Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-10

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S,O .ood The heat and burden oithe day, qua now!
(Crics of Never NcvcrD II was announced ma,
amcnr the speakers present, there were seVeidi
DISTINGUISHED gentlemen from other States, ana
Gen Dawson from Louisiana, was iiist iihio',u-
ccd Tx the President oi the day. Ills look, oi uc-
licate healtl-hi> tall, graceful Southern lof.i,
and attire struck the Observation OF all; c>peciaiS
the bright eyes Of the gay asscmolaSc oil iadics
who lringed the right and left OF the vast ampnl-
,heo,rc. and he soon touched the chord OF pride
which ought ever To animate TIE bosom OF Tree
men when he contIas,cd the thousands OF sturdy
Women who covered the foreground, with The de-
pendrniS Of corporations and mniohs oi SP'"-
rninn ieunies and proclaimed amid deatcnlnS h'ir-
rah's.
The rank is but the suincas stamp,
The mans The gow'dior a that
A member of the 9th Congress, he was enabled
To portray in strong coors, the arrogant, II moi I'M
constitutional measures, urged win hot naN'e ny
the Dictator: the gross inconsistencies OF the self
styled Wig parly: their reckless attempt 10 abol
ISL the veto power, deeply imporantto the lber-
ties Of the South. Fired with just indignation al
the hvpocrilical phanthropyo Of Northern fanatics
hr depicted in glowing color> The desolatln5 Ten
dcncy Of their course and the frequent waving
of handkcrchcfs told that the ladies responded 10
his patriotic sentiments, and that they too
felt deeply interested in the result OF the coming
election They, he justly said, were indebted Tor
The hi.h rank which they adorned 10 the cnii@ht-
cning influence Of freedom, and II became them
Ia cheer the hardv sens OF the soil in their efforts
To maintain the Constitution With such union,
he argued in "A strain OF imprisoned elogucnce,
enriched hv happy quotations, orr institutions
woull defy the assaults OF the ruthless iE"adcr ana
sWhilc there are leaves on the forest or foam on
the river.
Democracy shah flourish, and flourish for ever.
Gen. Dawson, amid the applause oil The multi
tude. made way for his distinguished Trend, win
whom he had served in the Legislature oil LOUISE
ana. The fame ot MAJOR Davczlc, the eloquent
orator the compalroi IN arms OF The immortal
Jackson and his distingh. led ald On The plains oi
Orleans the able representative oil his country al
| foreign courts had CON" before hun, ana Wheh
( his name was announced, enthusiastic cheering
/ erected him before he had reached the platform;
/ and while he gathered uptic form al The old We,
crar Ia address an assembly the largest he said
he he'd ever addressed before, tie forest rang
/ with three additional cheers for Andrew Jackson.i
/ Twas under The impulse oitlese Inspiring notes
| that he uttered the most nnpassioncd the richest
and most effective treat oi oratory, II Was ever
I our good fortune TO cnJcy. lis Materials "ercd tie
! rived from life al useful effort, study, ana ob-
sergalion, spread over sixty years rs embcliisti-
mems were drawn from the finest hciGs oil classic
/ literature as well n the sacred page IL was Ill
rersi,ied and strengthened hy the hargiest Ilusa-
ton from science and practical liie--and lis meta
phors and comparisons, often slrkin@ly Original,
and sometimes unique, gave 10 The whole speech
force, pungcncv and effect, which vii! make ii
10 I've hong remembered hy all who had the rare
fortune 10 hear H. With what whitening alluSion
did he rcbuke the Alien law OF John Adams. now
threaltncd 10 he revived by Senator Archer, and
many of his paTty-(by the memory OF W, ioroid
il Virginia!D when he proclaimed that he Of
tered no apology 10 NirgnanS for addressing
them in the accent of Rochambeau ana Laiay-
citc, when he communicated 10 the lllhera
WhirS. through his electrified auditory, TIE hiso-
~ of his naturalization and his baptism in
blood and fire BIZ Andrew Jackson on The battle
field Of New Orleans. We wish the Old
Blue Light Fcderaliss Of the Norh now ranged
on the side OF Clay had been within reach oil the
burning lava which lie poured upon their as--
grandisng. consolidating policy in every. age OF
the Republic Himself IN elegant scholar-he
scoutcd the idea, entertained by many OF our con-
sequenta opponents. that they engroSsed "all The
dcccncv and all the sense and from Bancroft,
Cooper. BRYANT. Wand ryn, ard a host Of others
distinguished in literature and science. he showed
that the brightest inlecctS OF the country were,
where they ought To M, on the side of Democra-
cv. At home on the question oi Texas, he advo-
Gated annexation with the sagaci,y Of the soldier
and civilian He exposed the temporsing poll
cy Of the Fcdcralsts, in 1903, ISL, on the pur-
chase and admission OF Louisiana, and declared,
amds, the shouts OF the assembly. with mixture
OF sarcasm and truth '"i"c the Wings United
States Bank and len miles square, and they'll bc
satisfied /, ought 10 animate the friends OF De-
mocracy in The South, TO I've told by this veteran,
of more Than thirty fields since the nomination,
that the Empire State, will give majority Of 10
900 for pix and Dallas. In the language OF
loanc Virginia gave up the iavori;c son Of
New York with Il bleeding heart and it may
reach tho >a.,c of Lin,.cnwald, and convince his 1
numerous friends ;iroGnd him that the same feel /
ing pcrv@dcd tic mass meeting n Winchester for I
his generous letter to the Convention noticed BY |
his eloquent friend, called forth plaudits oiaprro-
baton. WcWlll not allow ourselves 10 doubt that !
the great Empire State will as heretofore with /
but SoiarvcXccption. be found side BIZ side with !
the Mother OF States as Darczac proclaimed .
here. 4 body OF "ioung Hickorics," who Con- /
tributei much 10 the ''pomp and circumstance |
OF the day. came within the glance OF the orator. |
"A h. poured forth his unsuicd address; and (
cloquently did he conurc them TO store their !
minds with Republican principles, and support .
him, now in lsr: evening oi lie, in cause which /
h. hal labJrcd 10 promote in lis morning and !
Noon, AID when they hcnt over the tomb oil Au- /
gtise Dayezac, he begged they would remember /
him only as the friend of Liberty and the ta"orcd /
comradc of Andre" Jackson.
Major Davczac had addressed large mccln" /
under The triumphal arch, Tie preceding night, and
although his spirit was still willing and breath /
lc>> audience still hung upon every acccnt from /
his burning lips, he el; compelled 10 retire after |
aspeech of about two hours during which thou I
sands had not changed the position on which |
they densely stood, and with such Stiffness, that |
the rushing ol The leaf might be heard amid the |
storm OF eloqucnce which swept over them.
The Hon. VIM Smith, late Representative in .
Congress from the CnIpeper district mex, address
cd the meciing-iiS close ranks YET nnhnncd.-
Bearing The character of the le,t stump orator /
Of Virginia, and among he hest read politicians
within lis Limits, mitch was expected OF him; |
and many after they had listened arcntiycly Tor
two hours, declared that hall had not been iold'
OF his eiuguence. He was armc,i up IL the teeth I
with documents. for he has learnt from the fate OF
Wing promises a. we'll a their declarations.
the iuiliiy oi making assertions without proof.
His searching exposure of the liamiitonian sys-
tenn, must have made many OF The Wing Speeia-
tors in the crowd wonder. that The conSliutionali-
IL and expedcncv Of a Unct, safes Bank,
should hc proclaimed with much confidence
by the leaders ofthe partv But ii is The interest
ed the Specializing portion OF the parry who
mainly advocate the rc-establishmcnt of that cor
riipting institution. With argument based upon in
cantrorerahle statistics blended with line touches
of humor AMI racy illustrations he exhibited in
its tue color the unequal and ruinouS ci5c, O.!
the present tariff especially on the farmers OF the
country. Had he been here on The Thursday
preceding he would have witnessed in the S;ckly
parade OF the mechanics, with what cy.c:minat-
ing influence il operated upon them. MI Smith \
drew cheering picture of our prospects from The
recent elections in the West and showed how ,
near the blubhcrng predictions ofihe National
lntclligencer were being verified in Kentucky
His speech, throughout characterized by deep re-
search, sound argument and bursts OF e!oquence |
enIivcncd hy wit, made a deep impression on the |
attentive audience, and we trust that they, and |
those who hear through them will long remember
the faithful and fearless services OF Mr. Smith in
the cause Of Democracy.
The long shadows of the trees, which spread !