Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-29

the Wing Philadelphla Convention.
In continued compassion for The dis organized
Clay men, we admit no our columns their inter-
| csng proceedings in Hanover, which are accom-
panied by an array Of imposing names OF slaunch
and respectable Wings. The glowing language
in which their sentiments are couched, shows thai
their devotion 10 Henry Clay comes from the
heart. We feel assured that hundreds OF Wings
in the State sympahzr with their position
While we cannot agree with the meeting as 10
the uucon,tiguonaliiy aud injustice OF The war,
we still coincide with them in The lac! that il The
var was produced by the march TO The Rio
Grande, Gen Taylor, who advised The march, is
onaIly responsible with President Polk, VINO
gave The order.
For the Enquirer.
CLAY CONVENTION AT THE SLASH
CHURCH, HANOVER.
The friends and ad ,irers Of Henry Clay, the
yolaries of civil liberty, and the enthusiastic
lovers of their country, met in Convention al
| the slash Church in Hanover, Virginia, 10 &C
| cordauce with a notice made known, through
| the columns of the Enquirer, the Wing having
| refused publication On Tuesday, the 18th OF
august, i84S.
The Convention was organized on the motion
Of Captain Samuel Perrin, BY the appointment
| Of the following officers
| PRgsDrsT-fhom. e Clarke.
SgcRErARY-Jeremiah . TInsley.
| After the organlzati Of the Convention, tho
| President arose and delivered lucid, eloquent
| and soul stirring address, III furtherance of The
| object of this Convention, showing, most con
| clusiyely, that an OPPORTUNITY HAD NOW ARRIVED
| for the friends of Henry Clay to advance,
strike one more decisive blow, and that victory
W uld again perch on the Wing banner-that
| he was emphatlcally the reople's candidate, and
| that they could elect him without the aid Of
| hacked conventions, "political wire workers,
| or metropolitan politicians and the absurdity
| OF running General Taylor, who on the first
ballot in Convention, received ia votes, of
! which l02 were either from Democratic
States, or from such as would not support him
The recent elections 10 North Caroiaa showed
his weakness in the Wing party.
The Chairman dwelt on the long and faith
| ful services of the sage Of Ashand-lhe
| Missouri Compromise the Force Bill-the
,hreatencd war with France--how he "stilled the
r,l,ny pillows and Gained the raging seas
that for nearly fifty years Of faithful and ar
| duous service in his coun'ry's cause, he had
lodged no question, shrunk from no responsible
| INV that he had acted the C aracter OF the just
dthenian, and through an eventful life had given
LESSONS of wisdom and virtue. worthy Of the most
noble R,man, and had fully exempIlhed his own
adaue. which he had blazoned to the world:
nWhat IS nan WORTH; what is public man
WORTH what is any man worth who will not de-
vote HE life for the good of his country"
he spoke OF Gen Taylor as mere mi!iar"
chieftain-t at, from his battles 10 Mexico, ne
could %, Their no au!es, beca use Ire nation against
whnm we mad 10 contend were eliminate, baIta.
,ois. a.. .ied an prsanimons thu he vas
he las, m.n Mr. Claws friends, or q ma ,onai
con-enti,n. should th;ak Of Supporting, because
h. lad said in leler 10 Mr.. JossGa r lcsersn.l,
OF the 81 OF August, l647, tina, ii was decidedly
in favor eli Mr.. Clay's election, and would now
prefer seeing him in that office 10 any individual
in The Union; certainly much more SO al any
time 10 mvseli." change soon comes over
him. and on The 20h Of April last he writes TO The
Republican, and says: II 10 not design 10 with
draw my name il Mr.. Clay te The nominee OF ne
Wing National Convenon"-thereby mol only
con,emp,uously breaking and Tampling uncer
foo the implied covenant which suhsisIec nelWeen
himself and rhe Cnnve nion, bn; every link which
cha;n,d him 10 ,he friends Of MIR. Gay. Mr..
Clarke discussed with great ability he unconsi
nationality of The war 81 Gen. Taylof's disregard
and IGNORANCE oi The Constitution, OF his writing
% The War Depar men,, 10 The effect that the ar
my % oush; pro rr'ly % 'ass It's position a, some
eligible point on the Rio Grandr, il the President
had determined 10 insist, as sine qua non, upon
that river as The boundary" Mr.. c. showed
clearly that Gen. Taylor oush, TO have known
,ha, The President had no power TO make The Rio
Grapde the boundary, and III !. coniunctivey, no
power was given him 10 the Constitution 10 au'
ihorize the passage of The Nueces, A writer IN
the Wing Supposed to be Major Bliss SAYS
"Ater Gen. TAYLOR had been some lime al Cor.
pu> Christi, Maj Donelson, The representative Of
the U. S Government in Texas came to Gen
Taylor's camp for the especial purpose of advi'
sine Gen. Taylor not 10 cross The Naeces, lest he
should involve The Government in war with
Mexico; Gen. Taylor. in The mean lime, hav'
ing been informed by "the Government" that ]
wished him TO confer with Maj Donelson.'