Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-22
For the Enquirer.
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DISCUSSIOy ~ NEW KENT.

people al Barhamsvllle last SATURDAY, lne so'u -
August Messrs. Lacy Douglass ana piefce,
W hig orators, were present, and MI DoMuen' VI
Williamsburg appeared, BY invitation, 10 repre-,
sent The Democracy. The debate was commenceu
by Mr.. Douglass, Who delivered a speech OF about
an hours length. in which he avnwed his adher.
ence TO The Democratic doctrines OF oPPpsi'ioh
10 Bank, Tariff, &c, and advocated inc eiecloh
OF General Taylor because he lived al lne SCUM,
and must, therefore, be with US on inc slavery
question-hls trainings. prcIudIceS anu ,n'eies.s
being Southern. He opposed General CasS De-
cause he was born in New Hampshire ana now
risided in Michigan because he was opposed 10
slavery, and had been, as MIR. DOUGLASS coniend
ed, in favor OF The Wiimot proVi.o, ana mao
changed 10 be against il after many distinguished
Democrats ot The North had come out against II.
That General Taylor possessed sreat generosity
c! CHARACTERIZED given blankets, oeileVe, 10
some soldiers, and ice and brandy 10 Others
That Cass had held Office Tor forty years, and
that General ,rayIor would go into office with
The beautiful sentiment OF "proscroIns proscrIp'
ton"
MIR. Bowden replied 10 Mr.. Douglass lie
commenced by saying that he womb inSef' me
orter Of things, and reply 10 the last Pafl OF MI.
DousIas.'s speech fifsl. He inuInaled mat ms
opponent was 10 be excused Tor the ia'tel par' oil
his speech on account OF In" wafmh ana e1cie-
mcnt under which he was labo'lns rom me dell
very Of The first par-olheTwise, Mr. Bowden
did not think he would have spoken oil General
Taylors giving banker 10 soldier, ana thlnSs
OF that kind To all these he would si'e no OH.
er reply, than that similar tales were told in Ia
yor OF General CaSs-tla he believed ninety
nine on OF hundred Of them, on both sides, 10
b. tabrcationsAsa thai, whether True or false,
h. would not employ Them. considering them as
| likely Ia produce no other effect han 10 nislead
! The weakest and most siIal!oY-mnded class Of
| voters.
As 10 General Cass having held Office forty
years, he showed that General Taylor had done
| the sane--that he was now holding on to his of.
| flee as Major General, while running as can
( dida,e for the Presdency-that he never had
resigned any office, except 10 get higher one
that General Cas- had resigned office Of
5000 dollars per anhum, tthc mission 10
France) because he disapproyed that provision
OF the Ashburlon Treaty, by which our Govern
men, agreed 10 furnish squadron of eighty
guns to suppress the slave trade--and that, on
his nomination to tts Presidency, he resigned
his office of United States Senator from the
State Of Michigan. That when General Tay-
lor,s friends could snow any office of honor or
profit that he had resigned, some comparison
might he made as to,he disnterestedness of the
two men; but till tina could be shown, he con.
siJered II dangerous or the Taylor men to talk
on such subject All highly arrogant in them
to think Of haunting General Cass about it.
SO far as 'proscbing prescription went.
Mr.. Bowden said was phrase borrowed
from the canvass Of 1910, and in the sense then
attached to il by thse who used it, he had no
doubt il was fully applicable 10 General Taylor.
Frank Granger, GeleraI Harrisons Postmaster
General, had given N authoritative exposition
Of the meaning OF he term. According 10 him,
il meant 10 turn out we thousand per month in
single departments md no doub, this was the
meaning attached tot by the Taylor men now,
who were so frad that Taylor would allow
some Democrats to rmain in Office that before
they would nominal him, they called on him
and got him TO deny as if it had been SANDER
on his character) thd he ever said that Demo.
crat should hold 'eat in his Cabinet. They
objected 10 his hayig Democrat i'll his Cabi
net, because if any apartment should be under
the control Of DeLocrat, the Wings could not
turn out all who he'd office under that depart
mep,; but wishing l. make clean sweep. they
required of the Goeral all the Cabinet ap-
continents which would give them all the
other offices.
He then answerc,the main argument of Mr..
l
SC; and showed TIT if the North acted on that
principle, we could ever have Southern Prcsi
dent De preferred Iotthern man 10 Gen. Taylor,
because Taylor haInot one single friend from
the North whom h. ouid bring 10 our aid on The
| Wilmu, PIoviso CUSTOM whilst Cass had many.
The united South, 'iihuut the aid OF Northern
Cas- men, would beovcrpowered by The WllinoI
Proyiso friends OF Go Taylor. Win what face,
then, could they Civ Gen. Taylor the Presidency
and then rely on Ii Cas- men OF Inc North, 10
save rs iLoM lhf. 5Hfiks Of The Taylor men, WIN
pressed his preference I'D ,MFncRrrhsfdtif..
as il would be The mans OF building up a strong
party Tor the South 4 The midst oil our enemies
He considered il slfnee that so much reliance
was placed on Taylrs living at The South when
his opponent had ju told the people that James
K Polk Souhen Presden', had signed a
Wilmo. Proviso bill This however, was shown
10 be eroundless chIse against The President,
as we're the chargeslbout Cass' Federalism, &c.
L being now diner Time, The company dis
nersed Tor a few mnen,s On their reassem-
bling, Mr. R. T. Lay commenced, as ne said, a
reply 10 Mr. Bowden but alter speaking halt an
, hour without saying nylhins in reply, MIR. Bow
den rose and enquire whether he intended reply
, ing 10 him. Mr. Lay first avoided a direct an.
swer TO this quesion2ut being pressed, he saidhe
INTENDED to make hisncn speech. And his own
speech it truly was lis right OF property therein
few will be inclined 10 dispute. AS well as |
can Tecollect the ponls he assumed were the
following: that Gen. Taylor was man Of great
simplicity Of charactL 10 prove which ne in
formed US that on receiving formal visit from
Commo tore Conner /, was dressed in check
,hrl and cotton panaloonS and resimena
coat which Fl so bad that The waist oil the coat
came up 10 his shouldrs that, on The other ma nd
Cass was man whcdTes>ed in stylish fashion,
wore gold rings and gye gold snuff boxes 10 the
ia"ies Of The French Cur; that Cas- had been a
Ffdcralis and turned democrat 10 gel office; the
was challenged by MrBowden 10 prove this, bu
no proof was ufIrred) aai Cas- had become rich
By receipt Of Treasurl pap, including many eI-
!ras on which extras i. dwell some time; that il
! T. yof said he was uill for the Presidency JET
Lesson had said the SANE of himself, and he read
copiousy from Jefiesun's works 10 prove lhi,;
thai Taylor had been ally treated by Polk and
Cass; and, lastly, 50 tai As recolIect, that he
Wings were moi F'edfallsls.
Considerable time was consumed with this
speech and he reading attending il. When Mr..
Boaden rose 10 reply Tor he fought sing!e.handed
asalns, the array on n other side,) some OF The
| Wings seemed dispted 10 retire. PerCeivins
This, Mr.. BowLcn eneavored 10 iaunt them into
hearing him. by risR quickly, and saying that
! II hey would listen II thirty minutes, he would
mol leave a feather N Mr. Lacy. But they
could mol lie nducetlo stay-(it being TOO late,
as was alrged) aniirom The uneasness that
| they have manifesto when The gr0nd TOPICS OF
| Mr.. Lacy's speech har been since mentioned in
their presence, | dactay il was well for them
They did rot. Time orbiiS me 10 describe the
answer given 10 the citk shirt and cotton 5recchcs
These qualifications Or the Presidency seemed
- De but slightly csiened ~ Mr. Bowden, and
10 be regarded by him sh an air OF levity and
ridicule; and his dis eteem OF these valuable
qualities of the old Gneral appeared 10 be in.
creased by his contemplation oil the personal APP
pearance OF Mr.. Lacy,who was neatly, may
almos, say elegantly dressed, and who seemed 10
e1hini IN MS o~n person but poor specimen al
The parry whose leader vas praised and applaud.
cd Tor his check shirt ant cotton pantsl Wheth.
er MIR. Lacy IS 50 enamucd OF this STYLE oil dress
as 10 tesign spending hi next winter in The lie.
sisla,ure arTayed III cheek and cotton, is, we lie.