Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-27

posllioH 10 MS appointment as U. States DistiiC'
Attorney. His chance Of retaining his present
office, he probably supposes will be better in The
hands OF General Taylor than in those OF Gen
Cass
WING "HARMONY" in NEW YORK.
In the New York Evening Pos, Of The 23l is
the following sketch OF demonstration Of The
Clay Wings al The Broadway House:
A grand rally OF The Simon Pure Clay Wings
was held al the Broadway House, corner of Grand
street and Broadway, Tor rather we should say in
the street. for that larg, hotel could not have held
the mass OF people consresaed,) last evening, IN
pursuance OF the following notice, which appear
ed in The Tribune Of yesterday:
"Henry Clay, Frs, Last, and Forever =
Wings who have not deserted their own true CO.
ors Tor The Taylor no-party standard-Whig
who stand by The Father Of The Wing party 10 The
death, and who are opposed TO man who would
not abide (unless noninaled) The decision OF The
Philadelphia Convention, are invited 10 attend a
meeting a! the Broadway House this Thurs.
day. evening, a, u o'clock Have you deserted
old Harry vel, al the bidding Of wire workersl-
Ii not, attend. The mass are with him vet"
A morning paper, in IFS extreme devotion to
the cause of Taylor, rather over does the matter
by stating that "up 10 eight O'clock there was no
sign Of any meeting whatever" and that al twen-
| ty minutes past eight O'clock some seventy or
eighty persons were assembled; while another
morning paper, which also HOSTS The Taylor
flag, states that "when eight o'clock came Two or
three hundred were assembled, and that near half
pas! eight O'Clock there were probably thousand
persons on the ground"
We did not reach The ground in time 10 hear
the first address OF Mr.. Colby, bu, from lie Es
press report we learn that the speaker was greet
ed with much cheering, and. alter few prelmi.
nary remarks in which loud cheers were given
tor Harry Clay, "Fellow citizens" he said, tive
are all dissatisfied with The Philadelphia nomi-
nations, are we mott Loud cries OF yes often
repeated, while few in The street cried 'no.)
Mr.. Greeley, said Mr.. c., has called that Phila-
deiphIa Convention, appropriately enough, The
National Slaughter House-bul vii! not call
them butchers, bu, executioners, rather. These
men thought they put Henry Clay politically 20
death, but II they nave his ghost will rise up and
torment them yet. Cheers Mr. Clay could
say 10 the members Of that Convention Of trick.
siers, in the language Of the good book, "Rejoce
no. over me, mine enemies though be dead,
yet will | rise again" Who nominated Taylor
Representatives Tor the Western Siaes3 No.
BY Northern ireemen7 No. He was nomina.
led b. political jugslery and iegerdemain, and he
stands before the country, not the peoples candi-
date, but the candidate Of The office seekers
[Cheers Here Mr.. Colby entered upon long
disquisilion in relation to the Naive American
parry, whom be portrayed right heartily, all in
order 10 demonstrate the highly important fact,
that those persons which had encouraged that
diversion from the Wing party were now the fore.
most 10 desert Henry Clay, and go over 10 Gen.
TAYLOR.
II We read newspapers OF certain class, they
tell US there are no Henry Clay men to be found
Il is not true. Without any irreverence pro-
nounce Ashland our political Sinai, and Henry
Clay our political Messiah. Much cheering
The sound Henry Clay Wings and The sound
Democrats Of the North are moi 10 be led away
BY the sli!ier and pomp Of military glory
Our Wing principles are not obsolete ideas
Free soil for tree men is The new issue, now; ant
90 in for regular northern declaration OF in
dependence OF southern dicIaion. Shall we vote
for Taylor2 Loud cries of no with an occa
sonal yes
If you ask him about his views on the cur
rency, be will tell you he gained the battle 81
Palo Alto. II you inquire his sentiments on
the improvements of rivers and harbors, his m
swer is, | won the day at Resaca dc la Palma
and SO all through the category. In short, il
General Taylor goes into the Presidential
Chair, it will b. because he owns two hundred
and fifty slaves, and fought the battle Of Buena
Vista. II is very poor commentary upon
our intelligence as people, that such q man as
Henry Clay, who has grown grey in his coun
try's service, should be thrown aside for man
who has merely gained Two or three battles
Henry Clay Is the true embodiment Of Whig
principles, and he is the only Southern man
would ever vote for under any circumstance =
Unless we rise now and drown Southern dicta.
ton, we shall ever groan under the iron heels
Of the slave.driYer. The honest portion Of the
Democratic party have begun the movement,
and it becomes our duty to do likewise. con-
clude BY asking you 10 give three cheers for
Henry Clay Of Kentucky. Loud and prolong.
ed hurras
Mr.. Holmes, young lawyer Of this city,
next addressed the meeting, which must have
been even larger than represented by the Ex-
press; from Broadway down Grand street,
some distance below the entrance TO the Broad.
way Hotel, and some distance out in The street,
there was dense mass of citizens, III of whom,
with few exceptions, were warm ard devoted
friends of Mr.. Clay. MIR Holmes proceeded
TO show the manner in which Henry Clay was
"swindled' out of the nomination, and TO speak
OF General Taylor as wanting in principle, be-
cause ne had promised the Baltimore Conven-
tion that he would receive nomination at their
| hands II they offered it 10 him, and that such
| being the case, General Taylor had no right to
accept it of the Philadelphia Convention -es-
pccially when he had no Wing principles to re-
commend him.
BY this time company OF Taylor men arrv-
ed, numbering perhaps 20 or 80, including some
boys, who proclaimed themselves as not for Tay
lor but for Cass, endeayored by loud, vociierous
and constant cheering TO break up the meeting,
bui The mass o. The assembly soon drowned these
young sen,ors with an almost unanimous and
| yhpl inc gb. md far
for the speaker, and three awful groans for the
general committee, who, it seems, had taken pos.
session OF The room hired by the Clay committee.
The chairman then proposed The adoption OF
the following resolution:
Resolved That this meeting, having been pre-
vented BY he interference Of few members OF
The Wing general committee from occupying the
large room in The Broadway House, hired by
them Tor the purpose, when they do adjourn, will
adjourn 10 meet al the call oil the Clay commit
lee Of 80.
An attempt 10 get up Taylor meeting on the
| opposite side of The street, was now made; but
as soon as Mr.. Burns commenced speaking 10 the
Clay men, it was entirely dispersed. Mr. Stokes
afterwards addressed the meeting, and recommen-
ded that The Clay men should all be present at the
Taylor ratification meeting on The 9th, TO express
| their dissent at the nominations al Philadelphia.
This suggestion was received with great appro-
baton, and The following resolution in relation 10
the matter, was passed:
Resolved That when We adjourn, we adjourn
10 meet in mass, al the ratification meeting 10 be
held by the direction Of The General Committee,
il they have The iearlessness 10 call such meeting
in The open air. But that if il is 10 be held in
some confined place, Gas We have reason 10 sup
pose II will be,) that then no effort Of ours shall
be spared 10 make our dissent from ratification
I fully and distinctly understood.
E,The Chairman said il would be advisable now
10 adjourn. But before the question was put, the
call for Clay Mass Meeting al an early day
was read and approved. (Cheers.] The crowd
then al late hour quietly departed.
From the Baltimore Sun, June 90
MR. VAN BUREN'S LETTER TO THE
EARNBURNER'S CONVENTION.
We have received copy OF the letter Of Ex-
Presiden, Van Buren,, in answer 10 communi.
cation from The New York city delegation 10 the
Baltimore Convention. To The proper under