Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-11-03
,r,om II. Lynchbura Republican,

~ .s,Sl, r,,;aI \, Amherst Court house on Thurs
day las" embracing not only the on' Gu se"1o :" ~.
great OCCASION IN all the pride and circumstances -
Glorious d,spav but n special notice oil Inc poc'ans
>, ,,,o,, he demarupues in pan,aoons, and Tue
rnes,s md attendants waiting oil every sex, ueh"
nation and compile xon-tfnm Jew 10 0eh'''e, ''s"
Church 10 Low Church, Wings and democrats men,
women and children sail IN a roo IL cef'a'",y &c
Hogayh to ,nnar, TO The great pageant suitable ~"
noT,o,, whether on paper or canvass so as 10 group
re neral outline Of tho sublime spectacle anu convey
10 those whom misfortune kept away laih' fese'h
blance OF the mighty ""o'e' . .,a,noa ,ropo
Ii was nv good fortune, TO De IN at'ehuan'e' u'o"s
MANN o,hars as An invited guest; generally and Spe
ciaUv Indeed all were invited TO come aho paf'ahe
freely "wi,hout money and without price, auH WIS
foolish eDoueh 10 suppose mat, es an tefssu S"s' o
,as,r,n,s we're TO b. imposed upon me- IN the way Vi
4; ,ss, ,h nol,,ical topics Of the day, which was
held On, 5s The ostensbie object OF The meeting IL
was nv wish 10 avail myself OF the opportunity thus
avorabIv offered deliver an address on The scaec
IN hand 10 my old neighbour and countymen OF AN
hers, but was gr'evonsiy a'sappo'l'eu no, 80
apparent on the first view, that was no place, mol so
;n,snded for Democrats to defend their faith out
certainly an excellent place, TO eat and 10 drnh, 10
oole with the edes, "sDeet creatures, ana 10 near
the whole tribe of Democrats accused OF Privy cohsp
racv beresv and sedhon, without the crin'nals
nr;v,e ne elf defence This was the common platform
Indicated 10 US IN the card OF invitation, and the least
to which We were inviled-that out oil lhe thousano
and one falsehoods with winch the ears Oh Tue mum
uden ware 10 be astouuded and abused, one oil the
poor Democrats would be allowed To answer even the
odd lint must stand and take II like culpfi.s at Inc
WINNING most 10 this extremity soon determined 10
make the hes, Of bad bargain, and resolved lha Us
was MT srmitted to discuss politics. ana as lhe lh'ei
dict did not extend further, my wing TRENDS shou'o
have no caus. of complaint that took the matter IN
h,h dudy.ou and refused Ia discuss with them the
savury viands and delicious drinks spread out IN pro
d gal profu exceped--the ".hiti 6oy o. me
siashes proving ruans. as he wont 10 DO, du no.
return in time for that somew hat essential Ingrenent OF
feas, Bnt with all due thanks o"mne host had
plenty and TO spare, whilst others were snted, and
complained The Wing Festival, at any rate, as Nj
Toer has stated, "enthusustc enough IN all con.
scencc-iust as much SO as brandy whskcy, wine ava
CIDER could we'll make i-but whether atnned 10 the
mute harmony Of the spheres does not become me- be-
ing an invited guest, TO say la the immediate vlcih'y
of the ladies' there appeared n he GORDON OF leto"
hrs as TO Of VIII ,m il could barely be Sad Mey
hud be.a drinking These conducted themselves with
due decorum bus with every p'ecaulon proper for the
OCCASION "a giant refreshed with wine" would now
| and then lntrude within the sacred precinct.
Mr. Toer tells us, ''lhere were not less than from
twelve 10 fifteen hundred persons present. and that by
some sthe number estimated at more than two
| thousand Now, without assuming that | was IN
hotter condition to estimate numbers than the latter
must still contest the point, and declare, IN truth and
soberness my firm belief there were not more Than
balf the number estimated by the former There could
have been more than one hundred ana MY Iduies
aradant in beauty" who adorned The scene and tina
was lust one hundred and fifty many "to honor and
grace The occasion by their presence nor could 'here
have been than three umes that number OF beard
ed men II, addition 10 these, the hefaius Of the
Fete shall contend also for the number OF Children and
The waiting maids nurses, aud waiting men Of color
present they may be allowed hundred more, al
told There enough and more than enough io'
the meagre mental banquet to which The "muttude
were bidden-one sided, reckless and partial as it was
and which ray IF light might have dssipated INTO tht
"baseless fabric OF VISION.
Mr. Toer very kindly erecornzed among the Grove
a considerable number cf political opponents, who, al
though unreyresented the occasion, upon the ros-
,rum mingled with their Wing brethren, by whom they
had been cordially invited, as American treemen al
,cags shouid do" 1t is difficult, Mir Toe!, to 'su'
hat idea 10 the ward in this eGulvocal remark o
yours You invite your "b.elhTen, you pleased
10 cal! them, 10 "Fes,Iva and then impose degrad
ing restraints them saying, "hus Jar Saat fho'
go and no fqriher YOU al liberty 10 eat and K
drink and yourselves vi!ed as knaves and fools
bu, we can admit OF you "upon the roslrum Il
Wind cate aud defend you from the cu!est asperslons
We may lie al our leisure, al your expense out you ar
invited guests, and must not contradict US. TINS u
true chvalry, with vengeance and 1t remains WIFI
Mr. Toler to inform US IN what school Tor towards M
learned tin the school of coonsh Whiggery, one may
presume: your great prototype. the coon, being no
only the syes p'lfersr, but The most cowerdy OF th
canine genus; secretng itself by day, and roaming
about at n,gh"oving darkness rather than light, De
cause its deeds are evil
III 1na, ne gsGtremsh writ Hn'Daea1rvFtHr - al
tend the meeting from hbroad were prevented by in
d,spensable engagements from attending" and tha
heIr absence prevented polrac,ion of the festival
in other words, "pforacted meeting"-that an Zoe
ober sun smiled upon them, such that, which shet
its radiant beams upon the great "EasitrR Orotor, tn
Godlke Daniel, "when, in 1910, standing IN front O
The Capitol in Richmond, he d,scoursed TO assemble,
thousands, in thoughts that brea,hed, and words tina
burned that he was "JtferSonian Democrat" dir
he not, MIR. Toler; And yet, 1870 you have he
slowed upon tins same "great Eastern Orator mani
smore kicks than coppers," that If half you has
said be true, be is the most corrupt OF living men, Pre-
sIdent Tyler no, excepted. Some people might cal
this dilemma, Mr. Teller, and would be pleased TO
the adroitness with which you can manage TO noun
b III horns OF It. That, however, s your business.
/ arrived at the gateway Of the arena set apart 10
The occasion, about The time Mr. Goggin, of Bedford
commenced "hls bold harangue, and did not hear thu
exordum Of the "Represenative par excellence, "bu
in consequence of The accidental shower in Greene
and Madison, not the returned member Of the Amhers
district in Congress'-as Mr.. 1oler graphically
presents hm-but came within audible distance abou
The time, presume, the Orator was entering upon In,
'e.nquence, not of art, but Of nature" Here mus
fer with Mr.. Toer, and deem il necessary ito ad
vert to the topics which he touched They were Ger
tainly, as MIR. Toer represents them to have been
very much in the homespun order natural in thu
conception, the enuncatlon and the design thou
point expe!i
ence, The rational deductions of well-adi usiec
and unsophis,ica,ed judgment, as well lamen,nbIj
devoid of political information.
! Mr.. orgn laid great stress The superior advan
aces CT "PFo,ectve Tariff attributed to the Ia
.f of ls42 (among the most grinding tina, ever alIc,
81 an abused and suffering country,l the alevlaed
change in the condition of the agricultural community
which nothing but the native energy, industry and
economy OF the American people, could, did produce
and relied for proof and the only proofof this absurd
hypothesis, or villa, he regarded "remarkable cola
CID, nee in 'hs-"that public prosperity commenced
pari paSS3 with the operation of the Tariff If Mr.
GcGgn I've right, there BE- resuscla,on of public
pro$aeT,y without the Institution Of National Bank
Wing doctrine, now, for the first time, broached-
Blu! MIR. Goggin did not choose TO rest upon this new
/ position, and strongly recommended National Bank
also, as another safeguard 10 the permanent prosperity
Of the country He also defended the new Tariff upon
the ground that II had produced six millions OF
for The current year. The first gifts operation
than the estimates Of the Secretary of the Treasury
and more than that of The preceding year-when, il
Mr.. G had locked into almost any other public print,
than the Wing the vuginan, for his statistics, he
would have found ample efutaon of the baseless de