Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-01
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u.mf,. !. 80 di.i,n, from that many have belle
we'd th. statements 81 the wonderful meetings in the city
Of Nov Yofk No doubt some Of these statements have
been sxsggorAcd but when meetings OF asimsr Kind are
held State, not farther from Us Than the Demo
cratic county Of King William. surely we will be believed
h.a s,s.k and write OF them. Entertaining this OPT.
Mon an. following will be bret and imperfect
sketch o the savings and dong- OF the Nsnites aud Cal
bounito ct late meeting held at the coui house, in Ming
William County Il may serve, not only to show {" the
whe- the state OF feeling Of these two pares' IN that
,nty bu, sy for hereafter to be assigned, be
the only report which will appear IN the public prints
n, .r.n. that the vnnite. with General B at their
head who s warm friend Of Van Buren,, and who once
tina, county In the Senate OF virginia but who
Us. r,r~ ards thought TO he tainted with
whigvery had assembled meeting hoto leave the Cal
bountcs saw for the purpose OF sending Delegates TO
the District Convention TO appoint Delegates to the ba
more Convention by which the nominations for President
and Vice President be made The Cslhounites found
out ths, meeting assembled, aud determined that
they too would take hand m the game was not IN at
the start or DEATH when entered the oom Calhoun
man. Col. D. the former Representative OF the coun
w. Ind the floor and addressing himself tn his teor
stfi.eHs not any chairman OF the meeunG-he reason
OF ,b afterwards learned was, that gentlemen. Gen.
B. Van Buren, man. and ten. y, eCahoun
man, had been nominated 10 take the CHAR aud although
Gen h wa. declared elected, yet he declined the
service so that Col. D, urging his fellow citizens
10 have no meeting ALL" prccipitnc-its useless
s hasty-we should take the second SOBER housh SAID
he "let as wait-tme bring forth many important
even-be-ides there Is but handtulsome two or three
assembled here carry the views OF Gf Editor of the
Enquirer whose course Won all know-and particularly
should we appoint Chnirnan now ise he be Van Bu
req man, he will select delegates OF the same stamp to re-
present the whole Democratic party IN tho District Con-
vention when indeed. should be misrePreseniod-oF
TITS proceeding has been unaunusi-'he friends OF Mr.
Calhoun had notice OF this meeting and therefore,
no action should be had" After making the same speech
about three and consuming about an hour, ne
concluded htie before sunset, when Gen. B took
the hoo insisted thai there should be harmony and
union they were the Wings succeed,
Al Said he inc
hAs been called with honest view promote the
good the Democratic paryto fight against the common
enemy the Whgs, and We shoud have order and coneia
uon in proceeding business" Much confusion, and
many cries OF order in the crowd, when DR.. Il, the
delegate eject appeared, and finding his constituents IN
great sns mpoed them preserve order-to harmonic
aud for the nominee OF the Convention, be
he who lie NAV, he do and TO quarrel and
split, and thus give the Wings the advantage, but 70 be
calm, and proceed TO business"
In vain werr these eShortaton. hamonizc and pro-
coed ORDER for, VIXEN liquor and anger in,w and
der out--ihc disorder incrcased,-MSJor p, also
= former RepreSe NATIVE OF the county, and Calhoun
man. moved tat Colonel D take the chair, Pro TEN.
pore, to preserve order At this motion Mr.. I,
Vanie and intimate friend Of General B, was so in
dignant that he could himself longer he rushed
through the crowd with aFe stick hickory suppose,
his hand and looked he meant 10 shew the strength
Of the Nanites By practical illustration, but, luckily, no
blow was struck vet harsh tone and violent
ner he addressed himscfto MAJOR p, "Sir. IRE have
"a chairman pro tenpore, and Tor all the tme-General
"B-- has been elected and shall preside-was there
such a thing heard Of That meeting having been
regularly orgsnzed should be thus broken and that
'by tlTec CGiloumfss' Il i moustrnus-t i
prccedented. And nominate Colonel D too"
When he interrupted by crics Of order order! :.
In this OF disorder and confusion, ihey seemed at
loss to know what do, when General A., tor you
they oil officers and spunky fellows stepped
mp with cigar his mouth and addressed the meeting,
somewhat in this Style "Ur-rahtelow czens name has
been mentioned with the chair; do desire
take chair woud prefer urah, else. But,
permit submit remark or Two to this OCCASION
Go ahead, gncra cried voice., concur with urrah
Colonel D., saying Ihst this meeting hnsiy and
uncaed fOr-that should IT, aud take the sober
second thought no one ever had regret
ration and deberatou but many have regretted taking
step OF course speak OF temporal not OF sp
affairs. Ur-rah. by.tEcby, recOect, IN my
Of reading, have seen how the phrase OF the second
her thought originated, 1t from the ur-Tah GoIhs
But, fellow citizens, TO the quesipuwe should act IN mar
lnony the two branches OF the democratic party should
proceed ur-rah-smutineOusy action and il is evident
do friend. % Mr.. Calhoun have
lind of this meeting. think there has
ur-rah wire working IN tins mHveT, General b, ia
tempting him, suppose General A., you intend
that for me- No! Colonel B, mscsing the General
you mix lotions and potIonS IN medicine, lOr Gen.
BIS ian VI. d. but no, in politics. when am sick
you dose with physic, but you can't dose with
"poliucs. little sprinkled with urrsl,-whig
gerry but think that now belong 10 the Democratic
family rather branch OF it-and believe that
'am as little infected with Whigsm any pre-.
scat docking very significantly and nsinuatinRly
Gen. alias Dbl, hope, therefore, thatths meeting
"wil be deferred ike the machine Of Government 70 b.
"as simple possible with few urah wheels and cogs
II WORK Wlthi this Will nc multiplying
"wheols ergo 90 against IT,"
After General A., concluded, General b,
took tue floor and again insisted that there should be
harmony-Feow- said he "his very respcca.
bic meeting OF the Democratic party and shall the pro.
"ceedings be obstruc,ed by the friends of Mr. Calhoun,
who have determined to break By speaking agsnsi
" time Col B, If ur-rah--yOu Ailude me-
deny H. Shall we 90 away without doing any thing
Surely not The gentlemen the other side have
"Jured up Ghosts and Specifies Of Ghosts, fnghten us
With, but there Is nothing IN what they have sil-and
the Wings around us laughing in their sleeves
"ioly" Col D, replied by SAYING: "Gentleiucu,
we have not been speaking against You, on tn,
other sde have spoken often and long have
you have spoken of harn,RH and union with words of
elimination and roermin.lon your mouths charging
ns with conurng up Ghosts and Spcctres Of Ghosts
nghen you with; strange Of argument Such has
not been conduct object oil We want is meeting
"poPery called, when er,,y Democrat can attend &c"
MAJOR p, then offered resolution again
ON day, which blank was proposed 10 be filed by
nous days; December January February and March Court
days December Court day being agreeable the
van burenles, MAJOR p was about suggest hst
day. when Col. D launching him, said .'l,t a.. n5,
propose that day. Yet t1 iay vas inserted in the rcsou
uon, which adopted.
IL was then proposed that ite proceeding. should p. pub
h'hoa but ms proposition was opposed Ly Gem B
Oeebuse ey ad 10 Chairman Secretary, for which with
VARIOUS ohef reasons, presume thu proceedings , never
be published, at least IN the Enquirer in Us much us b,
lles who succeeded admirably DO killing Time thatI left
Them without any organization order in the dark without
even enc OF their otrH matches strike light
SPECTATOR.