Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-12-30

reader will find the precee d ngs of the Democratic
meeting held in the Court House, in this toya, or
"Wednesday evening of our last Court The meeting
was not very large but remarkably spirited and uuan
nous II would have been unusually numerous. If IL
had not been crowded out by the business of the Court
on Tuesday evening, which the time advertised
for the meeting to take place. Notwithstanding this
disappointment, and The incemency of the veal Ter, i,
went or the bsst possible style The meeti.r was
o-ganzed by calling Mr. Wam l.. Kennel % tie
Choir, and appointing Mr.. WIN. Clark Secretary -
During the absence Of the COMMITTEE, who nd
tired to draft resolutions, MIR. Henry l. Toor
called upon for i speech Mr. foae, is well siown,
is not citizen of our county, but is desrar
the Republican phalnnx Of Beaufort. Hi a:tetcsnce
was CASUAL being IN town upon Court business sud ne
called up, evidently, against his expecetiai. lie
rose with manifest r. llc,ance. We pre-. NJ. md
~ish could give readers his remarks, H.fA Tor
word, tl:ay delivered, because whilst they
commanded perfect attention at tho tine, nave
heard general regret expressed by those who were
absent that they DID not fcar them We viii cndeavor
To give the substance well rs recolcc, He
SAID he had GENE with IN design nj making speech,
hut that among old pf teal associates, whose steady
friendship commanded his gratitude, he could not
fuse VIII tcvcs Of casual encouragement they coli nG
in his He had sought 10 csrerge himself, for
the last three yrars from al political agtGton His
3vata pursuits demanded his care; besides the last Pre-
siGenial rrcon m which he fe.t a warm interest and
took humble part had he confessed chilled his po
liticnl enthusiasm When he a candidate, uDey-
ccp.iora5c in private life, MIR Van Buren, was,
king himself before the country the soundesl doc
trines and measures, inanfestly right any propc
sltion in Euclid, (Which were briefly glanced ai) go
palpably just and necessary almost to disarm oppo
sit:on of argument or an excuse-When he saw
such man, thus stalking himself, and repo,ing with
calm the popular Judgment, defeated by such
men ana such means, his heart sickened, his faith in
mans virtue and intelligence staggered; he began TO
fear the Of experiment IN free Government
that hope of maos indefinite Improvement, his eternal
progress in what is good and wise in morals, in sci.
ence, and in Government, which warns the heart and
kndles the energies of every Republican, wavered Ii
might not be prudent To say but such The truth
and the truth can never be wrong He believed such
was the effect of the Presidential result upon the
minds and lngs of the whole Republican party; al
though it may not have found expression such was
particularly the case with the younger and more
dent members of the party; and il in this ~
thn, he considered that event most 10 be deplorcd
Mistakes Of rulers corrected by experience but a
ereat po,uur isakc like this, in free Government,
shook its very foundation. So mortified was he, that
his mind turned FROM faith in the people TO 'ai!h IN
Providence So did he feel that 1t wrong
utterly wrong-a great moral wrong-a great political
wronG-lhat II. said, G0d arH acsage his: and, san
Mr. r, with soIemn,iy, God did avenge it. He
avenged ii in two short months and in way, and
der circumstances and by instruments the strtk-
nr lie dwelt here these topics, especially upon the
fact, that the very man Mr. Tyler whom the Wings
had sought 10 make their instrument IN deudng the
pc ople had become the instrument of Providence tn
punish them. o. Mr. Tyler he spoke in the most IL
bera terms He had taken, SAID Mr.. T., the helm
der the most trying crcumsances-Elo.e trying than
had bclallcn any OF his predecessors. He lad COM
menced his administration by his vetoes. lie had
manifested unusual conscienousness, and il anus
ing # such gross dishonesty could amuse, to the
very men who shouted iordest IN his behalf IN 1916,
ABUSING him as they should pckpocket, soon
"a he declared that he could not perure hmss =
They seemed regard it absurd that any politician
should profess to have conscience. Such was the
present position of Mr. Tyler, towards the two graa,
parties that il almost impossible he could be the
nominee of either. He must look 10 the future per-
haps to remote future, for Just appreciation of his
actions and motives Mr. Tool passed 10 topics more
intimately connected with what he understood to be
the objects of the meeting Abstainng, at present
from any discussion of the principle and measures
involved in the approaching struggle he admonsh d
the Democrats that if they counted on easy veto
RI, they were sadly mistaken. 1t was evident, from al
the signs IN ali quarters, that The Wings deter
mined rive The hardest sort OF fight. They were
rous,ng and organising IN all sections with the great
est yiror and enthusasm-and they were united
united under a leader Of the greatest tliens, the
| highest daring and the most unconquerate spirit
| The name Of Mr. Clay already on every WING
longue-wri,ren in every Wing resolution iascribfe
on every Wing banner Three defeated, he had riser
strnnrer every time he touched the earth, Gad va:
now strGing the Of popularity, with pow
err end spirit hitherto unknown TO hIm Such wa
obviously the fact and 1t was apparent 10 every
close observer Ii painful truth, but We should
rot The rciore shut eyes u 1t. On the contrary,
vps the d,ctate of wisdom "to know the worst and |,
provide for it," Mr. Toole here gave a vivid sketch
Mr. Claws character. He admitted him II posses
personal traits and intellectual gus To whc'
mig own heart warmed. lie manly, eloquent anC
mountainous But ii necessary 10 distinguish
he tween the person and the politician II, gentle
man he bad ..w faults Il public man, he had lev
virtues Warmed INTO public life by The Republican
party whose confidence he seemed to deserve by the
active service of the earlier and better portion of his life
he carried whatever of political capital he had acquired
amonr that party their adversarles, ard had since
allied hms. 10 them with ali the anti Republican In
ta7ess which have grown up N The progress Of Off IL
stltu,lo.s He had relied upon the rival support of the
corpoatons. instead of the unhough sufages of the
yeou,aury o the Rsput licendn. the support of bis
oovsr nn-nc 10 the ia NIX and ianufa ctuicTs il
short, Mr.. 7. CorsdeTed him consomnst', aud most
danserous and mnns:rous den.a1ogne. Against party
;ns strong III pccunCry resources amt n under
., hold eloqucn, and anscru pu with IL the
unoa;rio,ic Interes.s oil the land handed his support
II was manifest that ii necessary for the publ
can party with the gteatcst c2ution mness and
yoor We mus. not hang tack l.om tic blle-we
must dispute every inch oil gfound-our forces must
bs disciplned-oar ranks cxhortedour spirits reused
above al, ;ce must he "n,tsd. II utter mad
ness in the face Of such 0e To encourage dlsseDsons
among ourselves by idle Disputes concerning the rival
claims of rival leaders These matters must be ad-
before the drum IS struck inc
10 arms II TO Ajax not awarded The amor OF Achll
les Ajax must not retire su!kly 10 his tent, bu; take his
place IN the ranks 1t better that the whole rab
bic of Presidential aspranis were drowned IN tie Pc
.omac than that their seishness should eopardse the
Republican ascendancy. He looked 10 The Nat'onal
Convention the great ark of our safety unill that
body prononnces is Judgment II was we'll enough to
indulge some latitude in the expression Of preferences
which should always be done IN tolerant spirit. But
when the decision n,ads she who doubts is damned
he who hesi,a.es is doomed Whether our judgment
run with theirs not, cannot imPeach it. without
consequences fearful that any patriotic Republican
should shudder contemplate II Mr. T. confessed his
own preferences strong as they vel could be
and he felt himself at liberty 10 declare them He fell
more al Liberty 10 DO So becaps' he could not be sus
pecled Of any hostility t, Mr.. Van Buren, Accord
inc 10 the measure of his means aud his abilities, he
mad contributed in 1910, far 10 secure bis re cleo
ton as any man North Ca!o!inl. He entertained
great respect for his abilities, and unlimited conf
dence in the eoundness of ms political prlrc pies
| No person a7prsc atsd more tIshIy The dignity and
| hrmness displayed by hm, when President under
the mos, difficult: conjunc,utes. And wien he did, as
he should express his preference that another person
should be our candidate, he fus'ed hat Tie past
would furnish sufficient at ne had no wish 10
| 4 ...,,,a NJ Va, Ruren H. preferred Mr. Calhoun