Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-09-08
SCENES IN BrnH$m'rE.

.Hr. Edit0r: | intended 10 have gwen YOU some nc.
count nt the outpourngs Of III" Democracy. al the Red
Oak Precinct, III the county "t Bruins wirk on Saturday
the I'D inst hat nGISpo>Iti"n until now, has prevented
me The srrtird cncrprSIug and industrious planters,
Of that part OF the county, gave. III compliment 10
their faithful and talented Representative, Gen. Drom.
roue splendid barbecue at Col. 1r"itcr Store, at
the time above mentioned, and To which persons %! all
creeds and denominations, by general invitation, were
invited LIVING net far distant, and expecting large
crowd determined 10 up my Ro$i"nnte, and make
one 81, Tn, number; | sci ont, III company with Sc
yeral others: aud. after few hours travel reached
the designated sprr On arr,"a!, wc cOrdI-
ally greeted by the very hospa5r PROVIDERS and had
kindly rendered us what always gladdcns the heart "t
the stranger and soourncr the good Virginia hearty
welcome. Arriving late, we were not permitted more
than mere glance at 'mattcrs and things, before
rroclamaiion was made. that our worthy aud talented
senatorial Representative. DIR +. 7. Scott, was about
10 address the people. We quickly repaired Ia the
stand prepared Tor the occasion, and well enter
tanned for more than hour, by neat, chastr, and
classical speech from the Doctor, doing great credit ("
himself and fun Justice to the subject. He
crrdrdl y Mr. LOUIS c. Bouldin who, for nearly two
hours enchancd The attention of The vast crowd, by
ms wit his Ingenuity, and his peculiar tact, IN mpaFt
mr. interest and amusement 10 his subject HIS speech
was cons drrrd By those well acquainted with the com
xon 81 the crowd Ia have produced considerable ci
,ri and from the marked attention which he received
,,nc have had the pleasure OF hearing Mr.. B. am" !
assure YOU he is m able coad uor the OF De-
uocracy The best proc! o ms efficiency, is the abuse
which is now literally sIiowcred upon INN, by the
Whirs You know II IS part oi Their tacucs, To Slnr
over with rdIcuc and abuse" the author OF arguments,
when they cannot them. No man, however. Is
more above their magn,ty, than he IS Covered with
the p,nnplv of conscious rccudr, hr proudly say
to them '.ccaSc, viper, YOU bite at hr. After MT.
B,uliin had concluded, then about o clock, dinner
was announced be ready had not before So favor
able an opportunity Of observing the crowd now set IN
motion by the gladly received sound, wclcomly pro-
claimed skinner is readp' It had with special
char whether 1t due 10 any particular hah''uic
Of system fvorug such association al III" tine,
or 10 the vacuum produced lay NY ride, VIII not
decide But, oi one thing, | am certain, Il was then
more rcii>hcd bv me- than would have been the dnl
Get strains Of ak set ont nj The top Z" my GRIP
pied speed. and reached the table, winch was
informed was ninety yards long and found 1t literally
rroanrp with the suhstantias of life, served up IN Il
manner which would have done credit To The most
wing cpcurc After securing to myself lunch.
con that would have appeascd the iongngs OF old or
Justice himself. looked around tor some acquaintance,
and soon met with CHEEKY good fellow who Is an that
would have him. save Wing. My first object beng
secured nv next was, 10 ascertain the sze OF thc
crowd: and not being familiar IN such matters, pre-
pared to take the opinion OF my wing irend. lie
very promptly remarked, there must be OOo persons
present. Numerical computation p''' -
this time will only say the company was large, re-
Specialize and very orderly, and that tn" preparation
was extensive amounting, was informed, 10 nearly
10 ba rbacucs with the old Virginia staff Of life, ngur-
nr along the table, Ike many centrnelS ana rccrv'
INV as | have always Observed first respect; nor
was the vegetable kingdom less spang IN her con'ri-
buttons Whilst bobbng about, ] came Tor the hrst
time in shaking hand distance OF or very able he
prcscnta,ivc General Dromgoole ! s"on saw from the
| meteor flash of his eye, he surveyed the moving
or wd ha, his bosom filled with no ordinary emo
,inns Il was soon announced that The Genera! was
ready 10 address the people No sooner sad, than
general rush was made the platform, each vclng 10
sacure to himself the most advantageous seat E%pec'
tatlon was upon the tptoe. Indeed, thnK mere was
enough to excite to the ut,crmos any man thou-
sand of his constituents voluntarily assembling under
their broad spread forest oaks to hear return OF
his sewardshp-to hear defence OF the much-abused
and msrepssented Administration, OF which he is an
able supoorrer-to hear defence OF measures winch
had been totally perverted and bedaubed with the
se,eer slang of Whgs to make appear TO the sul'
Ibe contemplate and ridiculous, not only the mea'
sues but even the supporters OF them You are ready
10 ask, did he meet expectation Was his defence
Satisfactory: | would that had the powers of Ian
guage TO describe to you his mastery effort. Need
| say he transcribed all expectation. He reviewed
in turn, the most prominent acts Of the Administration