Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-28
TO TIE EDITOR OF TIE r. E.rQ UIRER.


When we nar,rd at the Koane DINNER, at the june
ZION m Od ReppLi;can HanOr'r (tor, after the thrill.
inv scenes Of that day, consider she is really entitled
To the name of Republican llanovcr,) II was my nleh'
ton TO have given tn" public short account OF the
sneeches toasts, &c. &c.,-but, having put 1t on 50
lnnp and scene of peculiar interest having occurred
nearer home | content myself with ailud'ng 10 me
heartfelt gratitude manifested TO Mr. Roane when ne
rms, To address the meeting. knowing the delicate
posIon in which he had been placed III The Senate OF
The l. 3 AT a time .! peculiar InicrcSt-the country
conyused by the panic Of the money chan Iers-these
m,n,cd combinations making desperate effort 10 get
The rr,ns Of Government INTO their own hands-secur-
nr to themselves vested rights, privileges, &c not qua
r,nt.d bv the Constitution, thereby putting the lber-
lies and rights Of individuals into jeopardy, can say
trolv that nv very soul exucd, when witnessed snc
manifestation from all classes of citizens VINO had
known him from his youh-Ayc, every impulse OF ms
generous and noble bosom. They knew how !" apPIt.
cate his situation He spoke with Power" erect, iu'
one and half hours The other sPeaHtis u'u
cred, 10 themselves, well as us'crto their cause
must now come nearer home. On last MONDAY, y
heinz our court day, there was large asSehoi'e :"
the people Mr. Senator Fontaine, and Mr.. Jas: va.
land we're there Mr.. Fontalnc began about J c'nch
His posion had so entirely changed since he "a'hto
into public lie upon the popularity Of Mr.. Van Du
rem ,bai il was great iabor TO hims6v, as wen a.
painful to his friends to get along. MI john II ip '
day replied of the most mastery et"rts "1
.vcr heard from anv man. He read lengthy extac'
Van Buren, was auded to the skies and Granny iiar'.
son as more contemplate than mbeciie old granny
of a sscakc merchant. Mr. Holladay, alter ,e'u''E
made pause and inquired of the HonorG~e se"H.J'
# that could be his thunder. iou may imagine the
coDiuiu $ mix. tle had to acknowledge IT. to the u's
gus1 and contempt Of friends well as foes In ,h's
Communication to the people Of Hanover, ne mao
shown tina, If Harrison was elected PRESIDENT Oh ~,
r states. he would advocate the policy OF the ueheia
Governments appropriating all the Surplus he'enut
q
that with our own money! which ne compute"
At the enormous sum Of six hundred millions
three hundred dollars piece The Captain made some
attempt at reply; bu Of his political frenos r.
ncored to feel such disgust at such inconsistencies n
Scanned him short and told him 10 sit dorm ana T..
Mn; Garland come But the MAJOR happened 10 'e -
the same predicament He, (Garand) SAID, una. ~,
aid friend. Mr. Goodwin, had charged him IN 'he new
naa.rs with having said that Gen. Harrison was
granny and mbecile old man. and that he "at'adO do
,ond a. soon vote for old jaded horse, as sncn 10
trd He said that it was true, that ~ lhe aluoi u
hate he might have said but that he did mol Iecoru
- have called Gen Harrison granny; out ,nat ~
Ala be could now tell the people that ne mace ve
rood granny during las. war He sad' ne "0u''