Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-25
RICH OND, VA.
Thursday Morning, August "a. is4s.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN FAu-

THE DEMOCRATIC MEETING In FAU-
QuIER-(SkErcH CoNcLuDED.)
We complete This morning our hurried sketch
OF the Speeches al the Fauquier SpTings-regrel
ting that want of space confines us to very brie
and imperfect outline.
On The afternoon of The first day, The assem-
blage was addressed by Jno. 8. Barbour, Esq.
| the Elector OF that district, whose rich fund
political information, searching mind, and chaslt
and graceful eloculion always engage the atten
ton and interest of his hearers. Mr.. b. in TIT
opening Of his speech, compared the Wings il
their adoption of Taylor as an available
with the parable OF johann in the elevation o
Apimelech "The bramble" was the most avail
able-and like that bramble, we must trust IL
! Gen. Taylors shadow, TO the unsubslantial gran
deur OF his name, and nothing father. The freak
ish ambition OF Gen. T. had made his principles
| il he had any, bend beneath his ambitious de
sres. His Signal letter was examined-and The
most dislinclive feature marked on his banner j.
his advocacy Of the ordinance of '87, which, a:
pledged, he is bound BY every principle OF truth
and honor to carry out. The House of Repre-.
sen,a!ives has large majority, 10 weigh down
Southern interests, and our only security is in the
chief magistrate, OF whom we have right TO
demand pledges; yet Gen. Taylor proposes TO dis.
arm himself OF the protective power "t the veto
and bargains in advance, in multiplying the veto,
that he will not sustain the Constitution. The
veto clause was penned by Madison, and had been
fully sanctioned by all our statesmen, until Mr..
Clay found faul, with il, because John Tyler, a
Va. States Right Republican, refused 10 submit
to the dic,a,ion OF the Zone man power" OF Henry
Clay. ]. e. Adams came out for the destruction
of the veto, when in his famous dialogue with
Deet OF Alabama, he said that he did not care
il millions were sacrifced-and he [Adamsl
showed that the veto was the only means oil ar
resting the hellish abolition schemes entertain
ed by said Adams. Mr.. Barbour tore Miliard
Fillmore 10 pieces. He dissec.ed his votes in
Congress, and showed that he had voted in favor
othe interference OF Congress with slavery. Fill
more goes infinitely further than D. Webster, who
in bis speech in 1910, "under an October sun, !"
declared that Congress was precluded from in.
terfering directly or indirectly with slavery
On this proposition Fillmore had cast mega
tive ve,o-and is such man whose opn.
ions even Daniel Webster once repndia,ed,
now 10 be trusted by The SouIh, 10 preside over
our dearest interests in The United States Senate :
There are fifteen slave and fifteen free States
equally divided in the Senate, and are Southern
Wings prepared 10 give the casting vote 10 an in.
dvidua Of such dangerous principles whom
even Daniel Webster assailed in 1902 He
could not believe il possible. Mr.. B. proceeded
a, some length and with ability, TO trace back
this question Of negro emancipation TO 1900.
when sprung up the struggle beiween eonslu-
tional liberty and Jefferson on the one hand, and
usurpalion OF power and the Federalisls on the
o;her. He showed how the rights Of the South
could be maintained by The party OF strict con-
slrnclion, and made a powerful appeal 10 The
South 10 entrust her desli1cs in the hands OF the
Democratic party.
On the second day OF the meeting, Andrew
Stevenson, Esq, came forward, and was warmly
received. After several beautiful and glowing
COUlUilitu w iuO PIte''S VI wv " "Sia~h "
fore him, MIR. S. proceeded 10 arrasn Gen. Tay-
Tor npon his own evidence, as unworthy OF the
support II this great nation. We shall not al.
tempt 10 iol ow MI Stevenson, who for three
hour, and half enchanted the attention OF his
audience His speech, which gave great gralif-
cation, abounded in passages OF brilliant and i'm
pressive eloquence. Many anecdotes of Genera
Jackson were narrated by Mr.. S. with great ei-
feet, 10 the amusement and delight OF The assem-
b,ase. MIR. S. touched upon The war, which was
a lawful and constitutional war, and had been
declared by the Wings as we'll as the Democrats;
and while he was grateful 10 General Taylor
and 10 another noble Virsinian, General Scott,
for their services 10 the field, he could not see
why military chiefiains should take all the no.
nor and glory, in which The humb'es' soldier in
the ranks should have an equal shere. While
he honored General Taylor as soldier, he could
no, support for President man who almost con-
tesses that he has scarcely read The Constitution,
and has formed no opinion on any Of the srea'
questions Of The day.
For sixty years, with the exception Of eight
years, the country has moved on prosperously
and happily under the influence Of Democratic
policy; and why should the nation seek the delu
sive banner of mo party" when the Democra
CIV had always proved true to their pledges, and
the country was in the highest prosperity AT
some length, and with great humor and effect,
Mr.. S. portrayed the course of the Wings TO
wards Henry Clay, the Agamemnon Of the
West, whom they had made the Cesar Of the
East He had boldly and CALAMITY avowed his
principles; for him the ladies' and the Wing, Of
Richmond had poured out their money to erect
marble statue-but even he, in the available
ty schemes of the Wings, had found Brutus
in the Irrational slaughter. house" at Philadel-
phia-and Uhiegery ,cas set free. Mr. Stevenson
devoted some time to the examination of the
course of the Wings on the Veto power. He
contended that General Taylors election, with
his avowed pledge to strike out the Veto, the
shield Of the Constitution, would be utterly sub
versve of the compact of the Constitution,
which was a nicely balanced machinery, of not
only popular but federative power, formed in the
midst Of virtues, in an age Of wisdom. The
security of the people of the States is in the
elective President, and this is "the one man
power" thi, is the monarchy" which the
Wings prate so much about.
Mr.. S. arrayed the evidence in favor of the
qualified veto Of Franklin, Jefferson, Madison
the latter of whom exercised it sir times. The
Wings could not disavow the authority OF
Hamilton, Marshall and Story, who were
in favor of the qualified negative "for the
self-defence of the President, and for the
rights and Liberties of the people" Mr.. S. pro.
duced, and with force commented on speech
delivered by Mr.. w. C. Rives in the United
States Senate, defending Gen. Jackson agains,