Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-30

On NJ ton If Charles A. Douglass,
Resofred That the Ass 'c'atioa adjonrn TO meet n
VI nd.y next al II O'Clock, A. NJ and that It's pro-
ceeGings be published
SAMUEL A. JACKSON, Secretary
FOR TIE ENQUIRER
HAMPT"E, April % lo44.
On Tueeday last, noce vas gwen, that W ade W.
Mosrlry ESQ the Whig sub E!ector ot this district,
would address meeting ol the Gay 1iuo "i hahP-
,on on ensuing day, Ia which the chlz7hT, gf"r-
rav, were invited 30 attrud AZ III. appointed l"e'
ns gentleman made hrs appearance, AMI addressed the
assembly Tor sue two hours, upnn the stale and rx-
ploded topics of the canvass OF $50 When he con-
Guided the Hon Francis Mallory, the former efficient
Repr,sent,tye from the lst Congressio District,
pva,lipp himself OF an invitation from some OF has
Wing friends, arose in reply. The Doctor sue
cess,vely reviewed the policy OF the fading Wing
measures and demonstrated, in forcl5e language,
Their disastrous Effects upon the great interests
Of the country. He contrased the professions OF
tina. party 1910, VITA Their practices IN al, and
the present attitude which they occupy before the
pie-pxplaned the difference between the land bill
,f 1882 and The distribution bill Of a held up 10 the
gnaon OF the people The dlctatorlsl course OF MI
Clay the extra session Of Al and his manifest dis
regard of the popular will IN sustaining measure (he
B-nkrupl bll) Of The disapprobaon Of which by the
people Of Kentucky, Mr. Clay had the most unequvo-
cal evidence in resolution OF the lower House, pass
ed almost unanimously instrucag their Senator'S TO re-
sist It's passage.
As MIR M complained of indispostIon, the Doctor
very coureousIy discontinued the discussion, with the
rs,andng, by both parties, that 1t was TO be re-
sumed in the evening. When the evening came, how
ever, at Mr.. NJ suggestion, owing TO his continued
n;rmty, the debate was postponed, sine die. 1t is
shrewdy suspected ny some, that the Eectpr did not
come of with flying c"los, nasmuch as excuses were
made for his evident appropriations forgot 10 men
ON, ,ha, Mr. alose!ey denied the Obligation Of the
Senator 10 obey the WISHES of the Legislature, even
,housh lie had the most indublabs eydt nee OF the
concafrt nee oil the people. Such IS Federalism!
On Yesterday, the day O! cur Regimestal muster,
20 Bay!y addressed ihe people OF York, Warwick,
ana Elizabeth City, at The aif.wey House. The Judge
premised IN the fist place that he before the peo-
pie as candidate 10. Congress- and not as the parti
zln Of any Presidential! aspraat lie then discussed
the Texas question: clear aud vigorous style,
demonstrating the necessity OF It's acquisition 10 pre-
serve the political equilibrium between the North and
South and portraying in vivid Characters the fatal
results TO Southern prosperity, should become either
political or commercial dependency of Great Britain
that the necessary consequence of such an event
would be reciprocal treaty, admitting Texas cotton
and British manufactures, tree of duty, into their
s2ectIve c0untries-thst the cotton planters OF the
South, unable to compete with those OF Texas under
such dsacv antages would raise corn, and the gram
growers Of the West, finding market in the S.
Wet and Tex IS, would throw their produce INTO the
Eastern markets. and linus operate IrlIriousy 10 the
f,rner oil Eastern Virginia. lie then passed 10
tne Veto Powcr-provlng, inconesb!y, that it Is
CONSERVATIVE, the effect of whose exercise
merely 10 r.}er n question to the peoPe-sh@wed
that analogy between II as II now stands
ard the royal veto against which the patriots Of the
Re vo!ut,on remonstfaled the latter forever
rested the passage OF any law, while the President
would not place himself IN coll SION with the Legis
lstye Department, except under The influence OF con
scienuons scrnp!es, and strong assurance that lac
would he sus'a ned by the people that the modiica-
ton proposed oy Mr. Clay, virtually destruction
of the veto, sGce the body winch eosced The
objectionable b first, would do il G.ain; and more
over that, according 10 Mr.. Arc leEs ,dea OF vnd'ca
ting Legislative Independence, those who originally
voted against the bill, would have to favor,
upon tie reconsideration. He lhe reviewed the Ia
riff Of ~, exhibiting lis nnrqna and IN Us. ope-
ration, ard fefuted the silly argument, that "Hgb
Tariffs make low goods He showed, that there were
bat TIRE gredents the price OF any cpnmndty,
vrz cost OF the MATERIAL price Of labor aud the pre-
fits upon The capital invested. Nov, the Ways pro-
nose 10 increase The prlce OF cotton, &c by fur
nisiny "great home market 10 ncrease the price
of labor to give dollars day and beef and
To deveope profitable chann.l for the investment OF
csp,ol-lhus augmentng the several items of cost and
vet diminishing the aggregate Strange anomaly
He then concluded, after slight alluson 10 The Bank,
by avowng his incorporating hostility 10 Mr.. Gay,
and determination 10 sustain almost any on' IN op-
position Ia nun In evening Mr. Carter :Pp!i"d 10
these ,osues b. discussing The clims Of Mr. Clay and
ir Van Bur-n f'f The Pfe.tdsncy Tie afterwards re-
ver ted the Tariff and ITS etrcs upon The price oi
mann acure- Very unfortunately FIR himself and his
argument, however, he afterwards lahored n prove
hat the present Tariff ioeer than that of . But
we in tins he failed; h. appeared to appre
he nd that though the spsefc duty may be o'cer, yet
The per centage may he higher owing 10 the diminish.
ed Price Of IN. article abroad. On the whole. the
friends of Judge Bayy were much gatiied, AID there
IS a strong convict that he w, b" returned b.
majority not less Than five hundred. The people "i
this section becoming bitter acquainted With The
true issues and as an evidence ct the healthy state
nj public sentiment II IS thought that Judge T. viii gel
majority in Warwick 81 may It be- I H.
TO TIRE EDIrOAS or THE k.TqCIRER.
nj onday stirring day IN Prince Edward II
Court day. and large turn out of our people
had been induced By the expectation OF hearing our
able county candidates. their last appearance, before
the election, and also the two Electors for this district
Perhaps the numbers were somewhat swel!ed BY the
general rumor, tina, The Wings intended 10 exhibit NE
Bear whnse services they had procurtd) IN order to
otnt;fv their own curiosity and Tor the edicaGn OF