Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-05
IL Mc Edilols Of Mc EncNiL..

IllE COtNS IN " MSE.isL:iND.
The Wing Dinner at NIcrsvillc, Caroline
County. near the little Federal Village OF Pou
ROYAL, came OF Yesterday, (2Ah Scpicmher.)
Leaning ihat some eminent Speakers were 10 al,
tend. had the curiosity 10 be present. 4 Very in
different loohn. Pole rot Ash lhii.ih, and GER
,ainlv not Hickory with iiag appcndan, iloa,cd
in the hrccze-a post plaitrd lew steps from the
Pole decorated with diminutirs log cabin seat
ed at the top containing Il live Coon, and the
skin OF deaf one without, was ,lc pa-eantry on
the occasion. Hu; in Little time. The arrival olthe
spartan DaGd was announccu-roi the : paIian
Band Of Richmond but one forming a perfect
contrast, politically, physically and mentally. lu-
dicrously exhibiting some oi the Sofriest loohr"
gGadrupcds | ever lehrii, with hipei> Mounted
on their backs far inferior Id al appearance, 10
the lettering concerns beneath llcm-lhcSc were
the bore and sinew of BroadG - Tavern, j. T..
OF Sparta and lis cn"irons, hearing 7 fla. with
the words CLAY AND FREl.INGHtISiiN,
most sngsr,le Gcl,neaicd. This procession was
preceded ty Band Of Music, truly Eeiolou>,
considering the barren forest and the strange, nm
couth and wrinkicd apparons taat severally and
most jealousy performed their parts. viewed
The human Coons, as they passed mc in pairs, and
had the koa0r of seeing Andrew =, the Delegate
elect from the County. The last in the procession
was an odd man, driving apparently, those before
him. ana the only good looking man that could
recognize as they passed; he was seated in 4
Sulkey, and would Judge from his demcanor
and coUntcnaEcc, that b. was naturally Demo
cratic hit infected with tic Coonish principles of
his locality.
The Procession over, the Spartan Flag was
confined 10 The pole that bore iloli the first named
Flag, as if they were willing 10 idolize the paint
ed image above. Shortly after this, the Speakers
Norburnc l.. aud few others, repair 10 Tie stand,
and fcstus DIckerson addresses Il lew brief re-
marks 10 the audience, in which he cndcayorcd
10 account Tor ihc deep excitement that a.ilaicd
the Rcpublc-saying that the body polite was
deeply discased-;hal Tire Lucos in power were
radically courpt, aud tina, change and the sub
stluion of Coonish Rulers, and their con-
s!i'uional and salutary principles were the
ionly ri.h,iu remedy. lie concluded by in
troducng Orator Lewis to the crowd And
such an Orator. His argument rcscmhlcd the
outside row, tern and tanslc, H. the squirrels
He charged the loCos with anarchy and ccn
iiousaess commended that the nomination oi Polk
was an unworthy trick; but that Van, and the
preceding administration of Jackson and Van,
with their dcialca,ions. should descend 10 the
shoulders Of Polk; that Van had knowingly re-
tanned in office Geiaul:crS for thousands; but 10
give the Devil his due, that some poor office hold
CT had accidentiy accounted 10 the Government
for ~ cents more than was right and the Exccu
tive officers had il honestly rcturncd., Here was
some faint applause-for some few only compre-
hendei This part of his discourse. He then tossed,
and tangled and manglcd the Tariii question:
con.cnding that lis 5urthenS were neither unequal
nor oppressive; that the duty scarcely ever lorm-
ed part Of the price. and that generally, high
duties made cheap goods: and that the manu-
lacurers in asking our Government ior increased
duties, had mistaken, suppose, their own true
interests. He said that the Locoe had represent
cd the Tariff as hiGcous monster, and had dub
bed it The black Tariff and, by consequence, had
mi>lcd some poor ignorant Wing who in a
Il Railroad-and whilst gazing on The novel
invention, the car, preceded by the locomotive
made is appearance and The putting aud blowing
of the engine 50 alarmed this good ignorant
Whg that he took In the woods a last rs his
legs could carry him. aud, upon reaching his
home avowcd tnat he had seen this Black Tarili
Monster, and that ii was more dreadful than the
locos had represented ii 10 be- and that lie should
be ani-Tarii for the time to come-and he. al
course. held the Locos 10 a rigid Responsibility for
such gross imTosituaS upon The minds OF ignu-
rant Wings Fcrc some involuntary laughing
took place, something the reverse Of applause
Oar hero, not al all daunted. still continued TO
founder away, unconscious Of the fatigue OF the
audience, and their misapprehenson of his con-
fused and mostly unintelligiblc arguments. He
admitted however before III concluded. tina, &C.
neral Jackson was the most conclusive writer on
The subject OF Protection and 10 wonder that his
iGcas at Il lGGioous Tariff had gained him so
many votes. Then succeeded Daniel OF Rich
mond-a smooth, plausible oi-tonsued dcbatcr
with his lesson all by heart, lie dwe principal
| II upon the advantages of high duties, and al
monished Virginia 10 turn her attention 10 mann
tup al
corn ard wheat-ihat Maryland had got the start
OF her. and was manufacturing successfully
that he had recently seen Scmc salts IN the Civ
OH Richmond, manufactured in MARYLAND, tina,
the Locos were silly enough 10 believe came from
England lie regretted that there was no Loco
present capable OF meeting him in dehaic-tlat he
was always prepared 10 stump and coniound their
strongest men.-"Oi! TINT j. ". Jones raS hero. -
says 0ne-0r, that ". Circular had teen ticrc t-ho
50 completely cut Inn up in Caroline, olon Tie Ga
| al Scp'tmIef; hor soon he 1rould make hin hang
adams, SaNs GHodcr.)-Just ask them for their
principles. says he Why. they are anii.every
thing, and ior nothing. But gentlemen, tbs
won't 10. " hat arc YOU in favor o Well.
aNer this electual men pins and lauch lc>i,ancy,
why, We are i'll favor of Texas And does this
embrace al Your creed Move 90 Tor Ore
gon too. Texas and Oregon, then, i the Demo-
cratic creed. Understand US we 20 for Texas
and AnGexation.-( Naci rrinning and laughing.
nth ai"Pping Of iaa&s ard Stamping. "A sulky
Democrat here murmurs--yes, and &c was all ami
in 10 Ii must be confessed, however, that lie is
master OF the subject OF the Tariti-and he made
sensible impression upon The minds and feel
ings of his hearers and in The sequel came TO
4 conclusion new 10 most OF us, that i, was to
the interest Of the cotton planters 10 oppose the
Tariff, and even 10 prefer direct taxes; and that
i. was the interest of the corn and wheat. or
agricultural States, 10 foster and protect it
that if the cotton planters could compass their
views, the agricultural States would lie hewers
of wood and drawers of water for them, and
would have 10 feed their negroes wi;hou, N equiv
alent He coulrasled the qualifications Of The two
candidates. Clay and Polk: compliman'sd and