Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-08-30
VOLUME NLI.-NO. 33.


Nh. Saith arose amidst deaiening applause
His very appearance impaired new life ard AMI
nation 10 The occasion. After making hi> low
To the fair. who had honofei him with their pr
>ence. and cheeIed him OH III the good work v ia
heir approving smiles, he proceeded 10 show that
The W hi@ PaTr BY the violation OF their solemn
pledge. Tor want Of iar dealing and canGor, and
the proiiigacy and exIayagaLce Of the tao
years 0i VIII. Administration. were unworthy
the support AMI confidence oi yirluous and III
tclligent community. lie then cxpa;iaiei at con
siderable length. and with much power and effect
upon the annexation OF Texas, meeting and rclu
ting successfully every objection his opponent hdd
urged against that measure, and handled Mr.. Clay
without gloves, ior his tcrgiversaion who hal ;.c-
vocatcd Treaty Tor the purchase Of Texas tgt IN
Mexico under similar tut much more disadvau-
iagcou> circumstances lie accused him OF ahan-
doning the South upon this subject, iorlhc puno>c
OF concIiatns lie abolition support. This 7or-
ton OF Mr.. Smiths speech was. 10. argument
and cloqucncc. unsurpassed Dy any thing thal
ever heard. He next replied 10 the arguments oi
Mr.. Janney upon the Tariff. He said il MS
useless ior his opponent 10 have troubled himself
i'll disturbing the ashes ~ the illusri0us Wash
ingion. Jefferson, Madison Re. for authority
bocai.sc tic Democratic Party Afford better Az
ihuriiv than he could find therefor they were viii
lltig IT, >ilbllill 10 Il arm al tWtHN t&t CCIt--
whereas the Tariff under Washingons Admin
israiion, never exceeded twclvc-and-a- PER
cent. and under DciiersonS fifteen PEI cent he
denied that Mr. Jefferson wa> ever in favor Of .a.
Protective Policy, ana proved it by reading "a
tracts from his letters Ia Mr.. Giles III 1875, and
Ia Mr.. Madison i'll l-26 Gtnouncing, in >trong
language, The Protective System and after dr.
po>in"ot other authority in like manner, he pro-
cee,itd 10 eAplaln the practical effects Of The nca
>tlrc upon the agricultural interest. which lie said,
(u>ing the language al Mr. Jefferson w&s "ii,iiu.,
ANA ruling over the plundclcd plonehman and
lcggarcd yeomanry OF the country. He neM took
up the Bank question, after demonstrating, bevond
cavil that il was Federal measure. ANA pruyir%
conciusivey that il was inefficient a. regulator
otthc currcncy-icad a resolution taken nom the
journal ollhe Virginia Senate in 1882, offered by
Mr.. Watkins declaring that Congress had no
right Ia establish Bank-which resolution Mr..
Jannev moved Ia amend. by adding Hpoii e0HS:t
tmioaai gronadS II speak here from mcmo-
~. This testimony, from Ike gcnt!cman> own
lips. was overwhelming, aad elected realS
OF laughter, that rem, the very Heavens, and
| assure you, the CALLED Jade wnccd' ul-
der il. He now examined MIR Claws character,
and completely unma>ked him. AMI exhibited HIM
in all his naked dcormitics Ia ihe public gaze,
VERY much 10 The discontinue of the Wh2>; for
TIE "Nuuuuc'' pigeons htii d collNhVIaplt luucl'
ing He concluded bv paving 4 handsome com
plrnenr 10 the private and public character ut
James H. Polk. amidst thundcrs Of applause
When order was restored, there were nine cheers
given 10 Polk, Dallas, Texas and Smith then
lett ior nome, no; taking time 20 count the killed
and wo#n,!cd. !, vas = glorious day; it made
every Democrats heart leap with joy 10 listen {"
The logic vii and cloquence of the interchangeable
Smith. There Ire al Brcn'>villc a Dcmocrat.c
and Wig banner. could not help Remaining
the difference between them. The Democratic
banner was galanry, proudly and vicioton>ly
beautiful folds the significant inscription al Polk,
Dallas, Oregon and Texas, wh:sl The Wig han
nef exhibited most melancholy appcarancc-it
was hanging in folds around its standard, likc .
>hr, around body. a. though it was ashamed at
the name which il bore-iIenry Clay.
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