Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-16


ALBgMARLE CouRr DAy.-Our canvass for the
county fairly commenced on Monday last. The day
was fine; large number of countymen from all
directions were in attendance, and all the Candidates,
both for Congress and the county, were present Eve
ry.hng was auspcious for free and impartial discus
sion At early hour, the Court adjourned, Tor the
purpose of giving place to the orators, and as soon as
the bell gave the signal, the crowd rushed into the
Courthouse, and filled it 10 overlooking. Cen Cor
don led off in fine style, and occupied the stand tor an
hour and half, which had been previously liked upon
as the limit for each speaker Mr. Goggn followed for
the same length of time; and both were allowed halt
hour for their respective replies II is sufficient 10 say,
that both Of these gentlemen acquitted themselves with
equal ability and TINT, making allowances Tor our par
tally for the principles of own candidate, which
of would award the preference to him. no two
candidates could have been selected whose character,
temperament, talents and manner, could be more nearly
equal and congenal.
Whilst we, therefore, are willing to Init that these
gentlemen distinguished themselves with equal ability
and fully sustained the expectations of their respective
friends, our candor and generosity even cannot permit
TO make similar concessions in favor OF our opponents
for the county In this matter it glorious day for
the Democracy and the contest between Southall and
Leake resulted in triumph in favor Of the latter, which
was cheering and anmating TO The Republicans as II
was dsmayful and joyless TO the Wings Never have
we witnessed more complete overthrow and prosra-
ton than that of Mr. Souhall at the hands of Leake,
and never have we seen man on any occasion VINO
more richly deserved it, Mr.. S. altogether nom
commtta upon the great and important questions which
really divide the two parties, and consumed nearly the
whole Of his hour and half in eulosizng Harry of the
West and in paradng before us the miserable and worn
out humbugs used against Mr.. Van Buren, in 1S4O-hs
upon the Missouri question: the free negro voting
the Hooc case, the standing army and all Leakc scat
Tered 10 the winds all this slang with stroke, demo-
she all the phantoms that had thus been conJured up
proceeded to dissec the fragrant inconsistencies OF Mr. s.
former with his present attitude, and he then
discussed the Bank, Tariff, and Distribution schemes,
with maslerly SIX and effect He told Mr. S. he could
not condescend 10 follow him through The ridiculous
slang of the log-cabin era; and he would only say 10
his fellow Citizens OF Albemare, that ii there was any
among them who could still be humbugged by such
stale and nonsenscal stuff, such cannot have re-
covered from the intoxcalion of the hardcider fumes
OF that me morable period But he would ask MIR. S
if Mr. Clay really the illusrous man that he now
regards him, if he the proud, the exalted and
patriotic statesman that he would have believe,-if
whom she night, like the mother of the G,acch point
as of her Jewels, why was his (Mr. Ss) eloquent
voice not heard in his behalf in lc24 and IN 1882: If
MIR. Van Buren, too, was such an enemy 10 his coun-
try and unworthy oft public confidence account
of what he had SAID and done on the Missionary ques
ton and the free negro suffrage, why did not MIR.
Southall The people of their danger IN 1888,
when Mr.. Van Buren, was nominated as Vice President
with Gen. Jackson' Why did he support Mr.. Van
Buren, on this latter occasion with all his eloquence OF
power opposing and denouncing at the same time MIR
Clay and his Federal principles of Bank, Tariff and In
iernal improvements, Why was he then so earnestly
and heartily in favor Of MI " Buren, prefer him
Vice President TO own pure and beloved fellow-ct-
zen, P P Barbour? If the Sub-Treasury plan was
now so obnoxious and runous measure 10 the coun-
try to cause Mr. Southal 10 prefer MIR. Clay aud his