Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-08
To Tic Editors Of he Enquirer:

YoRKrowN, Oct lsl 1914.
Having Just read piece in the w Ing, OF the
oslh Sent. signed Fox Iiill' and headed II orH,
nurp,rfinu Ia give correct account OF the savings
ank doings at the Democratic Meeting held al
Smith Beneting's store on the 18Th Septr, winch
Is anything but true in lis details: permit me 10
narrai. succiniy and literally what did iran>p,ic
ON that occasion. After The business was cohcia-
died for which We had assembled, X. K. Garrett
our senator elect. addressed the audience i'll one
o his happiest veins Of truth and eloqnence, char
y.ng home upon Whi.gery and all It's aiiics,
Bank. Protective Tariff, &c, paving, Ell paS>ant,
:: lu> tribute In The very able aud eincich SclFl-
ccs Of our delegates eject McssrS Rayly aud Bow
den. whose labors were equally efficient in other
fields now ripe for the harvest, and whose hearts
are with US in this concluding most eloqncn'ly
with an apos,rophe 10 the hoGeSt ot blrGS, lminor-
,alized i'm the American csrat OF arms ms
brought us 10 the tables SroaninS win lhe Sooo
things of Ibis cline which labor of love complc;-
ed. John v. Fox Esq, OF Yorktown, was called to
the stand, and although speeches OFT by HIM had
been promised and prepared, none, no not one,
was ever delivered until then; and If the lively
bursts OF applause that ran on peal alter peal as
they fell. expressed any,hng--it was surely
The loud appreciation wEcrewith they were
received Confident as he was OF the unan-
swerable truth OF all he said and that had been
said in our cause he then declared IL any w hiS
present denied the correctness those propositions,
IN opportunity would be offered them--when II
was Immediately responded, an answer would be
made Now, this might we'll have produced the
Vent OF Joy then expressed that an answer would
he made; for it was obvious, from The quarter
whence It came, who that noble knight would be.
And think il NAV be safely asserted, that there
was not another Wing present who possessed the
courage or indeed the vain confidence OF an abli-
u 10 answer This declaration was made in the
mills, Of Mr. Fox's speech, and doubtless the ac-
cepiance caused him 10 conclude sooner than he
Otherwise would have done, as reply or replies
wcre expected.
Al length. Mr.. Sidney Smith proved himself,
rs all present knew we'll beforehand 10 he The
chainpion-and here, without eXtcnua,lns. or SET
ting down augh, in malice, let me give you his
speech almost literally, as far as it went, Tor the
gentleman found he had launched ont into water
,oo deep tor him, and never did a fish more gree
Oily siez. bait. than nc did the suggestion oil the
length of time he had been speaking, to claw oil.
lie commenced BY saying: Il will expose the tai
lacy which has been this day shown you" that nc
'condescended 10 answer the Scnllcmen; that MI.
Garrett said The Bank was Federal measure. |
am going 10 prove lis Republican measure. In
1871 10 out Of l6 Republicans voted for il; ergo,
u was 4 constitutional and Republican measure
Washington signed The first Bank bill, and do
You think he wouli have signed bill if uncon-
SitutionaR A Madison signed bill;-the same
conclusion followed The United States Bank
lei me tell yon lis good In the first it is safety
l)r our revenue To manage the Physical de-
partmcnL" Here an explanation was asked as
u pipsical, the gentleman meant financial. He
then said, notes transported 10 Washington are
aol worth as much as when they departed from