Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-09
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"MIDDLEsEx Co, Oct. 3, ls40.
s'Tn-day beng a RAINY day, | am prevented from 90
ing out: consequently ST down for the purpose OF
forming you of of the movements Of the OPPOSE
ti"n in this good old Democratic county On Monday
last, court day, the Wings had invited Mr.. WISE
TO address The people Of MIddrsx, and had managed
To disseminate the notice around IN the nd Joining
ties, and at early hour the Wings poured from
Gloucester, King & Queen, and Lancaster TO pay
homage TO this Wing missionary, land 1t was we'll
they did, for you Wings are scarce in old Mid
dh.se1) Well Sir, accordingly MIR. Wise made hs
appearance on stand erected during the morn.
ing, and commenced by giving account of his
tour stated the number of IS and miles he had ira
yelled, and number of speeches delivered; quite a
come exhtbon,) for he next commenced upon
Brownson and his visionary doctrines, about putting
down The Priests and Pedagonurs, and rom that l.,
the New Jersey affair, which he went into Il minute
detail al, but particularly the distinguished part
he played in the drama: and indeed. SIR, lie bccanr
much cram"red with himself, that he gould scarcely
yet upon auy >uii"ci with which r not iutIma 5
connected Hrs next tlrm" being The election Of
Speaker, .: winch he gave truly udIcrnus d"scrsp.
ton, comparing Mr.. Hunter Ia the lc spotted pr
indeed, SIR, hi comprers evidently disappointed,
a. they only chrrrrd HIN twice during his forenoon
speech, VIII oh was or hours long; aud the express
SION which gave rise 10 the nudrst cheer such as
10 shock the srnsIhIltl"s Of the religious part OF
his hearers, Notwithstanding his great for
the Priests have omitted, however, 10 refer to the
account which he gave Of Mr. Van Buren, and Gr-
neral Andrew Jackson: after paying hand-"mc ru.
lngy the aticr, he compirrd hIm 10 the Lon,
and Sad Mr. Van Buren, IackaIl appointed bl
General jackson his successor 4 very different
tune used by Mr.. Vase, IN l~:i2, in The Acc".
address, where hr. speaking of Alr. Claws ahus
ing Mr.. Van Buren,. when minister 10 England,
hr was then and = now, Nr. Claws m"st tDrnda
h rival ;"r tl PRESIDENCY. Wen SIR, after dinner,
Nr. WISE fund MS aud rucr would Ia" thn, and IN
immediately repaired 10 tie. cnurih"ue" and. =
it is canned refrain from mentioning MIR. Wr>'' ;
parad"XIca position; for whom dncs hc there rrt but
Boston sch"n muster, wh" rni"rr' gated hltn on Sc
vrral political tnpcs-paraaoN zeal, say, SIR, when
rc"rci. that he hmd been during the morning de
lrnd ng The priests aud g:,drg"gn.s. As mGht nave
been expected, however, Mr.. Wise vented his cha.
grrn the scl,olrn tser aud IN tn" most snr"rrng
manner sand Nou Sir, 10 from Massachusetts 10
teach N,rg,nrans politics 4 could but think ri Dan Fl
Wrhstrr.) And IN the course "f his remarks, rrpu
dated Massachusetts politics, when cnmptrrd with
those Of virginia, Told thu sch""lmdst,r That he ionk
II for grani.d, TINT he Abrlltr,nst or Frdr
rast. left Us"nnn1 about dark-Mr. WIS., eth
speaking | cannot tell wha, transp'rrd after lrt
-. could give fuller account of The artrngs and
doings "t Use Wings had ] spac" trr il: but depend
upon II, armed 10 the teeth and ready Tor The
approaching contest,