Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-01
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lnk distance, they sccosted mo very respect
ana alter interchanging usual sentiments an
s. .s was Intercepted III were on my va
$3.50. ss W ah'ers. Not knowing the object OF IN
was embarrassed for response. ven
suieo, however, your neighbor Riches phras,
Su'u hunc. One OF the ambassadors, who appeare
pretty Keen. Homo multarum i,erarum. compre
nu. me promptly, and acquainted me with IN
purpose OF his mission. He said he wasa whis
ano represented Wing constituency, and that n
anu ms e9niederates were sent to Miers to put IN
screws upon X. NJ. 7. Hunter; that he had stray
OUT OF the Told, and had sold himself to the Van
a.s rof Tess Than mess OF pottage. The youn.
m ..dor was very inquisitivc to know il &c
Su'esecu IN TINS sentiment; but when was schoo
10y reading Horace, this sentence made an indeli
oe impression upon my mind-Cave quid dics
e' epi, iug'to, percunetatorem,ii dem garru.
'usesti and ! answered the question by asking one:
VINO would be the nominee Of the Conventional
oouiware, he said. The Minister Plenipotentiarv
'ound out WAS brother chip, Wing too-and
upon reaching hiller's, he importunej me TO dis.
mount, and go with him into the Convention as an
hmicus Curin. Having learnt at school little of
another dialect besides our old vernacular. and
knowing what he was at, rejoined, if I went in.
wou'o not 60 as an auxillium, but a looker-on in
| venice The Convention was called 10 order and
MIR James Govan was chosen unanimously The Pc.
| s'uent lie was indicted into the Chair bv A Mr.
yohn Sanes, and presided over the deliberations of
@e convention with magnanmity and elegance
ne gentleman gifted with every exterior grace.
| d.
| ouered preamble expressive of the satisfac,;on
ana gratitude ofthe Convention to r. NJ. T. Hunter.
Esq. Tor the fidelity and assduity which had char
acierzed his legislative service, accompanied with
reso'ption purpor'ing that as II. M. T. Hunter,
Esq. mad already announced himself a candidate for
The suffeges Of the district therefore that Conven
uon would foroear 10 nominate any other individual
that he was the Idoneus Homo The mover call
s eu ior the vote upon the preamble and resouon.-
x.n, p.VPosl.'on was put ex cathedra, if the Con-
or A
gus from Caroline demonstrated, and said that he
hau something TO say. ! no iced this gentleman
whist the Chair read the preamble and saw that
nc was very restless, and inflated almost to explo.
SION win what you would call a Juror loouendi-
and my curiosity was upon tip toe 10 hear What h.
hau 70 say. de assumed the airs Of the polished
orator. evinced that he had studied his subec, veil
acomposed countenance, and a sedate and grave as
- s-.ooh respectful view of his audience, and
men commenced his harangue SLOWLY and ar,ieuls
ing very low in the CONNIE ncement which thou,h,
"u'Sa.eu MS extreme modesty. He had mt nro
eeeded far scarcely finished his erotdum. before I
was STRUCK with the truth and aptitude Of the Ian
guage OF certain author-Nulla fdes FROM; ,nd
that fool had passed for a SAGE Inv assnm;n ~
eountenance |. however, do not mean TO saw th,,
.ne gentleman alluded TO, is a fool-on tn. contra
", ne IN the late political canvass achieved The
celebrity oil inc.aruit ambitiosa loauenda, in
hu'lum usum Republic;r. DR.. Gordnn of E.
rose 10 evel his artillery at Hunter but IN. cam.
Sas 700 nigh for hum TO wound. He told us thar
hunter was unwhigged-that he had iumn,d on ths
o'ner side oil the fence, and displayed Thai sor, T
Iapeo"y ana iondness TO amuse the multitude with
lu1icrous apothegms, and occasionally with ro.,;'
cal plagiarism. lie charged Mr. Garnet, with mis-.
Iep'esenuhs tls constituents and disobevin, in
s'rueuons. lie said the Essex mee,;nS 49,,
Pose1, as heard, Of about 60 Wings, 90 of tba,
,;on aPPo'hteu delegates) instructed Its deega-
uon 70 vote against Hunter. masnanimous pro
eeeoins; ve'iy! MIR G.. rose, and indisnsntIvp 70.
oeu 'he arrogance ofthe Doctor for setting him.
SCI up as eustos morum, and as his casuist and
o'u nun that he had pertinaciously interpos,d be-
eeh ms constituents and himself The Doc,o,
was quite pacific under the A,oeIIa,;or - 80
Suneu ABOUT one hour To discharge his brutnn, f,I
n ~, L ne next gentleman who enlisted as an INV
s s 10 oellum against poor Hunter wasa xerv
LIZ tne ,ooAihs gentleman personally-a Mr. Boulware
ne 100, had cultivated and made cons;de,.LI. -
QUESTION IN the arts and address of orator., -
venture bestowed countless Iucubrations ove, H.
lehsius, Demosthenes, and their contemnorar,., on
pronunciation, emphasis, and the action of or,,orv
.,I eInoled mind richly stored with literary
sP'enuor, and he amused me with his charms oe
eioquence, until he joined the chorus az ab,,sa 80
Wv which he prolonged ad nauseum. nm
w was heard 10 say by the orator o temnors : n
NO.: ne next and last gentleman who partei.
80 49, I'LL ms unhoy crusade, was DIR. Minor from
Essex; Great court was paid the Docto, "a -
ioohed upon by the Essex deputation a, m, A,Ias
Pon Shose shoulders the fate of their nominee AZ.
pehoed. de IS gentleman of such nrom;sino
ou"'ehahce, that you would be struck upon frsi
win favorable impression in regard 10
n's mental resources. The Doctor, though had No,
s.uoieo the rules OF oratory and gesture liz go
" ms predecessors IN debate. He began the onS,,
win pouring the phials of SANDER and deIana,;on
upon Hunter. Paey distinguish Islander into
-. masses eLsses-ne hcous and inconsderate. That
the Doctor mlnistered must have been s,ronsI,, ;a
Pteghated with the former, us he was pitted 10 con-
su"''hate the work OF immolaton. He illuminated
90 ouoly, and became excited 10 such race The, n.
u a' me NOUN ike a vessel at sea- forgot the
gu. acton OF an orator, and jumped Jim Crow
DO not know II better illustration of the nerforn,
ances Of the last orator. the Atlas of the Fssey s
oaSSy' would not he conveyed in a sentence rsad
~ horace when school boy, montes parturiun,
u'euus mus, nascltur The Doctor was the las,
pra', anu aiter he had finished his philippe, Mr.
baylor OF Essex, gentleman whose countensnc.
displayed his benevolence and philanthron,, -
Ha, We had not viewed the scene SANG froId bn,
win seorn and indignation, sprans I'd ike The nro'
pne' o' o'u between the living and the dead TO stav
u-e P'usress OF iouI persecution. His panesyrc
upon hunter, end his ylndicaton of him. was so
beautiful and triumphant, thatit deserved 70 Inc re-
",e"oereu and recorded. IL made his traducers re.
view, with adherence and oathe the inin,,;c. -
vsoIenee they had Perpetrated Mr. Garnett rose
,o, resumed his seat and said he did
not pretend TO any extraordinary sensibilitv bu, ar
rulhless and wanton injustice and voIenc. -
" M Hunter, Esq, kndled anew the FEELING ~
love and yeneration for that esteemed and s,on,sJ
"oN'uual' lie SAID ne was not there to excuInste
himself from the undeserved eproach and asp.rsion,
win winch he had been nssailed, and That nj.
tongue must he sthed when il faltered IN vind;,a,s
'nat immaculate man from those foul imnutations
winch he had lRtened to, and his heart mos, he cIJ
when II ceased to feel gratitude for the ..c,;s
that MIR Hunter had made TO subservs ,h. - ~
est interests OF his country and for thos. nobIe c
ofts he had contributed TO emancipnte her from, m.
oshonor and Ignominy she had tolerated and vro,n.
Gu unuer ior tedlousseaso He invited his male
actors and the Essex kennel, and all who denounc
Gu n'na traitor ana an apostate, to confront him
and exhibit where he had been derelict IN A.,
slgnale the principle or promise he had nbnndonsJ
ana when he had forso ok his country and 49,;
wing friends. This call was so inrscSnabis cd
overwhelming reiutatiOn 10 the arguments III ,bs
aeidmers OF Hunter, that they retreated from ,bo
controversy Mr.. Garnett reviewed the political
history OF Hunter, and demonstrated that he had
unlIotm'y' from The existence OF Jackson's procJa.
W t up 70 Ihs day, been fighting valiantly for
Wing measures and Wing men. In eon6rms,;,, 90 90
his orthodoxy and decided preference for VIII.
Democrats, he referred TO Hunters votes lasi yss,
IN favour Of two Wings for the General Asser1tt,,
OF virginia, to the exclusion OF his valued person9I
nhends ana countymen; and upon all Of The grsa,
questions oil public policy, which had cony1lsed
our country Tor the last eight years and IN ali ~
the struggles when the modern Democraev vyere !. :,
rayed against the Whgsi he conclu.iveIv demon.
slrated that + Hunter, Esq, ike tbs met,
Gaul, had with the wings, thrown hi, swo,d 80
the scale TO battle in his country's cause. and one
OCCASION, iorsooh, he was reluctant 10 eomnrorn;,
hls scruples OF conscience and honor. and nr;nc;'
pies he has ever held dear, in casting his yo,o e.
an individual, doubtless q latitudinous srno,,oJo,
OF the Constitution, and an advocate OF innI,sd
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