Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-04-30

TO TIRE EfITORS OF TIE kN9CIHER
Monday was stirring day III Prince Edward Ii
was our Court day, and large Turn out of our people
had been induced By the expectation OF hearing our
able county candidates their last ppearance before
the election and also The two Electors for this district
Perhaps the numbers were somewhat sweled BY The
general rumor tina, The Wings intended 10 exhibit HE
Bear, whnse services they had proeured) in order To
Crafty their curiosity and Tor The edilca,'cn o!
the Locos in Naiteral Philosophy The scenes Of the
day were opened by very large Texas meeting Cabell
Florfnoy ESQ introduced the subject in few pun.
gent and powerful remarks, and then proposed certain
resolutions favorable TO the exaton. These,
after very lilte opposition, were passed without q
dssentent voice. ! presume they w'll be soon pub
shed, and need not speak further OF then here
The meeting was purely Pnpulnr-no regard wos had
t. party. But Wings seemed puzzled to kno"
what they ought I, do. Peasants has utterly mysuhed
M and they dare speak on, TIL they better ua-
Grr>tand the enlgmalical revelations ct their Oracle
Why don't Mr.. Clay come out I! lie would rel'eVe
his followers of hinge embarn sment Nether irving
nor Coode was with They very properly gave the
whole day TO the county candidates. whose election
takes place before they could have an opportunity OF
addressing 50 many of the people Both Mr. Anderson
md Mr. Watkins mad speeches-;he former spoke
first, and almost exclusively ot State matters Mr.
W. fo!lnwcd and spoke Of scarcely any thing but Fe
ieral politics Why this 1t understood, hit
Cabell rl5n.noy wond .epiy 10 Mr.. W, and he 10
d. so as soon as alr w had concluded, but he had
hardly opened his lips, when somebody crfd out that
Beer would then address the people al the Tasern(a
fl, p'ace ;or such Bear, understand, vas not
even ,nvi:ed 10 soeal IN the Cou:, House As soon
az this announcement, made, the crowd rushed Out
to see the Bear-hnt il WAS gratifying 10 remark that
many Of the intelligent Wings remained to hear
MIR. Fputnoy. The up,oer al the Tavern soon grew
beyond all eEduranceit next to impossible Tor
man speak in the Court House, and Mr.. +. was
compelled to discontinue his address. The whole move
ment the appearance Of preconcefted plot, by
few Wings, 10 prevent reply TO Mr.. Watkins II
was polite move, and most charitable TO Mr.. W. As
il was, however, he received a severe cssilgation
heard few of the Wings speak in indignant terms
Of the Bear plot, and ST II expressed regret and
disgust account of his appearance IN Prince Ed
ward Bear himself, if he possesses the feelings OF a
man. must ha felt keen modification at his fiat recep-
ton | saw, and heard others say they saw no IN
fuentia intelligent Wing of the county assoclung
with him, through the whole day. lie vas not even 20
far honoed By the party 10 be introduced TO the peo-
pie where he spoke, BY Prince Edward Whig-That
office was performed by res dent OF Cumberland :
Bear complained in his speech, was told, of the
neglect he had experienced, and said, that "the rich,
arrsocrac Democratic orators would not take notice
of him because he 4 poor man. Really, Srs,
the Wings ought 20 p1y HIM literally for the services
he renders them, under circumstances trying to The
ceilings and s-lf-esp7ct Of an honest and honorable
man. They will, doubtless act the suggestion If a
letter from certain Wings your city, and BE- generous
10 h,m ain private. Yours,
April l6, 1911. LOOkER-ON.