Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-12-12

he electoral vote OF The States they claimed E
him. | said | would have nothing TO do al.
any movement which would help Gen. Cas-
Standing n The relations, therefore, towards n.
Clay which did, il was thought that could bre.t
up the Clay rganization-w so 900 Tavl1,
men could not do. Had said would stand he
il, The Clay organization would NOT have bes,
broken up persuaded Them 10 break itup. When
the address of the Clay committee was read II
The meeting, which attended at VsuXhall i
| was received with all sorts Of noises and copfu.
sion and il became evident TO me that | had d
address very promiscuous assembly. Still
took the consequences, and spoke. Ii seems
used most unfortunate expression, and soms
said went there TO Insult the people OF Rick
mond! This reminds me of the anecdoe OF Il,
old lady who Told her daughter, that when Their
was will, there was always way. These gel.
i!emen would have found fault with me. let mi
course have been what il might. They had Ii.
will 10 find fault with me for anything i'her.
mark was as innocent as any ever uttered, an'
will reheaIse it. said 81 stand before y1s some.
what in the character OF loaier; have su
Richmond 10 seek purer political atmosphere"
This remark was received in New York with
minh and laughter. IL seems 10 have given
offence here. Did those who complained OF
expect me 10 make Taylor speech al Vaughan
cou d not could not say what other men
and not myself thought. was invited there a.
Clay man, and should have been Kissed out had
done So When declared my intention 10 vo,s n,
Gen. Taylor, The scene thai followed was bardlv
ever equaed. The only one ever witnessed q,
all 10 be compared with it, was lha, enacted a,
the African Church last February, when the M
liticans sent the Taylor electricity through he
assembly. The uproar was long and nresc,;.
babIe. The Kissing, had The vanity 10 supnoss
was not intended for me, but for those who wers
applauding. We have seen instances Of tbis =,
the Theatre.
returned from New YoS and found mvse,,
assaiei and condemned, seemingly on all hand,
Bur thought had succeeded in breaking 10 ,he
Clay organization which believe would hay.
taken ofi nearly $50 600 votes from the 2lS 600
received by Taylor. ould not lake any thing
al Gen. Tayiors hands; but believe he is more
indebted 10 me Tor his lection than 10 any Other
man. He could not have been elected Wilhou
the Alison letter; and think made him WRIT
that. (Laushler.) have been assailed by the
Wing press OF this place, and my friends refused
the use oil their columns. When was offered
public dinner, The correspondence was refused
publication. declined in such terms as would
have been satisfactory, and which would have
reached The eye Of every one here, had il
might glotiiy Bolts. The letter was sent to The
Enquirer as an advertisement, aud appeared on
The third page OF that paper among the ordinary
advertisements thought had no right TO ask
The Enquirer, with which had always differed,
10 publish il, except as paid Tor advertise
menl
What means have |, then, 10 get justice, espec
ally whtn absent and abroad attending 10 your
interests, as your Representative. when the Wing
press Of The CITY is against met (Voices i've
will have paper on our own hook" "ano her
press.") Their conductors have even said they
would prefer Locoloco TO me. do 70. wonder
at it, but in This hope they will not be grali6rd
tCheering) hope you will make allowance,
FIR what YOU see in the Wing press here agan,
me. owe will lash them in.")
| complain not of other men. II is said thai
was the cause OF The loss OF many Wing votes 10
Taylor in Virgnia-that Wing votes were lol
in Hanover county, for instance, through my 10.
fuence Now, have moi set foot upon the soil d
Hanover since the Spring election OF i8i7. | have
no, been there 10 lose Taylor Wing votes. They
say, loo that Virginia was lost in consequencs
Of my course. How2 According TO their doc.
trine, Taylor vas the iavorite candidate OF he
Wings OF Virginia. II so, WHY did no, his vo,,
10 '4S exceed thai OF Clay in 441 Even in The
cnuaiies Of Montgomery and Cnlpeper-lhe Ie.
siiences Of his champions Preston and Pent'c-
ton he runs behind MIR. Clay. Why do hey
no, say that lost him the STATE Of Mississippi
From tory-three counties heard from, Taylor re.
ceives only lI,72I votes, whilst the same gave
| Clay 1873 Does hat show his superior pr
larity with The Wing parry? He runs $1,000
votes behind Henry Clay in eleven Slales-a nt,
indeed, is behind him everywhere except in Penn
sylvania, where he exceeds Mr.. Clay some 1000,
caused by the deception praclised upon The peo-
pie Of that Stale on the Tariff question.
l said knew Cass, and had no hesitation in
preferriug Taylor 10 him. Loud cheering j
But Henry Clay's availability lid not depend
upon my endorsement He would have passed
through The contest in triumph without my en-
| dorsement, and believe he would have carried
the State OF Virginia.
Soon afer my RETURN it was proposed to bold
q convention upon me. (Laughter) Now
when the Tay lor men propose 10 strike blow
at me, they strike at all the Clay men IN the
State. When, on the evening of the Presden.
tial election, was invited here by the Rough
and Ready Cub-and it was the first time
ever was in the room-l supposed that the
Ratchet was to be buried, and that forsaking the
distinctions Of Taylor Whlgs and Clay Whigs,
we were all TO be once more Wings Of The
Union Loud cheers.)
II has given offence to some that have spent
twenty years. service in their cause. Twenty
years ago came TO the county Of Hcnrico, and
was the twelfth Anti-Jackson man in the whole
county. was the only man, for six years after.
wards, who ever made speech against the i'd
ministration, or yentured 10 stem the current Of
Jacksonism. succeeded in revolutonizing the
county. and il has never been represented bya
Loco Foco since. (Cheers.) After went 10
Congress, all the power Of the Legislature OF
Virginia was used against me, and the whole
State gerrymandered in order TO turn me out
In the reorganization Of the Congressional dis
tricts they put Goochlsnd upon me, and made
my district the largest in the State They put
Loco Foco majority Of S35 against me. None
of those gentlemen who are willing 10 have my
seat in Congress now, would accept Of nomI.
nation then They then preferred TO lie upon a
oed Of roses. They preferred the ease and re
pose of their own homes TO the arduous canvass
Of Locofoco district | took the path when
il was strcwn with briars and with thorns
carried the district by majority of 594 in
lS47. lCheers.) Afterwards, the Taylor men
propose convention to rule me of. have
been asked whether would submit to the &C.
ton of convention. May not be permitted
to reply in the language Of General Taylor,
VINO never SuTTtDCcTS kLOuu cheering,
laughter, and cries of Bolts, don't surrender
Probably | may have been whipped into avail.
ability like TO go according 10 precedent, TO
follow in the footsteps Of an iilustrious Prcde-
ces,or." like 10 follow an example. especial
ly if il be successful example; and, therefore
like the old gentleman "who never surenders,'
(Cheers,) ] say that u am in the hands OF my
friends (Six cheers given by the audience
generally most Of them standing)
hank you, my friends, cordially and sir 7re
ly, iJr The enthusiasm you have just manifested
towards me- II speaks Volumes 10 my hear. IL
assures me that | am safe in the hands Of my
friends. ("Yes," "yes"-"you are safe" II
Convention should BE- held, shall be glad Of
nomination Should | not receive its nom'na'
lion, will not withdraw [CheeIing.]
| will now give you some OF my reasons -
am no, Influenced solely by the example have
referred 10. When before has il happenei
that Convention was held in dis,ric, with
xyL;o ,.nreoenla;iye1 When1 When heflfe This