Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-03-31

ipnou the leading questions Of the day. and in defence
his recent course which has been made by the Wings
here and else where, the subject oil their most severe
auinadyets;on lie briefly reviewed the course of the
WIG party and showed that the charge oil trcachry
nroperiy rested their door, not al has During his re-
marks our Wing friends frequently propounded to him
ouest,ons designed to embauass HIM; bat in every in
stance We think his ready reply brought the blush oi
Confusion TO the cheek ofthe reply TO the
oue ,t;on, "are pou erery inch Il Uhg9' lie said, in
effect that when he made that declaration, which hHd
been 81 often referred 10, he took occasion to dInt
his inches. One inch was anti Bank; another, aHti
Tariff another in favor OF the principle OF divocing
Rank and State With this definition Of his Wing
rory they .ccoyuized him as "an every inch Wing
as perfectly orthodox politician why then do they
nov denounce him as traitor TO their party when
they are forced admit that lis votes IN Congress,
rnon all measures, are in strict accordance with his
professions 10 the people, when candidate for their
snffrages, lie would net 60 Tor Henry Clay, and
hence the dissatisfaction and abuse of his quindam
friends They would doubt call him tolerably
rood Wing, If he would on J throw up his cap and
huzza for "llarry Of The West Gov. G. touched
upon variety of topics in his peculiarly interesting
and happy manner. He exhibited that courtesy TO
his political opponents for which he is remarkable
After Gov. Gimer had concluded, Gov Pope, dis
tinsushed member of Congress from Kentucky, who
no opened to be present. londly called for by our
Wing friends, and responded in very interesting
speech of about hours length Perhaps pre-
sen concurred in all of Gov. 7. views, but every can
did nearer forced to admit that has speech contain
ed many Just views very well expressed. The Wings
evidently made nothing by calling him out, although he
gave them the benefit Of good an argument in ia.
vor of National Bank the subject will admit Of.
He said however, that he almost despared OF the es
Enlistment of such institution for many years 10
come, as the prospects seemed to be favorable to the
continued ascendancy Of the party pledged to go against
It. In onswer the question of friend, "Dd you not
consider that the of Bank fully met by the
Wing party in the Presidential election he said that
he did not-that he had wished to make IL So but hat
he was overrued by the party-that ne knew captain
TyIers opnosition TO Bank when his name was on the
Wing ticket for the Vice Presidency-and that the
Captains name placed on the ticket to secure the
v.tes Of Southern Democratic Wings. lie said he ne.
YER expected such Democratic Wings as Gov Gllmer
to vote for n Bank but he always knew the Federal
Wings wonld 60 strongly for it. lie expressed himself
decidedly against the Bankrupt Law-sad the Wings
had offended nearly every body by their action upon ii
first nearly every body dspeased at the passage
Of IL and then the remainder, and more BESIDES were
equally displeased at its repeal lie said the Why's in
attempting to head Capt. Tyler, had completely head
ed themselves, the truth of which declaration several
Wings present ready 10 admit. He also touched
upon the Tariff, avowing himself opponent of the
protective system His speech was listened to with
attention and respect; and drew forth the paudts, first
of Wings and then of Democrats. He closed his re
marks after III o'clock, and the company remained 10
the last.-iG