Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-07

| n -prUSpCCtS are TFV .f"h'ffHS IpE Tie Denim.
,,r,r IN this county, in April ncXt-hcttnr tina,
L,vS brcn for a long timc-and as for the Prr,G.,
lection. in the Fall, Mr.. Van Buren, will beat Con.
SPOTTSyLvANIA.
'FHEDERicKSBURG, March :
.Thc county of Spottsylvania has brourh, NJ,
s,-ongest Democratic Republican citizen IN o,,- %
- Mai Crutchticld. Al the meeting held las, H.,
Icnurt dayl at the Courthouse, there was a crow :.
attendance, all animated by n noble spirit Of rn.,..
~ , continuation of the present Delegate. W.
rround handsomely, and the move was sanc,cro, >, ~
hearty enthusiasm. Tho candidate nominated. and :
b,s accented the nomination is Waller I!ol.it,r "
,.bom you know well, and who | sincerely ,bns
redeem us from our present thraldom. Be So cnoS
10 announce him in your next paper.
We have Letters too from Caroline, (anothcr cam,
rcpre scntcd by a Wing OF the most cncouragp, y
s''P'0"' NELSON COUNTY
"You will have seen before this letter reaches %,
that the Democrats held 4 meeting at Their Fcs,".
Court. and brought out DR., Liggon as Their caaG+.
The meeting was unusually large, and the fines, !
ina prevailed. MANY, yes, many OF the Democrats
Icff MS last Spr;ng, attended the meeting, and >ar.
are determined 10 do every thing they can Tor L.g,~
think YOU NAV calculat" on seeing next w,n'cr,N
mocralic Representative from THIS county. TEcN
held n mretin" on tlr same day, and Nominated r.
rs their candidate, thinking, | suppose, taa, be-
carry a norton of the Administration party With
bu, | think he Drown viii be defeated. The ,mr
are indignant al Gen. Browns course, and WI,
pleasure IN voting against HIM.
MARSHALL COUNTY
E>rRaCT Of a iatCr, Gdhcd
EIlzagETurowN. Marshall county. Fcb 3,
81 informed YOU in my last, that a meetIngo A.
tics was to take place AT the Courthouse IN this e.
on the 22d inst. Although ii was understood. ,r
was TO be a general meeting for political discussion {,
Wings, 10 make a show, circulated printed han,
through The Senatorial District, headed "Tippn,1
meeting inviting all parties to attend, and char,
a steamboat to carry them from Wheeling 10 this
The morning was very unfavorablc aud raln,ay
after . o'clock, when II snhsidcd and cleared M !.
sanity. The ~stcambca arrived with lis crew from y
ing about half after 10, and the country people, V /,
and Democrats, began 10 drop IN. Aitcr a shur %
| minarv discussion. the meeting was organized b,
pointing a Chairman with SIX assistants and tw j
cretarirs. Mr.. Newman then rose and observed +
ms the challenge came from the Opposition. /, !
VOWED upon them TO open the debate. Mr Mrg]
rem, however, from Wheeling, CDemocuI,
cludcd TO make the opening speech. IN the cu
OF which he very ingcniously c"n'ras''i liz ]
li:icaI attitude aud principles of the two n-
irving the Wings occasionally some Scyrrc thr...
He was followed by Mr.. John NJ. Clark "t VIZ, |
a broker and lottery vendcr, in a very bostcrou>.
ing speech. which, 10 use i common expression, Oh |
take n Philadelphia lawyer To define. He ai'cam |
hy bold and reckless assertions alone, 10 make r.~.l
that the Administration was the cause Of the pr~i
deraurcd state of money mattrrS-that lis Iag2.t
were corrupt, and that the approaching contest g
be- a contest between the people and the Office ha
that he was one of the people and with the pro. |
His hour having expired, The time agreed upon, /
old standby, Alexander Newman, took Tie iiuor, L
sustained himsrlftiroughout in a mastery manner /
first exposed their course OF opposition for tie I
ten wears, and then cndeavorcd 10 show, 'lat /
principal cause of the pressure. was the bad Il
arcment of the Banks-ovcr issuing, w L
cOunting-and over trading on the credit s.staLt
system, he said, very useful, If not abused nd I
dangerous and destructive, II wantonly :.!G. =. II
He Indignantly repealed the charge Of rrfp.aaat
against the Administration. and c!aI.1 20 tho
show a particle of proof to sustain i :, Ien de- \
The political principles of the two I - 9 'ntial CD
dates. and in an eloquent and iorc,Lle manner cyn I
the Inconsistency of the Wings III tnrir opposite
General Jackson on the score of his being a Nil l.
Ciiettain, and now eulogizing the claims Of Gca
Harrison on account of his military fame. lie =
was their last dying effort, and to gam a little "a
respite they would move Heaven and earth il +
could, to accomplish their ends in this district
Wheeling, the strong bulwark of the Orpost
Northwestern Virginia, had come out from her -
hold and planted h"r cannon IN one OF her weak
trcsscs on the borders of Democratic RcpublcaI h
shall to mn the battle anew; and in bcha.! 4
Democracy of the district, h" would only Sag to
Gene on with your united cohorts, we arr r"atymI
this Presidential battle with voo, meet YOU en- the
election, and compel YOU TO pull down yogi
ground your arms, and acknowledge that Ii" p
pies Of Democracy arc "~mighty, and will press
Col. b. +. Kelley from Wheeling, then made hIsagk
ancr, (who, by the by, is u very fine !cllow)-5tE
very we'll vcrsed in politics. He said a great maEy
things of General Harrison, and related a NUNS
laughable anecdotes, by way of spinning out hsraE
Few men can surpass him in telling anecdotes, arj
would suppose he had taken lessons under the fl
Crockett; but, anecdotes won't do on such ccca,
He is entitled to the credit, however, of conduct
discussion with less personal illusions, than auyN II
who addressed the meeting. Col. George W.
son, from Wheeling, who had been prevailed OF
number of his friends here, to come down and
helping hand, then mounted the stage, aud
as am capable OF Judging, made one of The II
est arGumcn,ativc speeches ever made here
friends regretted that his time expired, before he
ret through with more than half Of It'll Wa
d scovered from the uucas ness Of the Whig> II
they had rather he had Staid away. Numj,rf
heard him were induced To believe from the raat
which he sustained himself, that he is able, not
cope with their best men here, but any place Fl,
time was then limited to thirty minutes, and VI.
!cl EdglnglOn from Wheeling, made his aPpa
IL was cvIdHnL lie tdd been touched IN i sore pat
the vchcmcncc iii which he Spnkc-hr charge
Thompson with being m Office huldcr-sa,d'M tin
be a contest between the people and The Office b
SAID lie was "i'lI the people, that the people
was his interest; 1t IS said he Is a waTM-arl'-
and esteemed by all who knox hiE-hg'
evidently excited from The heavy lash Of I.
and beng only 4 quarter nag, run down wIhHsE
minutes. Thompson replied, and every wo"
the bone-the Wings were evidently dao'@ r.
they appeared to sit very uneasy; but when ID
gun from Wheeling was brought forward, they
4 little revived. Mr.. Samuel Spi;gg, tie ogr
metal they had, took the stand amid shqnaa.
clapping-hc Isl man of talents and gu'tr a -rG.
and would not stoop 10 take little advantages To-.
will, and though 4 man Of NICE feelings, he i u,E
ny others, a little irritable, and he too, was IS
excited, from The heavy artillery let loose az
banks and bank party. lie is a good speaker, an
glrd hard, but it would not do-,he people her'
easily gul!ed, when charges are made, tl!oughutE
may be respectable; they want a little documr&'
dcncc-a little of the prime J0cic, or, at least
some kind. As soon as his time expired, a -'&E
from Weeling moved an adjournment, whica,@ Y
was carried, IN consequence Of the number
from Wheeling. Col. Thompson wished 10
but the Wings OF Whcc'tng had cnough 81
marched for the door. Ii was then dark, ana .
suggested the ~propriety OF adJourning, a. tue
ment was getting up. A few more such ZOE
the Wings, and we viii be able 10 blow them =
Give them rope and they will hang ,h"msc.'s,
shall will tell well for her Democracy.
Since preparing the above for the press, y.