Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-08-14

pulling off his coat, held by Mr.. Edmund P. Hunter
was about 10 spring, Punther-like, upon some innocent
Wing for a Loco Foco, with Ned Hunter on his back;
BESIDES, your humble speakers cannot SO fully enlighten
the public ~m'nd-keep order we pray you, gentlemen
the Loco Focos will hear of this, and WELD it much
TO the prejudice of the 'deccncy party How can you
look upon that banner and see the brave, the virtuous
Harrison supported by two negroes without feeling a
sense of gravity and exemplary dcmeanors Magma
nimity should-(here the close of the sentence
was lost By the following pithy %diaIogue:) Sha! Ned,
that's the fiooe- banner-umph. | see no hoe dare
Tom, Jst de Ginrral and two niggers, and what dat
10 wild ticker; so let's take a dost Tom; here goes to de
Gineral dat dair Bear, de Buzzid and all.-Whoraw !
for de log cabin, hard cider, and ebby ,hing.-Wha.
wha wha -
The beautifully executed banners, among which were
the portrait of Gen. Harrison, and the B"ar.arm of
' uican (Ohio,D exhibiting mastery touches OF their re-
spective artists, obllierated from the memory OF all that
ever a Leonardo, a Michael Angelo, a Rafiaclle, a Cor
reggie, or a Titan lived; and in connexion with the Me
nageric, one could but suppose the gallery OF Florence
and the Tower of London, had been transported to
America, and united in one grand exhibitIon-and then
the ornamental addition of black handled -gourds, rae
coon skins, pumpk ms, cider barrels, log cabins, and TIN
cups, rendered The t0at ensemble one of the most
captivating and instructive displays, ever witnessed,
perhaps, III America.
a very chivalrous and handsome youth Of ~, who
had for some time been 'nursing his wrath 10 keep i,
warm, al last mounted the bar of cider barrels, erect.
ed for the festival, in and around which, drinkables,
drinkers and d%runkards were assembled in happy COM
munion, Preierrlng the c%ongenial others OF that spotto
the 'bnzzardry occupied for the time by the learned
Pitts OF Baltimore, spoke "trumpet-tongucd, OF the ~
ranny, corruption and abuses of the present AdmInistra-
ton for example, the purchase OF napkins by N. Van
Buren,, Cor his children, with the peoples money, which
was, he continued, opposed to the true principles and OBJ
jcCt ola Republic. He combined in youth, the ability ola
profound lurIst and wisdom of an enlightened states
man and sage; and, after Ogleizing for an hour, wholly
II uu,iplFI nf I ipcplpp f S1,.e,cGpvost. c1nSpi n of
the most mastery efforts ever heard on a like occasion,
in lofty strains OF inpasSIoncd oratory. Ned and Tom
could stand It no longer, and, just as the last accents OF
The brilliant haran9ue were dying on The ear ofthe ell
chanicd assembly, they sPrang forward 10 his embrace,
and, shaking him cordially by the hand, "Lord, Aarscr,
(says Ned you is a 'Sundy swcetning'-no truhble to
rake and find after him, Tom, he throw de wheat too
pretty wha! wha! wha,'
Who is this Mr.. David Hoffman Of Baltimore, that on
all and every occasion, he should volunteer instructive
lessons in politics, to the people Of Virginia Perhaps
the history of 1872 could make some Developments as
to the gentleman, no less commendatnry 10 the cause Of
Whiggrry; ''Whigs III peace, and Tories IN war, than
disrepntable TO that Of freedom, traitor"us 10 the libcr-
ties OF his country, aud blasphemnus in the sight Of God
Hoffman! Huffman! are you the man vino edited {,
sTory paper in 1872, that called down upon your Ig-
noble head the fury otan implacablc mob and the exc.
Grafton Of an indignant people:
Then how dare you, by the invitation of Ge!uded par
ti2ans, or otherwise, 10 drGle the soil of Eirginra-'h"
nativity bl Hasilin9ipl- Henry, Lee u $50 ~
such da>tardIy c!ir"nlcry there can be but the one
ap"i""y-that you are not TIE man-can you make II;
Finally, II may be remarked, apart from the farther
cons. Iteration oftlrs mcragcrir, estimating the wisdom,
fidelity, purity and moderation charac'er,zlhg lie De-
mocraiic measures of President Van Burcn's admins
traiion: and the imbccIllty, duplicity and Federal here
sy inherent in the claims Of Harrison, that, should the
latter ascend the Executive throne, upon the downfall
of the former,
"Amd freedom slricEcd n k"sciuSko f"il,'
the abiding question, 'are The people capable oil 'scii-
government will be negatively determined forever.
This, trust in God, viii never be-yet, should rul-
gar pagean,ry and ostcntation captivate the popular
mind, ard establish an oblivion as to grave and salu-
tary principles of Government, TO the elevation OF Gen.
Harrison to power, it will be then the political temple,
whose material was purchased by the arms and blood
of the Revolution, and 50 magnifccntly reared III lm-
mortal wisdom, b. the illustrious Washington, Jriier-
son, Madison, Monroe and Jackson, the great Apostles
Of American Liberty, will crush and crumble mt" An
arcIy and Civil War, under the accursed and whitening
arm Of Federal Dcspotism.