Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-06
To he Editors NJ N, ENQUIRER

LESiNoDS, september SUN, 1913.
Gentlemen: You will doubtless be pleased 10
hear something Of lie sayings and doines OF The
Wing Convention which assembled in our town
on the 9th inst. lihis convention is iair test
of the CONDITION Of ae Wing party Of Virginia
we must conclude I'M this once great parry is On
its cast legs" Acorlng 10 Wing statement
there were not monthan Two hundred stranger,
present. But lew o,:he Wings OF our own coun-
ty were in attendants, AMI you will readily inlef
thai there is 5ul lille enthusiasm among our
staunch Wings, WIN even curiosity 10 hear Tor
The first time that geat orator and greater apes
tate VIM. c. 3iveS could not draw them out
A good many OF our Democratic cuZ-ns came
10 To witness he "iataslic tricks" and agcnzns
deaih.sirugsE ol ne once seli-styled glorious
Wing party. Al 70 time during the sessions ui
tho convention wen more than oGe,hl!d oil the
.seats" occupied )ur Democratic ciizens were
prepared 10 lender he hospiialiteS Of their man.
sions 10 Wing slrngers, bu The number in a.
tendance was SD siall that they had no oppor-
,unity II manlesng their liberalty. Wings
must therefore adni. that their convention, =
lar as Numbers areconcerned, was a failure; nor
was il less a falIc il we take into account he
talent OF their GRATIS who ffi,iated.
I,se-r X MISUNDERSTANDING was t,rS,-i--
electry the audecc. He gave MS a gooi deal
VI Oo4ioaNs. - StldlHlJ us WIN
lar more IepuaiOnthan he carried away. His
assertions were n less eItrayasant than his
.tyle Of defamation will give you few Of
his gems He said al any man oil ordinary in
tellIgence could haze written Casss Right Of
Search Leter"-Tht "any man who endorsed
the Nicholson letierWas traitor to the South,
and deserved the excraIUns OF every South
ern man'-That "Cas had given no evidence oi
solitary qualiicaii0 for the Presidency
That his heroism VS. aues,ed by 4 broken
sword, and his saesmnship by three shilling
pam1hlet" "Geeral Jackson gave no
evidence OF slatesrnansip, either before or after
he was elected Presiden" have given you the
outlines OF his speech your own imagination
will enable you 10 com ele The picture. Il was
understood tina, Mr.. living was compelled 10
leave the Convention OF the first day. TO defend
criminal in Nelsoni ad that, hence, the honor
was conceded 10 him having his bomb-shc
first exploded. He, huwver, did not leave until
the second day. II has cen shrewdly suspected
By some that il was trik oil the orator; and that
he feared that his thunder would sea, cely be
heard If i, followed tn deafen1ag peats from
Castle Hill
About half past 3 o'cock, P. NJ. on The eth
instant, that Sweet LITTLE FELLOW" alias "rhc
Knighl OF Castle Hill alias "The Little Elk
punscr," alias The Grel Conservative :" with
great flourish Of trumpet, was intro iuced for The
first time 10 a Rockbrids audience. He appeal
Ell with his hest foo, foremost, his right arm up
lifted, and lis eyeb:o3s well set. He is Ger
AMY STAR ACTOR }, you never mink lhal
he was intended lor he sTiGe2 Did Forces
u Boolh ever appear htore Inc merican peo-
pie in 50 many diffent paris? With III,
Iicn. William c. Rvs, for many years, it ha-
been all ACTING ACTING! ACTING! I! The people
now attend one of his exhibitions with much The
'ame object that tie polished CITIZENS Of your
neiopo is 60 10 The theatre, when Forrest o.
Booth is 10 APPEAR u The boards. Is it possible
hat The honorable su,eman has not discovered |
n what light he is nov viewed by the American |
people OF all parties. Docs he sill think that |
hey consider him sereu, in the various dram1t- |
| displays with whic, be has been and sill is |
musine them2 Thcrichest part OF The farce IS
hal he appears 10 be al earnest. Whilst his au-
i"rs, Wings and Democrats, are laughing in |
heir sleeves al The last character he is represent
ng, he looks as solemn as if his neck were de- |
GRATED with rope and he vas about 10 lake his
asi swing
However, Mr.. Rives did speak here, aud the
Wigs sar he did make geat speech. don't
all il making great speech. wuult say that |
c gave US great rehearsal. You have doubt. |
IS seen The "Times" Of Sept 26th. II you |
gish TO see what Mr. Rlve> did say 70 us,
"a may sci rhat number OF The Tines
nd read his Richnoud speech. Tie Lexington
nj Richmond speeches are as much alike as
20 eggs. The Times" contains report, Or.
atm, abrattm, pu'ictnntiu e. pronunciation, OF
is speech delivered 10 us on The 9th inst Some
nyious fellow has said that Mr.. RS campaign
psech bears a rons resemblance 10 Clayons
'aylor speech. How this is don't know. DON'T
uu think that Rives should have Obtained an in.
lncuon 10 restrain those printers from publish
ng his speech until The end OF the campaign al
'as As he had but one speech, be is certainly
nlliled u exclusive property in IL until he has
,cured The defeat OF Old TACK and that hitGtrDns
ian Mlliard Fillmore. las 10 Irving calls him
had no liea that Mr.. Rves spoke only after
IN due preparation. Ii would seem that he
rites out ms speech in his CLOSET, commits il TO
l"mory, AND, alier some rehea'sais al home, ap-
ears with II on he public sage. In no other
ay can we account Tor The it raj Identity OF his
'eeches one with another No wonder thai his
'eecheS afc ready Tor Tn press az soon as deli.
eIea. lhey ale ready much sooner. Mr.. Rives
asl loo much aFl IN his manner-oo much ART in
IS diction-too much an in his malter-ant, III
word, ne is tho 0rifnl 70 carry an audience with
m. l DID intend TO 2iTc sketch OF his speech,
II inns VIII De unnecessary, as you have ulI
port al hand. He is fond OF STYLING himself
rpuolican, and his opponents Monocrats. |
'dersand that he spoke al Nelson Cour house
lew DAYS since. Leakc was present but be
.lves) refused 10 have discussion. he made
speech, aud then cutdut II RiTes could be
fuced lc stump the Stale with Leake, believe
would gain 10000 votes. The Simon Pure
hiss oil this county have no love for Rives.-
lev merely make use Of him.
on the second day OF the Convention, r. c !
'natd, OF your city, and the Hon. Mr.. Bann I
!, Of North Carolina, delivered addresses {
IN we're extremely dull, which was aliested bv
ply benches. Mr.. Sianard may be good :
'yer, eui be never was designed for stump y
Tor. The only attraction about DIR. Barin-a