Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-23
TO the Editors Of the Enquirer:

0 me nUhtSt IN lllc annals ul
Democracy of this county. We had known Col ihninnspn
lon. By reputation; had heard OF his devotion 10 our prn
cplc and of his various political contests IN the Northwest
but of Us had The pleasure oil hearing nl until e
present occasion. He amongst us this morning IN
evident i'll health, suffering from the ATTACKS OF the disease
which prevails in certain portions Of This district Al In,
recess Of the Court The bell was rung, and arising from his
bed he the Courtroom evidently lahdrns under IN
disposition and debility After he commenced ms voice as
sncd clear tome and his reference 10 The Union and IL
ner,flitv was Il solemn and imposing opening oi one Of
hc finest political harangues "" have ever hcard then lU
lowed his definition Of pr!vatc virtue and public integrity
"a the standard Of character and the lest O conduct u pub
lie men aud political PARTIES then the application 81
these tests, the first place. 10 Inc conduct oi Col ly
mpnd a. public man, and with sword that divided It
Joints aslndcr he dissected III, opponent. Col hymoni
vote against Mexican War Resolutions in the House
Delegates 1877 afforded Opportunity for appeal Ii
the patriotism o the people ana application nj the SHwm"
rirn, the qatr the private virtue o TIE cithea
the Roman Republic and noby was this appeal made 1t
sounded like charge Ia victory.
His next theme the Gaphn Fraud. and his test al
priva,c virtue and public integrity applied 10 this g!arn4
offence seemed like the arrangement oil great crinna be-
fore the tribunal Of the people and in this question: the part
that Raymond had acted sank into insgnancc beside The
guilt OF the greater criminals. he then took up Mr. r.
vote agas sending Of national vessels for the Illus
,rious koss and when he spoke OF our national sxnFa
thcs with Ireland with Greece with France with Texas
the hlood poured upon the heart in s'r1ng currents lie
,hrn urncd and associated the feeling that prompted the
vote with the Alien and Scdiion Law lie then took Hay
mond, bill making improper disposition Of the Pntiic
Lands showing the efforts Of the Wings In create
.:cncy in the treasury in order 10 raise the Tar 20"
Thompson then 10 the charge N AboltiOnIsi made
ntr,in,t him and uiumphany yndcatcd himself om al
II lin and r,proaci this subject Ills argancni on This
subject clear an! conclusive for himself and the Demo
cratic party He alluded 10 The injustice Of such timg"
made against him after more than twenty years ct constant
and earnest devotion 10 strict construction oi the Cnnst
tutnn of The United States; after his constant support ot all
doctrines ii ruuntcrycnion this sutHc;, and when his
schooboy speech which he had not scn o twcn" years
woud be found contain the ideas the metaphors and the
lnurarc IN part OF Jefferson and judge Tucker and that
four years afterwards Boiling, the Wing candidate FOR Con.
grcss in the present canvass In another district mad used
similar language and the presses which u
their laailGnS piled him their icnnnci!llons lie oCcu
MED in every respect personally on t su"c the position :"
| Jefferson Tucker, Mcdowell and Richie and none
o,be, I(e said this n singular ChaT!" 10 com,
from The parzans OF man. who had voted hIiy
one times for WnttrDp; who, f"r ten years, Ind at
ed with SIade, G'di'nss and :h:In:; "ho hi! voted
10 receive petitions to divide this Union by line sep
~, o 800 - M IT, en-, IL /; nor s"le
come from man who had sent Chases Abolition speech
under oil his frank and, when charged with it,
denied his frank The frank O his agent who with his
knowledge and consent, violated the law forging in this
manner, his name.
Col Thompson then proclaimed hsefa Democrat Of the
Jciersonan school, and he drew IN the st
resolution against the United States Bank Wcs OF the on.
tans and his voice still! sweiied into clearer and rrul-
phant tone he made the vinication of the Democratic
party by short and brilliant history o: the country from
the assembling OF the Convention which formed the COnsli-
tuon Of the United States 10 the close of the controversy
| on the Compromise
forgot TO state that he showed in clear light that Hay.
mond with The fraesOicrs aud all tribe for tic
separate admission IF California; and against Conpro-
mise up the death of Gen Taylor, and then, like
flower turned his face the rising sun of Fillmore.
Thompson has hard fight make. He -po,@s ~
nond with ease; bur- with the Vaccinations the
Administration, he has difficult work They using
every appliance in their power for The defeat Of the Dcocra
cy Of this district and the evidence daily becoming
manifest of this fact. Raymond has undoubtedly been fur
nished will, much larger amount Of Patent Oc Reports
and public documents, than his propotinnac allowance
which he has sent broadcast, the Democrats Of this
district and these in such numbers and v!ac nrrc:II
the itca that they from his private rUrsr Ths avrns
OF the mail have been closed against candidate, while
every possible facility has been given Raymond. Not
only So Col Thompson, Understand, has charged,
questionable authority, that the Administration has entered
the contest with its patronage in Tur Of llayH"nd But
Raymond is doomed man. He does meet Thompson
the stump who has been chasing lin tor weeks from
stump to stump, and from county county. Thompson
spoke three hours and chained his audience him the
end John Duncan.ncmptcd reply spoke half an hour,
and the hell rang gather audience Tor another speaker
different subject. NlNDEN.