The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-04-21
,sEEDENvL. .uAUcus.

Having been ourio,is enough To go TO the E.
rat Caucus on Sunday evening. 10 hear r:.t
Gould be said in favor of the federal candidate lie
Governor, will for the qualification of the rca-
ders OF the 0etector, give sketch of their pro-
ceed;ngs
The debate was opened in speech from the
Hon MIR. Lloyd, calculated extremely well to
instead an unsuspecting audience did we not
know the man, and that his object was to please
the populace while he traducng their frie,,,:s
we shouidh not have aught to say against IL: hui
as 1T was, we pronounce it !sy3ocriticai ;n, de-
ceptivs, butte do justice 10 the speaker, we,isc
1t the best we ever heard h,.s deliver. Ncxss-
rose person by the name OF Sauagc, who IS sai
TO be lawyer, and indeed he plead like such, i,
ranting Pmiip;e against Judge Lincoln, but lac
proclaiTcd the merits of MI Gore in SIM, dear
way, by declaring hiM the &c Pose ef Bosi0u,s
what lac could mean by this, the public ni.ist
Judge Next came forward the o:1ie:ous yo..s
townsend, another lawyer, who, in his usuai IN
Hated style, mathematical the Republicans,
and publicly proclaimed al absolute fa!sehosd,
by saying, that the purse-strings of the nation
were held by Frenchman" After Mr.. 1oc9as-
end had finished, the honorable MIR saiacy ads
dressed the audience with Z" speech or no
speech - he began very well, but in one of his
n,ceriiYibie fetches, he spake thus, (" Mechanics
OF Boston, Mr. Gore sprang rs il were from your
own loias ~ After this he went on in Rejecting
very hard on the General G Government, Tor tf.eir
paying hiteen millions ofmoney for the purchase
OF louisiana, AS tribute money to France. And
Tor having seventeen millions worth ofproperiy in
france sequestered also as tribute In this
manner he was proceeding, until at length he an
peared to lose the chain ofhs ideas, and s;opped
lie proceeded again few .doments, stainn,er-
ed and stopped, again he attempted to go OH, and
again. but he could not; and would not give. mp!
OUT l'is TREND OTIS, "a manwho ought to advocate
a better ca;:sc) relieved him from his trouble, by
arising, appeared to regret that his hon.rable
TREND could not proceed said that the observa-
tons ct the speaker had satisfied his friend but
not himself 1t to be regretted, that a man
IKE OTIS, should lend his aid in defence of such
2 set OF men as the federal faction is composed Of
but so 1t IS, and as of their champions we no
uce nm His observations against The Rcpnbii-
cans were As high coiored as any that we ever
heard HIM deliver he called the friends To The
administration in the Republican States, infa
tuated & dcluded s!avas,n WIN wished to lead
.ne aisc,Pies OF w Sshu,gton tn ruin :" . WASH
inSt.n, how is thy l,allowed name profsned But
VIII not disress. Mr.. Otis susnectinr there.
were some friends tn President Nj idison in the
Kan, addressed them, and advised them if they
wished To make his administration ,,,p,,,,r. to
vote forthe federal candidates! And tI;en wound
up by harpiny upon his old theme OF there he;ng-
twenty federal men or more in Boston that we're
suitable Tor Governors of the State. but as thery
could not all be put up, it was best 10 vot,. for
Tue one tnat was nominated; til. substance. of
tins was observed by him last spring at the C2u
Gus, and what his object was in repeating it again.
we can Only surm'se. Upon the whole we think
l, Ine most miserable speech ever heard him
deliver.
After Mr.. Otis had concluded his harany,,e.
the Moderator, who was the Hon. Mr.. Lloyd.
after lew more observations, read oye, the
candidates Tor Governor, 1t Governor and Sem
ators' took the vote upon the two FIRST, which
there appeared but Lutte opposition To, the Re-
pubicans IN the Hall not choosing to oppose
tut the Moderator did not appear to be sst;sf.
ed, Tor when he took the vote upon the Senate
rial Candidates, he desired that both hands mioht
DC neid up Alter this arose the SO fire skib Ts-
Po' anG seemed so much elated at seeing sucl,
a number IN the Hall, and the prospect ofgivmg
SUCH y triumphant vote on the morrow that
ne could hardly utter himself, but finally said
that The Democrats were trying to get votes for
then candidates by 'kyilg" about the N. Hunn-
shire election, and declared, that he had docu
mehls IN his pocket, To prove that Judge S,n,tk
was elected Governor by majority of one thou
SAND and twenty-seven votes, which agreeable.
ne WIS was receiv. d with great applause by his
deiuded friends, and had the effect of raising
tneir drooping spirits, for which it was intend
ed, but the hsth OF The statement time will de-
ternine.
thus have given what conceive faithful
sketch or the proceedings OF the Federalists
on Sunday evening, not Intending 60 set nnol,,
down IN nalace.-IfI have mistaken in any onr,
particular, IT is not through design; TRurH i.
always my object, and if my principles cannot be
defended by it, they shall hot be defended bv
me at all. How far the principles of the Fede-
ralists were by their spoulters defended by
TnUrH, the public must Judge. That men who
value themselves upon their characters, should
make assertions which they do not believe, for
tue sake OF carrying a few more votes at an cleo
ton, is indeed lamentable; but such in truth
may be said ofthe Federalists They know that
there are many men that attend the caucuses, who
are easily led away this therefore accounts for
their twistical reasoning, but impartial and dis
passionate Citizens despisc such manoeiiverine.
and VIII look with pity, contempt and disda,
on their excrtons to deceive. Boston Coku,nbias
Deferfor.
PRILADELPHIA CHAMBER or CouuzRce
April 13, 1909.
"A contrariety of opinions being entertain
ed as to the legal constructions Of some OF
the provisions of the Embargo and Non IN
tercourse Laws-the Chamber of Commerce
OF this city, directed certain Queries as to
these points, to be laid before two gentlemen
OF the bar, for their opinions.
These Queries, with the opinions there
on, are now published for general informant
on.
BY order
TH0S. FITZSIMONS, President.
We have considered the questions stated