The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-21

tended jaws Of the hon. and might have been fore
seen, had them fatally closed upon him Il is TO be
GREETED that the rashness Of the Col tempted him TO
take the stand which the experienced Of the par
y wisely declined accepting. In the Of the
evening, Mr. Rives conducted TO a splendid en-
teriainment, gwen by his friends which was hume
iouSiy attended. Here Mr.. r. responded ia an clo-
ia'"' manner to complimentary sentiment prepared
py me committee, and in conclusion iniplored some OF
ms eoiaborers in the cause To Join las his voice was
ush ehected by the duration OF his speech that day
~ defence OF those principles which are al present in
sueh immediate jeopardy BY the ruthless assaults OF
the federalis,s under their patron saint Martin Van
Buren, Many other gentlemen, inhabitants Of bor
dering counties replied in elegant STYLE 10 toass given
For instance the veteran old republican Thos Miller
Esq, of Powhatan, in plain, sensible and impressive
manner, said many things which deserve to be trea
sured lie was followed by Col +. A. Cabell Of III.
county Of Amherst, and member Of the House Of De-
legates who did ample justice the cause dear 10 ~
all Mr. Ro, +. Cutler, was next called for and
amidst the plaudits Of the company, dealt effective
blows; for IN addition TO the rapdity Of his thrusts
the sting not the less because Of the orna
mental language with which they gLled in the
manner of his defamation, keenness of welding
his weapon, it that the uckless object of his
vengeance sooner applies his hand to the wound,
than he is pierced in dozen other places nearly al
the same instant Mr. J. X. Irving succeeded in hi,
characteristic style, which might bear some resem-
blancc TO welding tremendous arcIub for his
blows came with the regular precision of one who
knows where TO strike and with the impetus which in
tb,,r k.,, Al
lar declaimer Mr.. r. J. Cooke, (of Powhatan, re-
sponded IN handsome style TO sentiment did Mr.
g. II. Matthews, and many others, The festivities of
the evening ended as might be imagined with peace
and pleasantly. A VISITOR
RICHMOND, Va July 18th, 1910
Our prospects in this State are cheering and can
didy believe we shall carry it by a large majority
We have built Log Cabin in this city 90 by 40,
and seems to be Of great uneasness to the
Loco foco party. They affect to be very much re-
oiced at it, asserting with appae confidence that il
will operate to injuryyet poor deluded creatures
it is perfectly evident they do not believe what they
assert as both papers published in this city enquirer
and Cri,s) slavshy devoted to the interest of that
party, tack US weekly upon the presumption and
folly o building Log Cabin. brother Of Extra
Billy Smiths has charge ofthe Crisis and more vul-
gar and scurrous paper have seen not even ex-
eeptng the Tatter paper published in this city whose
editor was indicted by the last grand jury for the utter
meanness and basencss of the articles which appeared
in it Extras brother is the person that was run
by the Locos in in King George county for our Legis
lature, and defeated last spring | refer you TO the
last number of the Crisis for confirmation of what
say
see Kendall Blair, & Co, are attacking our Re-
preventative, and endeavoring to make him out a
complete abolitionis and Hartford Conventionst II
they knew the people Of this District as well as do
they would their labors the more such crea-
lures Willy him. the higher he will rise in the
estimation of his constituents. pretty set of fellows
they are truly, who descend TO the lowest and most
despicaLe means to promote the interests Of to
the Presidency who voted to give free negroes the
right of suffrage in New Yorkto instruct Rufus King
to vote against the admission of Missouri in the Union
with slavery within her borders and nothug in
the case OF negroes testfying against Lieut.. Hooo
9 that required his interference and yet dcnounce
man who was raised in slave State-a slave holder
himself and the representative of slave holders as
confederate of aboitionists
We understand them pretty well in this quarter
and the highest recommendation candidate for our
suifrages can present us is the abuse lavshed upon
him by such characters Amos Kendall and F p
Blair should not wish fairer passport to favor
FULLY, Mo, July a
=" The cause goes well even in Missouri We
shall shake the foundations of the enemy if we do not
tumble them in ruins We shall change the charac-
ter of the Legislature at least
EDEN Ill.,, July II.
The Van Buren, papers come regularly-but the
Harrison papers not in three Van Buren, don't
want his acts exposed He is going down neverhe-
less. Harrison is gaining ground every day, and if
he continues go ahead he has for the past three
four mont his there will be nothing left of Van Blu
rem. Illinois is certain for old Tip by large majo-
nty. Your paper them down in these parts
finely"
BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pa. July IL
" Since my arrival here have conversed with per
from different parts of this State, and all speak
with great confidence in the States going for General
Harrison From all can learn think there is no
doubt Of it
FAYETTE, Mo, July 6
g i enclose 10 subscribers: We may carry our Go
vernon 1t is uncertain. But if Clark is not out
voted more than 1000, YOU may set us down as four
votes for Harrison. The actual change to be relied
on in this part Of the State is about five per
against Van Buren, and the will gradually i'm