Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-28

will hold them 10 rigid responsibility lay
lorism will be like "a tale tina is told"
Wetrust that the House may raufy the action
OF the Sennle though We have our tears. Mr..
Hilliad, a Southern Wing, has avowed his op-
position 10 the bill. II his parry friends from the
sou,h folow his lead, The Bill may be lost, and
laur vi discvtd burn still more iercely.
IroaGle ate Cuaip III Han0rer SAMUEL Per-
rim, Esq, oft against "7av'r, dHd Fillmore"
Froa all that we can learn, the Wings Of
Hanosr are not very well satisfied with the no.
minatons Of the Philadelphia Convention.
On Monday last the feeling OF Indignation
anon, the members Of the "Old Guard e1-
hibite, itself in the eloquent and indignant
speech OF Samuel Perrin, Esq, heretofore one
Of thsmost decided Wings in Yirginia-an ar
dent amirer of Henry Clay, and an intimate
friendof John Minor Bolts. Mr.. Perrin is a
lawye, and gentleman of unimpeachable char
acter, who, in 1874, was an active Whig
speakr.
MIR. George Washington Bassett the Wing
Count Ecctor for Hanover, having expressed
a desie TO speak, arrangements were made by
the pople for hearing him Immediately after
dinner
ITO the surprise Of every one," writes a
friend,"it was understood that Mr. Perrin here
tofore known as warm Wing, would reply TO
him. / wa, SO arranged, however, that MIR.
Perrinled of in a speech, exhibiting much feel
ing, dep devotion to Mr.. Clay, and adherence
OF lhemeans By which he was cheated" out Of
the nomination. Mr.. P. dwelt upon the serv
ces of he Sage Of Ashland. and the ingratitude
Of the politicians who had deprived the people Of
their choice by packed Convention. He il
lus,raed, with great originality and force, how
all tn. great measures Of the Wing party were
forgotten, FOR the purpose drumming a man who
had yui party organization above all defiance.
Thatthe integrity Of the party had been forgot.
ten. He exhorted his hearers 10 rally in the
support Of their former leader, Henry Clay
He twelt most eloquenlly upon the carly asso
ciatons of Henry Clay in the county Of Har
ove,, and introduced many appropriate CLASH.
cal illusions and happy quotations from the ce
leb:ated writer's of antiquity. He made allu
sion TO the part taken By Messrs, Lyons and
Braxton, with regard to the Hanover delegation
a. the Wing Convention Of aslWlntcr.
1--WE do not pretend to give any thing ike a
correct sketch OF MIR. PERKINS, impressive re.
marks. He certainly gave the Taylor apostles
blessed little comfort He was listened to with
great attention, and portions of bis remarks
loudly applauded. He very plainly indicated
that the friends Of Henry Clay in Virginia, and
particularly in Hanover, could not quietly sub.
NIT 10 the dietalion OF Convention, which had
sacrificed all the principles Of the party at the
shrine of availability. He gave General Tay lor
some very hard hits about his correspondence,
&C., SC, &c.
mir. George Washington Bassett then COM
menced his speech in reply, but OF course, We did
not listen al,cnti7ely 10 il. The task Of hear.
ne Mr.. Bassett belongs to nan of much
greater patience than ourselves. He seemed 10
be getting through the usual number OF words, OF
various kinds and sizes, which are usually found
in the speeches of tina, worthy.
"Mr. Perrien, when we left, was taking notes
for reply, which We have NO doubt wa, over
whelming, from the very many questions
which he occasionally proPounded TO MIR. Bias
set. Indeed we think Mr.. Bassett no match
for Mr.. Perrin in discussion before the PEG
pie. Ii the latter takes the stump against the
County Elector, he will have rough time OF
it, and mos. unpleasant part before The can,
paign ends.'
Ii there are many disafected gentlemen in
Hanover, who, like Mr.. Perrin, have bold1ess
enough to denounce the course of the Philadel.
phia Convention, our Wing friends will be in an
ugly condition during this campaign. We take
this as one of the first instances of harmony and
unanimity in support of General Taylor. This
is, if We mistake not, but the beginning of the
end.