Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-10-10
FINcAsrLr, SEPTEMBER 25th. 1891.


Genemen-I hare just received your note, asking the
favor furnish Tor re of the Speech
mad The honor OF making yesterday at the diuner given
10 me by my elow cit zens oil Botetourt Most sincerely
DO WISH that IL was in my power comply with your
guess but such is the continued delicate state OF my
health, aud the necessity under ofleavug here this
day oreary in the morning. thai would be impossible
M to attempt the report OF speech such deliver
ca yesterday without even suitable preparation. Ii
"ouiu give me pleasure To obige YOU II IL was Ia my
po"ei but as ii not a,er the hope that
the kinincss OF my friends viii readily excuse me.
am not little graied 10 learn, gen,emea. that my
rnn's Yesterday gave you AID my other friends pleasure
ud only what believed be my duty, and the oblga
hoD II any, has been than repaid by the Kindness aud
hospitality OF the good people Of Bo,e,ourt.
have the honor 10 be, gentlemen, with high respect.
your hlend aud faithful servant. A. STEVENSON.
10 n Csrper, james Paxton H. ~ Burwell r Is Miller.
lao. Shsnks, Jno T. Anderson Jno. w. Thompson,
Geo. W. Wilson, Lewis Shsnks, and James Nj Dawei.
Esqrs., Committee.
Mr. SrEvENsoNs spEEcH.-The seventh tosst was
received with enthusiastic feeling Nv the whole company
nu as soon the loud aud continued cheering had ceased
r Stevenson aud addressed the company at great
length. lie spoke Tor than hour and half.
noh al one time feared he would be forced from
MS state oil health, sop. He frequently interrupt
ed during his speech with bursts OF applause and repeated
cheering.
His defence Of Gen. Jackson and his Adminstfa,io
was hold, clear aud able. He handled the Opposition with
gloves OIL and depicted the Piebsh coalition in the bsppest
manner de exposed The designs oil the Opposition Tor
The last nine months, and contracted their prophecies of
national and inJiyual ruin distress, with the present
situation and prosperity OF the country the happiness OF
The people, Sc He exposed in strong colos, only the
conduct aud abuses the Bank bot The danger (rom
e-cbarlrr OF IT, any other National Bank to our Tree
Institutions and liberty itself
he touched most iorciby the condect OF the Bank O.
wards the government, and examined the claim which the
BANK aud lis friends had set oil the right OF seltdeience
before The people, as the Antagonist oil the President
He shewed tina, II this right existed on the part Of
Honied pora against the Executive Department.
followed as 10 all the other departments OF Governments e
gIaTe as well as Judicial aud pointed the dangerous
Consequences Of any such coequay the part OF the
Hank.
He expo ed with great force and cearness the combi-
A'sas in the East, West and South against the Admins.
ciion; eienied The doctrines snd principles of Virgil
haas maintained by MIR Madison u '9S and 49, and
Ell on oy Mr. Jefferson against the herees Of Nu6ca-
on and Secession, aud the reading Of John G.. CAL
houn and bic followers
He called upon the iivRds Of the Administration TO be
on Tie alert That the question now was, Bank
Bank only, but Of liberty slaveryl Whether the
Peop 10 rule, their free placed under
me control oil vast mooed ogarchy welded by poili-
Cal Caiines. That the danger over, and that
me hour OF hat our triumph might be but the hour OF
trial That ihoFe never moment in the history of
our Republic when greater regard should be paid by the
People TO the conduct and of public men;
mat II never was more important 10 adhere 10 the good old
fashioned Democratic doctrines and the means by which
they can lie best preserved.
There many other topics touched in his speech
and we truly sorry that be given pub
lie "a IL was delivered The reasons however, assigned
by Mr. Stevenson in the correspondence annexed are
entirely satisfactory. We had The pleasure OF being pre-
sent and hearing this Speech aud regret deeply
ne are not 10 publish H. IL could not. think, fail
do good any where. This is the opinion, 10
assert oil all who heard ii. Such speech would only
cheer up and insprt the friends of The Administration in
virginia and ewbere in the Union, but would he the
means oil making many OF the liberal and candid in tho
Opposition ranks pause aud reflect and open their eyes
the game that the facious and ambitious leaders OF the
coalition pl, wing deceive The people and promote
their own selfish schemes of power.
Mr. Stevenson concuded his speech amidst loud cheer
ing 10y offering The following sentmenl:
The People The first, and last, and best, and nobles
as wen as safest security for all ice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
castle Patriot.