Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-13
RICHMOND, VA.
Thursday Morning, october IL. ls4s.
uTHE LONE STAR

did not hear the whole Of it, but we heard
enough 10 satisfy US that it was unworthy OF his
intelligent audience, unworthy of the represen-
tatiye of an enlightened portion OF Virginia
of citizen of the South MIR. r.
has always been celebrated for words and
sound, "signifying nothing" on some occa'
sions he has produced very pretty and graceful
defamation. But on Tuesday night ne did not
paliatc his offences against the South, even by
any successful flights OF Oratory. His speech
was estate, fat and Improbable" and was made
up of lavish adulation Of General Taylor and
Fillmore, and gross personal vituperation OF
General Cass. He raked up the old Roorback
about General Cass's wearing a black cock
ade, and sneered at the courage oil General
Cass in he late war, when engaged in the
honorable service of his country. If Rich
mond Wigs can digest such indecent and mise.
rable assaults upon citizen, whose virtues,
talents a,d public services have been testified
TO by III, ablest and most distinguished Wings
in the Union, we have utterly mistaken their
character. Mr.. P. played the mountebauk
with some dexterity As for his arguments and
facts, hi views and illustrations. he fell below
many O the orators who have "bored" the
Club Hose
We we're amused at the self-complacency
with which he boasted of his own no-party pa
triotism, and assaulted the motives of those
whom h, called the "politicians' and "mana-
gers" Of the country. If Mr.. P. be not a
"manage," the term has lost its Specification.
With mok sympathy he lamented over the per-
secutons Of the Democrats, who had pulled
down MIR Clay-when it is notorious that the
Union dos not contain man who, as small
execu,ionr, contributed more TO murder the po-
litical exitence Of Henry Clay at the Irrational
slaughter house, in Philadelphia. Mr.. r.
boosted bal the nomination of General Taylor
was tiumph of the people over The politi-
Clans In this point we turn him over 10 MIR.
Bolts, w,o, in his late Taylorizing speech in
New Yofy, discoursed as follows:
"For lh, first time, then, fellow-citizens, in the
history OF our country, we find that, alter nomi-
- represent one of the great parties OF this
State Of New Io,s, anl in every State in hi.
Union we nod ourselves divided-and why is iii
| do not mean TO make a Taylor speech, because
there is no Taylorism in me. do mol desire 1,
make an anliTaylor speech; but ido mean, as
said before, when this is the last speech shall
make, 10 defend and vinGicate my own position
and yonrs. Why is il, then, Thai the Whig par
~, alter assembling in National Convention, ant
the names OF candidates having been presented
TO them Tor th5 Two highes, offices in the Govern
ment, why is i, that We see this division in on
ranEs2 Il is because that nomination was mad;
by politicians in Washington, without consult
ing The will of the Wing party. Ina, nomina
tion was made through the inslrumenlaliy Q
men, selfish. designing, artful and ambitious, VIII
hoped to ebiaD he c 81 e q sahhdss II
made by few oi the leading heads Of The VIII:
party, backed and supported by men who, as
have said in one OF my letters, are pin-feaheret
politicians and that, too, without paying III
sishlcs, regard 10 the will Of the country Their
is story 10 be told Al some future day, hook L
he written not by me--in connection with lha
Philadelphia Convention"
Mr.. P. said that Gen. Taylor was The first maj
for sixteen years. who had been presented 10 III
country for President on his 0aDH merits, Wha
do the Clay men Of 1914 say 10 this rampant Avail
able2
We pass over Mr.. P.'s compliments TO The vol
unleers. We come 10 some Of his statements il
connection with the vital question Of the day.
We did not hear his defence OF his mischievou
vote 10 kill The Territorial compromise but W
learn that he took The same ground that is assumes
by Mr.. r. T. Daniel, the Richmond Wing and tn
Bar6un.rs, that the Mexican unrepealed law
override The Constitution and Thai, therefore, III
citizens Of Southern States cannot lake ihei
slaves into the new territories without an ACT @
Congress- establishing slavery there. No bod
expects Congress TO do that, and therefore the pc
silon of these gentlemen operates as an entire ex
clusion of the South from the benefits of The ter
ri,ory acquired by the common blood and trea
sure OF the Union. But MIR. P. went farther ant
avowed his belief that Congress had the pos0cr Il
prohibit slavery ia the territories, though he wa
not in favor of It's exercise.
On the subject of the delecable Millard Fill
more, ",he lone star" exceeded himself He eulo
gized F. TO the skies as perfectly satisfactory II
The South. Fillmore's votes against The Ather
ton resolutions Mr.. P. passed over with the re
mark, tina, F. had voled with Mr.. Wise, anc tia
was sufficient answer. MIR. Wise's letter, pub
Used by US yesterday, will show how far the ia
nous Congressman missed The mark in placing
Mr.. Wise and Fillmore on the same platform :
But not content with insulting The South (whose
chipaly he sneered al as having done more mis-
chief by agiatiug this question than the mos
violent fanatics OF the North y, by asking her &c
vote Tor such an enemy, Mr. P. with chuckins
erimace said, "when we have done with Genera
Taylor, we shall make Millard Fillmore Presi'
dent" We appeal 10 The South, TO Southern
Wings, as we'll as Democrats, TO know if they
mean 10 follow The counsel OF this Wilmol Pro-
visoist! Are they prepared TO sacrifice erery
hing Tor party SUGGEST Let them arise in The
majesty OF their strength and put down the in
sultins and fatal "party schemes of all such
managers and lricks.ers!
Take it all in all, the speech OF Mr.. Pendleon
would have much beler suited Northern free
soil audience than an assembly Of Virginians.-
Ii is such exhibitions as these that give color 10
speculations like the following which appear in
the Whie address Of The Massachusetts CONVEX
lion in Horace Mann's abolition district:
"The assumption that slavery j. southern
principle is untrue. On tas principle The p.ople
Of Tic South are dipided. Democracy considers
slavery as blessing, and wishes 10 extend 1t
The Wing party think il an evil, and wish 10
curail aud finaily abolish it. Mr.. Calhoun is
the great chief of Southern Democracy, and
what his opinions are we all know. Henry Clay
is The great leader OF the Southern Wings, and
his first fame was acquired in striving for The
abolition of slavery in his own Stale. We have
exposed The tallacy that Southern Wings are in
fav' r ui the extension al slavery, therefore no
objection lies against Gen. Taylor on that score,
unless it can b. shown that he differs therein
from Southern Whiss,"
PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO.
W. uere d;sannojp,ed ves,erdav in OF tino