Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-09-28
cr> CHARLES FENTUN MERCER.

NJ.
dant who knows what he Is about gives Il
1T; .ch of the first part Of The speech o. inns o'u
sh;na noHensive old gentleman before the WINGS u
pi,hmond on Saturday highland also OIL MS po'''. 49,
,,c,derts hitch far from recommending mn. ~ ~"
mocracy of Virginia. We heard 'he as' pA'' y ~
3 e ha We no fear that any OF his arguments mere u "
h ,i nave The smaes, influence in diverting he se'
~ noc,,cv of on, .un,errisd" State from 'heiF nAt"
nnos 70 vote for Pierce and King, the ood anu 'o''
;, mar nrnci,les Gen. Mercer is fluent an"
,i,s s,e,ter-but nothing more he mas lsnteh
led, IN ,he political lheatIe-bu always on INC sue u
l;ta, I'D mower and against the doctrines "i virginia"
hih Ike his present idol General Scott, ne e'' III us
gustn' . - ,;,o,;ro
When wa entered the African Church, he was di'a''n9
,,o, The battles of Gen. Scotland stranger "ou" nav"
a,l he spnnosed that the sue not the election OF
President or civil Chief Magistrate nut ta' OF q"
rox;,, 6ober So infatuated is Gen. NJ with Cen Sco'
Io, Ms presidential claims above those OF Henry
his WAS wre,cl,d stroke OF policy oeo'e i.'c''
,Iia,co and there was marked Revision IN c"hse'
,a,cc To prove that Gen. Scott was great s'ateS |
md civilian Gen Mercer cited the iact tha' ucn "eo'' nav
,renorcd ard published three volumes On Wu"a'y 'A
bis argument is overwhelming that we sha'i not attempt
ii, Its least good as any mat we nave
seen advanced by The Scotlites!
In ceerence TO Mr. Seward, General Mercer sad ha' nc
os wise man-for he anxious for promotion ana Ne
-, ,,od rho name of free soer and sought 10 raise
m
h;,o,; "a - member Of the Wing organization ms IL
~ ,d il nroyes that Seward is cute and tha' unucr uhc
,;ss g Wing he seeks carry out his purposes
after aiding in the election OF his profeSe Scott no WIN "
ses aspire to the Presidency, ms toreshaao"ea oy MS ~
Greeley Is not this view most gratifying TO inc eou'er"
Wb;cs7 Will they be delighted to Know thal Se"a'" Is
60 his cards demand Their support At 'c "s"
election? VIII they not hug to Their ooso"' ''' 'ooe''
| hightr law" man
a. rhoIs This much vuunted speech OF General M'rcer
- 30, orand failure of the season. We hope that the
Wings will have many more such treats!
""'s' For The Enquirer.
c,,,.men.- Awaiting myself Of the invitation from our
wing friends went on SATURDAY n'en. ' Enton Mr
Ger m,re from curiosity once more an
Win whose political course both IN the virginia 'esI'
and in Congress- am lah'a va" o'
history of General MERGERS political life would De a
c, rmbodment of all the odous features OF Fedetais'
saino = them. for an elaborate volume. shall only
oucb few points for the information OF our young why
NJ Mercer was member of the Virginia Legislature
from the federal county of Lcndoun al Inc session vi
lsO9lO In that day parties were SHOWN ana d"
Federass and Republicans Mr. Mercer sIoLea IN pe,hg
Cd,I, In The first move Federal relations IN inc
$50 ~ which he was then member, he took his STAND
with the disciples the Hamonan Tor Federal, schooi o.
nncnns where he from that day 10 thiS as ms
wnnl cnurse ~ 10 his speech Saturday night demon
Toned" The Legislature of Virginia passed resolutions
. against the passage Of that bill. Mr. Mercer voted in mi
notity Of IS against the resoutionsl25 voting them
y This then, IS his first step
He always bitter ACKNOWLEDGMENT 10 saw revle-
OF Mr. Jefferson Hc opposer of the
Of 1872 wased for free trade and sailors rights and belong
ed 10 what was then called the peace party he Fedeas)
mot exactly blue light" but who took advantage
the facts that The first campaign in Canada failure
and that navy had been triumphant and thereupon
tWhis ke started De Wilt Clinton for the Presidency in
Il opposition to Mr. Madison, nscrbing their banners
Clinton and the Navy" against Madison and the Army.
This MERGERS party when goried 10 be called Fed
eraist II is that in 1914 when Virginia
ed INVASION MIR Mercer like The res, Of her patrioc
ts npi cd do
tor, with the rank of Col"ne and far Know dis
charged his duty faithfully. Mr. Monroe's party' nd
ministraun the Federaiss time and opportunity
change their name, and they lur The National Re
Pu6ticans Col Mercer is found the admirer sup
porter of John @. Adams his light house in the skies
lnat famous doctrine, The Representative should be
pased hy the will Of his constituents, prnctscd SO
boldly b. his residnary legaee John NJ. Butts In word,
General Mercer through his whole political life
nous supporter of all measures strengthen and
the Federal Government treating with aud contempt
! the rights OF the States, worthless distractions.
If Gen Mercer will say have done him injustice and
vii! point OUT wherein, it Will give pleasure redress
the wrong One thing more ought MENTION in Justice
to Gen Merctr and that Isle hated Old Hickory with
perfect hatred.
This is the gentleman that Democrats we're invited to hear
advocate he claims of Stewards and Bots candidate for
the Presidency, whom the Wnys tell the disciple OF
Jefferson and the proieeo OF Madison. him
When arrived AZ the African Church, o'clock my
ears were saut,i ~ strange sounds from young
boy, oil H1u.dar- :"
was told this is of the v0Tc airs of the Young Wig
Club: The meeting having been sufficiently charmed with
Col Thomas Jefferson Evans took the chair supported
Hc right by am told, ni the GritFns, and suppose it
wns and the lelt by Major Sherwin McRac.- After
some teen minutes OF impatient expectation the orator
made hs amid usual din shooting, clap
ping ana stamping was pleased Ia him fine burly
looking old gentleman remarkably strong voice and
distinct enurciaon. He gracefully bv
thanking Tie CITIZENS of Richmond for their ering rccep
on, told them there was nobody in that meeting old
e-'hat seven of the happies winters of his HE in
The Legislature were spent in Rchmond and made it ap
pear that IN all that mr he had been the guardian
me city. he then told us he did to address
Wings but TO appeal to Democrats He gave appalling
and correct view of the increase Of power and patronage
the federal executive, concluding with the army. which, he
said, is 10000, and ought DC 80 600 He told
that the Question: and the only question was choice
between two expected he would 90 on here 10 show
US how would be safer 10 all this power mere
military chief head of the army than 10 an eminent
civilian taken from the walks Of private life But no he
seemed 10 feel that he approaching gulf The ghost
OF Patrick Henry frightened him. and he turned back
Old ssues-eaVe short history of the United States Bank
its eir.h life death and burial Here me Thought lie drop.
ped lear Yes he said buried Hike fugitive
slave law IN the Wing PLATFORM until circumstances should
make Bank He ien lrnrhrd lightly
rih for protccionwas very scattering nothing definite
Said nothing about the Bankrupt Law He then flew r
OIL TO The Democratic Convention aud the Baltimore :
PLATFORM and told, good Joke, that the Demo- r
Gratis after bao'ins forty odd times trying which of I
the Two iederdlts 10 choose Cass Buchanan last did
not choose ether Good The General then fell urlously upon
The second resolution Of The Democratic PLATFORM which
| here ,
Resolved Tina, regard this as distinctive feature of
our political creed, which proud maintain before
The vol as tho great moral element in form of government
n
contrast il with The creed and practice o federalism
whatever form, which seeks palsy The will ire
constituent, and which uoslurc TOO mon.
strous for The popular crchulily.
Ny democratic felowcitizens said the General roud
you speak thus Of yonr neighbour After descanng some
time this second resolution the CT neral cnprd over TO
The Northwest teritory told how Virginia had ceeded
I" the United States; and thea in the BREATH told
poor Ignorant Democratic That il much property
as held in possession Thinks old gentleman n
soon be marvellous States Right man and abou,
CLOCK lett, prouder than Of my and its prn-
llpfn rhapT
saeu oy continuation oil old Federa.is;s and Abulonss Al
unoel 'ne iean ni such Seward and Bos, calling
themselves Wigs DEMOCRAT FOREVER
leantsp 70 exp ain who the. gentlemen are see Ford Ia.
,ot back, perhaps he knows least,
THE MEETING on FRIDAY NIGHT
We neglected II state of JUDGE ense,b
efore the Democratic Association Friday nsh Thai IN,
lend Iauac L Watkins Eas annnnne.d =. @