Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-04-24

To the Editors If The Enquire:

4 OHsASNAi ViiuulcstI Co.. Anil IL,
Messrs. Editors Yesterday was a proud day
Tor the Democracy OF this County. |, had been
announced that the Congressional candidates
(Messrs. Holiday aod Fcrbes) would address
The people on the lllh-tha: being Court day
| Al an early hour large concourse Of persons
| had assembled 10 lis!en 10 The discussion, Mr.
Holiday led of. had been led 10 look Tor
something extra from this gentleman. but his eff.
| lori surpassed my most sanguine eIpectations.-
His reasoning is unanswerabc, his deductions
are logical, and his eloquence is fervenr. He
| reviewed with great success the acts OF The Ia,e
administration. lie adyeTed TO the Tariff OF &c
| Its excellent ptovisions-iis success even be-
| yond The hopes OF It's iIamers-and asked why
destroy system 50 admirably adapted 10 The
wants OF The counlry1 lie charged The Wing
party with aching in bad iath, inasmuch, as
some plan had already been suggested Tor The in.
| corporation OF Bank Of The United States when
they solemnly declared in the late canvass, that
| the idea OF such scheme was obsolete. Inter.
| nal Improvements by he Z. cfal Government.
as recommended by PIesidels Taylor in hs In
augural, he attacked as ufcoEs,i!r.iora', iney-
pedient, and unWise. This portion 0! bis speech
was indeed most happ,. CC-:he5 - i.fsragc
SO simple that he most illie!aIe could mol ia il 10
understanc-in a rgument so strong, iha; il must
have convinced The minds OF the unbiased aud
unprejudced. His peroration was beautiful
eloquent in appeal 10 The Democratic party to
stand by their principles in these trying lines.
Mr.. Forbes followed in a speech Of an hours
length He congratulated The Wing parry on the
election OF General Taylor-a man VINO had,
with seventeen soldiers, whipped five hundred
Indians, amid the screams of women and The
signalling OF children, al Fort HarrisoD-who
had gained great victory at Buena Vista and |
who was (what was very hard 10 find, he, Mr. |
F., suggested, now -a.dayS) an honest nan. He |
rejoiced that General Cas- had been defeated, be. |
cause Martin Van Buren, had betrayed the South,
and he knew that General Cass wold have act.
ed likewise. As 10 pledges, he would sooner take
an honest man, without them thar dishonest
man with Them. Suppose (said he) YOU were all
BANK Directors, aud had 10 elect Cashier one
10 whom your money and your interests were To
Dc entrusted. An individual presents himself
who openly avoWs lha; he was in favor OF steal
ing, but that, II u should be your pleasure 10
cleo; him, he would pledge himself not 10 steal
would you rather choose suchan one Than man
whom you knew 10 be honest, and who refused 10
give pledges OF any sortl
Mr.. Holaday supposed his competitor meant
To say, that General Cas-, WIN had been addicted
10 the practice OF stealing, bal pledged himself 10
sin no more;-bul his compeihr had supported
man for Vice President who (ieuralively) had
I zen stealingi all his lie sho had refused 10
give any pledges for his iu'ue good conduct, and
who even now e0ntlnusd To seal
MIR. Forbes brought Thomas H. Benton for
ward 10 prove certain charges which he had
urged against the past Administration = that
same Benton who had lren L0cof, CO from Inc
day thai he had done this barness t,wiuins his
cravaD down 10 lie present. tinr.
Mr.. Holiday expressed surprise iha, the
gentleman, who was s, we'll versed in the
law, should bring in,, Court, as wit
ness man whom he hai accused Of felony
The discussion was condcted with marked
good feeling and with ourlesy, which does
great honor 10 both gentlneD. All parties &C
knowledged that Mr.. T. gained decided I
triumph. The Democrac.! were delighted with
their candidate, exrressiDitte mos, unhoundcd |
confidence in him-as mn every way calcula- Y
ted to represent a Virginia constituency in {
Congress. There are SOC few Democrats in
this section who supporte General Tay Tor for |
the Presidency, believing at he would be true
to his word in being noyarty President. They 8
are fully convinced, tLa inasmuch as he has I
selected Cabinet from e Wing ranks exciu.
svely, and the selcct;oD sde, too, among the
most ultra and objectionbe Of paItizans, his I
professions were made mrsly to catch birds OF {
"every feather" Theyfit b, found rallying I
n sap pS, Of Sl f sl in Sc qnbrOkeu phalanS
Alexander Holiday. The Democracy VIA
do their duty throughout ie District, Whiggcry
will receive its death-blS. $50 mote II be-
Yours, &C., OhnANNA'