Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-04-01

people, lie Is coHSldrrabe orator, possesses Clear
and cool mind with much humor with great readiness:
and happiness OF reply.
I've have strong hopes of elcc,ing both of our cand
datcs-Onc n them consider certain. We have
jority if We can keep them 'HntfTJled The Wings
arc evidently much alarmed, and using great dill
rence and activity. They cannot, however, trust their
cause to reason and argument. .ISitaOn and pauc
to be Mc ordcr Of tie duy. The great and small Wings
are busy at work in their vocation of umbug and de-
cepton We must mainly rely upon the good sense Of
the people throug their devices The plan OF The
Wings is, to alarm the tnld and crcduious This is
their only chance OF success. and they know it, But,
nil despcrand%m.
Eztract Of Letter, York County, 25M Mareh, lsaG.
"lIaving some business York Town, | rode to the
Courthouse OH Monday last AS my residence is some
distance off, it was late before arrived; and WHEN en-
tered the Court room found Mr.. Gregory the present
Delegate, addressing the peopr-Iendrrlng, as 1t was
said, account Of his stewardSp-lie had gone over
the Abolition Resolutions, tnld, and he then
finishing his passage those relating to EXpungnT
was therefore, in time only TO hear his dcnunclatlons
Of Mr. Van Buren, and his praises OF Judge White aud
General HARRISON the latter OF whom he SAID was born
in Charles City, his native county. MIR. Van Bu.
rcn's abolition opinions and free negro votes he
called thcm were his principal themes while was pre-
sent yuarc Had not Mr. Gregory better remained III
Richmond and attended to his duties in the House OF
DELEGATES, than to leave them and eleconeer with Mt
Tyrr at county Court houses: When Mr.. Gregory took
his seat Col McCandl:sb, the White Wing electnr for
our District and the wnudbe successor OF MIR. c. got
up and addressed the people at some length. He fol-
lowed pretty much in the path Mr. GI.gory had taken
in d,nounciug Van Buren, AholltI"nist Tarltite.
&c, and in sounding the praises OF White and llarrison
Mr. Garrett, the other county candidate next rose and
after travelling over somewht similar course, "d The
people that he at last able tn understand who their
candidates were. No longer than week ago, he OBJ
served individuals OF the exclusive party, at the lower
end Of the county, writing up to Head Quarters, at
Williamsburg, for inlnrmaon-wh0m they were to sup
port, LigItiuot McCandsh One gentleman re-
marking, that he had made such an enquiry, another
promptly replied. and YOU have no influence in the
county In this manner the Wings banicfcd each
other during the discussion The Wing speakers hay.
inv concluded, Captain Anderson and stated
to the people, that he candidate for the Senate.
He declared himself supporter OF Cen Jacksons Adj
ninistration, and said that lie advocated MI van nure
as next President He Observed that as MIR. Page and
Mr. Ellis his opponents, both absent-thc former
being at Richmond, in the discharge OF his duties III The
Senate, and the latter over the Chesapeake Bay, unable
then be prcseEl-e would orbcar to enter at large IN
To the discussion of subjects wherein they might be- sup
posed be concerned, saying that on The cIecon gay
all oud be there, and have equal chance to be heard
There subjects OF national character' now
ever he said that gentlemen had touched upon, which
he deemed il his duty then notice. and he begged those
present to give 10 him inra few moments Mr. Gre.
rury and the county candidates. he nhsrrved had all
said that they opposed to MI Van Duren, because
he had voted place free negroes on i"o'!ng with
white men in voting. Capt Anderson told the people,
that free negroes in ftu }oTh where MIR. Van Buren
lived were not allowed TO vote: unless they owned pro-
that in Tennessee where Judge White resided, they were
at liberty vote without owning iarhing Unable to
deny statement, and pcrceivng with hat surprise
and indignation The people received the annuncali"n, MI
Gr.rrv rose and attempted moderate It's effect by de-
ntand!nr of Captain Anderson 10 say, when and where
Jude White had rotcd for such The gentle
men, too said Capt Anderson, nave denounced Nr' an
Buren, As an Abolionist and Fcerast: while they sup
ported Gen Harrison, who, they admitted, was an old
fashioned rcdrralis!, and who noorlousy ali Abo-
h,onist residing in Il non-slaye.hoidlng State.
In abiding to the circumstance OF his being first Il
candidate for the Senate and then withdrawing he
come candidate for tie llGuse. Col hcCandliSh SAID,
that he had received letters from sundry parts m the DIS.
tric requesting him 10 become Senatorial Candidate;
but that finding the friends Of MI Page and himself de-
sired the Withdrawal of of them, hc had concluded 10
retire Capt Anderson said, that that was not tie case
with him-flc had been pressed, he said, BY AM
TO forward as candidate. seeing MS country ~
trouble and danger, he had volunteered of his own
accord to serve it. lie had thus volunteered his
services during the late war; he said, when his country
was in Ike toube and danger. Seeing some OF his
old comrades in al Hampton before HIM. lie would
epual TO them to say whether when their little band of
few hundred men wheeled towards an enemy ten
f,I their number, hc had waited FOR them to invite Inn
to step forward TO their front and lead them 10 e charge
NO; you did not replied several VOICES We were
with YOU them and We and followed you-and we
will be with you nov And now. my comrades, said
Capt Anderson, Il will tell you something which YOU
never heard before: 'Wheu, said lie. (as well AZ can
now rccollcct his words the British Fleet entered the
Chesapeake Bav February, 1913 and troops We're Or
dcled to Hampton, !, Adjutant of my Regiment, 70.
lun,ccred my services to Major CorbIn. When had
been suIct thing than three months IN setvicc,
ard Colonel Freeman, the United States officer game
lo HAMPTON to muster detachment, he refused to
muster me- lie said that our troops formed only one
bat,al. of the first regiment linz other battalion being IN
Norfolk under Col. james Clarke where an adJntani
had already been mustered. He moreover SAID, that
stood in the light OF an intruder in the Army, ana tH"'
should have to pay for the rdtt0nS which had drawn
for myself my servant and my horses. In substance,
WAS Dismissed But neither left the service nor De-
serted vou cntrcatrd Major CUrbIn not TO mention
the circus lance. and to permit me 10 remain ana per
form my duties before. lie consented and relaru
and had the happiness TO serve and defend my country
in battle as q volunteer at my own expense "u may
readily conceive what ensalio such recital alter ST.
cuce Of more than twenty years. produced among .e
listeners, and especially among the Comrades OF Tie
speaker.
"A circumstance which came 10 my knowledge thai
day. mention with SOME reluctance: Ex-senator yer
was on the urtround about midday, and harangued the
neoplc in small CIRCLES a told against Mr. Van Buren,
An INTELLIGENT gentleman informed me, that when MIR
rv}er objected 10 ar. Van Buren, for his vote on the
Tariff of 1898 he could not torbca7 asking him. II he
cn,dernrd Mr. Van Buren, for obedience TO lnsiTuc
tons how he could take credit 10 himself for ohcyIng
them This question: 1t seems, rct0cd all further debate
and Mr. Tyler soon after seen crossing the RIVER
| Gloucester.
EOR TIL: E-TQtIRER
THINGS IN TENNESSEE.
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