Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20

/ mishing ward. Inc norm oil plenty is in ireland :
upon her green hills and her fertile plains but il.
contents are proiusely poured into The Ian of hel
oPpressor. Ter abundance is FOR England
And now by this last verdict of packed iury
she is forbidden TO speak out the fact
o'Conncll is no more. The reader will recol
lect that he was tried convicted, and for \ sbo
time incarccratcd, till discharged by the iudr.
mcnt OF the Law Lords. Why was not he,
who spoke sedition 10 hundreds Of thousands ,s
we'll as Mitchell, sentenced TO the hunks; Per-
haps the British Government discovered some
difference between Daniel O'Conrell, the cham.
pion, the liberator, and, We might almost saw,
the civil dictator of Ireland, and John Nit.
chell, the poor subject and humble conductor OF
newspaper.
WING RATIFICATION MEETING.
! We attended the Wing ratification meeting
held in front Of the City Hall on Saturday nigh,
by moonlight Quite number OF persons were
present, though il was moi such an audience az
the Wing party have hitherto gathered together
in Richmond. We wondered al this, especially
when the occasion was signaizedby the presence
OF three members OF The House OF Representa-.
lives, an orator from North Carolina, a full band
of music, and trausparencits, mol 10 sneak Of
The widespread and overshadowing popularity OF
Old lack.
Mr.. Morehead of Kentucky had finished when
we arrived. MIR. Thompson of Indiana was
commencing speech ia his usual fluent STYLE
Mr. T., though young, has lad much eyrerience
in Congress, and is a Virgmian By bnh. We
presume This latter act is his excuse for in,rodu.
cling the resolutions OF $3.50 50 conspicuousIv
into his speech. The audience evidently smpa.
ihIzed but little with their Srator upon this sub.
ject. They seemed 10 preer shouting for The
available" Il was moreover, something new
under The moon 10 see the Virginia resolutions re-
imported from Indiana, via the Philadelphia
Convention and the Halls Of Congress
MIR. Thompson paid high compliments 10 the
social virtues OF Messfs Cass and Butler. He
commended, however, that Gen. Cass was men
courier, had never received q trust from Inc
people, and knew no Other element bur that in
which politicians moved Next November win
show him his mistake.
In giving history Of Gen. Taycr, Mr.. T.
made out Iba! The old General was quiz. equal 10
Washington. He conclusivey proved him 10 be
wiser man than Mr.. Polk and all Lis cabnel
combined There was nothing, in sh5n, which
Gen. I. could not do. All these things Mr.
Thompson asserted with an earncslness of man.
ncr which almost made Us think h. believed
them
Mr.. t. thought that, il Gen. Taylor had made
no other declaration than that he would be The
Presiden! Of The country, and not Of party, be
would be Tie man Tor him. On he subject Of
aoolitloo, ne argued that slavery WIS in more
danger from the Democratic than from the Whs
party, and his reason fr the conclusion was
This: tie asserted that the separate oeaniza,iou
Kept up oy me aholilicnsis as part, nominat-
ing candidates ior high Offices, was Noted and
iomened by Inc Democracy, in ord,r that they
| might elect their own candidates. b, a nlpraltv
| OF vo,cs. Nov, here was boin cf,uiuaiion and
confession. 1t is wrong for the Democratic par
" 10 keep aloof from The Aboilions,s. This is
the amount OF the charge thai they an the flame
| Of separate organization, The c,nlesson is,
| that the Aboliionsls lesiimaley elong 10 the
| Wing party, but are drawn of by The wes OF
the wicked Locofocos, who thereby deprive the
Wings OF majority, and gain plurality for
themselves.
As farewell remark, Mr.. Thomson en,reat-
ed his hearers 10 be true TO the glorius history Of
Virginia when the 7lh November should come.
We think The Old Dominion ,oiN IL true 10 her
history by casting her vote where she has ever
cast it bciorc-lhis Congressional importation
OF Jefiersonan % Whiggery TO lhecontrary not.
withstanGing.
Mr.. Lyons, Chairman, made few remarks,
and then introduced Mr.. Kerr OF N. 10 The meet
ing. Mr.. Kerr delivered a speech d some length
He mainly argued that Gen. +. WIS not present.
ed 10 the people a. mere miiag chieltain Cd
but as the representative Of poPullr rights o.
lie predicted that Gen. Taylor vas destined 70
become first in peace and fist in The hearts
OF his couniymen. being already irst in wall
(Smies)
Mr.. Stephens, member Of Congrss from Gcor
gia, ihcn addressed the meeting. Mr. s. was
here in lsdf and then spoke in helog-cabin, al
though ne looks as il seventeen summers had moi
passed over his head. He dwell! alllhe time upon
The overweening popularity and power Of old
Jack, told The stale story OF The barrel OF ice, and
raised laugh by several rather cleTer anecdotes
The guests having been heard, home orators
were called for. Mr. L. I. Daniel ed of, follow
ed by Aessrs. MacfaTland, Bouldin and Sianard
None Of them ven,ured (wisely we ihink) 10 give
any pledges as 10 The vote OF Virginia. Resolu
tons we're then Ql!P. Ny passed raiiying the
nominations. They were passed by the unani'
nous, bu faint, Aye of less than one tenth OF The
Wing votes of Richmond. Three cheers fol
Gen. Taylor were several times given. Three
for Fillmore were called for; but the second
round had moi been uttered before The whole was
interrupted by call Tor three cheers for the guests
which were loudly given. The band then form
ed, and the company moved of to the lodgings o
he speakers at the Exchange-music playing
Thus ended harmonious, i, is true, but certain
" as "cold shouldered" Wing meeting as We
ever witnessed in Richmond
o, BREATHE NOT HIS NAME
AT the Wing meeting on Saturday night, M
name of Willard Fillmore was not once mention
ed by any Of the speakers-il was sod LacS'
"Roush and Ready" "Hero OF Buena VISTA
"like Washington" &C., &C., in almost every
sentence. Just before the adjournment lhfee
cheers were called for by Mr.. S,anard from Inc
s,and-but only one and half were gwen.
THE DEMOCRACY MOVlNG.-lhS
spiriled proceedings of The Republicans OF h'hs
and Queen will attract The attention oil our teaa
ers. Our townsman, WIN. F. Watson, who az
dressed The meeting, is an active and able mem
| r.,.., Rand nf D ;chmnnd BE ha