Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-07

=1ry Rcport will accompany II, ana the foslias
ponor send Won here in advance. IL Is oleraOly wen VII"
ton nood business paper and unohecorabe IN every res
neci yIr Cuamer is for uniform rate o postage ana lu
brse ~ Ave en;s rs that raehe same as proposed by
Mnos, Old Cave e is also hard Railroad monopolcs
bc seems 10 be an heir loom in The ONE oi ~" os's
Ter General The expenses of mail service nave decrease On
ali The routes but increased on Railroad nice no!S, nce
Railroad boys as Sam Weller would say and Rum Post
masters General"
MIR CLAY.
,somatcr Of public interest," give MIR. Gays speech
. al,;more His star now above that oi Old Lach
,p his movements may shed light on the future IL Is III
JeoI = strange speech come from Southern senator i"
the present moment; but when We itheii'pf Ms an'
tr his emancipation Schemes and his Tree so" etler u!
endorsing and canonizing the Ordinance OF 7' tcre Is 'o
, or sunrise N his course. Mr. dc Tocque'llc wTote
:, Ar CLAYTON saving that in the French conlrover-
az there were "fau;s both sides ms causeu
Mr. CLAYTON 10 flare up and play me beihcosc'-
President Napoleon said the same hing 10 ar. hNes
ND b spocch go far from giving offence 10 that gen.
,,.n,n ar The Wings is cried up with rare consis
,en,v by the Republic and other Taylor papers, as
nou concilatorv and truly complimentary 80 Mr.
r, ,eurcsentinr 4 State which has crushed the anti
,rv shirt boldly inveshs against his own constituents
AM The SOUTH says that there are faults on bot Sides anu
,b south is in the wrong the question OF slavery VIII set
,,self These sentiments boldly ayowed against his own
section If ,hc Union deprive him OF all power oil securing
s,ice for The soule,en If Il vas not sei-evident ual a
~; continents are with the free Sollers With such deve-
,o,, of his views we shall look with suspicion on any
,u lch The great father Of compromises afterwards 70
hc broken by himself shall bring forward
sov,,l little scenes occurred IN Baltimore "hch are i
ofuoin According 10 the Baltimore amcHcan' M N"s
h, he had something further say and silence
hnp Obtained he ocuiarly remarked that ne mao oeeh III
ice all his life in which he had been used 10 upsefS ana
hos
:, Is pse, In stage near Cumberland, and that his arm
m rccoveed from the effects Of the sprain then received
III boud therefore be Obliged 10 give his et fana 10 HIS
firds and he hoped they would treat that tendery-
Tho Baltimore Argus publishes the following good hlhes
II we were 10 Judge from the enthusiasm WIN when ,
old gentleman received b. me hlg croma' we %
ndc ,bat he was still The idol OF ihal hcKe par'; oul
often deceive" Knowing this and remember
1 p s, we were led ask ourselves the question-ae
they sincere The reception Of me once d Zack
nd wcn more 10 convince us than any ihng rise ht II
as necessity not choice that made the Ph!adehia con-
sprat0rs nominate the man WIZ % INV '
dent rather than him. e,oo - - g ,d -,
On the arrival ofAlr Clay salute OF oo guns was e q.
the instiga,ion his ardent admirers sncha ing WIS NV
- Car old Buena Vista Ten II maKea nm jealous
liter the Farmer of Ashland had been driven /" barhuh on
rhsdaw and the people least good round number
thereof had called for him. the ola Gentleman , T, h u
manifestations of regard aud remarked inat ne eou'a '
address thcm-it not in the bond addoIal 10 ms,
/
neonc and himself poing down TO the crowd were 100 ar
naI wag observed that the people always had and ever
would be, too far Of for Mr.. Clay
MIR. CLAYrS SPEECH AT BALTIMORE.
Dinr nv late brief sooun in Philadelphia way 10
washington received very kind letter from large num-
her of personal and political friends in Baltimore requesting
me afford them an opportunity 81 n.efchanghg eNi' s
and renewing acquananceship with my friends here on the
of nv passage through your beautiful cy 10 os
friends here return my hearty thanks for their kindness ana
n the regard they have shown upon this as well as on
I Wv
hsasiic reception given al The depot yesterday as wen
ne thai upon reaching Mr. Banims. ! am also much IN
dohed for the really ghtfu serenade on last evening IMAM
which sweeter meodous noes never greeted the
oar of a republican ar monarch
Gentlemen always feel at home in your good Sate OIL
MARYLAND Whether among the Acghanes, or IN the re-
zion of your beautiful Chesapeake have ever received ia
Kindness and attention. which ma kes me feel that am nj
bonc Add 10 this there is other consdcatlony bet
Tor half having been born in Maryland
You been pleased 10 alude, gentlemen 10 my return
n the Senate you entertain hopes in that connexon
which can never be realized feel il is true The same de-
voton 10 the public welfare that have always teit-but
also feel that the hand OF time weighs heavily upon me-
Grave and solemn questions will doubtless arise during the
approaching session of Congressquestons which have al
ready deeply agitaed the public mind on all KNOW taa'
ont Of the late acquisition of large territories IN the west and
southwest there has arisen question which has caused
much excited dscussion audc the question of Slavery
In nv humble Judgment, my friends both OF the parties now
so clamorous upon that subject are in error one OF mem
loudly contends for Congressional enactment prohibiting
slavery for the alleged that The Institution, without
such law will take root In The errtoesthc other as loudly
conending against such unconstitutional and de
prying them of the right Of removing their slaves thher
Now inmy opinion repeat they both practically wrong
inasmuch The question of property settles ITSELF To say
nothing of the laws of their territories derived from Mexico
the climate the SOIL and the industrial pursuit Of the people
forbid it.
am perhaps going too far gentlemen in expressing my
ef 50 freely occasion like This But for the illusions
YOU pleased TO make in your letter. should probably
moi have said muchhough my views these questions
are altogether conservative.
There one point however which feel liberty 10
express myself fully auude TO the Union Of The States
This question is in my view paramount 10 every other
There is of sufficient importance 10 be considered in
connection with il. Under all circumstances in any aud
every event. shall labor for The pcrpetuiiy Of Union
Let the storm from what quarter il may, am prepar
ed ii, and TO stand BY glorious confederacr
(Here Mr. Clay his full height and became exceed
ingly animated, while his eye flashed with fire. and Commune
ncang his enthusiasm the entire audience, they were
deeply moved and gave their feelings in deaenne
appause.) Mr.. Clay continued look upon dissolution
the Union productive of every evil that could possibly be
fall us as people.
Should so awful take place. those who DART
mediate it. would reap possible good but would share
the gene ruin In that sad event. country would meet
historian. The history of Greece and of other ancen
Republics would be her history Entangng foreign ALI
and internal connections of every character woulc
speedily follow Some daring military chssin would arise