Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-14

h,, tor ~. we.rress If The cause which the ora
Tor vas advocating. and The slenderness Vi '"l
materials which his mind naturally s''o''
vigorous one, had 10 work upon ,.
When Capt. Wilchcr resumed his seat VT
senbly, having learned that W. r. a's'an n ',
Pitsylyania was present, enthusiastically ca,'ea
on him for a sDeecb. That gentleman RESPONDED
He hardly knew how TO make polU'csi sies'u'
he was SO much Gu, Of that lne-he c0u'd 'a'u,
~ keep himself from gliding of mo fa'!foaa
speech. When this government was iiiS' '"''''
tu'ed, Virginia had len delegates - congress
New York bul six. Now, in lS4S, New Yoik
had lhirty-six, Virginia but fifteen one county
in Western Pennsylvania, al his cay SEM &C.
lesae to Congress. Richmond Ci'y' f1ehf'co,
Hanover, Goochand, and heaven knows now
many others, could only squeeze out 0"e' -se"
York and Pennsylvania were every day develop
ing their resoarces-growing richer, more p'pu'
lcus and more prosperous. Virginia, On Inc ON
er hand, was constantly declining. Peopie oil Inc
South! Politicians Of The South can you e.
plain ihsi-can you give The reason OF mist
Here some gentlemen ",ook up their hats" and
walked out. MIR. Tunstall said maj some iflenu
had reminded him that he was making railroad
speech. He could NOT help 1t; u was Inc pro-
cliviy of his nature lie would try and curb
himself, however, and make speech lnence-
forward mere alter The tastes and ieeiihSs OF MS
audience. MIR. Tunsal went on 10 iulhll his
pledge as well as he could; but, Tor me INC Oh
him, he could mol help TeVering every now ana
then 10 the suffice, Of railroads. bic PAID some
most happy compliments 10 the Old Hero Of Bue-
ma Vista, which were truly eloquent ana 10 me
taste and which we were most sraiilled at hear
ing FL dwell much upon The evils OF parties
and party spirit, and seemed 10 desire their ex-
lnriion-as il anY lee government ever DID or
could exist without parties, and As il tespol;sms
have mol Invariably been distinguished by The
entire absence OF parties.
But the most amusing part Of Mr.. Tunstall's
speech was that addressed to the Veto power
Mr. Tunstall meant 10 set US all agog. lie
meant to start!e us, especially the Democrats,
by promulgating new and strange doctrine.
People would stare at him, and say there goes
.DonarehisE MIR. Tunstal expressed himself
in an animated manner, by throwing himself
and his arms forward He would alter the Con
stilulion in only one place, and then in only one
word. He then drew himself, folded his arms
upon his breast rather bent backwards, and
contracted the muscles Of his face, aud espe
cially those around the eyes, and said Pres
| (Pres) Presi den dcni, Pres dent, would
strike out and put in Ki 6, (King.) The De-
mocrats are carried away by sounds and words.
Look TO things. The Democrats would De
shocked to hear man cry "pirs ie roll but yet
throw up their caps and hurrah "rire lie ueto =
We suppose Mr.. Tunsal meant all this, as
demonstration that the Democrats are in favor
of monarchy. On the other hand, we are
charged with being radicals and agrarians-
| Now one thing is certain, we can't be both
Whigi, mean 10 sustain Let them enter
nole wosequ as TO one, and we will very cheer.
fully defend the other on the merits. We de-
sire 10 preserve tho Veto power in the Constitu
lion, because we, their descendants, DO not
| think ourselves wiser than our ancestors, who
| framed the Constitution; moreover we think
the Veto power the great safeguard of Southern
| rights and Southern institutions; the great con-
scrvatiy. feature Of the Constitution; the great
popular feature in the Constitution, intended to
protect the people Of this Confederacy against
the oppressive legislation of faclious, licen
tious and corrupt House of Representatives
We further hold, that the very highest evidence
Of its utility is the fact, that 1t has been irc-
quently used, and that its exercise has been In
yariably sanctioned and approved by the people,
MIR. Tunsalls effort, as a poiilica. speech,
was nothing: as an argument : va ''a"
nothing. That it was amusing and entertaining,
was proved by the attention which that gentle
man never fails to command. II is as impossi-
BILE for Mr. Tunstall 10 be otherwise than full
Of fun, humor and merriment, in addressing
any pubic audience as il is for duck to sink
when THROWN into pond. But Mr.. Tunstalls
mind, a, he himself acknowledged, was not in
fit condition for making political speech II
is at th, time wholly engrossed with one idea,
10 the entire exclusion of all others. Mr.. Tun-
stall caritalk, speak, think and dream only of
the Richmond and Danyille Railroad. We are
not surpcized at this, especially as the Wings
have noprinciples or platform to stand upon.
Mr.. Tunslall's speech was, indeed, rara aris
in terms Mr.. t. was one Of the Wing Elec-
tors, who, 10 1910, declared when he took The
stump fer Harrison and Tyler, that he meant TO
ego il viii a looseness." His speech on Tues
day night was one of The same sort. He depre
Gated paiy.spirit, abused and ridiculed The idea
OF having any platform Of principles, and de.
ivered his Peroration in favor OF The DanviAe
Railroad. lie said that he should not have
come 10 The stand 10 speak had any other one
than TAYLOR been the man-because he Wa S btts7
than Wniggery, (and, doubtless The DanvilIc
Railroad better than TayloTD He was sarcas.
lie, after nis own peculiar style, in railing al the
Democracy, but said lha, rot one man in The
country would be nine-Pcnce better off on the sh
than he was on The Th November, phnvr pos
ecetcd. But make railroads." said he, (paui.
culary in the direction OF Danville!) "and your
wealth will become almost inexhauslible
@ lcre: What does General Taylor think about
the Danvc Railroad 2
We acknowledge ourselves fond Of un and
frcic, even when gotten up by our political op-
ponens We went 10 the Rough and Ready
Club, with the confident hope and expectation 81
enjoying ourselves somewhat in this way. W.
did no, anticipate ieas; OF reason but VIC though
we might iud flow e soul. Bur, alas for hu
man hopes and expscialions lie eloquent
Pierre Soule has said that time had accumulated
mou.n!u moss upon The graves OF Wing princi
pies. Tha, may have been The case in Louisi.
aaa-.hey have been spared longer vitality in
Virginia, bu, The vital spark has, Tor some time
pas, burGed with light, feeble, Pickering and
unceuain-as This glorious Old Dominion was
the spot where they latest found their birth, 50
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