Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-05

Wing Convention, llelt the aS>ocia'oh> VI n ~,
and my native county, IN order TO reach oni'
lot,esville prior the day OF lis occurrence-l''
although taking place upon the day usually p'ise'
by The sluden, in mariculating and preparing io
The sluiips OF the collegiate seSsIon--ior Inc ia
the University was forgotten, and my ha1ifai ue
sire 10 hear Mr.. Rives conquered every o'hei
prompiin. OF nv mind. Loud were inc noaS'>
II and rrlumphan, the gratnlailons oil the 'ooH>
when the sun upon the first OF oc ober arose, uh
-obScufed hy single CLOUD. Ine Mea'".. ny
and bracins-,he balmy morning air invlSoraline
in the ex,rcne-Naure Just recovering from ''is
unprecedened drought, and vegetation reVivihS
As IN The tirsi month ui SprinS-,he roaas IN eA
celent condton--there was nothing 10 pte'en
The boosted thousands from pouring IN from Al
bemarlt and the adjacent counties, 10 Joih III 'is
solemni,ics OF the Humbug party.
With anxious eyes did look forward from Inc
door of nv hotel for the endless professions Of
s,on, y,omanry. But alas no sight 50 grateful
N Wing optics saluted me. Here and there some
oniet respectable farmer would arrive, with ms
Ioyom daughter behind him, ana groups OF morse
men with some petty banner, would drop ih--oa
enthusiasm. the looks and indications OF success
were wanting. and the slim ghosts OF delegations
served hu, 10 elicit faint conSnmpivc cheer, me
chan;cal performance not the skv-Splittln9 Shouts
thai have been reoiced 10 hear from much
smaller assemblages Of high-spiritcd Democrats
H,nr after b0ur passed but each minute brought
with il 4 damper TO the leaders OF the Coon Parry
VIVA, were their feelings, il belongs rot Tor me
10 say. when, on repairing 10 The grove where
arrangements had been made Tor he reception OF
thousands, but few paltry hundred were lonnn;
occupying benches intended Tor The "h""MaHS
50 riumptanty proclaimed. ;.
With every circumstance in lis FAVOR win al
the putiinns that could be given it, with HE lavish
promises OF astonishing great men, and, al an
idle period with the farmers this petty as>elnbid"e
was all of which the Coons could boast
am we'll accustomed 10 large aSseiahlascS,
and can safely say, without fear oi contradiction,
tina, there was at no period oil The irst Cay
more than six hundred present and BY deducl'ns
women children and gentlemen OF cotof, you VIII,
perhaps, leave some three hundred voters, after
considering the number ofstudents from The I'M
yersity, present upon the occasion. ;,
After the usual preliminaries, Mr. Soulhali
addressed the meeting for short umc, and deem
ing necessary 10 sustain The reputation gwen
4 him by the Wing and feeling spark OF Henry $
fire refined and modified 10 suit the occasion,
scared alof 10 the most inaccessible heights IN
eulorjzina The Great Embodiment" So hypeTbo-
lical were his remarks and so sublime his flights
Of fancy that upon more than one occasion The
boundaries OF the "sujiimc" were overtoppcd and
the confines of the ''rtdtenouS" suffered from the
inroais of the eloquent gentlemen. Mr.. Sonthall>
rhetorical flourish was merely penny cracker,
bo,liulent' OF political Syrations-Wm. C. RiveS.
This gentleman took the stand; hu, alas. Tor his
\ political aspirations. no outburSiS OF popular APP
plause greeted him Twas cherries prospect.
'Oh how hast thou fallen thought |, when he,
who once cntranced, by the force ot.hs eloQuence,
The Senators of the Union, now stood forward,
man oi genius and education, with his gross and
palpable Inconsistencies pressing him down, sus-
peeled bv his friends, fulfilling the destiny oil
1 Esop's bat twas TO me melancholy spccta-
( Gle 10 notice The man who, in earlier life. BID 80
fair for the Presidency, now uncertain respecting
the result of the next Senatorial Election
"Now,' exclaimed IL a friend, ''you will hear
Wing lcncts fully shown and The great topics
\ discussed in mastery manner-Mr Ri"c>, al
least. is no dcmasoguc" Bui how was mis,a-
ken. when avoiding candid discussion of the
u Bank aud Tariff, fearing his own inconsistent
cies he passed them, and literally @romd from the
g,oiiitcal dHRahW the putrid caIcases OF exploded
] hnmbug> Every subject reiterated BY slang
whangers and hard cider aboriions and slang
spou;er>. was dressed by The delicate hands OF
Mr. Rive> for the public palate. Turning back
Y, upon Si0, the Standing army bill was drilled
into action and discharged. With delight did lie
gloat over The wretched condition of Dorr AMI
!, glory in his Imprisonment. After invoking the
: shades OF Jefferson 10 look upon The violato;s
ot the Constitution he rccklesSly asserted that
| there within the precincts of Virginia hun
I dredS Of Democrats ready To carry 10 extremes
The DiSunion views OF Il few South Carolina
nadca2s Arguing. for the Constitution. he de-
1 iiberalcly killed his own argument, BY denounc-
I Jag us lor wishing 10 adhere 10 the constitutional
z exercise of The Veto. Charging Us with being
destitute o! tue Democratic principles ne would
\ give la a Monster Bank the control Of the ma
\ tons purse
4 Ills speech whilst eloquent, was in every re-
spect a ti>sue oil contradictions and Inconsistent
\ ci,.> He NAV be regarded as a politician in the
I chrySals condition. shedding his Democratic
I robes lor the apparel OF Federalism-and this
nav account for his not in every respect know
K ing hi, own position.
Z The conclusion Of his speech was tmiilingly
\ eloquent IN, then he spoke Of the love entertain
III .d by every noble patriot Tor This Union.
II 4 sickening hsh-wrousht, exaggerated cnlo-
Il of Clay Scr"ed 10 recall 10 my mind their
II niablc relations al one time III the Senate
u bu the Wing nets have been spread, and birds OF
~ every feather are amicabv settled together Web.
4 ser shaking hands with Clay-Rves with his
Y quondam encrnies--thc Aholtonist with the
! Southerner-G Garrison with Preston. Truly they
4 have a glorious mess of fshy politicians. Mr..
4 Rive> has too efiectuav lost the confidence OF
both parties, ever TO convince freebooter OF his
4 errors, hy throwing over Wing shoulders the
/ lnan,lc Of Jefferson.
Il II must he truly unpleasant 10 the laceraed
II feelings of Mr. Rives, 10 find, in his own words,
i a miittia Coiad of uncertain parcatase," with
y whom he served for years in the House oi Rep
4 reSentalives "withouI being aware OF the honor,
9 overcoming him in the race for fame, and gaining
II the confidence of the Democratic party.
IL After the usual intermiSsion, where the roas,
!. beef OF The Albcmarc farmers suffered infinitely
Il more than that OF ".Joda D0ris" the managers
Is brought forth the mighty Jeremiah Morton
Il man whom, strange 10 say, the Richmond
III Wing" By nnblushng putting. has induced 10
IN believe himselfa speaker when Nature evidently
S intende.! him for some other VOCATION than that
IA OF expoundins The Constitution 10 the Coons-
81 .Jsycmiai soon proved that the mantle Of poi-
III cal wisdom had never been given 10 him, Tor,
IN Stumbling like doughty knight, he first uninlrn-
4. tionally demolished ''Stuar,'s Fair Proposition,
In with the most innocent Intentions ana, having
some faint idea of his mistake, tried 10 rcirlce his
n; steps bu, thrust himself deeper into the mirc and
4 broke oil most nnccremoneouslv and, 10 use his
H own peculiar pronunciation came down with
IN any thing but the force of Solomon upon the
IS" Dcm0cdts"
III left poor Jeremiah pushing on with no al,en-
ss4tive auliencc-and, although doubtless 4 we'll
q meaning man, he is no politician.
IsS Tonight, whilst am writing, some Wing ora
sttor is expatiating in the Court House-and my
M friends upon their return will mention the gentle
man and the tenor of his speech.
I'VE OCTOBER ID
s# The Convention was addressed las; night by
fsNuessrs Mosby and Barbour, with an originality
Monty equalled by the laundering efforts of the
ssEfirs, gentleman on the Bank, and when We consi-
Eder the terrible effects of "The Fair PROPOSE
Stion" upon the junior club orators, the Wing
ipany mus, forever detest its unfair propositions
1t has served 10 adde The brains of premature po-
sli,cians This fact Mr.. Mosby proved 10 The
entire satisfaction of his audience in half an
iS hour.
E6 Mr. Barbour, followed in hiswake, and, under.
stood, served up dish of symphatic topics, sal
n ,naeundi in every respect, after making due al
rs lowances for want of humor and attempts at wit
hi Mr.. Bots, the dead politician, so gloriously
III murdered in defence Of Whiggery and in his al