Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-22
pON. FRANCIS E. RIyES.


Alta meeting OF The Democratic Association,
on Thursday evening, called for The purpose OF
hearing an address from Ibis gentleman, Odd-Fel-
lows Hall was filled 10 overlooking with an auen-
tive and enthusiastic audience. Il had been an
nounced that Dir. Riyes intended 10 prove from the
record, that Willard Fillmore, the candidate pre-
senled by the Wings for The second office in The
government, was an AbOllt,onist
Mr. Rives, before he proceeded 10 The main To-
pic of his speech made some forcible remarks,
in which he coulrasled the qualifications OF Lew
is Cass and Zachary Taylor for the Presidency.
He then stated that he had proposed 10 COL Boil
ing, the Wing E!cclor fer the Petersburg district,
10 select five intelligent gentlemen, three oil whom
should be Wings and two Democrats, 10 act as
jtrynen on the occasion, regularly sworn TO bring
in just verdict, according TO the evidence, and
before whom he pledged himself 10 proge, from
The journals OF The House of Representatives
that Millard Fillmore was an Aboiiton1a, as
much SO as Bond, S|ade, Corwin, Palfrey, or any
of The crew. Col. B. might discuss The question
with him, on behalf Of Fillmore, and tine five gen
Col. B. basket of champagne; if he succeeded,
COL 3. was to agree 10 abandon his support OF
Taylor and Fillmore Col. B., he said would moi
accep! the proposition.
Mr.. Ryes then proceeded with his speech in
which there were none oil The flowers oil rhetoric
and no oralorical flights, bn: strong and power
tai argument in The course OF which he examined
The House journals from the lime he himself en-
tered Congress up 10 a very late period and scru'
;inizsd the votes al Willard Fillmore on all oc.
casions where questions in The remoesl man
ner louching The suffice! OF slavery were before
The House. Mr.. Rives piled up evidence, "moun
tain high" 10 convict Mr. Fillmore OF being an
ABOLITIONIST Ito be found voting on all
occasions with SlaGe, Adams 4 Co.. for The re
ceplion and reference OF abolition petitions, il 10
be found voting with The same patriotic flowers OF
liberty" upon petition Tor The abolition OF slave
~ and the slave trade in The District OF Colum-
bia, for reference OF The same 10 a committee,
,cM instructions 10 report a bill Tor that purpose
constitute man an aboliIonis', then is The evi.
dence against Willard Fillmore OF The most con.
elusive character.
We were happy 10 hear from Mr.. Rives, hat
he designs engaging actively in the canvass un-
Ill lie 7ih Of November, although Tor long time
mas, he has had very lule 10 do with politics.
We wish tina. every maa 10 Virginia could have
heard the speech delivered by him before the De-
mocraic Association. His speeches, no doub,
will hs ve a most t,llinp effect
We were still more rejoiccd TO hrar that
a pamphlet is in course of preparation, by MIR
Drinkard, editor OF the Petersburg Republican,
which will contain tie numberess votes of Mr..
Fillmore extracted from The House journals, al
ways against The STAKEHOLDER and viM the Abo-
lilionis,s. The very existence OF the Union may
depend upon proper decision Of The Presidential
question; and such pamphlets, generally circua-
ted throughout the Sou!h, canno! fail 10 have a
most important influence, in bringing about such
decision.