Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-01


MIR T. Daniel, in his letter addressed 10 US, !
complained that we had misrepreSeh'eo h's
sRoueh and Ready" speech, while the Examiner
had cone him justice. We therefore instead OIL
our own report Of the discussion on Tuesday
night. have CHAINED, f;om the courtesy Of ouf
frietd 81 The Examiner, an! publish 10 da;' MS
ske'ch Il lie d, bate. Ii is wei done, anu "'''
We ,sus', p!eaSe Mr.. Daniel.
THE DISCUSSION BETWEEN MEssGS. CRoMr
AND DANIEL. ~
The tn cfainino and Instructive na,' -
alessrS. Cump aud Daniel came on on 10
dsy night. and was one OF The hes! things Of ,ne
~or, Which u. have ever listened 10. NeVer'he
less we do not think that those who arfahseu
matters should have opposed Me>srs. CfumP anu
daniel. bfcause they both excel in the same men
tal oua;i,ies When two such men are Pu W, W.
oerher. one generally eas up thc o'hei' Iney
shonld have pilled man OF h'liiiancy asa'hs'
man Of argument; and then The s.rons P"ln.s u
h,,h wouId have shone. Nor Go we MINK nl3'-
tors were arranged as they shonio nave oeen
vhrn MIR. Crump was made TO lead on, and me
rsnly surrendered 10 Mr.. Daniel. Mr.. Crump
stood there the representative oil The weaker parry
among the audience he was 10 speak before
A people perfectly acquainted win All inc a.
euments against him; and his Antagonist was
,scock Of The school" in which he was 10
meet him. besides being his elder IN years as
well as ~ experience o. party warfare. IL Woula
have been but iair therefore, 10 nave gwen MN
the advantage oil The hours reply. AS was, nc
had 10 lead of in The boar speech, ana VII Ddulei
followed in the hour reply. After TINS, MI trump
had only one hall holr in which 10 answer hin
and then MIR Daniel ha! The concluding Ieln'nuef.
II this order OF things had been reversed Whisse
nv would have been routed out Of lis own GibTal-
| TAI on hi. OCCASION From what Mr.. Crump did
| in his single hathour ofrepy, one mayludse @hat
| woud have been The condition OF the comoatanls
al the end, had they given him the h9lT and hatf
| which Mr. Daniel got But even with all 'nese
disadvantages Mr. Cfump sent away The Demo.
| erals chuckling and radiant with delight, Whie
The most ardent Wings whom we conversed wan
| afterwards confessed, that though Mr.. Oan.
| iel's speech was one OF the most successful ana
| taking etlorts yet they certainly gained noinins
| in This discussion. And we may add that lndc-
pendent of all The mooted points, they were un-
| mislakeab!y pinned on Two or three. Washlng'
ton and the veto was one; and We dare say that not
one man in that entire audience, Wing or Demo
crat, will not say that Mr.. Daniel was completely
endorsed when they col 10 that point.
Mir. Crump not only deserves the thanks oil MS
party for the ability with which he sustained HIM
sell, but Tor The moral courage and fearleSsness
which placed him in the responsible position
| which he held on this evenins-,hat oil The hrs'
man TO break ground in these discussions and in
ins Wing community. Few men would moi
have exceedingly dislikcd 10 have been put lor'
ward in this way, when every thing would be e1
pected Of him, where all the risk Of bad issues
was 10 be rum and where none OF the adyan'
taees Of a complete view of the field were 10 be
| had. But he did not shrink, and has nobly borne
| the brunl of the battle.
MIR. Crump said he came there with no inen.
lion OF making a partizan speech, and WIN nc
! wish To mislead his audience. He saw around
| him those who were the playmates oil MS infancy
and companions oil his youth, and The daily asso-
cia,es OF his manhood He came, therefore, with
no wish 10 deude or mslead this people II
| would appal souter heart than mine, ne
said, 10 make this assault upon Whisgery in This
place and before this audience, were Richmond
| now the same IMPROBABLE GIBRALTAR that }!
/ once was. But what gave il strength} II was
their bold and brilliant leaders and the uncom-
promising stand they ever made Tor their pTinci.
| plcs2 What has gone with those leaders and
those principles Where is John Minor Bolts,
Hong and continued applause, whose sword ever
| flashed the brightest in all lcrmer conflicts =
| Where have gone those sentiments which You so
| proudly advocated What has become OF those
| principles, people OF Richmond, which you 50
| bravely defended in the oden lime tat this
| season 100, when have you ever before been
| drawn up in solemn column, with your banner
| above you, and your leader al your head II is
| the command OF your Constitution, American
citizens shortly 10 choose chief magistrate for
this country and j, is the spirit OF your ConsIitu-
iion lha, you should now be gathered together,
! discussing the principles on which your several
| candidates will administer the duties OF mat oil.
| fee. Therefore, you always hare been, at This
| season, arrayed on TWO SETS Of principles, and
engaged in comparing The ideas and arguments
on which they were supported. Are you, my
Wing iellow-cilizsns, engaged in doing so now :
When you meet together, do you discuss the prin.
| ciples and measures OF General Taylor's admin
| lstralion il be should be elected7 Has ANYBODY
been bold enough to say what they will be2 Or
do you ever diScnsS speak ahnni other cub
jecls than his personal good qualities What
then are the people OF this country TO be set up
TO be sold Are we merely looking out for a
good mas,er2 No; an American President is no
Judge, no prince, no sovereign ruler OF this peo-
pie. He is TO be chosen as The representative OF
your opinions, the executor OF your will your SER
want in office. Ii 50, you have right and It is
your duty 10 demand what will be the measures
OF candidate, and You have right 10 know
And the Wing candidate Tor office has refused 10
| tell YOU what he will do if you elect him.
SuHPSS'
say aught derogarory 10 old Zack2 II you do,
| lei me tell you that you are mistaken. Not a
man in this great assembly has an admiration for
| him more intense than mine; not man been
| thrilled with Joy more intense when The news
came of his brave fights. When we heard one
| day that Santa Anna and The teemins myriads
| Of the South were swarming before and around
him, and lha. difficulty and danger were descend.
ing like black pail between the gallant little ar
| my and its home; and when The news came that
| Taylor. brave Taylor, had flung back The CO.
| lumns as The rock does the rushing waters, lcould
have wept for Joy and gladness. My feelings
| for him are unchanged. ! reverence him and
| admire him as man and soldier and was his
position that of a Republican, and did his princi-
| pies conform with mine, none would more glad.
| ly go Tor Taylor, aye, 60 for Taylor with the
\ whole heart. But The love OF my country is
stronger with me than The love OF Taylor, or Of
| any other man or set Of men. Let II be 81
with you, my friends. And | tell you that
the feeling which prompts this "hnrrah for
| Old Zack" is the most dangerous feeling
| TO your country that can enter your bosoms =
Eecl man in ignorance Of his opinons2 Then
| farewell, 4 long farewell to republican govern.
ment. When once You surrender al discretion
when once the people yield their power into the
| hands OF man To h. welded as he pleases, and
| not as they please, The iorm may remain, but tht
| spirit is gone forever The sentiments OF respec
for the man are MOI ny sentiments alone; they are
| those of my party And The sentiments | have
expressed upon The grounds on which you arc
advocating him. arc neither my sentiments nor
those OF nv party Al NE; they are also the senti.
mens OF one whose words once fell upon your
| ca like The dew OF heaven on the parched herb
| they are the sentiments of Henry Clay. Ire.
mendous applause a that name, all over the
| house Listen lothem now:
Extract Of Speech delDered 1877, By Henry Clay y
| kentucky.
Regardess OF all imputations, and proud IF the OPP
porunty Of FREE aud unresraned intercourse with all
my fellow citizens, IL IL were physically possible, and
| compatible with official duties, would visit every
State, go every town and hamlet, address every
In the onion, and entreat them by their love of
try, by their love of liberty for the sake of themselves
and their poslery-in the of their veneratsd
ceslors-in the name of the human family deeply in.
terested la the iulflment OF The trust committed
their hands-by all the past glory have wnnhy all
that awaits rs nation II we and faithful in