Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-24
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CLUE HOUSE sCENEs-[No. IL


attended the Cluh House on Friday evening
last for the purpose Of hearing Mr.. Preston, OF
south Carolina. speak When arrived found
aiUi.r.h)y large audience in attendance. and The
Iee Gas in full blast Soon aiter, the President
announced that they were disappointed IN getting
any slra.sers 10 speak, ans, therefore, Shon"
h3r. to draw on their domestic orators. Mir
Naci.,laud. President OF tue Farmers Bark,
VS. cal,ei out. ana delivered what was 10 'ilc L
rcry strange speech, not touching at al The cues
lions at issue between the Two parties, but gong 10
provc. tina, the Democrats had no cause Tor tacir
Ugh ana confden, hope OF electins Mr. Poa--lh
g.aer words. he was tryingto cheer upthe laS@ihS
>ni-i, OF the Coons He told them nc had travelled
,.y extensively in Western Virginia, and hau
m,yei with the people, (Qurre, WIN me nara,
listed Democracy y and from what he saw ana
- .nrr.- 80 ,,.-.- - ~. State, Virginia
IA. Vas going for the Wings. This conclusion was
arrived at, very much to his qualification, and
should think very little 10 the Coons, for they
.,en.ci TO think ii was too good 10 be true, and
mat ii was made for the occasion Next he took
Nm York in tow, and attempted 10 show, that in
i>lo New FORK had repudiated Van Buren, and
Wright and he was perfectly confident that she
would do 50 again because MIR. Van Buren, had
been laid aside and Mr.. Polk substituted: hut for
20. to tell them that Mr.. Clay was not General
Harrison PENNSYLVANIA he Houndered through,
and failed, think, to convince single man, from
his conclusions, that these great States would
vote ior Mr.. Clay. He did not tell them how
.Anch they had lost in the recent eleciions-how,
10 Maine the Democrats had beat Coons, Adolf
ioui>s and all about 5000 voles-:hat would
nave been too much for the poor fellows 10
cjse>t. lie wound up by abusing Mr. Polk,
saving that To elect him would be minislering 20
'e puny ambition of 4 puny man OF large
ga:'v, and other savings degrading 10 Mr. Polk,
j tue: and hope that even he would utter them
oaIt II the heat Of debate. Alter Mr.. Maciar-
land Mr. Joseph Mayo was called out Ii the
Hrs; speech was medley, this was the most per-
re: hoige-podgc | ever listened 10. He COM
,aenced with a liule wi,,icism that removed the
doom from the Coons' coun,cnances for a few
moments and then went on To show that the flrst
?caker was in error in saying that Mr.. Polk was
10: known; but that he, Mr.. Mayo would show
lIr. Polk and Rumpsy-dumpssy (mcaning Col.
Johason) were very extensively known by their
c,aIi,icn TO put Mr. Clay down in 1923; as if this
aeople did not know that he had always been 50
w that he needed no putting down. mean as
a Presidential candidate. He said that the Tex
= question and all other issues, were only cloaks
70 hui. their thirst for spoils; that this was the
tai"i hope Of the Democrats; that spoils, spoils,
va, all they were attcr; as if his audience did
ut know Mr. Attorney Tor the Hastings Court
Mlyo was only serving The people for patriot
ism Those that live in glass houses ought ne
ycf % throw stones"
Nor THE PEAK or TENERIFrE.
lin addition 10 the above, yesterdays Wing pa
rates an official sketch of the speeches referred
Il b. orr correspondent-and first, Mr. Maciar-
land We are satisfied. that he believes what he
las seen and heard, and We congratulate him
uaon his fine spirits. From the long faces OF the
Cons W. have met, We were impressed with an
np.n!1a ina. thew were aw:illlv frightened, ana
W.. AZ. glad that there is one Coon at least, who
l,,I.- laet ho,( p1,gty
cleciei. We were afraid that in their alarm,
laey would abandon the field, and we should have
~ contest; at least in Virginia. But 10 Mr..
Nacfirland's information! We presume that he
ciG not travel much among the people; while III
was quietly luyurating on the inc mutton oil
Monroe and Greenbrier. we donbt not that lie
Aw many itinerant Coons, who informed him
u The great Whig gains in The West Now we
have at least as strong evidence. from persons
who themselves have mixed among the people OF
he whole West, and who assure lis, that rc shall
AIRY that portion ofthe State BY an increased ma
'o.fy From all sections of the State we have
~: most cheering accounts, and we advise MI.
Maci,rlatA himself 10 prepare for "a most signal
aHt inerhed defeat" For his peculiar satstac-
-'o'!' We >nb,ein an extract from the corrcspon-
Gene o! The Charleston Mercury, the writer hav-
lAS circulated much through The mountains:
From Gfeenarier Westward which is as far |
a>h' PERSONAL knowledge extends. every county |
~" increase the Democratic vote OF 1872. While |
ne ways admit that the success OF their party is
'sn'y improbable, their opponents calculate with |
Es'Ialny on a majority variously estimated at
non 10 l00)-,i. former is, think, Ritche's
''e' he latter that OF several distinguished men,
"'' nave ample means OF Judging. ". |
'0f IRE kiDus7nd or morc. In WiSes Dis |,
"e, which il 1910 was Wing BY 400 MAORI |
=, 'ie '.ie1,s ot Polk are confident OF success; but,
~" u II viii he he very meagre vote The I
erection o.. Shinn. State Senator, will no, bring
,''l the result oi which lately informed YOU. |
= h'~ positively asceraincd, that the Clavites |
.'''ea ma oriv OF ten IN The House, and the De- |
.'"Fa'> like majority in the Senate. II one OF I
ioF'her obey instructions, we shall have a U. I
''laior; Otherwise, no one vii! be elected
uu..hnerS. Preston and Stuart. three prominent |
,.,"SN respectively aspire to the seat, which The
Maintain"
we can assure Mr. NJ that the Wings in
."'a'rp have No idea of Claws carrying Vir-
una pia. II is most strange, that the Wings OF
.''hnohd should bcgin 10 "bras" about Virginia
:, S'oa as they heard OF their signal defeat in
.'.IW! Is Il not TO cover up the disaster Of TINT
IA battlefield As for New York, Mr.. NJ.
lows nitsself upon rcfned abstract reasoning,
5sA ., hatsic will not vote for Polk. He says,
-, van Buren, "her own son, and Silas Wright,
~, most ardent supporter" were rejected by
;..ri,? Of $4,000, Q3,2902 y in 1870" and that,
.."s, Mr. Polk will be also beaten This is
\, ~ argument, but Mr. NJ. lorgets 10 look at
'"'H' lie does no! tell MS that SINE 1910,