Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-17
RICH MON VA.
saturday Morning, october IA. 1913.
JEFFERSON DAVIS ON THE STUMP
FOR CASS,

The Vicksburg (Miss) Sentinel describes q
mass meeting and discussion al Raymond 'e"
DAYS since. If such men as The gallant DAVIS
and other champions Of Southern righ's, aSo"
their confidence in Gen. Cas-, with what grace 'an
The Fillmorena orators and presses oil inc oou'n
sarble the history OF The country; ano, Whi'e suS,
aiming Fillmore, denounce Cass as "unsound
The South will stand by Cas-, who has s'ooa oy
the South
uBut ,he event OF the occasion was Inc speech
~ opr DISTINGUISHED Senator. Hon. Jef. DAVIS,
=, The Courthouse on Friday night IL has oeen
trec,v bruilcd about BY The wings lot ihohln u
Two mast. that he would give his support 10 ai-
Tor. or a, least remain silent IN me canvas. a.
vantage has been taken al the IeIatiohsh
ing between himself and Gen. layiol, ~ slya
plausibility TO this accusation, anu We ar =,
ina, MANY OF the wings present anticipated d.
less, an ayowal Of neutrality. Under these cl-
cumslances he commenced his speech. lie Wv"
occasion 10 speak in terms OF The highest com
mendatinn OF Gen. Taylor's military character,
and OF his purity and honesty ot heaI. tne
whiss were in delight, and imagined tha' 'ne'l
an,;cipations were aized. Ateaeh pelioa soiie
slammed. some pushed the elbows OF The deInocld.'
near the IN, and some shouted oulrlshl. hn u','
nous but for whisgery followed, wnen 'he u'd.o'
GAME n snsaK oi The political position and pre-.
tensions Of The old General. He spoke IN inoig
nan, Terms the doubt which had ceen eApi
ed as 10 his position, aud denounced a. 1atse anu
SANDER the suppusiton or hint that nc co"iu ue-
sefi The poiica! principles 10 when ne ,ld' ue. y
devoted through lie, and The TRENDS VINO nav
sustained and hunored him, TO COLO toe suppo,'
of any man on no-patty grounds, huch 'ess " -
.rh hac A.
into alliance with The parry whicn mas ho"''"a -,
ted General Taylor, with which he Is now ~ a o..
tiiatlon, and the principles u whicn - oi'en
Condemned by the people, he is bound 10 .ou
tain 10 carry out. The effect upon The wings
asmarked and CRUEL Their cheers were husn-
ed and. 70 use a very ordinary expression lne'l
faces "fe ieel" in less time than II mas 'dhen
us TO relate it, Some, we are tod, qnieuy iei'
the room and all were chop-aen ana NUN Do
heir candidate. The speech Of Colonel LAWS
was able and eloquent. he avowcd ihal NJ
knew. ard had confidence in General Cass ana
ina, he believed he wonld sacrec!y adhere 10 ms
nlpdoes in The administration Of the Govern
ment Tie hearty and enthusiastic cheers "nich
greeted him from the Democracy, showed 'he
mold he has upon The Affections OF the people.
Governor Brown followed in one OF MS pes
efforts.
Governor McNuu opened IN speech ao'e aH''
unauswerabic. Judge Bodley u 'hls CITY io'-
lowed in reply, presenting, We are Told, The oes,
arguments and reasonings OF which The h's
cause is susceptible. He was followed by Sena-
tor Foo,e, who went over the whole sronna' os-
molished one By one all the Wing sophlsms az
vanced tuiing The discussion, and dwe't WIN
thrilling force upon The consequences TO 'ne
SouIh involved IN The canvass. Judge "A. H.
Johnston ot Raymond concluded the discussion
The simple mention OF the names OF the ola.
tors is proof that the Democratic cause d,u ho'
suffer in he issue OF lie debate, out OF 'he re-
verse We shall expect 10 have COCA iePoi' "
Old Hinds in The cleo ion.