Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-07-30
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ir'lHcAsTIr, July H. 1874
knowing the great anxiety You irel Tor the sue
ce-S of the glorious cause that we are HOW -
deeply interested in advocating, take great plea
sure in communicating 10 you an account OF
most eiiecua and triumph antv!ctoFy obtained here
on Monday last BY our friend, Letcher, Esq, OF
Rockbridge over VIM. W. Boyd. ESQ. Of Bucha
man. in {. discussion at the Courthouse, before
general meeting OF the people OF the county Of
Boictouri. The challenge came IRON the Wings
and, for the last month, we had been daily
threatened with the total humiliation of our
champion and our cause; bur, conscious of the
ability OF our champion, the justice OF our cause,
and the purity o! our candidates. we accepted
their challenge, and the result has been such as 10
gladden. the heart OF every true Democrat confirm
the doubtful and wagering, and III Inc opinion Of
some OF our friends secure al least % new votes
for The Baltimore nominees
"Mr Lctchcr opened the discussion, hv directing
his batteries IT the Coon candidate, and kept up
continual CALLING fire upon him for an hour and
half with such tremendous effect, that ii carried
wide spread dismav into the Coon ranks, and pro-
duccd an awful iuttering amcng the 'vannnt
The change in their ooun'enances was really pitt
ful; but sill they hoped that all was not lost as
their orator was yet 10 address the people he
might be able to convince the crowd that their
FIRST their last, their onv choice the great Harry
of the West" was still the available candidate
that they had been induced 10 i,.!ievc he was
hut there was 10 such GOO. fortune III store for
them
Mr.. Boyd. finding the proofs thai Mr. Lcchcr
had furnished Of Mr.. C!ay's political incon-
s:sleacies so perfectly irresistible after faint ei
lost 1t defence thought proper 10 leave him 10 his
fate, and opened his batteries against John Tyler,
for bctayins his party; and against the Demo
Gratis, for no: nominating their string Tidi. Van
Buren,. instead of lhe obscure .Eataag P"b, whom,
he - i'd they must have nominated because he
was the choice Of Gen. Jackson.
"Ailer he had concluded NJ. Lclchcr again
rose AMI assured the Gentleman, that If it was
true that Jimmy Polk was The choice of General
jackson. j! was the strongest recommendation
he could urge in his favor before a boletoun aG-
Gicncc. IL" then took upihc defence ot John 1'y-
Ter and asked what ldasA Aim had done 10 cause
him IL be stismailcd a traitor, by his Wing
friends. He ashc if h. had not signed their
whole batch Of Reform bills, except the "Fiscali-
~" and asked Mr. ri hnln he and his party G!d
hot deny. III 1910, that their candidates were hank
men. Mr.. T., i'll an explanation, insisted that he had
gore H.. Il bank man; whereupon Mr.. LelcheI
cried out with great naiyete. NOW HAVE
HIM. and Immediately pulled out the Bucha-
nan Journal edited b. Mr.. Boyd, III 1910, and
read aloud an editorial paragraph thcrcrom,
wherein he (Poyd) had asserted tiiat MIR. Tyler
was then Gin 1910 mt Ban1. opG. I"rtF and
anti internal haYy"reme~ by tie General Go
yernncn: The effect oi this wel!-imcd proof.
ont o the cenllcmans own mouth Was com
rctciy overwhelming, and produced he ioudcst
and longest peais OF Laughter ami c!appins that
ever listened 10, which were KEEP, mp, with very
little in;cr;aissoD. until The close Of Mr. Leichers
speech. Mr.. Boyd attempted n replE. but il was
no g"'-hc was 4 'uS.a up R9E.' TIE hottest
Wings in the county had to admit with rueinl
and melancholy counicnanccs, that they had met
with Waterloo dcieat-ani Wing >ioc.. imnc-
diately fell 10 fifty per cent. below par
Il never witnessed, in I'LL my life. 50 much con
fdencc and enthusiasm as now exists h.Tc in the
Democratic ranks We mad glorious ratifica
ton meeting on Monday morning before the pub
lie diScussicn-(he proceedings Of which yon
will see in the next t'incastle Dcmocrai)-and
the people are warmly engaged in organizing
Hickory Clubs in every section Of the county
We have so alarmed the Wings. that they have
actually made arrangements 10 start Wing pa
per here next week; bat ii Ill won't do. Yen
NAV safely put Us down Tor 300 20 .1o majority
in November next"