Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-28
MD McnnrEIE,S SPEECH.

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MR.. McDUFFIE'S SPEECH.
I'm spite of the appeals of one OF the wing
presses. urging the Wings not 10 approach The
| Democratic mecling-in spite Of the publication
and Jealous circulation OF handbils, warning the
people. that Messrs Mangum and Archer ~0"td
address the Wings at the Club House, (houSl
they did MT speak through courtesy we presume
10 their brother Scnator)-n spite OF The uh'irihS
| efforts of some of the Wings 10 reduce our meet
inc TO mere shadow: Mr. McDuliie was received
at the Old Baptist Church, on Iuesiay Eve
ming by an audience of about Is or llao cii'Heiis
listening eagerly 10 his impressive eloquehce'-
| Though the Wing (who 'did not hc0r II, or T'a'
10 hear IT," and he might have added, did mol
wish the Wings To hear il. may pronounce II,
'irom the general account as mot less false III
doctrine, than bitter in personal bearing, exas-
| perated in temper and feeling, trcaS0nabtc III
meaning and intention, and impoient IN style ana
execution we shall not hesitate 10 characterize
this speech as one 81 the most poWerlu! efforts OF
human genius. and in this opinion, we are borne
out by the testimony OF ill the Wings we have
SEEN (and they are many, OF the first standing and
intelligence in This community Though ms
physical frame is much worn ou, his mind stu
burns with bright and pure light. His powers oil
ANALYSIS and whitening sarcasm are OF The highest
order The subjcc; he chiefly discussed. was he
great question of the Tariti-and most clearly did
he portray 10 the humhlcst mind the oppression ana
Injustice of the odous Tariff bill Of iSl2-in
many respects twice as oppressive as the bill OF
1892 against which some Of the Heh "Nullilers"
OF the South, but now the warncst advocates OF
Protection raised the flag OF 'interposiion oi
State sovereignty" Most severely, but Gle
gantly, did lie caslicatc the States Rights men
OF the former period. who are now hurried by
manworship of Mr. Clay, into the vortex oil
Federal usurpaiCn NeTer shall we forget
the ridiculous light in which he presented one
of the iayori:c notions Of the mod0n poiii-
cal economists. that high duties make low
prices He expressed his utter establishment.
that grown men" in the CITY Of Richmond, The
Capitol ui State that had 9iVcnSo many patriots
To the Union. should in their ultra Tariff notions.
propagate d theory no, worthy OF n schoolboy oil
IL. But We can give no idea OF lie lucid argu-
nenis the accurate illustrations. the brilliant
bursts of rloauence with which Mr. Med. de
nolishcd the protective system; stating, among
other things. Lat The South lost annually forty mil
lions which went into The pockets OF the North.
On the Texas question, he presented some beail-
tiiul and conclusive views. He rc!uled the argu-
nent. that the ratification of The treaty would pro-
ducc war with Mcyico-proved that Texas was
independent ana would remain so; IS he had the.
Ia Anna, in his own ollcring tyranny, could hot
afford an army of 800 men TO send into Texas
He deprecated the rejection OF the treaty; as Ii
was well established, that Santa Anna, when he
heard Of the negotiation. was al heart III favor oi
it, and in his ayaricious spirit had coolly asked
how much he was 10 ge?" Bat, when a few
DAYS afterwards the dispatches of Almontc ar
rived he (Sana Anna) was bound 10 yield 10 The
views OF the old Spaniards around him, and To
refuse his assent to the treaiy-though he was
really anxious, himself 10 get rid OF Texas on
any Terms. II was feared (Said Mr. McD.) that,
through the nerposition OF France and England,
this fine country would be lost forever and this
agrees with our information from Washington,
contained in another article OF to-day. lie con-
trastcd beautifully the moral and physical quail
ties customs ana habits of the AlcXicans ana the
Texans and satisfied the most skeptical, that the
former never could subiugaic the later. He
treated the whole subject in Il mastery manner
and. we doubt not shook the obstinate resolves OF
many OF the antTcXans present.
Mr. Med. noticed al some length the charge of
"Disnnion" which had been Numbered by Mr.
Bolts and others in the Clay Club House ard
elsewhere against himself and his Stale. lie
showed that Tie first cry of di>union, in case OF
annexation came from John q. Adams and his
Northern friends, and he asked, whether Mr.
Bolts had MeR raised the cry OF disnnion Nh
Med asserted, that the meetings in South Caro-
lima had merely declared that disunion would be
the effect of non-anneSation-is The Northern IA
natics had raised the cry Of Texas and Disu-
nioT"-bu,, al all events. he was not responsible
Tor what his constituents might do: for They were
too proud too patriotic ard enlightened 10 be I'M
der The dictaton of any man set OF men.
Mr. McDutiie wound mp his splendid mental
effort, with brief explanation of matter per
sonal to himself" He had been charged by Mr..
Bolts with covering before The attacks OF MIR.
Benton" in late scene in the Senate Chamber
chat Mr.. Benton had shaken his fist in his face.
and that he (Mr. McDutiic) should have al once
,hroitcl Mr.. Benton" Mr. McDuliie said that
if Mr. Bolts wished TO see a dog-igh he would
have to 20 and perform it himself The scene
in the Senate. Mr. AlcDutlic admitted, was an
exciting one: and he proceeded 10 give the details.
Mr. Benton was in the highest mood OF acting,
and used much vehement gesture; but neither hc,
(Mr Med nor any Senator present had regard
cd the affair a at all PERSONAL Mr.. McD. closed
bv a severe denuncaton OF the author Of the re-
port.
The house re-echocd with applause, when the
distinguished orator toon his seat nearly exhaust
cd The whole audience, Wing and Democrat.
seemed cnchainedb yt the wondclule efforts oiScniuS.
This is the Democratic side Of the medal-Let
us look al lis ryrerM the Wing meeting. Not
DPlI1 dDlt III cIlSi ltlI VI INT lho
of the Senate, they had to fall back upon Two
:lcsscr lighls"-bu it was difficult 10 generate en-
,husiasm, and numbers flied orr 10 hear Mr..
McDuiiic Not even Band Of Music, with the
splcudid SONGS of the Glec Club under the
inspiration OF the "Yaller Kiver." could chain
down The privatcS, who preferred fine arguments
and thrilling appeals to wrctched doggel and
.ilat, stale and improbable" Coon songs. About
II p NJ, on Our return from The Democratic
meeting, we saw the "liie end OF Coonery hang
ing around band of music oil the Courthouse
steps In the foreground, might be seen, III the
pale moonlight. Il moving mass of boys and ne
arocs and here and there, little patches OF
'grown men" But listen 10 those orphe,
an strains Of "Git out of the way Tor ga
Kentucky" and such like with full accoinra-
nnent of vocal and instrumental bands!
II is rorissiDe TO the carl No argument, no clio
auence can resist It's appeals. They broke up At
a late honr. the Leader Slvin. ont notice, that
the Glec Club would attend The next night at The
Club House. with their ''faller Rivers in their
pockets. "I.ook upon htS picture and then On
Mak" Humbug against reason: dogS!el and
Ethiopian songs against argument and cloqucnce
Peoplc of Virginia we have given You true
picture of the glorious Spartan Band and of
their opponents the Federal Coonery, OF your
own Metropolis! Choose We between them
THE WOLF-CRY OF "DlSUNIGNN
The Wing leaders of the South, alarmed at
the rushing wave 81! public sentiment 10 the an
ncxa,ion question have raised the cry Of obs.
union," as if grown men, were 10 be frightened
from their dearest interests by such ill-timcd bug
bears. These sagacious, far-sceins politicians
little know the torrent that is moving They
cannot arrest il with such films fabrics as SHp-
posed "disnnion, when they hnofr disunion is not
intended. They might as easily stop the Ocean
with a bull-rolsh The Alexandria Gazette init
matcs, that in consequence Of the proceedings of
q few public meetings in South Caro'in0, An
nexaton IN Virginia raj be Scortcd do,rn by 0cc'a
ma,ioa.n Little does the Gazette understand the
patriotism, Intelligence. or State pride Of the Old
Dominion. She has always oeted for hcrsif. and
is never led by any man or STATE. In going for
the acquisition of Texas she acts for the sake OF the
Union, and il is calumny upon Ike Democracy
Of v;ru;nia IN ho in their face the fac Of dis