Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-19


altering note, asking 10 prepare copy OF my hddFess
delivered yesterday, for publication d" mol icr al oc'y
rcuse Tho request although the difficulties III me way are
very great will furnish Tie nearest approximation can
10 what said but having spoken from lui noes, VIII
mol undertake 10 give exact report OF all did FAY
For tho appreciation Of my past course hs nerng nope
continuance Of public service and The KIND expires
zion vi personal regard act pt my sincere acknowledge
ments. , $50
WIN hs hignst tsspSe an" JOHN Be- FL 10y
Messrs John e. Mcdonald, VIM Henry Maxwell! &c. &c,
SPEECH or GOV JOHN B FLOYD,
I'll. Democratic Elecfo deirered al aser Court House.
on Monday, iM Of October, 1852
Fellow. citizens did expect 10 have appeared before
YOU again at within short PERIOD To advocate me
cause which have been appointed 10 sustain IN ms s'rc
The presence however OF The Wing klecIo rendered pro-
per in my opinion, that should do so.
If nv anmudversions on the Wing administration and The
Wing party should be this occasion stronger and more ae
cided they have heretofore been you VIII readily u1'
that il is because they have nov present cnap",
eloquent aud able who aaks nothing but "a lar hea anu no
iavurs
regret that the time allotted will mol permit an elaborate
examination al the important topics which shall "iler Tor
your reflection Tor before did your duty TO The country
require more attentive consideration OF the questions al t.
sue hriwecn the parties For amidst tie tets'eis"'s
which characterised the Wing marty IN the aohho
mrn their cherished principles and Inc shaeesT
Qualifications OF earnest plcdgcslhat party mas
never vet assumed position Taught with IS much real dan
ger 10 the constitution the Union and 10 The peace ana
welfare of the country ~ ihry occupy al preSsn. =
were not for the apab connection between the WING par
ty and The an.savery dlsoganizcrs OF The North, we msh
merely look with contempt upon The mixed mposuies py
which they attained power and the ineensnic ifhud
which they practice to retain But lar other feelings and
are awakened by their course and close eEam
ma Of their present attitude VIII create deep alarm ana
apprehension fur the safety III our system itse
The principles which govern, md The spirit when prompts
The action Of the Wing party essentially anti American
and antircpubican and therefore, they find Impossible 10
carry in practice The policy which they promise; ana
they uc driven shifts Of dcspcnhe deception 10 secure
ends which, if honestly av"wed, would insure lher nTne
dae overthrow disgrace In lS4O they appealed I" The
the profession OF principles no" -"
hodox nd repubican,hose oil the Democracy themselves
They declared against Bank unconstitutional; against
svsrcn Of Internal improvements by The General Govern
mcnr and for tho Compromise Tarlii, as II then stood
against all others any innovation whatever ihe people
creuuuy believed their solemn asscyea:ons, and even
gave slight credencc 10 The declaration made at kc
mond under the bright October sum- that Mr. Webster was
himself passab!c "Jeiesonlan Republican, Inc p"we:S
of the government conded 10 their hands, ana tT
frs, exercise of them Upcn shameless, AMI direct
violation OF every principle avuwed They chartered
Bank which they declared unconstitutional they tram:
Piled the compromise and reestahshed the odious lar
system, and they also Instituted grand scheme OF Internal
iuutuus cnormcs by the wse and manly exercise ct ls
veto for which he Abandoned denounced and oslra
czrd He adhered the Constitution and the pledges OF
his pary and his party inundated him because he would mol
violate both
In the canvass Of 1884, tho Wings boldly avowed their
principles and offered their Candidate Dir Clay The great
embodiment OF them. Yuu fellow citizens, nearly all rc-
member how strcauously they appealed 10 party prnepes
party measures party discipline and party men, to sustain
the hr party in whom alone they declared, 10 be
found safety for the country This Contest was con-
upon npcn fair and honest argument OF Tie gncS
lions Issue between the two parties and the verdict o.
the people for the Democracy.
In 1915 the Wing party mindful Of nothing but Their or-
mer defeat dcslros alone of place and plumber iouhd no
difficulty nj a in once more repudatng tne party osanl
cation and principles dccang that all party was danger
Gus country and that both patriotism and policy re-
quire choice of President who would administer The
government upon particular principles whatever
The gratitude Of the nation heroic old soldnr who
fighting under every disadvantage had vndcated lie onOr
Of the country and broken ccctuully the spirit Of The Mex
n,,otinn iuiuc ht
his hands They believed That the honor ana
the pchtcd faith of soldier worthy OF trusts and with
that guarantee could danger from the 5actu Influence
of the party which would govern and control HE action
The result proved be the which has followed
from Wing ascendancyan abandonment OF avowcd princ
plea shameful Justification q" solemn pledges Instead
of firmly abiding by the will OF Congress- Gen de-
clared he would DO he oVeode The express VIII OF Con
press in relation 10 our territories and through Executive in
uencc dictated Congress constitution and government
far California But Southern az he was, and owner as ne
was Of numerous Slaves he lent the aid Of his exalted posi-
lion 10 exclude Tie South and the slave interest from all
cipaliun the territories for which he won and received
the applause Of Free sellers and Abotloniss.
The marty pledges Of the General himself and his follow
ere So olcnny given epudaled and ,ramped under
foot Instead of the prescription OF prescription which
had promised OF prescription was adopted mat
would have shocking from its unprecedented rgor
alone had the moral OF the nation been out
raped by tho perfdy which prompted il.
This Administration too, pledged 10 elrencliment and
economy has exhibited prnfigncy in tho expenditure OF
public money in ITSELF and without precedent
or parallel in the history of the country They have built
harrack- in California with plank costing $500 thousand
The each soldier in The under this economical
Wig administration is 1915 year In New Mexico they pay
$3.50 year for feed each male and S3 80 for shoes
and ueicinc In Oregon costs S2iG year 10 Keep
mule year. although herds Of wild horses live plcntInIly
throughout the year pasurage aonc But in California
the Wings surpass themselves There they pay high -
$3.50 per forage per head Of horses mules and
oxen These !cts furnished by Wing documentary authn
IT, need not one word Of continent from They esab
sh abuses monslrous than any ever pcrpetrncd
baiieva, by other administration. TIE Wing admins
took S35 900 81 The public Treasury 10 pay The
pnrscs sending 81 their office holders cnlert0I
to California; thing think, without example without
authority OF la~ 10 Justify II in The least degree
WhcE such extravaganza occurs IN particular items, We
may readily anticipate the cnormlies OF Tho aggregate
penttuits The average annual disbursement OF tho 60
vcrnmt exclusive If payments tho public debt, and
other charges properly deducted i Three years pre-
cedng the Mexican War, SIS, 600 The annual
average expenditure for three years, including the Me1ica
War, CAS- 729 S55. The expenditure of the last year
according the Secretary report, after excluding n pay
menrs the public debt and trust funds amounted 10
And for this year the estimate Of the expenses
the government exclusive of the payments the pub
lie Debt interest &c, amounts to Sal 533 000 If this Wing
admins rraIon shund unexpectedly esleni no more than
their estimates then shall have The extraordinary and
startling fact exhibited that they rSpend annually in rims
Of pIoound pence much money lacking 81 SIS
expended annually hy Democratic administration t. subu
gate Mexico and conquer California.
But failure redeem their promises characterizcs the
Wing administration al every point. The honor Of our nag
has been furnished their hand; The sacred rights
citizens have been violated with mpunity vessels have
been fred into by foreigners while the and stripes
floating from their heads patrol Of our scas
has been Instituted by England and France England has
driven citizens from the high and deprived them
the privileges enjoyed by them for thirty years without
challenge dispute Even the English journals themselves
could lot justify the course oil their Government the
Lontu Times regarded il equally pusanmous and fool
ish And YET, If any other rule Of action has directed the
81 this administration except that which teaches III
srne thee the cheek turn him the other al
So, they have yet thought proper rrnmugae il 10
the people So far events indicate the spirit The Wing
Executive, only perceive that the model President
for w,n admiration has been challenged hus invited
the of Citizens and submitted insult to our
flag.
Vel al these dcnquenciea OF the Wing party are nothing
the. duet in The balance compared with the dangers
whicl threaten the country from their Identified the
anii.s .cy iauacism The North The hope OF safety
from - n--ocI''on ut the Southern Wing party with the
Why he North ~ w.i! I.is"fy slu. rrt:nsimct
thrr history and Will abunGantlv ,lemonslrac
The materials Of which The Wing parry under liz pre-.
organization and name, sprung were chaotic ind IN
con"ruous There bond Of union between them cx
ceP hostility 10 the administration of Gen. Jackson The
National Republicans, led by Adams, Clay and Webster
constituted the great majority of the opposition There
community Of principle between them the dissatis-
fled States Rights who joined them the war 1t was
obvious therefore, that whilst the object common one
both sections the policy be pursued UPON its accom-