Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-13
TENTH LEGION.
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TENTH LEGION.
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GRASSY CREEK, ROCKINGHAM Co,t
july 3lSi, Sf4.
We had the pleasure, on Saturday last, 10 lis
ten 10 a DISCUSSION OF The issieS Joined between
the Two political parties Of the day. at RriGgewa-
ter, a beautiful village situated on The Warm
Spring Turnpike, eight or ten miles from Harri-
sonburg. beiween MessrS. G. Christian and L.
Chancellor, the chosen representatives ION that
occasion) oi the Wing party, aud Messrs, ~.
Clair D. Giriley and James I. Ship, OF Madison,
in behalf OF the Democratic party. We were
eratiiicd 10 see that The debate wa> characterized
throughout BIZ that courtesy, which should always
b. observed or such occasions.
The WhigSpeakerS conteniet!, with mach zeal,
for the peculiar faith and political heleSies OF
their sect" Fins, thar adding 10 wouid mot make
any moro. or TIA, taxing from would not make
any les. in otner words, that LAYING 4 tax upon
Sools ..npog;el into THIS couuiry-Such. ior in
s:Iace, : he Tariff Of ,42-would mol enhance
prices. they 2scrihe6 the paternity Ut the Bank
10 the ~t:,aers Of Inc Repnbi!c, ANA rro:ed them
Selv.s Republicans, b. showing their advocacy
Tor the re-charteriEg OF "a similar insiltniioa.-
MI. Chrislaan Vas peculiarly happy IN demon
StratinS, that there much power mine Con
stitntion 10 charter a National Bank, rs there was
10 re-annsx Texas to the Cnitcd ~>talcs--a grant
vi pONSs HC NilOilN Siil' ~ tNhst ia 'e @'.Ht'
tuition. Hence, We suppose, MS sage conclusion,
that two wrongs make Il riglii, ana that they ma
clearly the Constitutional sanction i'll cnaIlerlnS 4
National Bank. The sentiment that the people
should take care ri themselves and the Govern
.ner, Of itself" was considerably harped upon a.
unpatIiolic and anii-Rcpublican.
Mr.. Chrisnan Insisted, the, it was 10 the North
chiefly We should look for tie preservation Of
those liyaments, and the continuation of that pa
,r.a,;c,, that u.aS T., liul tnrpfnaI III IIuigO -
The SPEECHES Of the Wing speakers were char
acterized throughout, BY the ol;-lepeaied, yet ex-
p!oied theories, they teach OF the Bank, Tariff,
Distribution. opposition 10 Texas and air. Polk,
i~bac3usc Mr.. Clay IS opposed 70 the annexation
.; rcy4s and The election OF Mr.. Polk) They
concluded, each with an eulogy of Henry Clay;
ana bv 4 hirls-eye v!cw, magniiying his virtues.
AMI snnpressing his vices. quite exalted him above
Ill men.
Major Kirley addressed The audience in r.
ply sn.ech oil an hour. and wlS peculiarly happy
in his hts, particularly i'll his parallel between
John q. Adams and Henry Clay-!n which he
showed how much he ingredient Of ST ilowei
into the patriotism OF each, hv citing tn diSpo-
siiion Of he ono 10 barter the entrance Of tho Mis-
.is>ippi Tor a col fishery at the Moth, and OF The
o,her, 10 Cypress The South, BY giving its asrical-
lafal labor 10 the North, in exchange fof The Pre-
sidcncv. His speech was in fine spirit, and IT,
selpel Win Enthusiastic c!iSSiS. hES Soua-
gentleman is well fi;ed Tor the campaign, and Is
destined to gather lauyeis in the raging conflict.
The discussion was closed by Mr.. Ship, who,
in \ pl.in. lucid and fcrcible maincr laid down
wha, i.a conceived 20 be The principles OF The De
mocratic marty. lie demonstrated. TIA, we were
IS ! part: s,2aiing upon he same ground occu-
n;ed b. jefferson. Madison, Jackson, and Van
Buren. He insisted, that il b~clcnvei every Re
publican. in 4 cIisi; iraraht with sucti .noineii'
ions consequences la our form ui Gorefnmen'.
and our institutions. rs the present. 10 ny 10 IN:
standard of his country-to put forth has best
,~xe,lionS. whether at the ballot-buy or otherwise.
We iasis,ei. that tie smallest hair could east lis
ehadow-!hai ii was not Il patriots part at tins
,unctlt.e. /, ial'er or hcsitate-and illat deyei.c-
ion was cia:yrable upon ever one, who would
i.ave one sio!ia u~nlnfDed IN defence o. his cohI-
II. and her glorious Coasiitation-ihat gracious
boon Of Hcarcn. whence emanates c@rcyery bless
:.s whether civil or religious.
He laid hold Of the sen,iincnt-aSSailed by The
Wing speaker, aha, the people should take care
ofth.mScives. and TIE Government OF Itself, ana
| would. si,. for the cause OF truth and correct
PRINCIPLES. yea. sirs, fer my coun,rys good, met
m audience aS last as his clear, cop;ous AMI lull
yoic. could nave penetrated, HAD been present. mat
the iul. fruits Of his labor might have been reGped.
lie reviewed thu powers and structure flour TO
Notwithstanding that 1t WIS 4 distinc-
,ive AMI characteristic feature oil our Govern
1.eni, tina, The people should rule the Govern
,nent and moi the Government the pcorle-lhat
r1,,ies in this country bear & different relation 10
The Government 10 what they did in any oiher-
that in Europe, parties were made 10 elect a
particular Ministry, or overthrow 4 particular
measure-but with Us, parties were he leSni-
,natc offspring Of our institutions, and by their
agency through the ballet box, III, action OF the
Government was controlled. Thence h said, with
great nrouriety. the sentimcn, could be claimed as
Republican-";hat The people shoaid take care OF
themselves ana that the people did not yet re-
auirc guardians and dictators. He insisted, thai
The Government should take care of itself, be-
cause il was responsible to the people, subject
10 their inspection, and that The observing OF It's
fidelity. and keeping within its Legitimate sphere,
w, The obvious care the Government should take
nj itself He insisted, thattEc opposite oft!,is SEN
rimcnt was anti Republican, ami that 10 discard
50 inst a maxim, was bat 10 furnish The nipple.
ments with which 10 dig our national grave, and
cnton5 or glory forever.
Mr. SniD's exposition of inc Tariff, as 4 great
sectional measure, rlundering the South and en-
richine the North, was rs clear as though drawn
vita the pencil Of LIGHT. He showed 10 his au-
dience, conclusivaly, ihat Il Tariff, unless in 4
Great degree proAibitory, was ~vatu6iHSs TO The
Norh-,nat the question OF Protection was the
rocs upcn which we must soon wreck, unless We
,,lsee y he helm Of The Ship CT State, men whose
course gosli ). shaped BY the charts OF Jefferson
and Mad;son-iha, protect on involved The ones
ton tl,a, had severed the eoloniest from their mother
oppositiont 10 IL principles, VIZ: tax
in~a aaJoie against their consent, wastaafounda-
lion upon which raposel the fabric Of British and
American liberty. Mr.. S. concluded this portion
OF his remarks with the sentiment, that as mucn
as he loyed the Union, yet he loved liberty more
Mr.. S. next passed 10 the consideration OF the
Bank question. he showed that The Coons walt
ci a b.nk for a diferen, purpose than they pre-
vionSly profcssed. He said thai the e0ode:.sates
who me-; ia Richmond last winter, IN The wing
Convention, did no; publish that they needed II %
REGULATE the exchanges. He said the Coon had
Jumped from that limb-but said ne,
"1he Squirrel has a bushy tail,
The 'PoSsum's tail is bar;
The Ola Copn's tail is rinsed around,
and YOU can't tell when he's thar
Said he. they want a National Bank now,
ACCORDING 10 their address, to Garry forward
The exchanges of the country. He confess
ed his total inability 10 appreciate me eN-
preston carry forward the exchanges'-ex-
ccp, thai, every argument he hid ever heard IN
;avor of j United States Bank being answered,
they wish TO start something new and mysterious.
He showed, that in orr Intercourse with foreign
nations, a bank could no, enhance our copital-
and tia, IFS practical operation was 70 DRIVE the
speci: OIL; osthe country. He showed lis corrap-
lion, bribery and iraud-and asked what states
man coull swim in the great stream OF patriotism
with such z mill stone a5oat his neckl
Mr.. S. contrastei mast eloqnently, the two
candidates Tor the Presidency. lie said James Il.
Polk was a pure and incorrupiible patriot, a man
whose notions OF things had always been right
ihat he was the advocate Of a plan for revenue
that would bear fairly upon every man-lhat he
would not plumber one section to reward another;
taat ne was equally the friend and advocate OF
every laudable intercst-,hat the eye OF the farm
cr. the merchant. The mechanic, ana all was turn
ed towards James X. Polk as the modern Cincin,
na,us. 10 rescue and tos:er their countrymen, SAID
ne, ofevery ayocaiioD, The patriotic OF every class
and every section. All, all arc gong TOT James ha 5