Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-17

open air, that he had no business cominn 10 Io;so n
speak to the people, they did not wish to hear him. And
what do we see the Wings doing now? At last court
they welcomed the Wing missionary (AIr SouhalD with
an 'e pomp ana circumstance" of 'great arrival,
put MN up IN the Court house to do the very same
thing Tor which they had loudly mathematical Col
'" h's IS mig consistency thisis Hhig dcccncy, and
we whi come 10 Inc intelligence presently Mr. Sena-
Tor fohtanc was at court and spoke at length in
defence OF himself but his Defence well as his speech,
was u failure Even some of the Wings admit, that it
was more signal failure than the Senator usually
makes. Alter the Senator took his seat the Wing
missionary Hr. s. arose and delivered very ingc-
nous speech, exolling General Harrison to the SKIES
whist he placed Mr. Van Buren, among the creeping
things Of the earth. He SAID he should try General
H. and Mr. v Il. BY the "record"-comparc them,
and Their public course, fairly and dspassionatey But
alas! the gentleman could not keep down his party
zeal; and worse than all, when he would make
scrtion, instead of producing the "record, he would
say he had it beh;nd him Yes, and lie kept it 5chind
hun, for don't believe the people got sight Of it
The gentleman onght To have produced the "rec"rd'
Of Mr. '. BIS Utica speech, where he said he was
Iar'ff man. because he had twenty thousand sheep.
ain somewhat inclined TO think the gentleman, "trarel
led ont Of the record He proced nothing in farOr of
Harrison, or against Van Buren,. Very much to the
surprise OF the missionary, countyman, John Il.
Holiday, Esq, answered his argument, and ''nsrd
hun up cllcctualy MIR. II. entirely without pre-
paration, his speech was excmporancous, bnt most
many citizens who were before wavcrng. One old
gentleman told me, after Mr.. Holiday had finish
ed, that "Southall almost persuaded HIM to be Wing,
but Holiday rubbed it Off before it got dry reckon
this travelling political preacher from Alhcmarlc viii
be little more cautious about coming To Louisa here
after; for '9uess such defeat he encountered
not agreeable especially 10 the cGdcr of the sail The
dcrenry and all the INTELLIGENCE party IN the Viz
gnia Legislature. The Democrats treated Mr. South
all politely, and not the Wings did Col. Voolfolk
Nv Ill hon fan in IN
which side is the "decency and iateiiSence@' J.
P 5. have lust seen the Wing of the 18th, and in
piece the signature OF CIV, lind an account
of the proceedings at last Court Has the writer any
regard for the truth of what he asserts, is he merely
testing, when he attempts TO make the impression that
the Democrats attempted clear the house: The gen-
tleman whoever he is, has made miSSdtcmfnt, when
he SAYS the wouldb leaders made a rush and cndea-
vorcd to clear the house No endcarOr made TO
cicar the house 1t was late when Mr.. Holiday fl
nshed his remarks, and the people generally, Wings
and Democrats, wished to go home. Mr.. Fontaine and
Mr. Southall had occupied nearly the whole of the day,
and being satisfied with two speeches to oppos
ed them, they must hare Mird. 1.-The only alterna-
tive left them Che Democrats) twas TO turn the eye
of regret on many an attentive auditor" Now, Mr.
"W, uou ka0,r there mt "one hundred nun
dred and twenty auditors left after Mr.. Fl. concluded
gentleman who had left the house and gone to get his
horse for the purpose of gong home, which stood not
far from the Court house. heard great noise, and upon
Piled there were but few of US, and had To make
great noise in order TO make show. Think twice, Mr.
'W. before you speak once again ).
EXTRACT Of Letter 10 a Member IF INC LEGISLATURE,
-Harch 6, $40.
'rhc canvass is opening i'll this section with great
spirit. The Conservatives are utterly detuac., mos;
of them have returned to the Administration ranks, and
left the little Knight Of Castle Hill, exposed to the
vikings of his former friends and the suspicious support
of his Wing CONDUCTORS. We had glorious day at
Louisa The ltnerant Elcc;or, and Mr.. Senator Fon-
tame appeared and made speeches That OF the latter
gentleman, was the tamcst effort ! ever heard, even
from him. 1t fell still-born upon the crowd-no voice
cried God bless hun, except one or tw" ancient Wings,
who have grown gray the cause OF Federalism. The
E!cctor roarcd, iluundrrcd and b'lowcd-hc shut his
ewes, and shook his head, usual with all the Ponp
and circumstance of sclf.importancc. Som" portions
of his speech, were something ak to cloqUcncc; but
they were general lie chaunied doleiul iercmiad
about Lbertv-bcwailed the oppression under winch
the country @roancd-called upon the good Democrats
of Louisa sacrifice their party feelings upon the altar
of the country-that Is, to support the Wings God
save the mark) skipped over the Sub-trcnsury, as
boy does hard place in has lesson, and mounted the
boodhounds OF Florida most calamity. Ills sympa-
thies seemed to be deeply excited III behalf of the ruth
less and murderous savage, while the suierngs OF his
own countryIncn were forgotten.
ale next paraded the grand humbug of Standing
ARMY before the as:onished eyes of the people, and
cooled off upon hard cider and three legged stool
more ridiculous exhibition has not been displayed be-
fore an enlightened people for years at least
These two gentlemen were answered by Mt liol!aday,
strong Democrat, and young man OF fine talents
The Senator being rather small game, he gave him
few gentle thursts and passed to attack the grand
Etect0r. All party aside, never heard more COM
plce and triumphant rcply.-lle turned the enemy $
guns upon him. spiked the Abolition fnsee by making
the Elcctor acknowledge, that in 1881, he himself
an Aboltionist-rcad from Gen. IIarrsons speeches.
and compared them with those of Mr. Van Buren,, and
turned the scale in favor of the latter in the cstlna
ton Of every impartial mind. cannot recount all h's
arguments; they covered the whole ground LipScomb
will be trumphantly sustained.
We feel the less sympathy for Mr. Southalls defeat
because he played the Slangwhanger, instead OF the
Statesman. He condcscendcd 20 stoop TO the lowest
slang of the Wing presses-Such as the "bloodtound
Administration the new ''standng army even to
the "hard cider and the log cabin candidate No man
who employs this species of hope for success
deserve anv sympathy for his defeat. But Mr.. S. is not
the only Knight Errant who has returned, like Don
Quxotie from the field, With his broken armour bound
round the saddletree of Roznante. similar disaster,
we understand has befallen another OF these Spoutg
Ecctors-alr Edw. Johnson, too, the Wing Elector Of
the Botetourt District anxious to play the orator at
Fincastle on Monday, the 9th inst lie too went forth
in the pride Of his strengthfie too played has antics
before the people of Botetourt-but Mr. VIM. Taylor
Of Rockbridre who is destined to foil Gen. Baldwin,
(anotlcr of the ora,orca band in the neighborng Dis
,rct happened to be present at the Court where Mr..
J. was PLAYING his allotted part-and the people called
upon MIR. +. to reply He wished to decline; but being
UNFORTUNATELY pressed into the service, he did reply to
Mr. j., and completely used him up. His speech evil
be a caution to the Wing Elector. We understand,
that whist the People listened to Mr.. j. with chilling in
difference the eloquence OF Taylor was hailed with ac-
clamation.
NJ It's said that there to be gathering of orator.
cal Electors at Goochand Cour-two OF them at least,
and doubling teams upon the Democrats of that noble
county Though her distinguished champion Joseph
Watkns) is not there meet the Electors, yet they
too NAV meet with another David and his sling In
nch cause who will not be ''unterrifcd" and ANNA
ted 10 defend the immortal principles of the Old Domi-
Mon,
"The Hhig COnrcrt.
We recommend it 10 the reader TO study the Portrait,
under this title which have coPed into our last
from the Globe 1t is drawn to the life. Mr. kves must
vince under it. Nine-tenths of the Wings Will view
-. - n = mirror the new associate whom they have