Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-21
Here T. nm Orator in The Field,


Extract IF" Letter rom H""R'y, ii9mpShire lP IL.
(Rcceivcd Just we going 10 prcss)
"You viii doubtless hear much of yesterday dongs
in this place The Court adjourned about = o'clock,
and the speaking commenced Immediately. After two
very eloquent and ingenious Speeches from Mr.. Hun
ter and Mr.. Bcdngers replies TO them r. Williams,
ESD arose 10 4 call of the Wings. The first part of
his Speech very able and very impressve-not clo
qucnt but strong and logical He said he had supported
the present Administration long he could corsc
enously; but had been compelled to quit it, because
he believed the tendency Of It's every such
as 10 destroy the doctrine OF State Rights, 10 which
he had always adhered lie spoke at length
against the Suh-Trcasury, ant. Strove with much ab
", to prove measure which no Republican should
support; and thus far his speech, MS said before,
vcrv able: but regretted extremely TO hear HIM before
he concluded, repeat all the slang of The Wing presses
about standing army-and forgetting himself, 50 far
as 10 ask who Martin Van Buren, WAS, and what he mad
err done 10 cmr HIM 10 III" support d! the American
people, when he had Ust told rs, that he himself had
voted for Mr.. Y B., and supported him until recently
He also pronounced 4 hghly.wrought cuogium upon
Gen Harrison, which thought III very bad taste,
especially he had not been able 10 discover the Gene
rails merits four years ago But my chief objection IN
his speech was his condcscending 10 make OF the
zone Term argument in support of Harrison His
speech nearly an hour long, and was listened to
throughout with great attention.
CAS- soon as he had taken his seat The Courthouse
rang with the name of Col JAMES VI M,s"N. You
his expressive CONFERENCE.-The nimItab!c voice, aud
his most impressive manner. lie came forward, after
loud and frequent calls for hm; and do assure YOU,
have never listened 10 more beautiful specimen OF clio
Gucnce and argument combined, than was his discourse
With the easy elolucncr OF an accomplished "rai" he
commruceL and the brra. hcsS silence told with what
decp interest his every word was received lie SAID
he had some complaints against the Administration
and the Republican party, but they had not been sui
cent to drive him into the of those 10 whom he
had always been and still opposed, upon principle
He confined himself strictly to reply to the remarks
of Mr. Williams, taking up one after another every
argument which that gentleman had advanced, and NJ"
yer quitting them until each III It's turn had been
conpietcIy demolished At times he would indulge IN
the most beautiful rhtS of coGucncr, soaring and ca
rccrinr aot while his councnance h"amcd with ania-
lion and his eve rolled and burned Ike the bison sand
then he would suddenly descend it'll zone fell swOnp
upon some unlucky position Of his adversary, which
lie woud Instantly annIia", with the kccncSt shafts o
INDIGNANT satire lie attacked the argument Of the Sn
ole term which he pronounced the most daring btd Tor
The Presidency that was ever made 10 the American peo
plc. The Generals "'Fhnking Committee also suffer
ed terribly in his hands, and before he concluded,
really wondered how any could support E"cha can
didatp or such 4 cause az that Of the Wings.
"After Col Mason concluded, MIR. Williams again
took the floor read an extract from speech against
the Suh-Treasury, delivered by Col NJ the floor of
Congress- and strove 10 fix upon him the charge OF IN
consistency: but my humble judgment, he failed 10
do 90; for, the Colonel in the commencement OF his
prcscnl speech had denounced the SubTreasury, and
the extract did nothing Mr. Hunter also spoke
At some length in reply 10 Col NJ and the discussion
was kept up til after dark, when the people dispersed,
apparenlly much delighted with the days performance
81 convcrscd with several gentlemen from different
parts of the county, who all assured me, that the
Democracy were never slaunch, and that there
was no shadow of truth III the reported changes to
WhioqcrY, Of which We daily read.