Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-01


! lie is man Of genius yet is too lncauous, ana
exposes himself more than any man, oil haii ms
intellect that il has ever been my lot TO near rom
The musings. should infer, that he Is a man OF
considerable but badly digesled reading. His
mind is undsciplined, and wthal, ne is given y
nedanlrv. Vel he is a bold and lesolue man,
and HIS hard strokes, which fall harmless now
ever on his cautious adversary-who presents
polished 'front.' with no sharp corners Pfo'iuuinS
out for bis adversary TO lay holdot
In his reply, Hunter was aroused anu SUI,
passed Misunderstanding Newton strokes moui
which he will never recover, IN the memo
ries of those who heard him. AZ one time
he kept us convused with laushter-at aho-
lher, astonished al his adroness and loice-
Had not already written you double as mucn DIS
intended when sat down, and more IMAM iedi
YOU will be willing 10 print would give you d
detailed account Of this rejoindeE as II IS ieie
outline must suffice. NJ. y
MIR. Hunter said he had always gwen Mr. ~
all The credit he thought ne was ehniieu ~ "a
The question. Doubtless it was great, ou' eou'o
moi be as great as that of those Democrats WIZ
fought under the banner OF Polk ana ga ihe't ~.
victory over lis great opponent, Clay, wnoni ~.
Newton supported, because he lhouSnt us ei.I
! lion best calculated 10 gain Texas lie woulu
venture TO assert, that MIR. \. was almost sl'su,
lar in this idea. That il the course OF Clay ANU
Polk was laid before ten impartial men, .h d.
| nine of the len would agree with him, lhal rolA
was the friend, and Clay The enemy, OF anneAa.
,ion-and not one Of the ten would agree WIN
Mr. N. that Clay was its letter friend. lhat II
annexation was halt so important as MT. wv
Ton had represented il in his circular ana n's
speech to-day il seemed 10 him that ne was IN
duty bound 10 have abandoned MI clay anu NJ.
ported Mr.. Polk He had not known thai MT.
Sewtops efforts alone had carried annexation,
mill MIR. Newton had told him so. lie had moi
questioned any OF Mr.. Ms statements OF iacis,
and doubtless Mr. n believed that he had carried
annexation. because he said so, and MT. Newton
was an honorable man. But still, Mr.. Newton
could moi blame him for drawing inierences rom
Mr.. NeWton's own statements adverse 10 w.
Newton's differences from those iacls. 7 OF Ms
own part SO far from inferrlng mat WI. view
ION had. like Atlas, carried Texas on his own
shoulders his inference was, that we should
have had Texas even if Mr.. Newton never had
been born. Ii seemed 10 him that Mr.. Newtons
own statement did not allow US to give him even
as much credit as lie (H had already accorded
10 him. He tells YOU, that in his view annexa-
ton was Indispensable 10 the security oil Southern
Institutions" and vet he represents himself as
unwilling 10 come forward and freak The ties OF
party 10 aid in carrying this question, indispensa
bic 10 Your security unless he Were, upon Inc
most indubitable evidence, convinced the Demo-
cratic party could not carry it without ms ard
Does this look like representative freedom, rep
resen!alive independence which he declares 10
be the great issue involved in all time 10 come in
this contest? lie could only account Tor lhis
halucinaton OF Mr. Newton, on the ground that
every candidate was but Too apt 10 magnify ms
own grievances, in his own mind, and 10 think
The mos, important consequences depended on ms
own defeat For his part, Mr.. IL. thought great
consequences depended on his own success IN ms
last campaign. lie felt his anticipated deIcat d
grievous stroke to his principles in lhis section
Of the Stale; vet, no one had heard HIN gong
abou, Ike the gentleman singing jeremads to the
people that representative freedom was IN ]eo-
pardy-lhat they would be dishonored II he was
defeated. DC MIR. Newton had complained that
patriotism had not been awarded TO him. Doubt
less, he was very patriotic; bIt we shall have 10
look elsewhere than in Mr.. Newlon's own state
ment before we can do SO. is IL not evident mat
he regards party ties as stronger than those ties
which bind him TO Won, his constituents? For, nc
tells you, that with most OF the opponents oil
Texas, "anti-Texas and an;i-Slavery are syno-
nimouS,S and that annexation was indispensable
10 YOUR security. LIE has conceded, that The
whole Wing Party To the North are an,i-Texas,
whilst large majority of the Democracy TO the
North are Annexationiss. What did patriotism
therefore, require at his hands2 To hesitate
about breaking the ties of party, and determine
10 support them in their opposition TO, and aid
them Too. as necessary consequence, by his
vote against that measure. Indispensable 10 your
security, provided the despsed Democrats could
carry the measure without his aid? Is that pat
rio,iSm2 No Patriotism required that ne
should have stepped forward and proclaimed
TO The world, that all the bonds OF snch party
as he has described, were, and ought 10 be- broken,
~ = 10, al
an;i-Texas was anti-slavery, and they were dcci-
dedly opposed 10 4 measure indispensable 10 your
security. Had Mr. Newton done this he would
have immoralizeG himself; and then, indeed,
lie might have come before You arrayed in
all the panoply Of Representative freedom. MIR
III. then drew "a beautiful picture OF the consc-
Quences, both TO Mr. Newton's fame and glory
and the advantages 10 the South and Union, OF
such course. But, instead OF this he prefers
keeping whole the ligamcnts OF party, and asso-
ciating with anti-slavery men and dsunlonls,s,
votng against the Scnate's amendment 10 the
bill indispensable TO yonr security, which, al
that critical moment, al that late hour was tanta
mount 10 vote against the bill itself. He tells
YOU that he would have taken the bill, as amend
ed, rather than defeat il. But, was that patriotic
Was il s,a,esmanlike? What, run an imminent
risk Oh defeating measure so indispensable,
merely 10 show his opinions on az amendment
comparatively imnacrial, when his opinions
were already known? But the gentleman re-
preached him with his extreme Southern asSpcia-
lions. Mr.. Fl. then made perfect onslaught on
Newton. He (Mr. H. associated with none who
entertained sentiments Of disoya!ty 10 The Union.
He, as they did, advocated the union of The entire
South with our natural allies, The sound Demo-
cracv of the Norh-not for the sole benefit of The
South, but that they might carry on the Govern
ment on such principles as would rebound TO The
general good and perpetuate the Union.
Mr. Hunter then answered Mr.. Newton on the
redundant currency, the tariff, weeril, &c;
raised much laughter ON him about Browns
cause and effect; ridiculed the idea OF his senti-
menis not being known on the Tariff declared
his general views on the subject-and Of sugar
and coffee in paricular-muci, TO The satisfaction
of the people, thanked MIR Newton for his ad
vice on being witty; raised prodigious laugh
on him about extra Billy" never expected 10
hear Mr.. y. mention that name; for himself, he
had ALWAYS been on his as and P's, never TO
make the most distant allusion 10 it in MIR. New
TONS presence; that great weight was taken off
his mind, now that he would not have 10 be so
can,ious. Many contortion did he raise on
Newton's face, as, one after another, he would
open up the mary ridiculous positions Newton
mas assumed. But must end. Let one sample
suffice: He asked Mr.. Newton how he could
have The efrontery 10 say, here, in this Democra
nc county, that the Democrats would dishoror
themselves by defeating him; whilst, in the Wing
county OF Essex, he had declared that, if he was
beaten the Wings would sustain a Waterloo de-
fcato MIR. Newton corrected HIM by saying, migM
sustain Waterloo defeat. Mr.. II. asked him
how he could be so unkind as 10 place the De-
| mocras in so awkward position, that they might
not give the Wings Waterloo defeat without
being dishonored thereby? After requesting Mr..
Newton 10 ask him any question, on which he
wanted declaration of his opinions, Mr. Newton
asked him one or two questions. He then said
there was nothing more, and told MIR. Hunter he
would meet him at Phippi. Mr.. Hunter then
adjourned The debate over 10 Phiippi, though it
will not be Philpp 10 him.
II the Democracy are aroused elsewhere, as
they are here in the ~ title Banner" we will in