Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-09

usssTs. EdNtOrs:-l went down Ia the meeting Of the
Wings ri Jefferson Wand. "Wednesday evening last,
and truy grauied the display zeal and enthusiasm
which seemed the Wings present Oh that occa
IL think the largest Ward meeting held
our late organization sm every felt at
good or HIM 10 Ice there That Stern old veteran, Vincent
Wtchor irst requested by e Chsir
and address the meeting lie returned thanks Tor the
aorng call made upon h and expressed regret that he
much ndispOsed address them. lie promised
them, tat during his soOun among them he shund avail
himself Oi every opportunity 10 be present their
ing, aud would address them whenever he could. Mr.
Richard j. Cooke, ct tnVanna, was then introduced Ia
the meeting by Mi James II. Lynch, whD lac knew
him TO lie Wing, and gentleman. Mr.. Cooke 10
the stand amidst the shouts and applause the audience
and unclaimed them Tor half hour with address OF
great t"r"', beauty and coqnence. IL referred the cam
paign nj 40. and re'ewed the which led the go
nOus Triumph Ut the Whgs. lie shcwcd thr injustice nHd
utter aiacy u 'e charge, now in the mouth OF every pratt
ling Loo" f"co DeGagoue the land the success of
the w t- vas 10 br attributed Ia M" Log Cabins
CO"nstina' Hard CIDER, Nc.-iheso hc said were the
/ effect, MI the cause. The people he'd been goad
ed 10 desperation By twelve long years ut mistue
| corruption and iyrluuy-ilicy had seen III. ruthless
hand "i u'pnon land upon rir valued and cherish
ed in-ituuOnstcr overflow, treasury reduced 10
utter and almost irrIievabe bankruptcy and bust
ness q" aIl Frustrated, and families reduced from com
InratNe aifucnce and happiness, poverty and n,ser,
The people chad endured until endurance had To he
virtue, ih'y ien ~ she ",esty their strength
and expelled nom power, those who had cnaed all these
rni5eTos upon them. lie congratulated the Wings upon
III" certainty oi the success which awaited them ia "a
Marlin Van Burcr lee said be- the manthe choice
u Vas
broken winded pavIned, let down. and lanie' lac had
dead WEIGHT of 10000 10 carry sound the track;
The nag III h"nucky wuGd certainly distance hun have
not pre- fndcd ~ give the language Of Mr.. Cockcii
nd, shuuld have done him great injustice. My memory
Is too faulty 90 enable give you even all the topics
upon which be- dscoursed. The cheers Of the audience
during s speech and ut it, conclusions testified their plea.
aud qualification.
Mr. IOcr Of fynchburg was next called for lie smoke
at length upon all the great questions involved IN the
lost ~" adyered 10 hC di-enslnns and divisions 1T
"pponcnstc number OF their lendcrs-lc difference Of
opinion existing among lhemhc irrccuncilnbr hostility
pcr-0na and political, of Mr. Van Buren, and Mr. Calhoun
the innunerule OF their candidates. and
The pr"esod Willingness Of the party, support any one
who might be the candidate Of the Baltimore Convention
lie illustrated their condition, by nnccduc Of an old wo
man ~ keniucky, who lad lost her son kind.hcarcd
old woman, n"'ghbpr, cOndole with her upon her
b'reavmeHi, aud % offer her consolation ado not said
she, mlkc yourself unlupy son was very fine young
man, aud b., have doubt, resting on the bosom OF
father Bclzcbub." An old gentleman standing y who IL
appeared was better vcrscd IN Scripur matters than the
old lady, remarked at she bc ini-takcn-s surely
meant Father Abrihom t. which the old lady replied twas
matter of little consequence, they were both mighty
good men" This forcbIe sucodoie excited much mcui.
hcni shall noiorcmpi 90 follow Mr.. TOCT through his
spsccl-t was admitted 10y al who heard IT, a. be- one of
surprising excellence, aud every way worthy If the
orator Ills high reputation a sound logican and i'm.
Wessive speaker was fully sustained. Mr. Joseph Mayo
was neat vociicrOusy called for 10y the meeting. lie
said hc know not why be- selected ont Of tho large
. numlrf Of gentlemen, nl Of whom were much more
Con oh thhn himself IN interest and entertain them.
lie alluded ieclingy the early part Of his professional
ilei when che citizens Of that Ward had taken by the hand
and gwen him the lrst impulse professional -ucccss For
this ho said ho ie grateful. lie said he should not
consume the time Of the meeting that might be- more
agrecay spent listening oiIors bu Tor the purpose
ri abiding ~ pccch made Saturday evening lat In
another quarter Of the City. Mr. Anderson the delegate
irou Prince Edward had in speech delivered by him In
tie "Nireai HOUse the evening aforesaid charged the
Wings with being RpadafOs. because they refused ~
mite with the lOcoocos Of the last Legislature in passing
the odious nnd abOminnbc Tax b Of that session This,
any who knew thing Of the history Of that session,
must know 70 be untrue There forcgone conclusion
upon the part Of the Democracy adhere their OTn pet
and that although other bills had been prepared, yet such
was the unbcnding obstnacy Of the friends Of the present
bill that the authors deferred from offering them The
Wings ready and willing the loc"s 20 free the
State from her enhancement, but they were not disposed
a. do 10y means Of law that not fair and equal His
speech conceded by III 10 be- II ability and de.
deserved severity. cay here, IN relation Mr..
Mayo's speech. dis I inercy attempted to give the
substance II his remarks and not h,s anguoge.-
This speech called up Mr. Wcher again Tie said he had
heard the ausck alluded he there with the de-
etmnaton f he the person who made H. 10 answer
him in hs W0yand he promised the meeting that when.
the opportunity presented tc there or elsewhere the
gentlemen should hcar from him he manifesed much in.
diFnsfon and excitement tie sad he found himself un
consciously betrayed yolsuon oi his promise he had