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

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,r which Oh, opponent, have 50 long contcndsd ,
Thee ,ye re- his sentlmeus IN 1892 aud the postioh
e hen assumed and the par, he then took in setting
- as bo,ed FIR apes this difficult and important qurs'
49,; contributed more than all other acts OF ms i'e
- rrmove The cloud which had hung about his na"'e
in the South. But every North Carolininn VINO hsA
him on Saturday who has read his late ieters, a"1
marked his course since 1871, must answer ,.e
n ,nbo,,ing the enormilies and expressions OF t's
WIN, ,ct Of lS42 he does not uphold PLAIN Vo'a
noo of The Compromise Act and policy reared "
onn ito ,nios: whether he DOES not seriously "ds'ui'
h,t treaty. of peace and amy between the North ant
Son,b and aaain bestow that favoritism and protec
ton nnon the manufacturing interests and manufactu
np States, "by the same un]ust saci'hce VI o'''
which led to the difficulties OF ~
In relation to a National Bank, his principal afgu
,,ans were The parental duty Of the Federal Govern
mon, 10 furnish currency for its citzens-the prac
cob;l,tv of making National Bank notes current Tue
world over, and answering me ooJec''ons o. oppo
nentsl that such an institution never had been una
never could be- this country, rs they had no, oeeh
in other countries dangerouslo the public Liberties.
NJ, C.. with much bitterness, and We thought
without proyocaton denounced reputation IN NJ ssls
sppi. as the policy of the Democratic party, IN tna'
State: though he admitted that the party gehe'aiy
were not chargeable with The SIN.
Ne justified and defended his party IN their employ
ment Of such electioneerng agencies as pictures rae
coous poles singing of Wing songs, and so forth, anu
oon,ended that these innocent means used by ms
marty to "ioll,fy and amuse the people, !,
Atoge Their the occasion, was as we predicted wouo
be- one of the highest party excitement and though
Mr. CLAW expressed his intention not TO make u So
The whole scope and Of his speech, could not have
been more htly adapted to TINT end II, with tha'
Gankness which once was his, and for which we have
often expressed admiration he had come out boa
ly- declared himself candidae-and following Una,
announcement had made the speech he did, we should
be obliged 10 declare he effort one OF the best Tor eiec
tioneering ell. have ever heard Oh Inc contra
nv however he d,scla,ms such motive IN visiting
the State and addressing the people, and 1t has Speech
in form being ndsputaby an eleclioneerng one-lhose
who heard him should suspect was so also IN Joct-
he should moi complain Nor can he expect 10 appear
in any other light than that of seeking 10 procure the
advantages ,cttout ncurrine the responsibilities OF
position before the public, which the reiiectng oil oil
parties have been accustomed to regard as departure
from former usages, and as mos. pernioous example
to all parties hereafte-to viii. that q eana'da's for
The high office Of Presden stamping orer the country
Other speeches delivered on Friday and Satu'-
day evenings, by Mfssrs. Siauly, Brownow OF Tenn
Reed of Person, Shelton and W. Leigh OF Virgil
MIA, Cherry, Nash, Badger, Moore Of Halifax, Syme
Of Virginia, Miller, Guthrie and Harrlss. or the me
rits and spirit of these performances we shall say lit
tie. Those who heard them, Wings and Democratic,
will bear witness. that they were characterized by
much attempted rdicule of the Democratic party, by
unusual asrmony and some of them by gross and in-
decent vilIcation. The orators seemed to vie with
each other, no less in heapiug abuse upon MIR. Van
Buren, than in extolling Mr. Clay. OF the specimens
we heard, we might mention the allcslon to Mr. Van
Buren, by Mr.. Shelton OF Virginia, having been op-
posed TO the late war, and having rejoced whenever
our arms were defeated! BY some, he was rdlcued
of cabbages; by others, as being AFRAID TO
mee, Mr. Clay before the American people rs the lat
ter could LOOK him into non-existepce And by one
Of the speakers, MIR Harriss of Granville, towards the
of the scenp (when enthusiasm had reached lis
zeniih,) he was denounced being "wthout the
slightest preensons to the character of gentlemen,
patriot christian
We canno! but remark, as evidence of the extreme
caution and deberateness Of our Wing friends in
forming their judgments, that nearly all we have met
with ately, desire "more time, TO tank OF the Texas
question: before they go either for against Annexa-
ton. We retruct the opinion heretofore expressed,
that there is division of opinion on The subject in
this State.