Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-12
RICH MOND, VA.
Monday Morning. September IL, Is4s.
THE MEETING

/ 4 LIE NEE i lNG
the Democratic Association, on Friday night
was full of interest. Presiieu, Paueson in call
ing the Association to order, congratulated The
Spartan Band on the signal uinmphs which on,
Democratic champions had achieved in The re.
cen, discussion. That discussion had shown thai
truth was much more powerful than clap.lrap ar
gumenis, generally employed on the other side
| The moral force Of those successful encounters
ne was satisfied, would be ielt in November next.
| The Association was then addressed al consi-
derable length and with great ability, spirit and
effect, by John B. Young Esq, Asss'an, Elrc'or
for The District, and John NJ. Patton, ESQ.,, of the
Executive Council. Would that we could DO
justice TO their admirable and convinc cling argu.
ments, which addressed themselves with solemn
| and potent warning 10 the South al the present
Interesting crlsisi Without attempting TO repro.
duce the speeches oil these gentlemen we sketch
of briefly and imperleclly some Of the points on
/ which they touched
Mr.. Young had last addressed the Association
on his return from the Baltimore Convention
He drew vivid picture Of The conduct of the
Baltimore, all hands had been piped on deck,
and The gallant ship Of Democracy had been sent
on her voyage under able, tried and experienced
commanders, with The motto Of democracy and
the freedom of the seas" Mr.. Y. then skelched
the proceedings of the Wing Convention. with its
secret caucuses, as quite another hing. Some OF
the Wings wcre for The old ship, bu she was found
10 be too much rddied by shots in former battles
and they finally adopted for The voyage long
low, black, rakng schooner, yclrps Availability"
Her commander was no tried sailor, but Gene.
raj in cooked hat and epauleles utterly ignorant
of navigation No pennanl no inscription, flew
from her masthead. Mr.. Young then showed
how, in 1874, the Democrats had achieved sig.
nal victory over The Wings, who then boldly
made The most lavish and open bids for power
Bank Tor The merchants, Tariff Tor the manu-.
tacurers, Internal Improvements for the new
States, &c. We had fully redeemed all our
pledges bur, nop, i, seems, The Wings make ii
great merit TO make no pledges or promises, 10
avow no principles. We have carried on TO-
reign war and Transports! specie 10 foreign
land-yet The currency never was better, the e1-
changes never more equal. Trumpei.,cnsued
facts had fasifed all the Wing predictions OF
evil 10 The various interests of the county,
Wat do the Wings wan,2 Bank OF the Uni
led Sates-a repeal of the Tariff OF lS467 DO
they want 10 give back Oregon, turn out Texas,
strike on, from our flag the honor achieved in
glorious war; Some chart is needed by
which TO steer The government; but what, and
where are Wing principles7 Once the Wings
stood, spoke and sang upon plalform--nop they
ridicule platforms. 1t was as much an insult to
Wing to say platforms" as to say "school
butter" 10 school boy Thoy say they have
principles but ,rhere are ihey2 Are they set
forth in the addresses Of their State and Ma
tional Conventions Mr.. Y. then drew CAPT
tai picture Of the rich scenes of the Virginia
Wing Convention of l848, when a committee
was appointed to report upon "the erpediency Of
having an address," &c. He had learned from
"private report and public information" Ger
tainly good authority, as it was upon these
grounds that the National Intelligencar had
spoken of General Taylo qualifications for the
Presidency that an address had been prepared
By him whom the Wings called "the little Elk
punger," which went TO prove that the Mexican
war, as then conducted would nspsr como to
an end. But the news came that Treaty OF
peace had been made-and then the poluminous
Whig address was brought in and adopted. 1t
was nothing more nor less than that General
TAYLOR was the choice of the Wings of Vir.
ginia, &C." The Wh9s may talk as they
please of General Cass' Chicago le,ter-but the
Wings might have we'll said, "eireumstan'es
prevented them from making all address. > There
was no address or declaration Of principles at
Philadelphia, because, as the New York Express,
a Wing organ, admitted they could not agree
Upon any satisfactory exposition. All motions
| 10 that effect were voted down-(and Mr. Young
might have added, the Allison letter itself was
voted DOWN Mr.. Y. next turned TO the al
lson letter, one of the vaguest papers ne had
ever read, whose generalitics might be used oy
General Taylor 10 satisfy every body and suit
all opinions! Mr.. Y. gave an amusing il'ustra
ton of the manner in which General Taylor
nigh, easily satisfy BY that and his other letters
both the friends and the opponents of q Bank,
Tariff, War, indemnity and Wilmot Proviso. =
Both sides, therefore, claim him, especially, on
the Proviso. The Allison letter, SO much relied
on, contains no declaration Of principle, save
that General T. will strike down the veto. tho
| great shield of Southern rights.
The North aud The South make Gen. rs OPT
lions suit their respective latudes. Ia II lair IN
candidate thus 10 lock up his opinions in his
own breast, and allow one or The other sections Of
the Union TO be deceived The Wings are on
voyage OF discovery in unknown seas, and they
will be shipwecked. a great people will never
give up their opinions for any one man who
would surrender every thing 10 The despolic will
of Congress "But the old issues ars obsole.e,
say The Wings. Ifso, why does Daniel Webster,
in his speech, talk of reforming the revenue and
| fnances2
Mr.. Y, al some length and with conclusive
effect, reviewed the inconsistency OF the Southern
Wings on the question oil the Territorial Com
promise Bill The Democracy OF Virginia had
teen charged with having, at Baltimore, violated
their instructions and surrendered the Virginia
ground on This question. Mr. Y exposed and
reiued this assertion, and proceeded TO prove The
inconsistency OF the Wings themselves. They had
boasled Of Standing by the Virginia Resolutions
and when the compromise bill, clearly recosn zing
the principles OF those resolutions, had passed The
Senate, The National lnteigencer and Richmond
Wing, leading party organs, had expressed lhell
unqualified approval. But, no sooner IS the bill
defeated by eight Southern Wings in The House
than the Wing organs and party in Virginia, lei
ON by Mr.. R. T. Daniel. man OF talents, coun
termarch their ground and denounce this grea
| ..,,, "a r;ubt and iusiice basel unon tht