Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-10-22
EXTRACT Of leucr fran Tiuran"n, 2-M Oa. $40.


pcared in Yesterday Enquirer, was not IN time TO sub
stitutc a previous one written without auhnrity--as
the apprehension tina; lis cxcu sion OF certain class :"
speakers would give 10 the opposition generally
for not meeting William Smith, Esq, Of Cupcpcr, with
their bc.L men, was fully realized. In addition TO the
olcc. expressed in that advertisement of giving full
and far play 4 gentleman who rad been urgently
pressed b. the Democracy Of nvanna To address the
people OF the county that Of dong sheer justice to
the ncirLLorhood Of Blcdsocs, where tie Hon James
Garland had late occasion, excluded John L. i"l-
Iuday. Esq by occupying the stand the whole evening,
except about three quarters of an hour before night,
when shower of rain falling, and no place afford
cd for addressing more than J., persons IL IS true,
Mr. G. proicssed in this instance 10 be "givng an &C
count Of his stewardship" TO his constituents; but as
one of Them could not understand in what he did,
more than occasionally 10 remind us that he ,roS DIS
charming this sacred duty indeed his whole object ap.
ucared to be to consume the time by dragging through
!. will! pressing repctitons, and readings OF General
Harrisons speeches and letters, with now aud then Il
feeble and pulling defence ut his tor'uous and npos-
tate course for which hc begged forgiveness, but with
me found none, except in his faithful snbs"rvencr 10
his prototypc VIM. G. Rvcs. As further Xcuse tor
This exclusion Of Mr. loladay Mr. G. said, that Mr. H.
had taken him in the day before at Columbia, where ne,
Mr. G. refused TO eater into any arrangement rs TO
me Of speaking as he had by appointment come there
80 rive an account OF his stewardship; but at late
hour after dinner, tas | unGcrsood not having been!
r;cycntl he delivered himself of my hi"g but has
.s:cwardship which cost him about two hours 6" IRA
vail and ;lrn abandoned the stand 10 MIR H., saying
10 was liz incompetent to the task OF speaking
,Ionrcr MIR Iolladay then occupied 1t until pretty
hour If there was any taEc ~ in the matter, 1t was
surely in Mr. G.'s being ihwar'ed IN design CO.
,,.r.d hy his own want Of generosity and cand"T
uOn The iit! NJ BcGsocs the prominent men OF TIE
rbir Marty complained, that they had been deprived
II champion by the first advertisement IN the Lnqu-
,r and asked if one would still be admitted lp the con
test. 10 which an unhcsitatng assent was gwen. 40
Sneaker offering, nor arrangements ocn% pFoposS"
,,or dinner Mr. Smith, at his leisure addressed the
nope who had gathered from distance around III this
and the adjoining cnuntics--whcn, after speech OF
obor three hours, (pcrhaps norc) great impat'chce
heinz manifested By Col AlcGruGcr ana otIers hr,
smith gave way, and the Colonel addressed a small
audience there being very lew wings present " pa!
or the policy Of the taccians Of that party beng u Is
IA ~ keen tho rrSGrc in the hack ground Oh such oc-
rs long n it could bc kept t"."ihcr purse
h,iur ascd for the occasion, messenger was drs
matched for Mr. Alexander Rvrs, who was at Castle
lIi and also il was said, for Mr.. Garland, to speak
on the following day at Wilmington; but, unlucklly
car Tho Whr cansc both Of these gentlemen were
enrarcd--sill un!uchily for their
Irrcmsc Mr. Garland had told gentleman OF h'sh
Standing who will testify TO it necessary mat lie was
Bedsoc's and Wilmington but that he should not com
nv with If; ASSIGNING rs understood neher proics-
oual not other engagements: 10 which the gentleman
rened that he was not surprised at the Majors deter
mna,ion after so recent encounter, on the MAJOR
rort with Mr. Smith at Charlottesville.
..lIr. r. T. Daniel too, it said by the Wings,
both on the 18th and 18th would have attended, o"t iof
the forLJ.iing card but think it moe than pfooa,
be from his recent pilgrimsge TO Poore 5, ana return
INV miles, 10 Richmond, taken together with ms
late cayd that lie had determined before the aG-
yertisencnt appeared, to leave this rtcory 10 some
other of sSparta's sons so that what "'th pro-
frssioaql cn1ansmentS, iorbiddng cards, and some
Thing still more forbidding-an ugly cHStomeF-the
WhIrs, alias, &c, &c, &c, do not hnd It so easy
matter to array champion against smith Al WI
,ninpton after dinner although notice had been pre-
yiouslv given, Col McGrudcr proposed to divide inc
eveninp'with Mr. Smith, which, although unreasonable
and the rery crH contemplated in c cGrd would ensue
was agreed to- and the consequence was that Mt ointH
in one address Of an hour, and another oil tle more
in which he fully sustained his reputation OF rarely
cGualled popular speaker concluded his labors IN ~!
wanna, setting out Immediately after for Louisa Court
house where lie viii address the people to-day need
not say to YOU that his visit to US has promoted ou
cause: and assure you my veracity ihat 'hliH
and am not singular i'll the opinion, that ne ana o'e
distinguished visitors, particularly Mr. lioaday and
Col Randolph, have wroughta decided change IN ''t
county Of Fiuvanna Her people are intelligent an,
independent and want nothing but bght wncl
has hitherto been sadly denied them, 10 lead then
back 10 the path from which they have been dscoyed
Yes do believe from my observation, that they nave
Just sense OF their rights as any community IN IN