Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-04-21
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COMMUNICATIONS.

"PrinceSS lime, .fprd :.
"Last Monday, being Court day, was traught with
triumph to the Democratic party, and gives
that old Princess Anne will burst the shackes OF Fede-
ralsn and Join the ranks of the Republican countes
on the ODD April The Democracy had been forewarn-
ed that the candidate (Whg) for E!ector OF ths ms
trct would be at the Courthouse on that day, attended
bv two Federal LAWYERS Taylor, the candidate IN Nor
folk Borough and Hubbard. They held a meeting and
dcpu,ed 4 Committee TO invite Col. Mlson ana vi.
Cooke, Jr Esq, of Norfolk and Mr. Robert thompson
Mofat OF Portsmouth, to meetthc champions OF feaerai
Whggery They all met the ground al II a. VI !,
and at about o'clock the people to the number OF $40
and upwards congregated in the Courthouse. IL was
then proposed that the speakers should each take an
hour and so conduct the discussion Our opponents
objected 10 this evidently bent upon practising the talk
;ng.arans-time SYSTEM which would seem they have
generally adopted throughout the State THIS was stur-
div opposed and finally Mr.. Hubbard led of, occupy
ing lust one hour and ninety minutes Iis speech was
n gross misrepresentation of the Sub rcasury anu an
attempt explain Gen Harrison infamous vote IN re.
laon the sale of white men IN the Senate oi ONO.
He was replied by Col Mills"n in speech replete
with sound argument and manly eloquence Poor Hub
bard was eifectuay used up: and after various attempts
10 interrupt explain, and to contradict was slIenced
The woud-bc Elector next assembled the huslngs; and
after being told that hour had been agreed on by ms
friends as we'll as our party, he tacitly admitted the
arrangement For hour and hall he was respect
fully listened to, while he revlled the Administration
Of General Jackson, who he declared had erected a
monarchy on the ruins of the Republic. The whole ef
fort was so BY vtuperaton and detacon
that il disguised even the moderate men OF his own par.
" He was then told that the time agreed upon had
expired and requested to give way to Mr. Aofta ms
TO their credit be it said, his party desired But he
was too well as ured of the ,rrmend ,ns caStgaton III
store for him. to in person, and he retired from
the Courthouse followed by some thirty persons. whom
he harangued for half hour longer from barnuchr
"Nr Moffat was then loudly called for and appeared
upon the stand Ihave before listened To speech
so repete with whitening sarcasm, was that portion
which related to the gentleman wh" had lust backed
out Most unfortunate his declaration, that Gen
Jackson had made Himself king: t"r, sad Mr.. NJ,
the gentleman who has Just retired was The most crng
ing and fawnng of the satellites who basked in the
shine Of royalty-He it who bent the plant hinges
of the knee before the he raduces-he It was,
who on one OCCASION when Gen Jackson visited Ports
mouth nearly dislocated the vertebrI OF his neck II,
most courtierlke bows and, when he found this sy
cophancy failed TO be acknowledged IN a ctrain ,cGy
deserted the ranks and douncd the Of the Oppo
sition The claims Of Gen. Harrison underwent
severe investigations Great effect was produced by
this speech; and can that you need scarce
entertain anv fears for old Princess Anne.
"Our opponents are dreadtulr frightened and the
exposure that Harrison had advocated IN ISL, the or
panzaton of the militia placing the whole force at the
disposal and subject TO the orders of the President with
out the Intervention of the State Executive made BY
Mr. Moffat, told most powerfully with the people, wllr
have for some time past been poisoned with mlsrcPre
sensations Of the Presidents course OH this subject :
Once more, all is well in Princess Anne The day o
her political regeneration is at hand and we all her,
can echo your cry, Now by St Paul the work eoc:
bravcy on.