Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-23

ssary and proper for carrying those powers nit
etec'. n W, said he, ISL tree IS known by ITS iru $
men judged by their actions Which, then
is the Fede al and which til. Democratic party
The thing is plain, that a way-iaf'ng man
though fool, cannot therein After lh's argument
the C' lionel did use The terms "Federaliss and "fr
deral Wings, and that, too, with success lie lheI
made few forcble remarks on the Bank, TarIff, &c
and concluded as Watchmnn truly, says, oy begging
and advising the Wings TO read more, TO STUDY more
IF which, assure you, Messrs. Editors the Wings in
these parts stand greatly in need. This was the mos
feeble political effor, Waterman heard: yet listen
10 Mr.. Robt Mayo of W.s,morel land county.
He rises To discharge the gun which he had load
ed pressy for the March court But think those pre-
sent will bear me out in saying The gun burst IN h.
hands without damaging any one save himself The solid
premises, conclusive arguments and strong reasoning
which made such an impression on Waterman, were,
as well rs recollect, about TO this effect Alter
refreshing cur minds the stale and worn out hum
bugs, the sheep Speech &C. he entered upon the DIS
cusson Of the Bank and Tariff questions with bold
ness and reckessness rarely found, even in their ora
tors OF $50 Bank was constitutional, he SAID, De
cause III The Convention IN which The Constitution was
framed, when resolution was offered to confer upon
Congress the power Ct granting charters 10 companies,
It was not adopted, because the Convention were oil
opinion that that power already grantedb by the Con-
situlion No one he though could doubt this TOR Wash
lngton signed Bank bill, and so did Madison In his
reasoning on The expediency of Bank, he argued that
one was necessary to regulate Exchanges-tor, said
he, Exchanges between New York ard New Orleans
ten per cent; aud when told that they n,
par, swore IT was no such thing. But the argument
which made such violent impression on "Nach-
man, was, imagine, that the Tariff; the tenor
OF which was, that the tendency OF a dscrIm mating
Tariff to lower prices. The present low prices Mr..
Mayo attributed to the Tariff of IL agree with
HIM. that the Tariff of 40 has had something TO do
with lowering the prices OF agricultural products -
Now, when | was a boy, had my School-masler have
told II add 90 to 100, and give him The result, and
had said So instead OF $50, ll.hing would have
been the inevitable consequence Yet these learned
Wang Orators have the audncy, for Gun call 1t no.
thing else, 10 proclaim that 30 per cent. duly
tce pssens the price Is tins their boosted respect Tor
the intelligence of the people Do they suppose that
we have eyes, and cannot see-enrs, but cannot hear
and understanding, yet do not perceive DO they say
that We are so dead interests and blinded
by party spirit 10 be incapable of adding 30 10 l00
and getting the true result D Temporal, q m0rtS -
YET, strange 10 say, there nre some like "Watchman,
80 touched IN their minds the subject of Whigism
that they throw up their caps and shout huzza TO every
thing that drops from the mouth Of brother quadruped
AS 10 the Federalism Mr.. Mayo fastened on Colonel
Branhan's brow the argument with which IT was done
is this: Mr.. Mayo SAID Jefferson WIS Tariff man
Washington and Madison signed Bank bills, and,
therefore, because the Colonel end his party opposed
these measures they must be the CID Federal party
Look to Colonel BIS argument on that subject and
Judge We between them These were tine conclusive
arguments, &C., which Waterman says "toli home
How they told home, am unable 10 say, but say,
they told very badly in The Courthouse and will not
tell the polls. Waterman says, Colonel Il ''arose
to explain, but would not do" beg him 10 recoI
ect, THAI Mr. Mayo's speech moving, that he
left nothing but empty benches and the walls to en-
plain to-
That Northumberland is shaken in her Democratic
principles, Waterman wonld have our brethren
abroad believe, deny. Though she is surrounded by
Wing COUNTIES though trading with Wing cities
though beset by Wing politicians, she still brars aott
the broad pendant of Democracy. And while Vlrgi-
sustains those principles she was the first TO pro
mulgse while our institutions stamp the lie upon
those who maintain that the people are incapable OF
self government; and while the Wing party en-
Geavor to impair the beauty OF cur glorious Union,
that flag will never be struck.
In conclusion, beg leave 10 refer Monsieur Watch
man TO the 4.h book OF Chys Blackstone, page l2S,
and beg him TO read at,pntvely what is lhpre said
about eayes-droppcrs NORTHUMBERLAND.
EXTRACT Of Letter, from
"PErERsDURc, April ~, 1914.
"Messrs Editors WELL the agony 10 over, and the
great idol of Whigi-m has made his speech, and done
his do! Il wns miserable failure, and | wish every
Democrat in the Stat could have heard him. There
display OF real feeling, much less enthusiasm
ven among the Coons; and the Democrats Of our little
town. are not only alive and kicking, but in fine spirits
His Juvenile friend, Tom Richie, las he called HIM.
was the topic Of half his speech, and came IN for his
full share Of slang and abuse. He held the e.trac. OF
the Enquirer cut out, in his hand, and commented on
IT'S las: article, which must have sung him deeply. he
delivered you % the Democratic party in the true
Cromwell style lie shot Oft his arrows freely a; the
Democrats, but they wero not poisoned Was there
ever such exhibition The part OF any man aspr-
ing much less worthy 20 he the rnler Of great Re
publc 1t is dsgacefuI to himself, an insult 10 Virg'-
MA and outrage upon the institutions OF the coun-
try. II reported, and believed here, that Mr. Clay
has sent to Washngtonu letter containing his opinions
on the Texan question. lie is said TO be against i'm
mediate perhaps any annexation. He certanly did
not out in his speech at Petersburg upon Texas
Ought you not to call upon him to show his hand
We think 60 here MACON
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
Gentlemen One Of your correspondents from Es-
SEX the paper Of this morning has made so sngu-
lar mistake, in stating a passage between Mr. Scott
and myself at Tappahaunock, that must ask the favor