Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-22
TO Ymr rDlroR or YHE EvQUIRE.

TO THE EDIgOR or YHi, i.EQEIRER.
/ The Whrs have proclaimed tie gIartnm idsCInudS
10 the world that Madison well nigh reyoutonizcd
and If cxcrtisus make SO, II viii ccEta,nl De
done On yesterday, John S. Prndlrton, the Federal
Wing Ecctor for this District, addressed the People OF
tits County at The Court House. Ills speech was
characterized BY the mos, fusomc Aatcry OF General
HARRISON (wlo with the boidct impuGencc, he ranked
with Washington, Jefferson and hladison,) by broad
defamation, reckless assertions, handsome quotations
from Shakespeare, and ot!er models Of literature,
! beautiful flights Of fancy, doubtless connected and
pcnned down in his leisure moments, Qor he repeated
them with the calm countrnance and studied gesture
of 4 scloolboy who has been taught to act the orator
upon other mems productions, bold Remuneration
and the most infamous charges Of corruption extra.
vagancc &c., &C. against the Administrations without
adducnr the slightest proof TO sustain them. But
Sir would YOU believe the descended, had almost
said beneath the degradation Of demagoguc-wh
he enGeavored 10 pakc po'ficGi cGpitHi Of .Nr IAN
Burcn'S HLiyhtrS-accuscd the President OF the cnor-
nous offence Of walking with rattan cane, and
strongly insinuated that he occasionally guilty
Of the objectionable sin Of acting politely to the alr
SEX minated that the could act gracefully, and,
| in his Youthful DAYS might have led off hand
somcly in mlnuet For this, sir, ! presume he de-
serves the credit of originality and, upon it, he might
have reposed in the midst Of glory, perfectly satisfied
that he had done enough to Iminoralzc the most Oh.
scurc individual: But here. sir, this immortal genius
satisfied to res. IN inglorrous rcpose ana he
needs must make another wonderful effort nt great
mind, BIZ copying from the great OF gold spoon
notorcty and call Mr.. Van Buren, fox and wcaz!c
! But sir Orator, as Mr. pcndlcton surely exhibited
himself on this occasion, lie was BY no means the
most conspicuous man of the day-By means,
for there sat one near him in a very conspicuous
position, looking for all the world, like dignity ana
gravity pcrson,iicd. None could lave stepped INTO
the Court House without being struck with The
majesty Of lis appearance, and wondering what
could be the object OF his mission But # he tarrIcG
for moment he would readily perceive that he per
formed tho high and responsible Office Of tng!cnan to
the cappcrs. Who, Sir, the small circumference OF a
congressional District, do you think could have been
found 10 perform the exalted duties of So important an
Office Ill tell YOU 1t the ex-senator OF our
State Leg stature for this District Daniel +. SIaugl-
ter All, Daniel, thou and thy band Of foreign and do
mesc clippers, (and ! am happy 10 believe that the
latter were the smaller nrmhcr) have distinguished
Yourselves on this memorable day. The for so
readily catching the signal the other for having his
company so well drilled
81 may as well give you account of the pre-
linnarics of the discussion you will doubtless sec
some Wing visions recorded in the Richmond Wing
and Public rerrivcrsator. Mr.. Pendrion proposed TO
Col Banks, that he I'cndeton) should commence the
discussion with speech of two hours length, that Col
Banks should reply for the length of tine, and
then PcnGeton should close the debate by general re-
| ioinlcr This Col Banks sad would not give hun 4
tar chance and he would prefer tina; Mr.. Pendl"ton
should finish his speech before he attempted reply,
provided he would not consume than 3 or 1 hours
Pendleton spoke from about o'clock L. NJ, till nearly
sun down, after the first ) hours, evidently speaking
against time, by running the ground which he
had before covered The people percevng this, and feel
inc anxious to hear both sides urged Col b. to go in the
street and reply to what they had heard far as he bad
time. He did with considerable reluctance and spoke
from the portlco ofthc Washington Hotel And nsIder.
ing the shortness Of his mc lie used up the windmill
orator completely trumphantly answered his reckless
defamation, and rcbutcd his bold and impudcnt as
sertons with rrcfragble testimony Sir, tell yc, the
| Democracy lost nothing by this day.
"Whst am giving history of this memorial. day,
let me not omit TO inform you, that there was also
great meeting Of the Tippccanoc Club of this county
which attended by the vast number Of II residents
| of the county"