Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-04-21

around your bIow-by your famous message "
tho MEXICAN chief, that "Gener0l Taylor mcrsT
s,vrenders"-do not, l pray you, do not now SUP
iect yourself 10 certain, inevitable delea'!-o"'
come oul under your own hand and decia E 'na'
YOU are unwilling 10 accept a nomination Hoin
Democrats or Wings, from Natives, hooiN'o"
or No-Paryiles; for thai you perceive 'ha' :
the man for the White House, and no m'siaes
They represented to me, continues MI 10y
ethat great numbers Of our elloW-ci"zens Oo.l
of native and foreign birth, who were oeee',eu'
and therefore voted against me at the las' es
ton, are now eager for an opportunity o. 10.
slowing their suffrages upon me. W. - ~
oninion of the ignorance and guiiio''i.5 ~.
nson,s ;s s,rb. that he no doubt believes lna'
o nnnh.rs were deceived, and are capable
e. h.;no deceiyed; and hence the coon-sk'ns ana
-aourds. and broom sticks and ios'caoins'
and stupid and ear-breaking songs ",'noas
rbvme or reason, that were resorleo 70 =. We =
fr;.pds. He has vet to learn that the people,
this country, both of native and foreign
have intelligence sufficient for sclf'governmen''
and are capable of Judging between mt" >.
measures; that they have long since rePuoia'eo
him. his measures and his followers ana 'na'
n. Vol, IN which his last epistlc clothes him IS
tn a;msy not 10 be seen through by both ma
tive and foreign citizens. But ne ooes no' zen
US how many of these good citizens were ue'
ceived how many may be again deceived upon
other points. Yet he does tel us that many
of nv friends and fellow.citizens have avowed
a preference for, and directed their attention To-
the distinguished names of other citizens Oh inc
Ir,;,sd states;" and it does not seem TO nave en-
tsred into his calculation that this class oil ciu-
zens may equal, and perhaps outnumoer' '"0se
who were deceived; and that if he loses the one
and gains the Other, the account may Do more
than balanced against him. What a comPii'
ment 10 our fellow citizens, native and 'oteign!
WHY draw the distinction between native ana
~foreign. Because he designs 10 make a special
appeal 10 our naturalized population. "four
votes, nv good friends, | want. You are stupid
souls, who sufe: ed yourselves to be deceived anu
bamboozled. Come 10 me, ! pray and bescech
you-give me your vo es; ] am your last and
only friend-I will be TO you a Mentor and a
guide. Change your votes, and all will be well"
But VIC have no space 10 follow up This SUD-
jecr; it is a rich theme. When Ambition leads
and politicians follow, ii is strange 10 see INTO
what boss and %quagmires they are frequently
rudely prccipilaled OF ailihe acts OF Mr.. Clay's
not uneventful life, this las! letter caps the eli
max. II is sufficient in itself 10 blast his pros
peot. forever. i: may, and perhaps will, secure
his nomination but il will Is certainly cops'sn
him 10 the shades OF private lie. We have but
one Piece Of advice 10 give TO our wing ir'ends,
and i, proceeds from The solemn conviction oil
our Judgment: Whenever they attempt again TO
erect a monument or statue 10 a living politician,
le, il be entered in the bond that he shall write
no letter, announcing himself a candidate Tor The
Presidency!