The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-30
From the Richmond Enquirer August a.
The Democratic Meeting In F~uquier.
lsKETCH CoNcLUDED1

From the Richmond Enquirer. August a.
| The Democratic Meeting In F.uquier.
| lsKETcH CONCLUDED
We complete this morning hurried sketch of the
speeches at the Fauquler Springs-regreng that wan
OF space confines us TO very brief and imperfect outline
n the afternoon OF the first day, the assemblage was
addressed by Jno Barbour ESQ., the eector of that dis
trict whose rich fund of political information searching
mnd and chaste and graceful elocution, always engage
the attention and interest OF his hearers Mr. b. in The
opening OF his speech, compared the whgs in their adop
non OF Taylor as an available. with the parable of
lothian In the elevation of Abmelech "The bramble''
was the most available; and like that bramble we must
trust to General Iayors shadow, the unsubstanal
grandeur OF his name, and nothing farther The freak
sh ambition OF Gen L had made his principles, if he had
any, bend beneath his ambitious desires His Signal let
ter was examined; and the most distinctive feature
marked on his banner, is his advocacy of the ord
nance OF l7s7 which, as pledged, he is bound by every
OF Representatives has large majority to weigh down
southern interests; and only security in the chief
magistrate OF whom we have light to demand pledges
yetGen Taylor proposes to dsam himself OF the proecve
power OF the veto and bargains in advance in nuvinp
the veto that he will sustain the constitution The VET,
clause was Penned by Madison, and had been fully sane
uohea Dy all our statesmen, until MIR. Clay found fault
with 1t because John Tyler, Virginia States right re-
publican, refused to submit the dctation of the cone
man d power OF henry Clay Adams out for
win Delet OF Alabama, he SAID that he did not care if
millions were sacrificed; and he [Adamsl showed that
the veto was the only means of arresting The helsb
abolition schemes entertained by said Adams, Mr. Bar
bour tore Willard Fillmore pieces He disseced his
votes in Congress- and showed that he had voted in favor
goes infinitely further than Daniel Webster who in his
speech in $780, "under October SUM- declared thai
Congress was Precluded from interfering directly nd
cast negative vote and is such man, whose opin-
ions even Daniel Webster once repudiaed, now to be
trusted BY the South to preside over dearest interests
fifteen free States equally divided in the Senate and are
southern wings prepared to give the casting vote to in
dlydqa OF such dangerous princiPes-whom Dan
lei Webster assalled in 1910? He could not believe if
possible. Mr. B. proceeded at some length and with
ability, to trace back this question of negro emancipation
to ls9q when spTuRg up the struggle between consttu
ton of power and the ederalsts on the other He show
ed how the rights of the South could be maintained by
the party CT strict construction, and made powerful APP
peal 10 the souh 10 trust her destnes in the hands OF
On the second day of the meeting, Andrew Stevenson
esq, came forward, and was warmly received. After
tere OF lovely women before him, Mr. S. proceeded to
arragn Gen. Taylor upon his own evidence, unworthy
OF the support Of this great nation We shall not at
tempt to follow Mr. Stevenson who for three hours and
half enchanted the attention of his audience. His
speech, which gave great qualification, abOunded in pas
sages OF brilliant and Impressive eloquence Many
ecdotes OF General Jackson narrated by Mr. s. with
great effect, to the amusement and delight of the assem-
blage. Mr. s. touched upon the war; which was law
fu and constitutional war; and had been declared by the
wings well as the democrats; and while he CRATE
full to General Taylor and to another noble Virginan
General Scott for their services in the field he could not
see why military chiefains should take all the honor and
have equal share. While he honored General Taylor
soldier he could not support for President man
who almost confesses that he has scarcely read the
sution and has formed opinion on any of the great
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 delusve banner OF party" when the
democracy had always proved true to their pledges, and
the country was in the highest prosperity! At some
length, and with great humo and effect, Mr. S portrayed
the of the wings towards Henry Clay, the Aga
memnon OF the West, whom they had made the Caesar of
the East He had boldly and CALAMITY avowed his prn-
cpes for him the ladies and the wings of Richmond had
poured cut their money to erect marble stauebut
he in the availability schemes of the wings, had found
Brutus in the national slaughter house" at Phadel
phia and sohige7y Dds set Free Mr. Stevenson devoted
some time to the examination of the of the wings
on the veto power. He commended that General TayoTs
election, with his avowed pledge to strike out the veto
the shield OF the constitution, would be utterly subver
sive of the compact of the constitution which was
nicely balanced machinery, of not only popular but
ederative power formed in the midst of virtues in
age of wisdom. The security of the people OF the
States in the elective President; and this is 'the
man power-this is the monarchy" which the wings
prate so much about.
Mr. arrayed the evidence in favor of the qualified veo
of Franklin Jefferson, and Madisonthe 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 "or the sefdefence of
the President and for the rights and liberties of the peo
ple" Mr. s. produced, and with force commented on
speech delivered by Mr. w. c. Rives in the United
States Senate, defending Gen. Jackson against Mr. Clay
Mr.. Rives, the great champion OF the wings, and
the opponent of the then spoke of that power
ga shield among other great purposes for the protection
OF the constitution and the rights OF the Statesas 'the
great constitutional provision" Could the wings deny
such authority this! But there fact which
should silence the wing opposition 10 the veto. This
qualified negative had been approved of by all parties
and had passed unanimously The people had cordially
sustained the various applications of the veto and the
present resistance of the wings factious and disor
| ganiZing
MIR S. next reviewed the inconsistencies of Gen Tay-
lor developed in his various letters and he said that
though he had heard of Swiss soldiers fighting among
themselves, from not knowing each other, nothing is
equal to Gen Taylor fighting in his opinions with him
| self.
Mr. s. drew an animated portrait of the virtues, tai
ents and services of Gen. Cass. He referred to his
course against the quintuple treaty and the right o.
search-on which question he (Mr. s. had co-operaeC
with him, and had been enabled, from his position as
minister at London, to advise him. There "pea
vnng' about Gen. Cass-he boldly meets the issues
in his letter of acceptance explicitly pledges himself tc
sustain the compromises of the constitution" With
Cass and the distinguished and gallant Butler, shall
lift high the flag of union and liberty He concluded
with eloquent invocation TO his listeners to strike fo
their country, their wives, their children their God
The company having partaken of Iefreshment, reas
sembled, and addressed for about hours by
H. Ayett, esq.,, of Richmond, whose speech gave very
great satisfaction. beautiful girl expressed to us he
delight with the speech and this compliment should bt
appreciated by MIR. A. as priceless pearl Mr. A. com
menced by an auson to playful remark OF his 'olt
young friend" Mr. Stevenson, the subject OF the la
lies and said that Mr.. s. had in his remarks, left M