Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-11-14

nsct,n, crowd and would prove " o,,,ion intro
,dorsa,ion and with pretty niue p'@ q !,
uccd NJ. Watts. ,oscri,,;on Of this tcrrihc ;,
we ree'' "'' ' ca much space, that we sha'' Nv ,c c
'e.""S =. 49,. nsoerc synopsis OF me Sles on me !
eed 10 1--WE o"' .rs notes and rely entirety 'i i
nory. ,;.elr 70 the Wings ne va
or ,,,onp them, and yet nc Wa ." e., many years,
-, "a. j.; wonder House as ue'e ,s,rc Of rccoa-
ho us known BY many and ha' -. H. r,i.ec OF the
49,. -, r warm friends. lie CAM ;,tcd his name
Convention, WIN "'" - be in such
80 =, 80. and Baxter He was P''0 before the
with ouhi"tiS az ,v issues were no longer o'4
company. ~ :, .,s a dead monster no io'se
people ~ III; mari he did not wish II ic'i' H.
feared, anu i' ~ ,bs tariff was no longer an is'u
cou'o ov rive il fair trial. II was not "'s"
was "ii,"7 strictly revenue tariti-it was
~. .~;w and he would Try 1t a"hnc 0"5 N o,,bt 70
m'se "''' bo satisfied; if 1t worked evil III ous'
-; ,,o,iticaon or repeal Upon inc lod ono
oeslio 10 ro 10 say The whole system was 0a1
80 :, :, uos very good currency LOT ue . ,so,
,,,.s o,o for the people, ana nc "'S''u 80 b
could empty their pocket-oooks upo" 'N1 made
- ohi,;,jon he would venture 10 say ''0u no,es
an 80 49,, ,nesr. What motley group ol atc
as "oua - - bowever how he would remedy the e'4'
1e ui' - rho urea, issue cxis,ing,ihe sa'a'
tie c"' " hi w,s the crisis He unfolded the suj''
=. ','o o;se those great measures when mao Prev"
~. 1.h;on from dissolving into fragments III
ton, Of the compromise-ridcued the .oe" "a m.
.a.anco,old an anecdote 10 enforce Tue i'o'1 III
-, o,ch measur 1spparaely, said the Sou'" nao ,,rs
~. ,sd desire every thing she wan'eu' ''e'o ,c,-
-;,h Mr. Summers who says that az inc oo'", , Cali.
WIZ. rot acccprable 10 him. Afgneo liza" I,
| .i, had n right TO decide the slavery que Inn,
| h,ho- os n territory as State l'''' ' ,h D,.
Go p;,,s doctrine. Spoke OF the i''oce'ue r,und
'"''o ra,,ron in this city in which dieten' So"
mocrauc 49, ,s. castjs II sferrtd to- t;'' i?al
~ mower Said i, was better 10 have one free Stat,
AN. of California than two. Argued the Texan boundary
question Better have paid Texas fifty millions than caused
dissolution Of The Union. Commented on the Dill pfo'iu
ing a government for Utah and New Mexico. Accorded
with all IT'S provisions Spoke of the Fugitive slave La"
Said originated with Wing and that Chas Jas FAUX
ner had the credit Of suggesting in this Capitol spoLe
the abolition of the Slave Trade in the DISTRICT OF Couho
that Congress had passed the bill upon the petition OF GU
zcns of Washington and Georgetown and that II was s
lar 70 bin passed by the Legislature Of Maryland 10
operae uron that State Said that the South had gam
ed in all these measures more than she lost, and that he
apuroycd them all ant it acquescencc with him.
Gave a history of the Atherton Resolutions Said they
were the same with the modern Democratic Platform
Showed the proceedings upon these resolutions in Congress-
and how Mr. Wise, good Democrat, had opposed then
Showed how he had ben of from dcnouncing them by
the application of the previous question That Anterior
was free aoer and Tie who united with him. Seward
and Hale were all abrtioniats OF the deepest de- look
up the doctrine of secession Ridcu IT, Said he was
States Rights man. AMI therefore nc opposed H. Showed
how Vermont might seede under the doctrine because Con-
orcss refused to repeal the fugitive slave law-orgctting
that the doctrine is tina it be for deliberate papabc
and dangerous breach o. the Constitution by the exercise OF
h,yit Hnyy Cali m
after all the money and blood had spent for her. Glocd
in the Union Spoke Of the candidate for Governor George
w Summers Comba,ed the objections urged against him
Said was persecution unmgaed persecution, show
up his abolition speeches in 1882 Said II was common in
those days hold such opinions in virginia. ASH how
the Democrats could with propricy make the ooec'oh g
Ter having elected Mcdowell both Governor ana MEMBER
CONGRESS repeatedly since-when lie had put form the same
Objectionable opinions and never had ecanea heh 'o'
the anccdole OF Henry Clay and the hunter oil hehuch!
about pic.ins his flint and trying him again. Said he MN
self was native Yirgnan and desired 10 do every hlns
uphold her honor and promote her prosperity, anu ou u
with another flourish about the Union
we have not attempted 10 give Mr.. Watts language WI
confess we have given the cutinebut when ne wal
done we felt tina, VIC were neither arightcd appalled, no
convinced lie did not strike with terror,-we saw seVe
raj Democrats, and they were smiling placdy we A'o'
Democrats who could have torn his speech into attes'
Al this time the committee on ballots returned and cpore
bat there were few more than 300 given and tina
Col Meredith receiveda majority for Senator and Messrs
House.
Again little gentleman moved that the nomination be de
claed unanimous upon which the Chair proposed the ai
native side of the question: and declined putting the mega
tive, whereupon it reminded us of militia muster, whsl
after the word sire" and the general voey was given pop
pop Pop is heard in single shots for several minutesso
hor hran
general No-severa independent gentlemen voccrntcd no
mo-" mo- in consecutive shots
The Chair announced gra"ely that Mr. Baxter could
be found by Ike Committee and several members Of the
Committee c0o5arated the statement Of tho chair stating
that they hal been hithcr and yon TO purpose.
The chair proceeded the instance OF somebody 10 ap
point committee to make provision the reception Mr..
and his anticipated speech He
called upon the meeting gentlemen for the commit
tee Mr.. Macarland's was proposed as Chairman
save" said the majority "No mo-" shouted many Bolts
tnen-we thought the had it, but The chair decided 9TH
erwse. Mr.. Boudins name was suggested anothe.
member of the committee. When the question put, the
same relentless mo" proceeded from the Bolts mcn-Mr.
mcfarland ana Mr. Boudin had committed the unpardon
able sin OF voting for Bolts. So when several other
Objectionable proposed the "no resound
ed. Whenever Bolts was named the vote was unan
Perhaps these symptoms of continued dssatisac
ton and disaection calculated tcrrfy If
did not feel it, The committee just completed, when
Mr.. Baxter suddenly entered the room far could
SEE unattended and alone, whcreupon the Chair again in
formed the meeting that Alr Baxter having been poducCd'
would address them This the signal for general
rush towards the door. We beg be understood
speaking s!ingly We ourselves felt for the speaker and
would by have followed the example set by his
political friends If could have possibly stood the infc
ton We waited patiently i We heard MIR. Baxers
diun which consisted in informing his friends how hoarsc
he was and how unexpected this call upon him, and
how unprepaGc he 10 make speech Then believing
that this the of all terrors that seemed TO be
alarming friend and foe took hat and walking tip
toe for fear OF disturbing the dreadful silence vamosrd
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TONIGHT
The Democratic Association of Richmond the
Union Temperance Hall at half past O'Clock. Democrats
every section of the State the is auspicous
party everywhere bucking their for the
and preparing for vctoyfor in their vocabulary there
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