Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-27
Be al your posts tonight,

Gently ,lowed in the tracks 'up the Valley nj this sinai
ow.paed sumpe and tulgafG and cross road, we
heard of the lmpud.nce Of his declarations the absurdy OF
his PROPOSITIONS and the weakness and nhcciltY al lis
course After having passrd down the Valley he must needs
stop At Winchester, Dragging oIsrlne ana ln"'s IN Ms
anxiety obtain controversy with some 'rco-tocn ora
tor who had the bold audacy IL run till as against
windmill The gentleman of cuurse vas gratiied AMI We
have the authority OF both Wings and Democrats % declare
that Of all the who have been skinned aud acar
fcd-urtcrIy and entirely demoIshcd-his Nj H. Collins
Lee presented the striking llusraon after he had
felt the ponderous blows of The battle axe as we'ed Ike
twedged sword by The Democratic Eiector of This Dis
trict T. Tucker, Esq The game however was not worth
the amunon and we should have preferred our ttlend
Tucker had occupied his time in more profitable h1saeSs
This rrdoubabc knight, Mr. Lee, brought nrrtlcaiicn
and disgust his political friends and ELECTED b" n: Ioes
and lecrs Of his enemies The following Is specimen q"
his soeech at Winchester and the Who'll. k unto IL
In Speaking of the dsnlecton OF Mr.. Webster he re-
rked that he ("ebstc reminded him ot HI. 'd hofse
when sick al. the bolts; give him couple OF dTcncieS at
whskcy and and tap him under the belly AMI he was
again rcndy for sol is rht IFebster! Gre
him one or glasses Of FiSey and ZAP him on The belly
and In: will spring traces ~ he did ia lSiS !
Webster and Fillmore Wings, what say you Are 20"
willing 10 prove yourselves the ades and aheors the
mere cats paws in the hands of the desperate clan o P
clans who the monthpicccs and bosom friends o
Gen Scott, and who hope TO accomplish his election by
crucying the only your party who Give dignity and
responsibility 10 its position honesty 10 i's poscSsion aud
guarantee OF the interests OF the South and the pefpctuy
of the Union.-[ ChnrlestOrn Spirit Of jefferson.
p S-By Yesterdays afternoon mail we received the
Union containing the following letter from Mr.. L. Collins
Lee explaining away the Insult upon Mr. Webster alluded TO
in another place. and excepting Mr. Weed and Mr. IhaddeuS
Stevens from the persons mentioned in his remarks Al
though the Rev Mr. Foss his reporter and such
support as eight plump aiaviis accompanies the report of
his speech We cheeriuly cxhonerae him from the style of
remark attributed TO him. and embrace the first Opportunity
to allow him 10 speak for himself
WAsHSGToS BRowS's Hotel, Aua rs, l25o
To the Editor Of the Union
observe in the columns OF your paper this morning
OF
Winchester Virginia, copied from Democratic campaign
paper there.
Virginia. stopped for The night Winchester, AMI was In
ycd 10 address, with my friend Mr. j. Randolph Tucker,
The other side political gathering assembled around The
hotel The spirit humor md good feeling that prevailed 1t
the sacs and passages in the discussion between Mr. Tuck
or and myse could have led expect this serious
and hauran msrrpOrt of what then said.
do not remember naming Thurlow Weed or Ihlddcns
Stevens but referred 10 Mr. Seward and other Northern pD
lcns for the purpose oil showing their probable Influence
upor the Presidential voe ALSO the Democratic side
Mr. Van Buren, and his associates who's innenca and
SUPPORT red upon for Mr. Pierce indicating that both
paths looked with deep interest the vote OF Inc NORTH
decj that General Scott under The influence OF Mr.
Sew ard any other man, North South and Insisted
that MARYLAND, devoted she 10 Southern Institutions
woui support him she believed he hostile the
South bal that she had an abiding confidence in General
SCOTS independence and fidelity 10 the whole Union.-
In summing up the probable vote, claimed North Caro-
lima Kentucky, and other Southern States md far from
repudating their support appealed Virginia eie her
distinguished son 10 gentleman OF the North with all The
prendces and opinions OF The North the subject OF sa
very
As 10 the charge of dcseron from the wha ranks among
distinguished wings, such Messs. Webster Gentry
Toombs and others alluded 10 them personally in Of
ensve and the ridiculous perrersiun of playful
mark referred 10 in the you have made to-day
and which has been strangely tortured into serious attack
and insult can only say that who heard the
time will with truth say he so understood IL
Ny known respect for Mr. Webster would have forbid
any attack upon him. and recolec referring in nv re-
marks his great fame and long devotion TO the whg pary
n nj
whole life by refusing 10 support The WING nomna tons
The playful remark thus misquoied and misapoed was
that refractory politicians might sometimes be brought into
The traces as horses were-by the whip physicng