Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-03

cal demons,r.t;o, ever made b. the people o
Harrison. of either raiiy. The Wing Conven-
ton in this place in 1919 probably cxcel!cd 10
number, bu, they were from other and distant
counties The great mass tha, asScmoiea ~ WI
ners on Saturday were Harrison COUNTY l~p:'v.
save about two hundred from Iayiof' Al a'"W
eight O'Clock, \. NJ, Two .! 'h!ee na.i"'>,' l'',n
on horseback, from the UPPER cia o, ,ne counl
formed in procession in Our streets ami 80 march
el on 10 ,bo n.ar, Of meeting. Before the process
sion reached ,herc i,nu.nbered about six hundred
horsemcp besides 4 great many on foot-tiii> WAS
bit a single deleaa;ioE-numeron> ocle@a,'ohs
came from other quarters OF tie county, ana we
NAV as; the Wings whether thc; saw, or even
though, they saw in the councnahccs Oh ""r
friends. anv thing "caGavcfo'lS, as 'heii f"'i'"i
did on the THURSDAY morning previous when lnc
delegation lei, for 'favlor. and VIVA, also, co"ia
moi see or count onc-ha!t the persons present
This is. however. a small bu>'ncsS-too Sinal ioI
any bu, small men. The meetn" was aooft>Sc,l
by G. II. Lee, ESC, Col. joseph Johnson anu ;.
s Garlic ESQ Col. Johnson made one oil ms
best efforts, and the cheers !iia' asdil gnu "S"l,
rent the air fully testified the appreciation oil inc
peonle We have never seen our people work 80
earnestly ar with 80 much good will in The cause.
The roasted bullock, according 10 promise, was
served I'M and soon dispatched. we nave nol
space TO give detailed account oil every thnS
that TOOL, placc We expect the officers oil me
meeting and the resolutions passed VIII hereafter
be publised The new Democratic Band oil
Clarksburg attended both meetings, and agFeea-
blk and Jelighiily entertained the people during
in;crmssons.
give have nj. SPACE 10 give IN e%iendcd ac-
conn, of The nrorcc!inl.S 81 Monday last The
discussion was conGucle; oh The pant OF Inc De-
mocra,s by Col Johnson and Col. klncheloc,
and on The part Of The Wings, hy the non ".
w. Summers and Col. Camden. Col. Johnson
and Summers occupied an hour ana nan cacn
and Col Kincheloc and Camden were restricted
10 half an hour each. large nuiAhcr o. PEI Soh>
was present during the discussion, and the man
ner the peonle responded 10 Col Johnson, was "Fa-
tityipc evidence thai lhc arguments OF slf. sum
mcrs were fully net and ovcrthrowa. MI sum
mcrs commented AZ considerable length upon .he
word "Procciion' Is connected wan inc am
il was all harmony and beauty IN iii> nina pu.
when Col Johnson brought 20 light Inc ldct 't''''
Mr.. Summers voted against the VERY laiih raw
that now gave him 80 much pleasure 10 eA'o''
wr though, we could see no ii,.lc noitlic'.i'h VI
the counIrnauccs oil those cIamoring 81 Loudly
for The Tariff act of 1872 and the ii'Ao'a'"c
gentleman had an excuse Tor vothg dsaii's'
The act which il sccIns 10 lis - rather liiii-'
He said he voted against il i'll resistance TO exc
c,uirc power; he vo:ed against law, hat III MS
onnon has conferred! grca, blessings on me CONF
Try and will continue 10 confer blessings rcdu>c
Tr;ar had exercised the veto powcr-whca, ~ NJ
oninion he ought not 10 have exercised Il. NOW
We do not see how executive power was 10 he resist
ed by voting against an act, which III his opini1n,
was 80 necessary TO the prosperity oil Inc Whoe
people. and which has conferred so many bShc-
its-nay il seems 10 lis to he the duty o. every le-
yislator 10 vote for every measure mat ne con-
i ..1l
the responsibility OF il defeat with others; this we
think a man must do TO discharge his own dnly
and acaui, himself before his constituency. But
many Other gentlemen of The Wing parry are III
the same prc3cament with Mr. Summers upon
this question. hui We do not know whether all
URGE the same excuse. But this We do Know, that
nearly the whole party were pledged not 10 DIS
turb The Tariff is fixed BY the Compromise act
and when the act Tor distribution oi The sales oil
public Lands was passed clause was inserted
that whenever the duties had 10 be raised beyond
- per cent, distribution was 10 ease. ana wlih-
gu, this clt>c the act could noi have been passed.
and il has oiily been lately, that The W hSs mai
Is determined 10 override and destroy the Com
promise act. and distribute TOO, al all haz-
ards. Their course upon this subject cannot
ne too severely reprohatcd, nor can any can
did mind Gin our opinon,) discover The re2-
sons why they abandoned their pos!llon,-
We mean good ndhlne>l reasons; for We believe
they had motive but snch a noivea as woulldn
discrelit 10 the head and heart OF any man, ami
su;iicen, 10 disgrace any party but we have moi
SPACE for any more comments On the subject @,
Texas Col. Johnson was eloquent and Sa'l>iac-
tory and the hearty plaudits that rent The ar
might satisfy any man. that the Democracy OF
Harrison alr heart and hand for the annexation
OF the lone STAR All our friends went away
pleased and Cc2tificd IL the result oi the day
work,-a better and finer spiri. never animated
our Democracy: a more determined resolution to
conquer, never perradcd the minds OF all.
CHANGES.
To-day We publish notices Of three changes
f:om Cooacry 10 Democracy, from he lasi Rock
incham Register The Coons ASK IT, 10 show
iie!a changes near hoac These are 50 mar,
that il they Ghc Coons) will take the tronhle 10
do 50. they can very easily ascertain whether
they are correct or rot. The fact is. there are
vast nu.nbers of the honest farmers and labor
ers Of our country, who are daily tor>aking The
ranks OF the Coon " aiy party and enli>,ing
the msc.ves among III" supporters o! Polk, Dal-
las. and the Constitution. The = ons say that
hc>c changes do o. take place. Very Soo1-
II is no mater OF consequence 10 lis whether they
believe il or Motive care mol il the" Gcnounce
the whole as taisc-(as they frequently do herc)-
the truth sno; at all thereby inyaidatci. They
will perhaps be convinced: OF the tremendous po-
pulai;ly OF Mr. Clay abou; the hrs, Monday IN
November next. They will perhaps, then learn
the important truth. tina, Mr.. Clay is not Gen.
Harrison anv more than he WIS four years ego,
when thcy laid him Oh the shelf, al their great
Harrisburg Convention. They may then learn,
perhaps that the measures oi the Federal party
are as obnoxious in INC estimation OF the people,
as ,hey were in 1910, when thai party, i'll this
State at least, thinking i; necessary 10 their sue
cess. rcpudiated their principles Vide Mr..
Willou.hby Ncw,on's Letter 10 the Wing Con
vcnion at Richmond.
Shenandoah Sentinel.