Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-19
no TuE EDITOR or THE E.vqrlREe.

STAFFORD CoC*ft, "a, June y, EAU.
The lonr-winGrd Wing Orator and Circuit rider for
the Northern Neck District. approached on. husilngs
Yesterday court, and such a tale of woes has not been
delivered lately 10 the citizens Of old Stafford. lie
mounted the bench at about = o'clock, with the under
standing that the remainder OF the evening should be
equally divided between himself and Il. {. l.. Moncure,
his opponent-and, by the by, who was ready with the
materials 10 reiGte any and every false charge he might
make-but hs majesty. TO our morttiIcation, thought
proper 10 occupy the whole time 10 himself, leaving
Mr.. Noncur" NJ time to rcply to his false charges, only
\ tcw nome ITS. have not time 10 giTe more than the
outlines Of the grnilrman's logic. He commenced at-
ter the usual prullmlnarJcS, by =ayIng, that NJ. van
Buren, and the whole Administration party are Federal
,sts: but could not, a usual, sustain himself, having no
other proof than that p-edicated and sent iorlh by me
little mock Yeoman published IN Richmond. The next
IN order was the Tariff, that Mr. Van Buren,, whilst a
member of the y. York Legislature, had, under insiruc-
tons, voted for that mOnstrOnS measure: nut sara hothIt9
about one Gen. Harrison 5 deliberately supporting, win
out instructions, the same measure, ana ms deciaFat'on
also. that he would not abandon that measure, uhth
rr,ss grew in the streets Of Charleston and Norfolk.
The next exhibition was lnterna! improvements oy me
General Government. lie said, the Democratic CcnVeh-
ton Of Richmond had declared for themselves ana me
Administration, that they were opposed 10 lnteFha!
improvements in every shape, "a sweeping char9ej
which was monstrous and revolving 10 the inhabitants
of this free Union, and was opPo-ed IN principle 10 LAe
States Right party to which lie belonged: yet he de-
clared himself an open advocate OF HARRISON, VINO t"t
world knows IS a iatitudliaElln IN ms cOneIGC'o" -
the Federal Constitution. The next production brought
forth the defaulters Of the General Government, Swar-
twout. Linn, Boyd, Price, and Harris, as usual, pnt rs
nuny appearance would moi take in old Statford.-it
has been too re pea,edly refuted. the next IN order was
the expenditures Of the Government, upon when ne
brought TO light something new under the sun-at least
10 the citizens of Stafford. He first carried his charge
10 the Treasury oficc-one thousand dollars Tor news
papers. five hundred for unnecessary tt%!-seveTaI nun
dred dollars for soap periunled, he supposed. mh Losss
cleansing qualifications and per:unlng accoinPls.t1
those gentlemen the clerks for the reception Of inc
ladies'. The charge being gtountless It took no e,eGt
He said ) urea, deal abou; a standing army, and the
strong recommendation 5y the President, when inoeeo
there has been nothing more than a detailed repoFtiFoin
the Secretary. called for by our representatives aho
sent 70 the House BY their request, and ITS substance
detailing no more than a well regulated militia ane s
the officers appointed BY their respective States. ne
,ben n~-nceedcd 10 say that Gen. Harrison was no ADO
luoni>t, which he tried to eyade BY lying that no
southern man believed SO but Richie Rrtchi@, the
fle .leadcr of the Democracy, has 50 often repeated the
stale charge. that some Of the Southern people might DC
induced 10 b believe it was real, and for further proof ne