Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-10
E0r Mc Eaqnircy.
THE SPRINGS. POLITICS, MEETINGS,

Gentlemen: Although the season is fast ap'
preaching when the pleasant and delightful So
loun a, the Virginia Springs must terminate, Vel
[ feel almost in duty bound 10 crop you me eA-
presSivc Of the pleasure and Srdtiilcallcn "hich
all feel (aS know they Go) on their visits 10 inns
hcalthiu region. "A larger, more gay and social
company has no, been 10 the mountains for some
wears. and most lcryenily do we hope ana pray
that those who have been here, and those VINO
hereafter NAV be enabled 10 come, shall ENJOY Inc
same pleasure health and satisfaction when ha>
been the result o, this Summers excursion. HAD
| the time. aud Won the room, might give You
many interesting details Icatin" 10 the incidents
OF! these most agreeable watering places, ami Ge-
scrplve scenes OF the beauty The fashion anu 'hc
pride Of American society, but Will .oFtear, ana
Shall on this topic but pay my very best respects
10 the proprieors and managers oil Inc fespc,tNc
Springs. ior their very superior attention anu ac-
c5mmodations-lo this Spring in particular for
lis various attractions ana eXccen, management:
and 10 those whose lot il NAV be 10 survive ano-
Their season, would say, III the language ct Inc
bariS of Avon ANA Erin,
Frame vour mind 10 mrth and mcrrmen, -.
Which bars athousand harms and lenslhehs HE
Conn, hither--come hi,her-hy night and by day
We liner in pleasures that never ar, S'Ac'
I ike the waves of The Summcr-aso one DIES away
Another as sweet and as shining cones on.
The political complexion Of this section oi
couniry is 50 exciting ana 80 peculiarly renaiia-
bic al this zine, that some notice oil III me result
of some lille ohservdtion-m2y not I've uninieies'-
ing. Well might the joyal sons oil these Alpine
REGIONS now sing their merry song Of lire IN the
mountains. rum boys, run" and i Is rather 10 oe
wondered at. that the street meoll>t-the LazaIo-
nj ballad-singer Duiield, with his fdtrr htto
boys from Greenbrer and kanawha, all ne wti@
did not pay this county visit curing MS Vocai
paregriDations. Such running 10 aud lro, col
iectinc and gathering OF the clans, and bci!, de-
,.r,nined efforts to operate on the Democracy OF
the country aud the fixed principles OF The people,
have no, been evinced for years. Ii is with their
meetings rs il is with their native, Stupendou>
hills ..piling OSSa upon Pclion.' Scarcely 4 DAY
masses hu; you hear OF some narbacue or meet
mo which is either Wing, next Democratic, or
ha,h united. There seems 10 be a peculiar sci,
(it NAV use the expression maze al thi> coui'-
IL and District Various members oil Congress.
from other and distant States and districts, regard
lc>> of their own interests, have teen flooding ms
District with their useless trash. Mr.. Grsch oi
ken,ucky. Mr.. Harden OF Illinois, Mr.. Summers,
Mr. Chiffon. Mr. Niitoa OF ONO, and others, al
Whic> are instructed 10 take particular notice oi
Western Virginia. although their faces. with one
exception. we never see. And why IS all this
and why the present grea; stir aud ieeiiH" mani
I,>,ci' Two causes NAV be assigned--aiid only
fw,-tor. il is well known that Our Representa-
i've in Congress is most dilgen, in comnunicat-
mo crerr thing necessary - inform his district
In The frs, place, tie number OF strangers now
in this quarter furnish the Wings (Who gene
rally have the wealthy on Their SIDE with ma
terials . blow the bellows; and, secondly, ana
more particularly. that the District IS now re-
presented in Congress bv that bod. independent
was elected b 81 G5st Overwhelming; ina;ofy
t25o) in very large District; some twelve or
thirteen counties Not only is the Presidential
election in issue hut the next Congressional clec-
ton cones oil next April, and il i indislensatiy
,.ccc.>arr, in the estimation OF certain Wing as
piran,S that the tables should he turned. and
he Democratic parly broken down. Hence il *,
that they are bringing ali tbeir battery, al home
and from abroad, 10 bear In this quarter
Indeed they are making bod and daring efforts
at Western Virginia generally. However II viii
40: do DC assnrei. She has now ~ Congress all
Democrats, but one, ami We're II not Tor causes
which might have been caSilv obvi;;i2t he would
no, b. there. His race. however, Il run. Let
III, The Democratic parry hc only true to Itself,
and ii will be- utterly impossible 10 sub:crt IT.
Hut without going into details al present. lei lis
look at the coulse OF The Wings in two or three
counties around Us, within he last two months
In the frs, place the Wing clecor Mr.. Cdper'on,
commenced al Lewi>tTTg some two months a"o;
Int here ne Was met by Bower Miller, and
Gentleman from Louisiana iriendot Texas. and
member %. the Democratic Convention al Bait-
more Next followed = meeting al the same
place. in which Mr.. STAR; OF Augusta. Mr.. Sum-
,nerS. Mr. Patton Of Richmond Mr.. James NJ.
Mason and Mr. Ballard Preston were the speak,
rrs three Wings 10 two Democrats On the lIlh
inst another meeting at Lewi,burg, in which MIR.
-, =. I -, ILL RI md
ol Richmond, all Wings. took part In Monroe
both Electors me, on lair terms q, the July Court,
md resulted in the defeat OF the Wing Elcc-
tor, rs You have been ALREADY apprised OF. These
Gentlemen subsequently met in Giles Mercer. and
Taxowell, in like manner. In the same county,
iCiileS an exclusive Wing meeting was held on
;hc eth lulv al the Salt Pond Mountain, al which
.,lcSsf> Summers, CapcTion, Sheticy and Fulton
appeared, and harangucd the people This, how
ever. was somewhat; OF failure, as nothing in'e-
!cs:ing occurred, except fight between two Old
women, or perhaps a man and woman-l Tor
gel which
Next came OF a gathering near Kanawha
Cont House. al which GaIlipolis Bank Wing
was imported. but who was almost swallowed
whole il is said, by Hays of Lewis, late member
ot Congress. Mr. Ferguson of Wayne and also
Mr. Ballard Preston from Montgomery, as a SUE
sliiutc for Mr. Summers the hero OF SAT- pono,
and the travelling Elccor for all Western virgil
MIA were in attendance.
Next. we hear Of Wing meeting in Fayeltc
county, which appeared 10 be under the peculiar
care OF a rcdoub,ahle Yves; Point Cadet, vino pre-
icrs New River cliff 10 a Camanche bullet, as
matter o.. coarse. Here again we ind the gallant
Preston, pouring down Federal Whiggcry, which
almost silcnced the mighty cataract below here.
On the 10Th August. 4 Democratic baroacue
vas given at Cookies between the Red anu Sall
sulphur Springs in Monroe-at which there
Srcr, about five hundred persons, mostly Dc
rnocra,s.-And here will remark, that tissue
ol misrepresentation in reference 10 TINS meet
ing has Just appeared in little paper printed at
Lewis5urg, which will be fully answered in due
time will only say al present; that This was a
meeting of Democrats, in like manner as The
Wings some times hold meetings on their part
Col johnson of Harrison, late member Congress,
who was accidentally al the place Gen. Chap
man, Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. English OF Pulas-
III, Harrison man in 1910, and consequently a
change, were the speakers. An invitation 10
come there but not to make a speech, was given
10 a gentleman then at the Red Sulphur. who he
longs to the universal family OF the Smiths, and
who halls as a lawyer from the Ten miles square.
lie wanted 10 speak on the Wing side. This was
breaking in upon The arrangements and the De
mocrats felt no disposition 10 he dictated to be-
sides. there were but few Wings present, compare
lively speaking, and those already fully commit
ted A proper sense OF proprie;y would have
prompted Smith 10 withdraw under those circum-
stances, but the committee Were appealed TO- to
let him speak, and without being any way In
iluenccd by any person, they finally permitted
him 10 occuPy an hour, matter Of cour-
,esy to the gentleman, who, through mistake,
invited him Now, this is the whole sum
and substance OF this occurrence, and the people
were all satisfied, except, OF course, the rabid
Wings. Smith floundered about little, but
Gen. Chapman had previously challenged him
and his party TO full discussion at any other
time and place. This challenge was accepted,
and both parties again met at the Red sulphur
on the ensuing Wednesday. Here Mr.. Mason
made an excellent speech. Gen Chapman, Mr..
Caperton, and the universal Mr.. S., of course,
made his bow An incident occurred here wor-
lhy OF note. Mr.. Mason alverled TO the state
men, going the rounds, that Mr. Claws anti