Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-03
FUH TIT. F..N z UTHT'H
Srx,rpSyIIIr Oct u -iD

Yesterday
last scene tine al ih> place N"w, wha'tVer
b. tho result at polls, and do not fear tut That We
shall b. able render good account On M"nd. htxll
all must admit that yesterday was gorI"ns DAY Tor
the princ Piles OF Denocracy
Al the September term of our Court We were pro-
missed discussion between William Smith of Culp-
per- and john 5 Prndrton; VIII" y"n arr aware : ihr
crack orator Of Wkirgtrv this Scclinn OF the State
md in his estima'"n certainly one OF me great
men Of our land. Unfortunately, however, ms "w"
DIR seem mt fully 10 apprec ale hi inrr's Dy III
way wonder how hp expects To be rewarded t'r ms
treat zeal now manifested III behalf OF his new aes:
l. not HARRISON pledged not 10 appoint altering ma
sens IN office The canvass 10 h'n too must he IN
pl.asnnt-f,r he manpsy not acting an The sriclrs'
uolitical prncipes-He of t"se who split with
Gen Jackson IN the Proclamation, and - now laboring
In rec, man who swallows, not that Proc aniniIon
alone hut with II also Daniel Ncbsers Federal expo
stion Of tnav, even rsierins IL more Curious thah
The SPLENDID victory of y. Orleans. Now Prndei"n,
,l,bongh he has repeatedly proclaimed his anxiety l."
meet this champion Of Democracy -alth"ugh he has
certainly. with vanity than good sense, asserted
that Smith vas afraid 10 meet him in argument, failed
unon this occasion IL make his appearance.
After early dinner, Smith procrrdrd TO ADDRESS
the peope-ie was replied 10 hy Mr.. jeremiah Merton.
This uen,lenau not satisfied with the drnhbng received
a, our September Court, challenged Smith TO meet hn
anan at The October term ard IL was agreed OIL accord
ingy.
qer and feeling, suppose, disposition I" trainrie on
nm adversary whom lie had been already lwicc VIC
orous liz consented To GO having previously requested
MIR. Holiday 10 meet hIs appointment NJ Orange Iouft
House. Morton on finding that Smith was not mere,
withdrew in favor Of Gov Barbour. lie told US, now.
ever that had Smith been present, he would himself
have fought The battle lie said he desired The rem
counter, fur two reasons. /. That on two former
occasions he had Smith under dSa'ivaniageouS CIR
cnmstances. What they he did not explain. lie
| n lird trial
cious result. : lie desired because as he informed
us, "Sm,th had been trampling with Nancai tread
upon the ashes Of our MADISON, here III his own
country, and anid his blood relations. N'w, doubt
lrss, the relations o' Mr. Madison and the people
of Orange generally, ie. proper sense Of grail
tnde Mr.. Morton Tor The gcnero"s Eiannrr IN winch
he has thus volunteered his defence ; but they may
think il would have been quite as well r. have waited
until the nenry of tina. great and good man WAS real
~ dispersed, and should that ever be the case, nope
some champion w,ll arise quite able as Mr.. Morton
one who Fc,cralis; hy birth IN principles, and
who has contributed to SILLY the far fame OF n
gnia, by participating inviting Danmi webster
among us teach MS politics; Daniel Webster, the
vlitier of Mr. Madison But would you brllcve u,
thus buster about tramplng the ashes of MIR Alad'-
son. alluded to expressed by Mr. Smith, srve.
raj wears ago in public Speech that Mr. Madison had
been induced To IGN The Bank bill Of l5l6.
About one o'clock the Governor commenced in his
usual pompOus STRAIN, and seemed tr"n his manner
gainsay what ASSERT cannot from memory give
idca OF the slang and vitupcraton w';h winch n"
consumed the time allotted - him. lie commenced by
informing perhaps i"r the hnndrc dih time, that It was
probably The last time he would address US call
Ell the God before whose dread tribunal he expected
soon 10 appear witness that he had only the good Of
the country at heart, &c. nc. Next he went INTO an
explanation of his accounts Al the Treasury Depart
meni and the injustice done him by the Government,
and concluded by procaimng that whoever called him
has iIl,tl
,lcman OF county Offered few days since, to bet
thu Governor Sl0n that liz dpiauter, and prove
i, by the books uf the Treasury Department; but his
Exccllency declined the wager) After adjusting 10
his satisfaction his own individual account, he pro-
ceeded 10 boast that the Election already decided
he told u.s. among other things tina, General Harrison
neighhors who knew hun best, had pronounced in his
favor aud that lttle Martins would certainly give
verdict against him; sustaining the assertion by telling Of
wager winch hr says has been offered by Wing
committee in New York Then he Informed us, that Van
Bu en- had been compared 10 fox; he houg the ana
ogy was rather TO The weasel the fox was too good L"
assnlate h M 10. Next he gave long dissertation on
the New Jersey case One would suppose his nj.
tempt 10 ch"use Captain Davis ont ohis seat he Vr
gn,n leg stature several years ago, assIma,ed
~ 10 The n Jersey fraud, that h. would avoid lhr dis
cusson Of il. Finally, liz produced slip "f piper,
which h. called al indictment against hlarn admin
iStrat"r; umnrg the charges were, recalling foreign
ministers, and appnlntng members OF Congress 10 of
nee' w not PROFESS !" give you Even yt"e VI u's
last and most curious SPECIES Of Wing oratory. Mr.
Holiday followed i: speech Of mastery ability dis
clssed the su lect dspns> and arLumenative
manner, hut occasionally threw forth hone-thrust,
that told upon his adversary. H. told the Governor
that he did doubt hut that he had III, the npropre.
~ and cruelty OF rrcallin foreign ministers aud asked
hun if he was not Senator from Virginia, when ap.
pointed To Office by J G. Adams' II the verdict of
lnrrison's nrghbors proved his merits, wha, had the
verde, of The Governors prosen' MIR. Holiday also
Trough, in n bill of,ndrtment against Genera! Elar-
rson, charging that he is "A Federalis a Bank man,
an Internal Improvement man, Tariff man, and
Aboli,ionis.-of all Of which charges, he most con