Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-16
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TO THE EDl1 OhS Or lnE E-f SOInhh
Perhaps short account of the dongs the politician
in Madison may not be altogether unnterestlng TO you
March noted for large gatherings of the PEG
pie at least it is so in Madison and Thursday last wa
that day.
Colonel r. J. Randolph, the Democratic Elector TO
this District, and s. F. Leake, Esq, of Albemare
were present, and ably advocated Democratic measures
for the people and Jeremiah Morton, Esq OF Cupe
per, advocated Whgeery for the Feds.
For one hour and half Col. Randolph r'vetted Inc
attention Of the people, and showed tue eV,'s OF IVA
tional Bank Protective Tariff Bankrupt law, &c =
fefuted the charges of extravaganza made by the
Wings, upon the administration of Mr. Van Buren, by
documentary evidence to which Mr. Morton did mol ano
could not object. r.,.
He proved, notwithstanding the fair promises of the
Wings in IS4O about monty, re,renchment and re-
FORM that the ordinary expenses OF the present wing
administration were, two years, nearly equal 10 the
ordinary expenses Of Mr.. Van Burens whole term OF
four years He alluded to the miserable ehs OF The
Wings in $780, in resorng TO coon skins, CIDER par
rels, and log cabins for arguments in manner cacu-
lated to drive every Federal Coon into the hoiows INTO
darkness and thin vapor-theIr natural elements ano
concluded eloquent appeal to the people TO ifown
down such insults upon their understanding and ray
IN defence Of their rights, their principles, tner hohof'
and their sacred liberty.
Mr. Morton then addressed large and attentive au
dience for one hour and half Democrats will listen
even 10 Federal expoundersl The Blue Lights,
amounting to eight or ten, seemed Infinitely
fashioned Federasts in the county, who voted for the
Adamses the rest amounting to some twenty or TWEEN
ty-ive more Wings from circumstance, or are &C.
oiden,ay so; and though they are deceived, take oc
eason TO say, are true patriots and are geing thef
eyes opened.
Mr. Morton did not attempt to show the iallacy OF
single argument, the inaccuracy of slng state.
ment made by Col. Randolph, but conten,ed himself
BY reading extracts garbled by Wing Editors and Wing
politicians from the writings Of Mr. Jefferson, General
IocE nd Mr. Van Hurens aheep eDpech. he
called il, TO prove The utility of protective Tariff
but did not explain the operation of IT. or advance one
argument apart from the extracts, in favor of it, be-
lleve be did say that he did not how any candid
man could, though he may have washed his face IN a
tin basin twenty years, advocate Democratic princ'-
Piles. But Mr. Morton having concluded MIR. Leahe
rose he proceeded with his speech, It increased
interest," the crowd, attracted BY the shouts with
IN increased in numbers to the overlooking OF ca
paciou. Court house. Soon the lax muscles in the
faces Of the Feds became rigid and strung And as
Leake would pour the hot shot from the batteries of his
quick and active mind upon the Federal humbugs and
false promises; and sentence after sentence would
draw forth shouts of applause from the enaptured De-
mocracy, the long faces fthe Wings might be seen by
the blaze Of light, dong thnly the congregation and
writhng under the bitter invectives OF Leake, which
this party so Justly merited If it is said the face
% the index of the soul, them Poor Souls
Mr. Leake read from the Wing Address, Of "the DC.
sober cum memory of 1910, in which the Bank and
though Mr. Morton good Sank man, and
Tariff mau, too he had doubt but that he (M had
circulated this address, advocating different measures
IN 1910
Dir Morton said he had; when some in the
crowd cried out, "You gave me one SIR "Weli, fel-
low citizens" said Mr. L. "he says he did not circu-
late this address. give him credit for it. But sup
pose he subscribed to its doctrines' Mr.. M replied:
sNever-never." Chen" said Mr.. l. "the gentle
man did not believe his friends, and give him
dit for IT,"
Mr. Morton is the Federal Wing sub-Elector for the
Culpeper District, and is looked upon BY his friends
as champion. hear he is TO meet VIM. Smith,
Esq, on next Culpeper Cour, day. When will he
learn wisdom by experience ? Surely he don't m'nd
being licked The Democracy would willingly pay
his expenses to Madison Cor the sake and the good Of
their
The cause is onward here. And TO Democratic
brethren elsewhere say. fear not for Madison
Rain il mnst-rain it will if not the gentle and
freshing showers Of Heaven, agans, which these
Wings murmur, showers OF Democracy will fall on the
fourth Thursday in Aprl-Tempests Of Indignation
are gathering, by of the SANDER upon this
county, by Mr.. Goggin and his friends, and will ere
long sweep the slanderer into political oblivion.
DEMOCRAT OF MADISON.
Madison county, March 90, 1874.