Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-03-05
To TIE rn,rnas oE TIE h.N9UlRER.

Sirs: ate nded a meeting OF the Clay INN. a. 'e,
diersvili., Orange county, on saturday, e i Az"
w,Il briefly describe to YOU what ranspffu 'hat oay
On TIN, Won wav know hat The Federass are dong n
old Orange. After dsp sing at some business ""''"
was be fore the meeting, DR.. ietr'l was ca''Fu "p
FIR speech. He responded TO the call IN speech ha'
occuprd some thirty five or forty minutes IN us oeivT-
~ He badly dvoca,ed The policy OF rfoieeuVe Ia
ri National Bank distribution of me proc'eos OF
III Public Lands and seemed TO oe prouo nht lhe pa
,ernty Of the American System was raceaoie 10 WI
| CLAW He denounced the Suh-'lFaSufy as an eSecn-
tive ins,tu,ion and said it's officers were appointed oy
~, President III. the denounced Mr.. Van Buren,, ss
an onponent of he last war;-said he was closely oeh
ued with he Federal party OF lhst oaY VINO opposeo
the war He SAID Mr.. Van Buren, was IN favor Of eS
nd no The right of sufffage To Tree negroes Af1
The Doctor fin shed his speech, The Dem"c'a's ~r'r
invited TO participate in the discussion OF the pnc'pes
of Tho Two great ltical parties when Mr. Ntlrn "t
MADISON after bring solicited. came forward, and eS
dressed regret that the task had been imposed upon
hun Young he vas, reply I" onS whose heaa was
white with the frosts of many Winters. In chaele
and eloquent manner he clearly developed the perni-
c,nusn.ss The dnctrnes of the Wing or FEDERAL par
~. and fully refued The attacks made upon Mr. Van
Buren, | tel, proud TO see one 80 young &c MI WEIGH
so qallantv defending the great principles OF JET
rerson, of Madison, OF Jackson ond van Buren,
He closed with thrilling appeal to the Democrats
70 rally around the standard of Mr. Van Buren,, should
he be the candidate of the party | understand this
vas his FIRST political speech; hope II will mt be his
as After he took his seat, the Doctor rose AGAIN and
after trying TO establish the utility OF that dear protec
live Tariff which seems TO be his darling scheme took
his seat without convincing solitary Democrat OF the
correctness Of his position Mr.. Morris Newman, of
MADISON was then invited to speak Who in an ANNA
ted nd eloquent manner, answered the arguments nj
4 he Doctor against the Sub-Teasury, and expod
np the Tariff doctrines, when he interrupted by
Gen Cook, who said there no duty on sugar Mr.
Newman insisted there Gen Cook insisted there
was no duty on sugar. He then charged the Wing
party with conceaiment of their principles in lS4o;
he told Of Inc fair promises they nude to the peo
pie in 1910, and called upon the gentleman who was
to follow to xplan why they have not redeemed those
promises He showed that when Mr.. Van Buren, left
Office the public debt did mt exceed seven millions o
dollars That statement was denied by DR.. Ierril
" no drew out document 10 prove that when Harm
son came into Office the debt thirty five millions!
Mr. Newman being often interrupted By the Feds stand
ing aroond him, he brouCh, his remarks 10 q close
Then came the big gun of the Federal party, DR.
PannlI, who with his anecdotes and praises OF Mr.
CLAW. and h,s denuncations Of Mr.. Van Buran, whom
he called the l,ie weasel greatly delighted the Feds
around him He boldly denied that the Wings mad
concea of their principles IN l840 and said that
Gen Harrison came out in favor Of a Bank He was
asked If R,ves and others did not deny that Harrison
was Bank man. He answered by saying, that
he had nothing 10 do with the declarations OF Mr..
R;ves or any body else In to the inquiry
made by Mr. Newman, why they had not redeemed
their promises made to the people in lS4O' Why, SAID
he, we were prevented by the ton free OF the veto
power After the Doctor got tired he took his seat.
VI John P. Hill, Of Madison, invited to make
speech-who for more than hour rive'ted the atten-
ton uf all present, except few, VIII" disposed 10
be disordery,) with an ingenious, eloquent and argu-
menta,ire address Yes, srs he exposed the deinrm,
Of Whgeery in every particular, He read an extract
from The memorable anti. Bank speech made by Mr.
CLAW in 1911. That seemed I, choke the Feds pretty
much | thought he conclnsively answered every ar
pument nf the Dnctors and others who preceded hun
He closed his remarks by presenting in glowing man
ner the feeble condition OF the great Jackson, and his
anxiety to see restoration of Democratic principles
Shortly after The termination of Mr. HILLS speech,
what do yon think the Feds got al? Why, Srs, thry
got out Wing song book, and, OF all singing, you ne.
YER heard any thing to equal it think # the OLD
Coon had been about be would have been scared INTO
duck fit And, from the eese with which the l'ader
seemed 10 conduct the tune, have doubt but thai
he would make good songster, at any rates to ench
coons tunes IF the gentleman would open school
IN the county, have doubt but that he would be
literally pa,ron,zsd by those who love 10 hear coon
songs But i; all won't do-Vctory will perch upon
the Democratic banner.
A DEMOCRAT OF ORANGE COUNTY.