Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-10-08

10 every youth IN our land, TO make his pattern
the glass in which 10 dress his every proportion.
Fly! ty! fy!-rah pah!-givc me an ounce OF
civel, good Apolhccary, 10 swcctcn my imasina-
tom"
Mr. Rives opened the feast on the first day, and
the Hon. John NJ. Bolts, of the Metropolis, closed
its 'evenitul story on The evening OF the second.
This gentleman, "a you know, Is bold ana leck-
less speakcr-and he possesses this virtue, ii viz
Tue il can be called that he never keeps back any
sentiment OF opinion that he may entertain. No
matter how wild, novel, or outrc may be his OPP
Mons in regard 10 any measure o public policy out
they come and no matter how diametrically oppos-
ed may be the views ol the more moderate men al
his party 10 his own; STILL from the very novelty
and wild originality ofhis assumptions, they were
received, especially by lis Junior members with
appreciation and applause. The Hon. gentleman
took up the Bank question. and The Tarlli, and
discussed them after his own peculiar fashion, u
that deserves the name of discussion, in which he
assumed, from a general phrase in the con>lilu-
tion, ''ihc power 10 regulate commerce" and The
right TO make all laws necessary and proper,
&C.. the power in Congress 10 dn just what they
pleased in regard 10 the establishment of Il Ma
tional Bank and Protective Talh as the
means ofcalryins this power into effect He lodi
the people something new Ill regard Ia the Bank
question in ISL He SAID that several Senators
who voted against the Bank al that time, did -,
not because they did moi believe it constitutional,
bat because th"y believed that it was not acrcSary
having first stated that 10 br constitutional, IL
must he necessary, as prerequisite 10 confer
the constitutional power--a> beautiful specimen
this of the fiode~ in argument, as could he tie
sired. lie treated the Tariff COMPROMISE with
riiiculc; arguing, III regard 10 this treaty I'll
peace aud amy," that he Mr.. Bos) was in 10
manner bound by what Andrew Stevenson had
a., IN I1I he
person from Nh Stevenson and his constituents
an entirely different set OF people from Mr.. Ste
vensons constituents. BY the way he informed
his audience that the la>l III. of Representatives
had cheated him out OF his seat.
The Texas question Mr. Bolts used entirely
up! Wings have all along, since the appearance
oi Mr. ClayS Raleigh Letter. asscrclacd, that
this great National question WAS dead. exploded
consigned To The tomb of the Capulcls. Il is now
rendered duubly dclunci! The Hon. John NJ.
Bolts has exlingui>hed the last lickcrine spark OF
vitality which impaired any animation To this
stirring topic of the times (Scc Nj. Web
siers latc speech on Boston Commonly "Who
sha! decide when SHch doctors disagree The
ground was maintained by Mr.. H.. that II was
Just Is competent 10 the merchandising power 10
annex this Itj0nto Great Britain, thereby chang
iag the whole structure oi our Government, form
and substance, Institutions, laws and all, Is 10
annex Texas 10 this Union III. announced
himself the fast friend OF the Union Is II l>-lhc
tweniv-six States. We had land enough ana 70
sparc-and if we must have Texas, he would
rake her ONLY ON one coniilion--hc would cN
change South Carolina with Mexico Tor lief-it
We did not &c; rid of South Carolina III some
such way as this. we should have To hang those
fellows with grape vine. She q. Caf"liha) had
been a common disluibcr Of The public Ieace Tor
The last sixteen years! These sentiments were
loudly applauled bv the thou.liess anu uhrc-
ilectng portion of his Wing auditory. Polk ana
Dallas stood no more chance q! obtaining more
than sixty electoral votes than his gis horse did
(burs,s of applalsc) Mr.. Bolts is wonderful
man. II is well for the peace OF Tie country. that
one such man only appears on The political stage
at Il time. The future historian will he al a great
loss how 10 rank him upon glofv> page
The Roorback humhugs were not thought wor-
thv Of the least ;.liusion hy any OF the me
speakers. British gold and the branding iron Ga
no, take in this intelligent region These hum
bugs are not destined 10 soar tar-lhey are as yet
not full iedged here.
Culperer. Goagin. and Stanani oil Richmond.
The Convention was also addressed al night Is
several Young gentlemen also Is one OF The Wing
electors Mr. Irwin. of Cum erland. Among The
speeches OF their youthful champions, The only
one neriting special notice, WAS delivered hy MI
E. J. Barbour OF Orange. In the opinion OF ma
ny. il ranked we'll with those delivered bv The F'-
,eians of the party. II aboundcd with brilliant
flashes Of viii ard lis arguments managed with
no little ingenuity; whilst frequently they were or
namenled and illustrated with strains OF eloquencc
worthy OF better cause. IL was mol, however,
speech at all calculated 10 produce conviction II
was too harsh in epithcl, too severe IN Inc stree
lures, in which ii INDUCED; we'll adapted 20 in
flame The zeal of Ike partzan, but altogether de-
cient in the concilialoyy tone, which more than
any numbering dcrncialion, is calculated ii any
Wing argument can be. 10 enlist proSelyte
The w hig gathering has dissolved The smoke
which their champions raised, has liied from The
field oil their pageant, and The Democratic Repnb-
lican party stand 10 their arms, ready for HE stern
encounter of the ballot box. Against the seven
fold shield of our Republican principles The Wing
lanceS hunlc harmclc>sIy, ar il they Strike, lis
only to ccoil with battered and bunicd points, 10
spread disnay along their discontinued and scat
tered regions. a NOUN AlNEt.h.