The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-29
From the Richmond Enquirer. August Is.
Democratic Mas Meeting ia Fsuquier.

had been formed this hill by benches arranged rom
men, who had left their honest labors at home. and mad
come together to hear the voice OF reason and princpe
cheer another IN the glorious cause and 10 renew
their featy the immortal doctrines OF Virginia, which
had crowned her with undyng glory and the Union With
prosperity happiness, and honor Among the trees which
skred the wide were TO be vehicles OF every
variety which had brought the good people the demo-
cratic rally The whole spectacle was one OF the most
interesting that have ever witnessed All the foot OF
the hill and commanding the immense audience, a
broad and substantial PLATFORM" containing the speak
ers the committees, and guests, among whom
proud 20 recognise many of the most venerable and
syected citizens of the Commonwealth
The meeting was opened with appropriate prayer by
the Rev. Mr. Herndon, of Fauquer. Major Wallace, OF
the committee then introduced, in few happy remarks
General H. S. Foote, of mississippi native of Eau
quier who poor young man, emlgrated to the west
1896 and had returned, honored with the high Of
flee of United States senator.
General Fooe then addressed the audience; and his
Speech full OF important and interesting statements and
marked by passages OF glowing eoQuence, satisfied his
counrymen who loudly expressed their 9 appreciation OF
We regret that cannot reproduce the admirable adj
dresses of Mr.. Fooe, and of those who followed him
We only attempt brief sketch-and that very i'm
perfect one-Of some of the positions which they pre-
scented.
General Foote rose amidst much emotion at the pecu
liar attitude which he then occupied in returning 10 his
native Virginia. the land of noble men, of still nobler
recolections intimately connected with the glory OF this
great country. He had come TO give all his and in
Tescuing the glorious Union, which is condition
to alarm its most sanguine friends If the Union
escape the rocks, it viii be because the people will
themselves entirely capable of sefgovernment, spite
OF anu seduction which may be presented to them.
He rapidly reviewed the three presidential tickets now
before the county, and rendered high and merted trb
ute to the talents virtues services, and sound consttu
tiona principles of the democratic nominees The wing
party, if it had any principles, was ashamed to avow
them or was incompetent to sustain them. The wing
orators declare that the old issues passed away, and
that the great object is to the aspery OF
party feeling According to their view, (said Mr. F) it
was mere contest OF personal leaders Mr. Rves, in a
lottor hhottVo had hold
advocate of protective tariff Did he come out
for the protective principle connected with the present
contest! On the contrary, the tariff, the independent
treasury, and other great questions had been surrender
ed by the wings, who assert no principle.
Mr.. F.. with cearness and power, and with the most
whitening denuncaton, next developed The mischies and
dangers of the northern ticket, Van Buren, and Adams,
which, though it will not be run in the South is to be
ne against snG If cas' ana RULER or
New England and New York actively engaged in
fraternizng with the ticket of the barbuners for per-
universal movement. The northern wings say that,
all the old issues Dead the southern wings say
so,) why not struggle for the "freeso doctrine dear
10 northern Wigs and barnburners?
Mr. Foote continued, (and we ask attention to the i'm
roran statements which we have attempted, though i'm
perfectly, we feel sure, TO take down as he spoke)
1t must be now evident to every discerning man. that
General Taylor can only be elected by the entire wing
vote of the Union and know that many of his most
udicous friends of opinion that he only succeed
by detachng considerable number of from the
democratic party which it is hoped may be effected by
abandoning the old issues, and relying upon the sup
posed Partially of people for personages distinguished
by high military achievements II such be the state of
things, would like to know what chance General Tay
Ior stands of being chosen President if the whole
very considerable portion of, the wing strength of the
North should be withdrawn from him. That this will
be the case, thousand indications most clearly evnce
We oil know that various leading members of the wing
party of the North have already avowed their determine
ton to sustain the barnbunlng ticket lately nominated
at Buffalo know that not small number of the wing
members of Congress from the North have returned
their homes declaring their intention no longer to sup
port General Taylor without explicit committa to
the reeso doctrines than he has yet gven perhaps
likely to give. From information which reached me
through various channels before left Washington,
feel authorized to predict the speedy aternsaion of
the banburners and wings of the North support of Van
Buren, and Adams. venture to predict that no ntel
from this time, that this scheme of determination,
active progress. will have been consummaed Then
where will General Taylor and the South be What
will be the amount of his strength, and how would the
South be able to resist the North successfully by
tanning him Let us examine this part of the sub.
ject a little more closely. Taylor viii! have been de-
prved OF all northern support, and in the South it
always, as l feel well assured, most ridiculous mis-
take to suppose that he had any considerable strength
Allow him Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware, lin
which last State hardly doubt that Cass and Butler
will be sustained umphanty yet where is there another
southern State whose vote will not be thrown against
him !. Virginia North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor
gia Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, mississippi Arkansas,
Louisiana, Texas. and Missouri feel will vote
for Cass and Butler as do of any future event Them
shire, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa. The great Keystone State will give us majority
OF at least twenty thousand. or the southern States
named have been heretofore regarded as doubt
ful-North Carolina South Carolina, Georgia. Flori-
da Tennessee, and Louisiana. But all the indica-
tons of public sentiment, recently furnished concur
in supporting the opinion which | have expressed as
to the probability OF carrying them all in Novem-
Der The wings have hoped heretofore to divert much
OF our strength in the States named, by the instrumental
ity of Mr.. Calhoun and his southern friends But can
them that all ground for such expectation has
been entirely removed by the recent of events
Mr. Calhoun declared to me, on the morning of our
adjournment, that he should go to his own home hav-
ing less confidence in any future compromise of the
slavery question by congressional action than most of
his southern friends seemed to entertain but that
II he did not sustain the Cass and Butler ticket actively
we might confidently count his neutrdiity His
particular friends among the southern members of
Congress, | feel authorized TO say, with a single
exception, will sustain or'rssticket warmly, | talked
especially with two democratic senators from the South
who have both been heretofore supposed by some as
more or less disinclined co.ope ate with us in the
allude to Senators Lewis and Yuee) and they both
avowed their determination enter zeaously and ac-
lively INTO the canvass for Cass and Butler This state
Oh thngs Will not appear surprising to any reasonable
man, who will sOberly consider all The surrounding cir.
cumstances. The united action of the northern whir
members OF Congress- both in the Senate and House of
Representatives. against the South-he efforts OPENLY in
progress IN all the free States of the North to bring
about UNION between the wings and barnburn ers1
the bold, energetic fearless support given bv the
most Jealous supporters of Cass and Butler in Con-
gress from these States, to the consiu,ion,I
rights of the SOuth-show clearly who are our enem;ss
and who friends in that quarter the Union