Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-19
MAJOR DANEIiC

w Z dcitIht III the opportunity ol Stating, lldi
Mai DayeZac. one ut The aids vi Gen. Jackson
in the battle Of New Orleans, the scholar the Ju
rsi. and the orator is now i'll Richmond, AMI
will address the Democratic Association Ibis eve
Ming in The Exchange. LIE comes among Us a.
the missionary ot Truth, ana the champion ol
Republican princpes-and II %e are 10 Judge
from the universal tribute, which every man who
has heard him. with whom We have conyerscd,
hears la his eiiollS he comes amply qualified 10
fulfil his high vocation. We MAY be di>appoinl
ed in our antcipations but We shall 20 10 hear
an orator. OF whose brilliant talents and Thrill
ling cloquencc we have formed the high
est expectations Perhaps in his peculiar
school ct speaking he siands without rival n the
Union. But Nal Davezac Is more even than an
orator He is line Bellies Leures scholar, as
his admirable papers in the Democratic Review
testify for him. He is fine Jurist-a sage
statesman and has represented our country
abroad at two Courts with great distinction. lie
was nominated but lew days ago, By The Demo
Gratis of the Civ OF New York, as 4 candidate for
the legislature Of that State This is the gentle
man. who after having addressed the people o.!
Norfolk. of Portsmouth, OF York, OF James City,
and last from the Convention OF Southampton,
with unbounded applause, has come among Us 10
address Richmond audience. Nehave no cues
lion bu, the room will bc crowded 10 Overlooking.
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pie of Mai. Davczac, quality, we publish the
following extracts from the .Ncm York .NTfOr, and
The Gd,Lc:
[Irom htc Ncr York Mirror
Our old friend Maj. Davezac lately made
speech at meeting in Maryland. a Wing re-
piled. and in the course OF his remarks called the
Major "a foreigner" This reused the MAJORS
fire who event into him" in the following noble
style:-"Sir, amsowy TO interrupt you, but can
permit no man 10 use such language in my pre-
sencc Judging from your appearance, was an
American citizen before you were born. l nave
a son. born An American citizen older than You.
As for myself | have been iODr fimeS n0tuT0ti-ed.
| was nauralized by the sanctiiy OF the treaty OF
Louisiana-the highest form of law known 10 the
Constitution The rights Of an American citizen
were conferred upon me by the law, creating the
Territorial Government OF Louisiana; and was
admitted 10 all the rights blessings and obligations
which belong To ron, my fellow citizens by lie
law bringing the State of Louisiana into "nr
glorious confcderacy Then, turning to The
Wing speaker his eyes flashing on the plains
of New Orleans, and his heart swelling with the
majesty Of old reco!lectionS he continued Sir,
YOU look now as il you desired 10 know where
and when was the fourth Time OF my naturaIza-
ton. and who were my sponsors The consccra-
ted spot on which received the right OF naurali-
Zalion was the battle ground of New Orleans
the altar was victory; the baptisma water was
blood and fire: Andrew Jackson was my sod-t;i-
Their: and patriotism and freedom and glory were
my god-molhers" The mighty mass OF listeners
rose spontaneously, and gave nine cheers Tor our
gallant speaker.
From tic Globc
An enthusiastic admirer of the orator, writing
an account OF late meeting in Baltimore for
lhe Globe, goes out Of the way TO speak OF Maj.
Davezac as follows:
~ noise light at first but which swellcd gra-
duallv as it spread interrupted lie speaker ii
was The name Of Major Davezac, repeated rs
thousand voices The ladies, too-thcre could
not have been less than fifteen hundred, occnpyin.
all the front seais-waved their white handkcr
chiefs and the bouquets Of dahIa> and poke Der
ries This was tribute paid 10 the veteran invi-
ted 10 address the Democracy OF Baltimore on
that night in reward Of bis uEtirng cxcrtlon> IN
behalf OF the national candidates ever since their
nomination. Mr. James NJ. Buchanan, lis friend,
his kind host presented him 10 the people with
one of those brief stirring addresses which have /
made him one Of tie most popular orators in tie |
Union. II you have never heard Maj. DaveZac /
il may not lie unnere>,in9 Ia give you some Idea /
of his STYLE OF oraory. And first, rs to his ac-
cent. abou; which the Wings have 80 of'cn cndca-
yorci 10 find Il theme for ridiculc--it is bv no
means unpIeasins; and ! am certain that he would /
not ret cIaar OF il, were il in his power to % So
AS To his mastery over language, you car |
nudge of that. since YOU have republished in yonr |
Glob. copiouS extracts OF his several articles for
the Democratic Review. His delivery is rapid /
bu, distinct; and his voice, think. stronger since
the opening Of the campaign. than il appeared 10
me. either at Tamnany Hall or al Albany
VIVA, marks him specially among the popular
speakers is, the power he exercises al once over
the sympathies oi bis audience. To use his own
phrase. '.hcrc is a continual stream u galyanlc
iluid. flowing from the people 10 him. and return
inc in sounds from his lips 10 their hearts he
loves Democracy as Young lover the first maid
of his affection His faith in lis institution, lis
power 10 throw down all obstacles in the way Of
It's lated onward march, j, like that Of an apostle
in his creed He has read much, and yet neser
cites. You may. indeed, hear from hiin some !
thing ,ha, reminds you Of what you have read in
books: but it has undergone the process oi lis
own elaboration: and he has made il his own be-
fore hc uses it. When he describes natural
sccreties, YOU feel that he with the eye OF Z
FAINTER; when he cxpaiiaies on heroic deeds one
iancies the poet, who has thrown away The shack
les of rhyme and numbers, retaining Of poetry
only lis enthusiasm and wild imaginings. Texas
and Oregon are his favoriic themes There rs
in New Orleans, he follows the steps Of Hickory
Jackson"