Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-04-01
Foa THE Enquirer.
CONGRESSIONAL Caruass IN K,ns lillian.
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gret that was subjected 10 various HUE inter,
rup.ions in mr. attention 10 both gentlemen, ant
therefore will not attempt 10 give aetalieu ac-
count of the discussion hu, succincily INFORM YOU
of the result so far as witnessed by myself. MT
Hunter had been speaking from the Tavern FOR
tico about ten minutes before l was enaoied g
attend 10 him. Wien | did 50, he was review
ing, with masters hand, Mr.. Ncwtons position
on the Texas question, as developed ~ himseI
in his 'sleuer 10 his constituents In peiloas
flowing, lucid and clear, and win mat urnahiy
and courtesy so peculiar 70 Hnn'er ne iala nale
the inconsistencies oil Mr.. Newton, aia heiG ni'i'
up TO the gaze Of The people in no en'iaoe llsh.
Newton's CALLED withers seemed 10 w'hIe u,ue'
the caustic application. Enyciopea 10 ms ,, ions
cloak, he paced the pcrl;co Ike cdseu sei
Hunter then discussed The great questions "nicl
have been 50 long and 50 etceil conses:eT ~. ~
independent Treasury, and Distribution; on
which last subiec, he said, if Mr.. Newion's Cir
cular was submitted 10 lhc most hawk-eyea con-
stable, he would search its pages IN VAN Tor inc
most distant aluson, and, when returning NJ
writ, would have 70 endorse, men eM @ttch.SS iie
therefore concluded. that, with the honorable gen.
tleman that was suspended question, perhaps
an "ubso,e,e idea" How he had despatched Ill
whether he had Suspended il, or hnng II, DID nc
appear: vet, though urtiedly Juggling into his Cir
cular the other great ISSUES this seemed with him
be buried and forgotten. Mr.. II. occupied aoou
one hour and 40 minutes in the delivery OF ms ad
dress, which was solid. pracnca, pointed, iorcipie
and inlersperScd with veins oil VII. Alioselhef
it was such as might have oeen oeiivefed py any
ofVirginias most eminent statesmen in her palm
Jest days. He closed with an exposition OF the
manner in which he had been brought forward BY
the people, whilst enjoying the sweets Of domestic
felicity, into the turmoil and hury-burly OF poll
teal warfare, and even II successful, ne woulo on.
" be placed in The same sitnationln which ne hau
heretofore encountered nought but painiul soiici-
tude There was in his air sincerity, IN hisvolce
pathos that thrilled through the hearts OF all VINO
heard him. When he ended, you might have
heard pin drop 50 enchaincd were his auiIio-
~. who felt the truth OF what he uttered. let
there was no hurraing, stamping or ciapplns-as
there never is when an audience tet& FOR my
part, nv affections and sympa'hIes were craWn
forth as in by-.one times when listening 10 some
old strain of Handel or Mozart, breathing sweet
and heavenly harmony.
Mr.. Hunter is no ordinary man-his eiocutIon
has much improved since last heard him-he mas
moi nernilted his faculties to rust in his retire
menl DO nol pretend 10 claim Tor hm ne Ei9h-
es, order Of oralory; ycl, to me, there is something
neculiarIy fascinating in his delivery. His non
chalap,, and rather lazy, and at times dry air,
even has is charms; and the slight subcchlns or
drawing and somewhat mono,onous ending OF
his sentences, does no, impair, but rather adt.s
force and bcau;v 10 his delivery. Though be has
been held up in the Wing as the very lulnies-
scncc of abs,raconism, he is, in fact, one Q! the
plaines;, mos, solid, and practical statesmen in
Virginia. | begin 10 think, that what The w hl3s
mean By Skwcrupers and A6stractioais'S, are those
politicians who have fixed, simple, and Intelii-
gbe principles-who are ever ready to defend
Them, and are constantly endeavoring 10 reduce
them to practise, regardless of the frowns and
denuncia!ions OF party leaders and dIclatorS.-
Certainly AIR. Calhoun is one of the most prac-
teal and clear-headed statesmen OF this or any
other country; and yet these knight Grant poll
ticiaus, whose vagrant politics have been wan
dering over every clause of the Constitution Tor
the last 50 years, seeking in vain for place OH
which 10 rest their harry claws IN order 10 ap-
rs private plnndeT, the means which
have been raised from lime % time, ior The COM
mon defence and general welfare, affect 10 call
him visionary metaphysician, and pretend that
his chaste, severe, and logical arguments, are 10
them uninielligible rhapsodies Thus much for
Mr.. Newton rose with sour countcnancc,
and seemed TO be in very complaining mood
lie complained Of having 10 speak in the open
air he complained of the cutting March wind:
he complained of the sorc.throat; ne complained
OF general indisposition. He tried several posi-
lions in the Portico, all OF which he found un-
comfortable, and he reminded inc Of The poor,
bruised amed and battered Kendall, in his San
Ia Fc Expedition, endcav0Tins 10 find out the
sofest part OF hard-trod Mexican earthcn floor
ON which he could reposc his wearied limbs. At
Il Il. l. IN 10 nd Ct
the Porico, and, under lTarct sun, poured out
his complaints abou, the Wings ard The Demo
Gratis, the cross.iire OF The Wing and Enquirer,
then OF The loud talking and buzzing of The people
near him, then Of Mr.. Hunters want OF courte-
sy he was going TO say, but substituted want OF
in not giving 10 him The credit ne
was entitled 10 on the Texas question:; that, but
for him, Texas would not have been annexed;
that Rheu came and told him, that only ninety
egh, Democratic vcles couln be obtained for The
measure, in tho form that would be paiata5e 10
Inc South; that, unless he and other Southern
Wings came 10 the rescue, annexation would
pass in the form proposed BY Osville Robinson
His reply 10 Mr.. Rhcit was, 10 90 back and
count noses again, and see il this measure, in
dispcnsable 10 the security OF our Southern insl-
tu,ions," could no: be passed by the Democrats
alone that, if could, though he WAS friend 10
al the proper time, End IN the proper
mode, yet he could not take upon himself the re-
sponsibliiy of lending his aid, and thereby scpa-
ra,e himself from the great body of The Wing
party; il Rhet asceftained that it could not he
passed with features favorable 10 The South, then,
and 10 ,ha, event alone, he woald come 10 his
aid. Rhelt, again, assisted by two others, wen,
though the Hall Of Representatives, counting
noses, and, when his table was full, came back
and reported 90 noses, all told--one reported 100
another l0l. Then was The time for action; ana
be. Wilonshby Newton, and eight other Wings
did rush 10 the rescue: and, al the pfoper itne and
in the proper r,otie, he and other Wings passed
through the tc.lcIS with the Democrats and car.
ried annexation. And that's the way annexation
was passed. This hc did as a patriot-ant
hence it was, that all This dnnrrciation was hufl-
ed a: his head. That inc Wings denounced him
and, the Democrats iaGiug advantage OF mis- weak
ness, brought out opposition 10 him-and il he
was defeated under .scse circumstances. The De
mocratic party would ii>hn !or ITSELF. That eTe'
nv issue was, Tor tue linz aeiGg, suspended IN lhls
District, the only issue, tie srca. issue was tie
preventative Freedom Whether Representa-
live in acting as patriot and 4 freeman al The
propcr Time, and in the 7rofcr mode, vas allowed
10 break the bonds of party, and 10 decide ant
carry question for the interests OF his constitu
enis. That was The question 10 be decided in al
.ime 10 come b. this contest lie came mere Il
ask favors from no man-iusiice, sheer justice
was wha, he had right 10 demand, ana that We,
al! he required. A; this point ! regrc; that
was called into the Court House 10 assist in iht
election Of a Commissioner Of The Revenue.
know not what Mr.. Newton further said unit
he came into the Cour; House several hours after
and then, as | was with the court in The .Jur;
room, only heard him a! sna;chcs; what die
hear did not like, being sunSio the same ole
Federal tunes, showing him, from his manner
Of handling them, 10 be a man Of talents
but an unsound and may politician, whom
no party could rely upon. Hc attempted tc
deal Hunter many hard hits, and spoke, as i
seemed 10 me, in very unkind and captions
manner. he scolded Hunter for attempting lC
be witty; wit was moi his forte; he had charac
Ter as statesman; had occupied the third office
in dignity under the Governments he was an as
piring man; his friends locked 10 clcvatne hin
10 the United States Senate and he should not
therefore, condescend 10 resort 10 thrice rcpca ed
INNS and stale wittirisias which could confer