Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-06-25

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.s.n a " ,r;,h The same unanimity which pervaded
The Convention. when the light shone out OF dark
ness illumining the clouds, and spreading lne
| ligli az hone. has the energy OF the Democratic
nsrtv been put forth. and therefore is II the en-
! bian, of succe.s Such feeling is abroad IN the
! land that if we do our duty, and our brother De-
mocrats do theirs. il is destined 10 spread, 10 go
forward, 10 triumph. (Cheeis) IL Is our duly
no, To let this feeling flag but Tell you now DIS
we have been told thousand times ana !. IS MOI
100 rite TO repeat that The price oil liberty Is eer
| nal vigilance. c.,,. f,ha
! o.ii h.ving cmanaled from the Van Buren, Cen
| trail Committee From no body not even our
respected General Committee, could IL have come
With more propriely After touching on varle-
" of topics, he concluded By hoping that The De
mocracy OF New York would redeem The pledge
which he had given Ia the Convention when me
present nomination was first made, that her citi-
Gems would give Polk and Dallas one oil her most
triumphant majorities. (Althoush we have iui-
| " reported his spcech,we have not space to pre-
sent il this mornng.)
The Hon. Mr. Brinkcrhoff, member oil the
House of Representatives from Ohio, then made
| his anpearaucc and was received with dealenlng
sbouis of appa,lse He said: Fellowcitizens !
| have neither vanity or folly enough 10 suppose
! (FIere little confusion was creard, WHICH stop
ned the Ion. speaker for a few moincnls.) lie
proceeded Before this interruption took place, |
was about 10 saw that these spontaneous lnahIies-
aions of greeting are not given TO myself person
| ally: | cannot take them as such, but regard such
demonstrations As the feeling of good will for that
great Stale. of which. on the present occasion, !
| happen To he the representative: and while can
appieciate the enthusiasm with which the men
| ton of il was received feel that IL has not been
all deserved (Grcat cheering) 1t having stood,
in the preference of your fayortc and great slales-
man by the side Of, and hand in hand with your
delegation in his nomination for President, has
entitled nv State 10 This cordial welcome from The
Democracy of New York, !, as her humble repre-
sentative, am glad 10 acknowledge IT.
Though brought up in the West, tins Is my hiS'
visit 10 the metropolis; and coming here for The
first time. visit YOU not To make speeches, but
feel fortunate in The fact that do visit you under
circumstances, which afford me the opportunity
Of Witnessing one of the mighty gatherings of the
indomilablc Democracy ot New York. Gap
plause) And YOU are entitled 10 it, You ale The
men, God bless you! (Cheers and laughter J
Long life 10 the Loco Focos of New York
(Checrs.) Yes. Loco Foco, that's the wor that
il was that lighted the torch which ignlted The
flame and cast forth the scinlillations oil The mind
of the lamcntcd and trust, immortal William
I.eggeil (Vocitcrolls cheering for some tllne.-
some one III the ClDWI wi thi'N ~
William I,egset which Were promptly given
Yes. that torch was the pillar Of fire as well by
night as by day; il was our guide on 10 the holy
crusade which we have ever since waged against
special legislation and gigantic monopolles.-
| cloud cheering) And Ohio too, admires the
character of a man that is given 10 MS only once,
amid the roll OF hundred years That little lea
ven done up BY You, the Democrats OF the CITY
of New York, that movement with Wiliam Ley
oelt al its head, has learencd the whole lump
I (Great cheeiin@)
But said did not come here To make a speech.
You know. as have before said, that Martin Van
Buren, was the FIRST the last, the only choice Of
the Democracy Of Ohio. (Checrs) But what is
that see on wonder banner? (Poinling) "Our
country's good before our individual preferences
That is the feeling here and thai is the feeling Of
my own State. From the tone of the papers,
and the letters which | receive contidentiallr.
all The country from Pennsylvania 10 Little
Michigan is on fire with the enthusiasm which
responds 10 the nominations recently made al Bal
| timore.
But il is not only so in Ohio, but it is 50 every
where | have Just left Washington. A few
months ago. we were long-taced set but time
changes the aspec, of things and now our pros
poets are Frightened, ! will not say with hope, il
is Too tame a wonl but with the confidence Of
victory. And why moi! The enemy is disarm-
ed--his power is gone oh, wish yol, could
have seen that folding room in The Capitol. From
the very commencement OF the session, every
stage and every car on n railroad has been fairly
weighed down with documents. And so il was
until the nomination. Ny God what ammuni
ton spent all for nothing. daughter and
chaers) There were Ogi2S lies-lics that have
been repeated and re-rcpcated, until verify think
the liars themselves began to think they were
true They can be sold now al any price which
you please 10 give for them. QLaughter) One
Thing is ceran-the price will not be high if
they are sold at their real value. lCheering.)-
All. "Othello'S occupations gone
The mystery of all this is. that Polk and Dial
las men pure, in public and private cha
racer that the shafts OF slan,ler hairetl-no, not
even genius for falsehood could sully their
names (Cheers) But our enemies seeing the
bloody hand of their own candidate, reported that
Mr. Polk was duesi. Ii was lalsehood which
they had TO retract within forty-eighl hours Of It's
ulterance. There now, the charge rests "in the
tomb OF the Capulets"
We must succeed and why? Because our
people are true to principle. Political princi-
pie is something hut they have more Than that
moral and religious principle. (Grcat cheer
ng) And in presenting such men, "Hyperi-
on tn a Satyr" the pure and incorlnpibe Polk.
against CLAY covered with The slime vi moral
corruption say We must, We will succeed
(Cheers)
This is all have To say. Ii is our first meet
ing and hope ii will moi I've our last. Not only
does my strength fail me, but know that am
10 be succeeded, if not now, in some part Of the
meeting BY your other lavorite statesman, (sreat
checring)
The Hon. gentleman retired amid great APP
plause, and three cheers were given iur the Buck
Eye State.
Here there were loud calls for Mr. Wright, who
had taken his sea, on the platform amid The most
enthusiastic greetings
Mr. Butler rose and entered on the history OF
the late Convention, spoke of the modesiy, and
generous patriotism, which had characterized The
course of Mr. Wright, and concluded by introduce
ing him 10 the meeting
The Hon. Sias Wright mountedtie stand amid
the most vociterous cheering which probably ever
rent the air; cheer on cheer was given, and II was
some minutes before the honorable gentleman
could be heard When he could, he spoke as
follows:
Fellow-ciizens: After an absence OF months,
during which time have been engaged in the
discharge ola high public trust, committed 10 me
By the Democracy Of my own State, | cannot
command language 10 express 10 You the
qualification | experience on The occasion OF
nv return among YOU. When we 60 10 dis
charge our public duties, we 90 far from the
sight and far from the council OF those whom We
represent and when we return, We should do so,
not to advise you, but 10 be advised by you. We
should come not To instruct those whose agents We
are but 10 he instructed by them. A voice i'll the
crowd, That's the true Democratic doctrine.
Fellow-citiZens, in The few remarks which in
tend to address 10 you-and they will I've but few
shall confne mysefto such matters rs are Ell
Their personal or local, TO our own State or to such
circumstances as YOU ought to be acquainted with,
without forestaling your opinion on any other
matter in which We may be, all Of us, interested
(Cheers)
From the remarks which have fallen from The
respected friend who introduced me 10 YOU, | am
compelled TO saw what am very nnaccustomcd
10 say before public assemblage, few words Of
myself and promise you they shall be but few