Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-26
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YORKTOWN CONVENTION.

Messrs. Editors The Yorktown Convention
| has at last "come oil" and hasten 10 give you
some information in regard Ia the accomplish
mcni OF the purposes which the "Whis" 40 recent
" as It's last paper, vauuingly claimed for it
Nothing short Of an entire revolution in the poll
teal complexion OF this district, which was 10
produce d change in The vote Of the State suifi-
cient to onsurc for Mr. Clay, would satisfy these
gentlemen. Has This been achieved? Let facts
as they occurred there, be submitted, and from
these candid judgment may decide understand
inslv.
/ saal not occupy the columns Of your paper
with animadyersions on The impropricty Of the
Wing party appropriating, for mere party purpo-
scs, d National dau, such as the 18th Of October;
perhapS. in the desperation to which they are dTi-
ven, they may find some apology for the dcsccra-
ton of this day. in the fact that this Is the oaly
way by which they can raise q crowd. Let this,
then extcnua,e their fault, for, be 1t remembered,
that the 10Th of September was FIST @icctcd, and
only abandoned when failure was ineritailc
Well, the day before the l9,h was 10 usher in
the commencement OF this great Wing triumph.
when Providence twas ii to rebulic their boast
ing>! ordered the light OF Heaven to be intercept
ed, and spread over lis azure canopy-not the
lsh. hcecy clond, bu' the thick darkness Of storm
and rain. The first day viii, doubt rot, he con-
sidercd to have been a failure, and the clements
will have 10 bear the hlame-as there was not
quite enthusiasm enough amongst the hearers
and speakers 10 enable them 10 stand the pcltings
of the storm. Al night however Dr. Ycrby, from
Northampton was put forth to commence the
melee; and report says, q did not hear him. that
his speech was diatribe against Martin Van
Buren,, and was rs the speeches of that gentle
man usually arc, c0RHc9 rom others. and commit
ted as Schoolbcy does his lesson or parrot the
words rchcarSed in his hearing
The morning of the l9lh was also lowering,
keeping in suspense our Wing brchren but Pro-
whence in mercy 10 these Whig sinners scatter
ed tie clouds, and the sun bursting out like the
glorious principles OF the Democratic party, vivi.
tyne, animaiin. ami protecting all Gods cfca-
lures equally gave us from about 10 o'clock 4
fine day When arrive! al the arbor. Mr. Rich
ard Yca1on, from South Carolina, had finish
cd his speech; which requires no more notice than
10 saw il appeared 10 me that much the larger por-
ton of his audience had listened TO him with
amazcment How could citizen OF tina; gallant
little State stand up al Yorktown, in defence Of
tin. man mtose Tariff poljcg had well nigh driven
her into desperation, and caused the Noo| OF her
citizens 10 now Oat! ont! on Suct a rc7icc0de
Who does not say, that il there was error in her
course, il was the error Of fond moiher!-and
that il is burning shame" and BLASTING
disgrace" in any SON. of hers, who stands
up TO proclaim it, The lion Of The day,
mo, James, but General Leslie Coomts of Ken
lucky next came forth, and after entertaining the
audience Gall told about one thousand, with some
very eloquent remarks in allusion TO the events
which had uanspred there in the Revelation,
proceeded to fight over has ba'fcs. and TO impress
hishearets with the impo,tdni fact MGthe, Gcncrol
Leslie COoniJs, was very great man, and 80 was
Hca,y Clu-that Jimmy Polk" was a very lit
tie man .anv how, } and that John Tyler (Oh. are
son there, old trurpennyD was traitor, a knarc
and feel, and proceeded 10 compare him TO Be.
neJict a mold He said, that between York Torn
and Bu,lcr HUI, there was 4 traitor in the
Revolutionary war; and SO between 1910
and lSli-and that Arnold went fist, after
his treason. to Great Britain, and then 10
Hell: SO John Tyler would retire with
his Young wife, from The high station which he
fills BY Providence, amidst the scorn and contempt
Of mankind Wonder if Gen. Leslie Coombs
would have denounced President TYLER, if he had
signed the Bank bill and hung ou,hc Clay banner?
Who cares rush for the abuse Of such Swiss
Gen Leslie Coombs may be rery great man in
Kentucky; but Judging from the specimens of
eloqucnce, with which he favored us poor Virgil
mans a, York Torn in the day, and in Hilliaals-
burg at night, do not underrate him, when az
firm, that he was not great on these occasions !:
but on the contrary, he was as small potatoes"
Gan Richard Yeadon be natural, or is he an
adoptcd son of South Carolina? Do Messrs. Edi-
tors, inform me-
ias. We knew very litllc OF the gentleman
before he made bis Jim Polk and shirttail sreech
in Georgia. Where he was born We krow OF
though we suspect, that unlike the case OF Homer
he will not have the honor Of having even two
States quarrel abou, his nativity Enquirer.