Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-03-21
To he Editors Of lie Enqnirey.

To me EGtfoTt Of ne jIHThHG.
TIE Sru CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
I, has been said that Republics are migrate
ful-as amended by gallant Mr.. Newton, HtPH0-
l,cnns are ungraieiul-veTy! Because lhcy nave
dorcd to question hs inial!ibility, and dafed 10 Oh
Ter any opposition 10 k'm-daTca 70 say tha' lhey
do mol entirely approve oil ms course. VAN ana
| unera,einl men-How could yol venture 10 doupl
rhal he. "lIonest w. Newton" IS the wisest, the
bcst The greatest statesman whom this Dis.ric,
ever rave birth 10? Who, that listened 10 his
ercat speech, yesterday, at Tarpahannock, has
The temcriiy 10 say, that MIR. Newton is not one
OF The shining lights OF the sunny South!' y!
how | enyied the man, when | beard him proclaim
10 his people, that, but for hin, Texas-Tesas
would have been lost-lost forever 10 us-lost be-
yond The hope OF recovery. The eight Wings
saved Tcxas-and he-honest and gallant New
lon-inluenccd the eight Wigs; ergo, without
his aid, Texas could never have been ours. Then
le. the glad tidings 20 furlh-let the shouts OF
gratitude. from the Sabine 10 the Rio Del Norte,
be heard-let Virginia and The whole Sonth echo
the shouts: Yes, 'lct The winds tell The tale"-the
Representative OF the eighth Congressional Dis
ricl has saved the ~country-savcd The Union
Mar he might "dic content:"-the measure OF his
c%ountrv's glory is filed hy him-happy man.
Nessrs. Editors: Newton and Hunter were
here Yesterday: each addressed the people. Need
| comment? Would that YOU could have been
| here. in your native county-your native town
God bless the old villageD Newton spoke first.
will not trust myself 10 give you a sketch OF
mhat he said, and hom il was said. No-the
Wings may do that. But will say, that a more
arrogant, unsatisfactory and prcshMp!uons effort, II
has never fallen TO my lot 10 listen 10. He did not,
however, forget 10 pay his respects 10 "Old Tom
Richie. WHY is il, that the Fedcralists, in
E-.-..- at,.... E,1l IL rncncsar,. a., attacl. 81 1lj
Tom Ritchie?r ask the qnestion-but | can
answer il: sou Tom Richie" and the Federal
isl, cannot live in peace and harmony i'll Viz
ninia; hence The Efforts OF The latter 10 PROSTATE
the former.
Gallant Mr.. Newton addressed his peers about
one and a hall hours; but for the last half hour
we (the Democra,s) found il difficult to keep or
der: the Wings seemed wearied. He, gallant
man, had crossed the Rocky Mountains he had
gone 10 Oregon ard had gotten fairly in a fog
on the Columbia river. He commenced under a
cloud, and he ended in a fog, and in 4 fog let him
stay.
Hunter arose about five o'clock. When he
appeared on the musings, the old courthouse seem
ed 10 SILVER from Top TO bottom. The winds
from the Heavens were bowling loud and deep;
bul The people, The mighty people, proclaimed with
one united voice, "We TOO musi speak; we mi'sl
be heard" Yes. and they were heard
Again, Messrs. Editors, | mus, decline giving
any description of Hunters speech. | could not
do Justice To his noble and eloquent effort. | Will
not attemptlhat. But never before did 50 much
envy ives, cnvy) any man. When Hunter clos
ct his speech, hy an appeal 10 The South, ! fell
(and others. no doubl, fei, ioo) that | would soon
| er have been R. NJ. +. Hunter OF Essex, than tie
Emperor OF all the Russias.' This is no fancy
sketch.
The mail is about 10 close, and | have only
time 10 say that We shall do our duty 10 the cause,
10 the country, and 10 the SOUTH"
Tappahannock, March Is.