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

THE MEETING
OF the Democratic Association on Friday night
was full Of interest. President Paueson, in call
ing The Association to order, congratulated The
Spartan Band on the signal triumphs which our
Democratic champions had achieved in The re-
cent discussion. That discussion had shown that
truth was much more powerful than claptrap ar
gumenls, generally employed on the other side
The moral force OF those successful encounters,
he was satisfied, would be felt in November next.
The Association was then addressed al consi-
derable length, and with great ability, spirit and
effect, by John B. Young, Esq, Assistant, Eec'or
for the District, and John NJ. Patton, ESQ.,, of the
Executive Council Would lha. we could 90
justice TO their admirable and convincing argu-
menls, which addressed themselves with solemn
and potent warning 10 the South at The present
Interesting crisis Without attempting TO repro
dnce the speeches oil these gentlemen, we sketch
of briefly and imperfec,ly 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 conduc. of the
two parties in their nominating Conventions. at
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 skeched
the proceedings Of the Wing Convention, with lis
secret caucuses, as quite another hing. Some OF
the Wings were for The old ship, bull she was found
TO be too much ridded by Shots in former battles
and they finally adopted for The voyage long,
low, black rakiDg schooner, yclrp Availability"
Her commander was no tried sailor but Gene.
raj 10 cooked hat and epauletes utterly Ignorant
of navigation. No pennant no inscription, few
from her masthead. MIR. 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 for The merchants, Tariff Tor the manu-
iac,urers, Internal Improvements for The new
States, &c. We had fully redeemed all our
| pledges-bur, no1, ii seems, The Wings make ita
great merit to make no pledges or promises, 10
avow no principles. We have carried on TO-
reign war and transported specie 10 foreign
land-yel the currency never was better, The eI-
changes never more equal. TrumpelLonsued
facts had falsi6ed all The Wing predictions oil
evil to The various interests Of the county,
Via, do The Wings wanl7 Bank OF The Uni
led Slales-a repeal of The Tariff OF 1867 Do
they want 10 give back Oregon, turn out Texas,
strike out from our fag the honor achieved in
glorious war; Some chart is needed by
which to steer the government; but what, and
where are Wing prnciples3 Once the Wings
stood, spoke and sang upon plalfofm--nov they
ridicule platforms. 1t was as much an insult TO
Wing to say platforms" as to say "school
butter'' TO school boy. Thoy say they have
principles but ,rkere are they? Are they set
forth in the addresses of their State and Ma
tional Conventions. MIR. Y. then drew CAPT
tai picture Of the rich scenes of the Virginia
Wing Convention of ls4s, when committee
was appointed to report upon "the erpediency of
having an address," &c. He had learned from
"private report and public information" (cer.
tainly good authority, as it was upon these
grounds that the National Intelligencer had
spoken of General Taylor's qualifications for the
Presidency that an address had been prepared
By him whom the Wings called "the little Ex-
punger," which went TO PROVE that the Mexican
war, as then conducted, would neper como to
an end But the news came that Treaty Of
peace had been made-and then the uolumin0us
Whig address was brought in and adopted. II
was nothing more nor less than that General
Taylor was the choice of the Wings of Vir.
GINA, Sc" The Whi2s may talk as they
please of General Cass' Chicago le.ter-but the
Wings might have we'll said, circumstances
| prevented them from making an address. > There
was no address or declaration Of principles at
| Philadelphia, because, as the New York Express,
Wing organ, admitted they could not agree
| Upon any satisfactory exposition. All motions
TO tina, effect we're voted down land Mr. Young
might have added, the Allison letter itself was
voted DOWN MIR. Y. next turned TO the al.
lison letter, one of the vaguest papers he had
ever read, whose generaliiics might be used by
General Taylor TO satisfy every body and suit
all opinions! Mr.. Y. gave an amusing ilustra-
tion of the manner in which General Taylor
might easily satisfy BY that and his other letters
both the friends and the opponents Of 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 and The South make Gen. It's OPT.
Mons suit their respective laliludes. ls il lair IN
candidate thus 10 lock up his opinions in his
own breast, and allow one 1.-THE other sections oil
the Union TO be deceived The Wings are on
a 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 despoic will
of Congress. "Bu the old issues are obsole:e,"
say the Wings. Ifso, why does Daniel Webster,
in his speech, talk OF reforming The revenue and
fnances7
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, al Baltimore, violated
their instructions and surrendered the Virginia
ground on this question. Mr.. Y. exposed and
reuled this assertion, and proceeded 10 prove The
inconsistency OF the Wings themselves. They had
boased of standing by the Virginia Resolutions
and when the compromise bill, clearly recogn zing
the principles Of those resolutions, had passed the
Senate, the National ln,elligencer and Richmond
Wbig leading party organs, had expressed their
unqualified approval. But, no sooner is the bill
defeated by eigh, Southern Wings in The House,
than the Wing organs and party in Virginia, led
on by Mr.. R. t. Daniel. man OF talents, conn-
,ermarch their ground and denounce This great
measure Of right and justice, based upon The
| S,,h.,n doc,,,oe re non interference Mr. Y