Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-04-04

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Extra charge for rooms, lights, fuel, etc ITO uO
r,,d messenger GA
hlessrs Owens, Foster, and Wagners bill at
American Hotel 2lo w
M,lsou. $40 miles each for nine members 1900 w
Same for cle,k 200 90
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II will orcn. TO any one, on an inspection OF this
I'LL that members OF this committee, drawing 'us try
did fall per diem pay during The Th0e Hme OF as session.
lad no riuh To charge for their b0ard for thar mcGge
and from New York, any thing more than their &C
uai travelling expenses Those expenses could not have
exceeded $50 per $3.50 III the whole The con-
sequence clear. Allowing for the board and mileage
If their clerk Wlse's commiee in this bi of s! 126.
have orereharged the Government 81 11, or more than
one haf.he amount They claimed to lhemse YES an ex'
ira compensation Of about ten do'arS per day for The
whole time they were employed in the business OF The
committee SrcH ARE MES VINO CHARGE TIE
GOVERNMENT WITH riuSpERiNG TIE lRtAsURf
Co.'s a. Fl D1nOcrat.
ANOTHER GREAT MEETING At TAMNANY HALL.
New YORK March ~ - There another Assem-.
bagc Of Democratic electors at iamnany a last eve
ming which filled the spacious rooms ana halls cl Inc
building long before the usual hour of meeting. The
crow continued collect, until the mass bscame so
dense that many persons were obliged reinclahuy 10
away The meeting vas organize ny Inc appoint
laent Of john NJ Bradhurst as Chairman HE Address
aud Resolutions were warmly received When Ike name
u TARTAN announced the candidate for the May.
orally ensuing election received with deep
and prolonged enthusiasm.
The Hon. Aaron panderpoel, member Of Congress
from Columbia CO New York, addressed the meeting al
length upon topics Vi general Importance. He said that
though lie should be able 10 operate with The De
mocfacy Of the city in the coming contest his most cor
dial ,apahles and earnest wishes would be with them.
The multitude before him proved Inconesib!y, that the
inhabitants of this cliy were alive 10 their tue IN
tecss and were determined, at The approaching siug.
gle. The usccndaUcy which, through untowad
events. they had lost. Fortunately, the enemy with
vhu they Were OF limited
sources and puuy vigor. AT no time since the tomnda
ton GovernnItn nj had they been able /" acquire real
and ytrInaUent p;cpnndeauce. They thiived only in
eneruencies when distress prevailed and when Inc
prospec, Of ruin forced ou the apprehe nsions OF the
peoil- what would never be yielded by their unbiased
CONVICTIONS.
Il was amusing he said, 10 observe the variety Of
changes through which the Opposition had passed
They dropped and assumed another, with The
same iaciluy with which accomplished knave III n
Of justice would vary his ai0StS and often win
equal success During the administration q Jefferson,
they designate Federal Republicans, and took
peculiar ride IN the appella,on. In 1872, when 10
reign foe invaded the American shores, ard residents
upcn the frontier were exposed 10 The cruel merces O!
the Indian iomahawk they called lhemss Ives the Peace
party, and thought IL unbecomng neral people 10 re-
olce the Of their 'nemes hen they sue
ceeGtd TO power under John Quincy Adams, they &C.
knowl lodged other name than that Of National Re
putlicaD while 10 1884, when the great struggle be.
the privileges OF monsrous Corporation and the
Liberties Of the people commenced, they wished be
known only as Wings. What name they would next
adopt ii impossible 10. foretell HIS mos, ardent
wish was, That they would not steal that under which
The democracy had prospered from the days OF ersOn
The present time 1t would corrupt the purity OF the
English language by debasIng most noble term
The opposition had been scarcely less fortunate in their
principles Than their There was but one thing IN
which they consistent and that was IN tn unit" III
hostility the progress othe people and the advancement,
of democratic principles. Beyond this ali confusion
mulabiIi,y and strife They seemed to have no great
general principles t5 direc, their policy and dictate their
measures All they did al random and for the oc
casion. The topics which engaged their thoughts
were of minor and subordinate kind They engaged
in the discussion Of great questions only with selfish and
partial views. They we're fond Of predictions and per
suhGeG themselves that they could in every demo
cratic movene|. the clemens of social disorder and
ruin. Let The friends sc human tights and equal laws
do any thing at ALL and it instantly cCas,rurd Into
attack upon existing institutions and the supremacy
of the laws. Within his own recollection, the whole
country had been ruined about forty times When
specie circular proposed 20 the immense public
domain from the rapacy OF speculation, it was thought
the precursor Of ruin-When the deposites were
removed, 1t predicted that every thing would be ru
ned-and when proposed that the people should
retain the custody OF their money, there were ter
rlbe cries of some forthcoming ruin;-and thus let The
Democratic party in any direction soever it wa
the inevitable occasion of wide spread ruin seemed
him that the opposition had arrived at such pitch
tha, they really liked 10 be ruined
The speaker then in a very effective manner contrast
ed the history OF the parties which have divided HE
people from the days of the old confederation lc
the present time. The had shown itself the
friend of popular liberty, while the other had been the
advocate Of restrictions and monopoly This fact the
instructive sagacy Of the great body Of The people has
abed them 10 perceive and they had accordingly rallied
in all their strength around Democratic admns atoms
The Immortal Jefferson had fastened The sym
pathes Of The because he embodied their spirit
so when the patriotic Jackson with wonderful elevation
and grasp OF mind determined TO PROSTATE institution
which had crown 10 enormous power, and threatened the
stability of the government The people had given him
unwavering support The grea, men who faithfully re
present the deep convictions of the multitude will eve
meet faithful amd unwaverng response.
The speaker concluded by a brief reference TO the
alarming Of the city expenditures detailed il
The report OF The committee, and by exhor,ng the De-
mocracy redeem This important centre Of political in
huence from the degradation heaped upon by their re
cent defeats
The remarks Of the speaker received with the
most earnest attention.
Mr. Bacon was hen called for and in brief and per
taent address, described the career OF the pesen, Mayo
with admirable hum"r and point Erening Post.
The BEST THING OF THE SEasos.-The following ar
lice appeared in the Boston Courier Wednesday
morning:
"Mr 0Webser's letter to D. B. Ogden which we pub
hsd OIL Saturday, giving account of wha, he said
or meant to say and 10 say strongly dsappoints us
much Ii does not appear, i!om that letter, that he said
what had been attributed to hun in various letters,
that 'Gea, Britain ought forthwith to be told, that
less she would agree settle the question by The 4th Of
July, according the treaty of 1888, would then
take possession Of that ne and let her drive off it
she cam! We say disappointed, because Mr..
Webster Nigh. have said all that with perfect propre,v;
shu IL he Ola not say II, he OUGHT TO HAVE SAID IT.
III mas been stated IN numerous letters, and. be-
sve, IN one of the Washington papers that when MIR
Webster pronounce this sentence ,chic he did not ut
ter there was spontaneous burst OF applause from The
crowded galleries We have read Mr. Webster letter
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