, and said II was
II 40 use-,hc question 81 Grailatii'g va e.
tcj. an Thy we're :ra3; - vote ioc !ne ie'osu-
lion !! preference - Gen. Taylor.
This i a frnc raraiirc ~ whai occurred. and
such il i. believed a, sill be recognised ty crejy
nemhei Of liz CnnTenlIon.
NV snnrose Il hat h.,n as Ieprrsenlel-lha
Ge, T,y.,. hal received a nomination from he
.rc,.;.ns =. E,nucnv ant Sor,h rarcliua-
h,' r:t ia, n,c,a,c ~ max, Rim ,he choice oi
viry;ni. ws.n INV lncw nothing Of wha, mad
uansrifcG II keniuchg M! Nar,h Carolina, AM
W,-n .hcy did MOI duub thai c.i!ier Tn. Taylor
or III. Cay could oi.aia hcih S!a'ts i aoniina-
lei ~ = National Gung-n i,n? Motcorrf, nei-
ihsr Kenlac.:y ~. y III, Ga'oiina tat seen he
No.. aad -, n..n ,,,ne. ~ II s,b k. n.ncsr
All Nn,,h c.roliaa w.u,. have vo,.a ii either
Ii. c,svor Gsn T,r,m what influence should
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a n.s,9 ~,d hs'% u;i, 'hs;, ~ 10 in.
cease, whcn ,hey arc ~ .ha, TuE OTHER
TEL EC;rapnlC DESPATCH HAD NOT
ARRIVED from Nfyb Carniins and that
NORTH CAROLYN HAD NOT, NOMI.
MATED OLD IAcyaUt ths,ih Convention
!; ih2t S,atr had 81 ihart;m4 a., ac,cd al all. bu;
has since ac,e!. and tiai Cnar MO, i nnlrrstcoi
10 bay o. heen ieeiteslu toraroh. "a III r,ay By
. maj ,-;,y II ;hr.e. tn,r-hs =, lc,.,i
ma, . ,.lesranI;c d.sna'cb la ,,r;ve1 both
rom ken.ockr All Nor,h Calm !. -, ana
cnrr,c. In, lid ;b.y iuslity The drria,a,ions baser
nn,n hem is The oIes,i m Wc olive ,bem as
,tcv annoare red in M ruhlic nrinlS nj Inc civ If
R;cbmapI-,he Renooh,;can AMI Wb;a-on me
following mc,uinc. winch. When ser. created as
mprb .urrrise as Inc anno,,ncemen, tonrded upor
hem had occa>iune4 The day before. II will be