Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-25
l.. NLl.>oS, Sccr,iGrg.
TO TIE EDITOR OF N r. ENQUIRER.
REACTION IL OLD I'll.
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have read in Tie Enquirer of the 1ilI INST an ac.
count IN detail OF tn" political proceedings at our last
Court. loo. was q spectator If the scenes "f mat
day: a. stated Ky Your Correspondent OF July 2-ih'
m. discussion WIS opened by Henry J.. Watkins, but
do not consider his speech IN rs fair a light as That
Correspondent ms done. Mr.. Watkins exhausted I'
whole strength and cloguence in abuse OF The present
Administration: he attached all the blame 10 the prest-
dent. for al and every law which Congress has passed,
vh;cI, is obnoxious 10 the Wing or Bank pariy-hr
made 4 Chain of three broken links, 10 wit the Sub
Treasury. the Standing Army, together wi'i the nh-
prercdcnicd euoriniir % the expenses "i Govern,
ncu,. which would certainly overthrow Inc cIv!
institutions of our present happy Government n"
mad. ont an aggregate amount Of invent -ntic NM
lions Of dollars, without rnrmcrating Tue expense %
,hc Florida war, purchase OF indian lands, moving III
Iians, expenses incurred on The Sa''hda iihc- ahI many
other contingencies, which when deducted, would leave
al. ard mary expenses lower than usual: but !cit the pro-
the TO infer that the whole were expended tor the "rdinn-
rvcxpcnsrs of Government. ] cannot consider III. 4
kins's spccch IN 4 better light than a iair speech Tor .
r,ul cause. Mr.. Holiday followed Mr.. Watkins WIN
,,le,,eI thriliIur and cutting spccci, completely
er,sinr every temporary impression "hich might nave
hecn made favorable 10 the frstspccch. he then lur"'
cd his battery on Senator f"niatnc. lie trace" h'"'
,hrnurh his political career, from lIs ' "uih up 'r'he th'r
when william Consistency Rircs can" ont ah open u
,vowcd apos!a'e TO the American or Republican cause
hc reminded him Of his constant Devotion !" thc ~
nocra.ic cause up 10 that tine; nut II" sooner i"
R;ycs made fully known his future conrs', INA"
4 Eoniaiuc immediately followed III III" NF"dlu-'c M
ous Train. think that vas last febrn arg or March,
rhnn h. Foatainr) and Col. Payne came out jointly
Ear VIM. II. Mum HARRISON, although but a lew daI'
lad clapscd .incc Col. Pam" had avo,Scd that ne nan
,.rr was in favor Of Van Buren,. ] think both fonta'H'
,nd PAYNE should also have a G attached t" each OF
49,, 49,. names. !, would sound very well amongst their
Federal. Whin, Conservatives, Abolition brethren. ~
The close Of Ii~"lladay's speech, which was about MAJ"
after two o'clock, Mr.. F"ntainc rose rather piteo'is'E
rs if not properly suhducd by severe chaS''sri'h''- :
" ....l IN that sl1tpF. trT. III
any poor fellow ever did get a complete druh"'"s'
Edmund T.. Fouialnr di at Fluvanno C1nr'-i"I>'r
on the fourth Mrndnv III July, one ih"isin" c'sh'
hundred and forty. FontGinc continued !" i'a'a,1u'
-. walls Of our CouTt. house, tinr ! was cr"ittiy
informed that some part Of the time, OF course TO-
,r,rds the last of his speech, he had but fifteen hearers
although the gathering was unusually iarGcr) UNI
about the time the cows generally come h"in' " ~
chickens 20 10 roost. nave never its"'' 81,
walls TO know the subject of his remarks but upon 'me
rholo think that II must have been a solemn S''hc: {"
being a very still evening. | suppose it eve" " va
dow was heard 10 move upon MS !lin9es 70 - :"
lonesome and solitary group, and INFORM ''e" 10
They were not altogether torsakeh ana alone ~"
Nj Fd;,or will rvc the evidences OF a reaction u
our county. While both Watkins and Holiday were
sprak;nr, the whole audience Of nom parties WI
all attention. with the exception OF itfue"I 80,
and laundering pcals OF appia"s"' ~ rn;;,,
roso discovered a dimlnntinn 'ak nc place. INC
continued IN 1nick succession, until INC house' u '"'
mart of it occupied by the speakers ~ r'rr', ~.
, mas &C before stated, vacated. No shouts" Of applause
n,,s%Si bn Il what few remained, seemed to have all Joined
William II. Harrison, at any rate IN me w"r" .hum
As soon as Fcnlaine had concluded, h"lladay agar
rose, he said, to reply TO some personal EN- -, ~
nv Fontaine. The house was Imnea'ateiF h"'a"l
filed. Holiday made several very severe thIusts 'n.'
Fon,aina's vocabulary, which again produced dralen'n:
shouts Of applause. Col. Randolph, als'' MADE SOM
very pertinent and interesting renatks' MnGn wv.
also received viii loud cheers. N'gat-'ai' ha''"5 -
set in, the people dispersed. w;,bo,
Now. Mr.. Editor, you arc able to Judge, IN" ~
taking nv word for it, whether or not q ,s'a ad mo-, nr
moi commenced in Did Flu. have other, ana mo
definite evidences of a reaction, out eh""s" - 'S r
sent.