Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-20


has ecqueaee hr rnv!abe and beautiful position of an
- med S.,''-';'v "
Cn''rtesy dtr,GnJ ,H:l IL shou! have oppa''u
ntis Of addressing The people before calling the meeting
tn order; and. accordingly. about IL O'Clock hr
mencr very hong ard desuliory harangue upon mat
ters and things III general His themes were various.
i'om The hgbes, office in The nation, down TO "O,"ssum
SHIFTS hul there as no northy5n MI he said Il wss
but bald recapirp'a,nn Of the vard mud ire
stun, with winch liz has favored US E!eRni0y through
The pull: prints during The last of III. f:rneraI
Assembly lie told he people, that he Sub Treasury
would run the cnnn,ry. brcause 'he collection ii the
revenue ~ Sp'c would De prnduc'!v" OF The greatest
distress t. he sure, he forgot u I'LL p rhaps
remembered 10 forget, that his td"l. Mr. Rvss,
has himself heavy responsibilities IL encounter III ihs
oshi inrsnuch as hr among The first y hn IN 1874
nos s'r'nu"usiy advocated "n SIMPLE. soIid hard mo.
nsy Goer"mrnt, The ONLY constitutional currency,
md ns u ~ O-r MGn lrkirh rould DC MORE
dHcirr 10 he Bet INIERE rs II the country"
Dir Fon,aine, however SEEMED disposed 10 pursue n
course very little respectful 10 the rights ct his c"nstiu
ens and 10 CT more the rat Of master than OF public
surdHt lie came 10 driafc mo; 10 be dici1tsd o tie
told the people that mo matter What instructions they
might give him, unless they positively Instructed him TO
support The Sub Treasury, he should nevertheless con
tinue to support and for MIR. RvPs, although IN
suc'ed 10 vote sgaInst him " ] am al loss 10 know
where Mr. Fon,aine could possibly have mbibed such
sublime notions With regard 10 The fright OF lnsuuc
lion Our bill of Rights" says, tina, "ALL power IS
vested IN and consequently derived from the People:
but M F"ntane has just discovered that sli power IS
vested IN the agent In his ghl,anded contempt tor
The sovereignty of the People he follow IN the
arrogant footsteps Of Mr.. " Leigh What righ, hes
The representative 10 dictate to the constituent body
wat right has Senator Fonlaine 10 tell the people OF
his district that he Kill obey only such
he shall dirtate TO us, Whn, q wretched mockery OF
representative Government But The just vengeance
oil Tree people awrs The perperaor of anil Repub-
can enorTiy Mr Leigh himself ruined his political
reputation by pursuing so Insnent and mnnarchIcal
and l,.lr inlin HI IGli
inquiry.
AS further evidence Of Mr.. Fon,aines arrogance and
tyranny hs will Of his constituents ! will men
ton the following When he told The people, that they
wished him 10 vote against Mr. RIves there but one
nay which he would recognise, he answered By one
OF his Constituents That The people Of Goochand never
would submit 10 be dictated tob b. ham any other man
He also asked a test QUE son he lhrr he would
vote Tor MIR Clay IN preference 10 MIR Van Buren,
This seemsd 10 trouble him good deal He asked the
voter whether " he considered hnsel! the people VI
Goochland:" The fact is, that Mr. Fvnaine was taken
by surprise Here was test question whch must
sarily have exhibited his nsGious politics. all eyes
upon him; he staggered and equv"calrd for Conserva
tive Whiggery. like guilt hates all direcness and can
dor tie al last, after much hesitation said, that 'he
hnd mol y't made up has mind rpm Me snLj'ct He
said quite bring that qnesliun upon The
taps; he compared Mr.. Van Buren, ovrrserr
who has not yet finished the crop, and he said he
would not pledge himself To support any man in adj
Alas! how tfrre nj is the conduct Of some men
uhss They 10 ask he people Tor their suIrages, AND
nhfn they have been inst He'd into Office. When Mr.
Foniaine solici:ed the Spring of IcS. he
yes not sqreanish and, although Mr.. Van Buren,
was then much farther from finishing Tie cT"p than he
is, still very consistent Senator did then tell Us
in his verbal IN his printed addresses that 10 hi.
abandoning Mr.. Van Buren, merely on account Of the
Sub Treasury, II was ali Judge!
hen our misrepresentation had concluded, he wa:
replied TO by Capt Watkins IN brief but spirited anC
able The latter asked him W ether, in con
les, for he L. S Senate between Judge Mason and
Hhg he would vote Tor The former; Mr. Fontane said
that 10 his voting or Wing he had not yt made NJ
his mnd hot that fe would vote Tor my Sub
Treasury Administration man BE- he whom he might
nnd h- denied that he had deserted ihe Adm!nsira
ton. What beautiful consistency So that we have
here a s"-disdnt administration man aho uU not, 10
any case, Tor Administration SubTreasury man
even IN preference Wing although he may pnssbl
vole 'u Whig!!! Surely. surely, Mr. Fontaine
draws largely upon creduiI,v ard simplicity :
When he was required 10 justify his voting for Dr.. Cur
is he SAID he had done so because Mr Fon;alne poll
lies and The Doctors agreed or pretty much the
came And yet lie says he is still deadly opposition
National Bark, a'hoGg lie does no, scrupe 10 aa
and rite for the parzans Of Mr. Clay hmset the father
ard patron Of The Bank When Capt. Watkins alluded 'c
the rnmor, that Mr. Fonnine had become lately Par den
titled with The v hgs. that he Is most prominent contr
Lulor 10 the WING presses, he did deny the charge
but rnained sl!rnl lie also alluded 10 IMAM no had
usurped undue confidence The popular mind and
hv inuendors, IT supposed tina, lie meantime
SubTreasuIy he dad otherwise attempt t" m'srf Ptessn
md pxapgprs,r. In w"rd every body has ieen incon
sisentr1cpp himself and his idol Mr. Rves, with whom
h. appears determined 10 "sink or s,rim :
Boz all his ammunition was thrown away. ale cam
To GHthr n00i and rent G'r0y sbOrR Thus be II eve
with those who, 10 Republican Government, endeoro
To dictate 10 US, whose servants hey coll themselves
while aspiring 10 become cur mast r. in feet. To nu
honor BIZ sad that there not, within my knowledge
a single "1rm.d Neutral" for many miles around us
And Mir F"n,ane could not but hire jsit the nortify
ing reflection ard unPeasng sensation from every thing
around him, TINT the d. mucrats Of Goochlsrd, at ess,
ne not be iuied by The syren song Of The hermaphro
dira amphlbology of Conservatism.
Had he anticipated such reception, ! very much
question y hrrirr he would have veniurrd TO come
among us H. Enows, that he has misrepresen'sd Ne
Ep knos that he is ming us; and every one
who has heart worthy of freeman knows and feels
that Mr. Fun'an- ought 10 resign bis seat nritwith
This he m be compe,d 10 do soonsr or later. Onr poll
,col Influence in tie Senate Of The Stale 10 which,
frermsn We are entitled, is impaired, aye, annh!iasd
So luny S he shall remain init.
II is curious 10 reflect, vi hat strange political revolu
,inrs have occurred with regard 10 Senatorial Dis
tic, within the last four live years. Mr.. FoEaine
msm0ry must have suffered CONSIDERABLY Does he NJ"
ks0,e dnss he Jeceiieci the NOTORIOUS FACT
that Mr Winston turned out IN 1874 just for The
same conhuct which Mr. has pursued Of late: Like
his predecessor he sa, s he il an Administration
while he acts with and vries for The hgs whrn coca
sion offers Mr. Gates Winston went out through the
National Bank gate and Mr.. Fnnaine, ho vie 81
freely for Clay Wing. disposed 10 follow III"
same road ard must therefore, be- compelled 10 go nu
by The same gate. We n not teIieve mems proS'ss'"Hs
Ghen these al With their ncS, end The direct ten
dency Of their acts
The day passed IF smoothly. and without airy other
inter- ptlon than thot which of The more furious
Wings thought proper 10 bring about by TAX
inc mari in ID, mocia ng with mhch his party had
nothing 10 do The nalce IN the papers was, II ms
,ske not, ITO the Democratic Republican voters OF the
County of Goochand friendly 10 The Administration.
But The hes are pricitgsd race, any way you can
6xu We never interfere IN their synagngres We take
no part in their meetings. and although they
squad in this county they arays permitted respect
fully praceabiy ard unInt.rrupiedy. 10 take Of
tLcr household affairs. But enough The good Sense
of the Republicans of Goochland is pr0cf against any
and every political marG.nvre If Whggery.
In about half an hour had hy lar more signatures
to our papers of Instructions than are nt The votes OF
The Opposition in the County. even when most clossiy
drilled But we will vel obtain four or five times as