Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-22
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YoRx County,, April Is, Ie4J

YORK COUNTY, April j., lHlJ.
On Monday last. Judge Bayy and Mr. South
all met al Gloucester Court hou>r, accordin" 10
their previous appointment, 10 measure wea pons
in forensic dfbale and political discussion. Judge
Bayly commenced by stating, that he had per
formed The duties assigned To him by his conslu.
ents, as a member OF The last Congress, without
any complaint from any one, SO Tar as known 10
him, for his votes therein, save Mr.. Southall
who complained, on The Eastern Shore, of his
vote, and the efforts he had made Tor The re annex
alton OF Texas He added, that he was sure
there was no. one OF his constituents taken By
surprise in that vote, OF his action therein as il was
a warm point nl rucsl in The last canvass be-
tween him and Mr.. Carter, when he most distinct
" avowed his readiness ior immediate annexa-
ton without conditions precedent Here he was
conclusive and truly eloquent in The justification
of his course on annexation, and showed demon.
slrahly that The trwe friends Of that measure should
select him as the most proper agent lor lis eXecu
lion. His vote against The passage Of Tie Post
Office law, was another objection urged against
him by his opponenl-the principle and iniqui-
tous operation OF which law on the people gene
rally, but more especially on the entire South and
his constituents, were s;rikinglv and strongly en-
forced The exemption of all papers from post
age within thirty miles oil their publication: in
This and other particulars, lis almost exclusive be-
nefcial operation upon The North and upon CAPT
aists lis general and particular prejudice 10
the South, and especially 10 his own district lis
UNEQUAL and unjust mode of taxation throwing
burdens upon the many and blessings upon The
few, making thereby The rich richer and the poor
The poorer. as all Wing Tariffs do; is producing
a charge upon the Treasury OF about three mil
lions rer annum for some years and such like
these are a few OF the most prominent points OF
his argument, and their vindications Some al.
lusions were made Ia letters OF correspondence be-
tween himself and Mr.. Soulfiall more than IL
months ago, which only amounted 10 The fact
that Judge Bayly had been Induced, from ms
Interpretation OF them. 10 mfr that Mr. South
all would support him in that canvass, e>pe-
cially as Mr. Soulhall had uniformly heretofore
voted Tor his friends, and not with his politics.
whilst Mr. Southall differ d as 10 lis correctLs S
and said lie never SO intended.
Unfortunately, fOr Hc pcopic, this subject
occupied too much OF MIR Soulhall's time in
explanation, 50 that he was only able to
reply 10 Judge Bayly in part The Tariff he
barely named, but could not tor want OF time
elucidatp; Tor, you must know il was more like
case al bar, of offence and defence, elimination
and re-crmination. Mr.. Soulhall averred his
wish Tor annexation by treaty; but, OF course, a.
he was understood, when all the goblns and chi
meras dire, which have heretofore haunted Wing
brains, were especially the opposition
Of respectable portion Of The Union He laud.
ed 10 the skies the United States Bank and was in
as full blast for il as though there was posi-
bity Of having one in The next four wears. Then
he boosted Of being Wing, and seemed 10 RELY
upon Wing votes, (not Democralic) thought il
presumption in Judge Bayly to expect the p;lri-
otto portion Of The Wing vote, or, indeed, any
part; claimed 10 have been prira,c man, averse
10 politics, never meddling with them, hul giving
his vote in prirate way; and il so turned ou
that he always (save when he voted for Clay and
Carter gave his vote, and that, too, in times OF
high party excitement, against has pollica prin-
ciples as he nor ayows them. When pinched
upon his opposition TO altering the veto, he denied
il was an anti Wing senlimen,; when reminded of
Mr. Ciay's opposition 10 the veto, he would not
admit The great Embodiment as The impersona-
ton of Whiggery! He contended for al,erna-
ton in office, and upon Democratic authority
and said they should elect him, and then some
other, in order 10 qualify themselves as members
of Congress. Indeed, in his want Of knowledge
Of legislative proceedings, whereby correctly 10
understand the operation OF Bayly's votes on the
Sub-Treasury, he showed, independent Of this
observation, gross ignorance Of its ordinary ope-
alions in the voting OF members upon PROPOSE
tons generally, and specially ci:ed Wise as a
case Of temporary disqualification when eecled
and how he admitted ii, and By hard study had
rendered himself competent as a Representative,
Ergo, he, Soulhall, would do likewise With
good deal more of such stuff loo tedious TO delail
As yon must well suppose, when Bayy replied, he