Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-06-29
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..,,,o near midnight on Saturday from the wing
ma found the article Of spectator" from ireho
h draws an accurate picture according 10 e es.ho"S
f Wings and Democrats of the 'grand gloomy anu pec''
,srn Ratification meeting Of the Wings on tha evening"
T. was indeed mos, magnificent failure, which we did no.
ono.;vs nossbe in this once boosted "G5raar Of Wing
os,vn We knew that Fimores sacrifice and SCOTS nomi
n,o had been received in this city with codness and re-
,,lson but we were not prepared to believe that IN the Ian
uuape of the Boston Mail it had "aen like shower o.
ice upon the hosts of Whiggery, was propea On o
day night Uncommon exertions were mace oy INC oo
fuplemen to raise breeze OF enthusiasm ihe A''.o'
Church, generally large enough for any ga'he's " ''
cty was voted by the committee TOO sDa" 70 iiou e u'
If Scott Wings who assemble on inc occasioh
this the Capitol Square was 10 be the scene OF
,o;cinesand some enthusiastic Wings thought even tn
Square was too small and talked OF Hollywood oeme'e'
aa aTording sufficient area for the crowd 1.-THE latte
showed their sagacy in respect IN suggesting IRONY
vood-for tho spot would have better suited the tunea
which TRANSFERRED and 1.-THE nakedness OF the lane
would not so easily have been ped out by the grained De
mocrats The Wing papers blew their loudest buse
an follows:
RATIFICATION MEETISG-At q meeung Oh tne Senua
hp Committee it was recommended that the Wings OF IN
civ of Richmond hold Ratification Meeting, Saturda
evening at B O'Clock, on the Capltol Squale.
The delegates the Convention from this District are eS
pected attend and probably some distinguished speaker
from distance will be present s ,,c c.usE-,, who de-
,re 10 elect 10 the highest posts of the Government an IL
us,rfous SON of the Old Dominion and noble Wing OF ole
North Carolina, will rally TO the CALL
From the Times
TIE RATIFICATION MEETING TONIGHT on tho Caplto
Square, will call the Wings in force GOOD speakni
may expected from eloquent gentlemen who are Destroy
of being heard for the glorious Wing Let u.s.
hops an old fashioned Whig rally In ScorT and snp
all recognise standard bearers worthy OF Kin. action
pore them meet tonight and hearts Lee,
the Wing National Contention uh nomination of the
u.s. word respond promptly 70 The call OF his coun
Scott he has slumbered since 1870
Try The old %hg sp! coming campaign "71
gh e. 40 and "a the cht Of Busna Vista marshal the
sie.o, of Lsrs.y's Lane to his triumph"
7, no., saturday might The labors of the week over-hc
moon shone bghy-the promenade is most pleasant one
and long time had elapsed since the Wings OF the Gora
tar, had lighted their councihres. We took It tor granted
therefore, that large and imposing assemoage would nave
been called together by these various considerations But
M calculations even OF the faines Wing the saunchest
Democrat were falsi6ed We reached the square about
quarter past eight and there than 200 assem-
bed-ubou quarter before nin three quarters OF an hour
after the time of meeting the melancholy asscmolage was
called to order by Major Sherwin McRae whose motion
Mr. Macfarand was summoned to the chair, and Messs'
Scot, of the Times and Moseey OF the Wing were appointed
Secretaries [The Editor OF the Republican was omitted US
he had omitted week raise the Scott nag yesterday
Republican however, at last with the names OF he
candidates and the PLATFORM but with bad grace We sha
hereafter notice article and the pregnant admissions OF
true Wing" who that paper in its own columns AT
this moen, tho number Of in was
never larger during the exceed 500 We stood
within feet of the music PLATFORM which the Sachems
Of the party arayed and there few behind u.s. and
the ranks in front oil serred From the numerous
Democrats that recognised judged that at least one
fourth OF the 500 belonged to the Democratic party Mr.
Macaand opening address in which ne made
violent efforts TO arouse enthusiasm In behalf of Wngfed
Scott but his words met with the aintes kind of applause
Indeed the only real signs of vitality manifested during the
evening when the crowd by their vocerous
call for "Botls very inhoepaby Mr. R. E. Scott short
Sco,es at Baltimore had humbueged the Fillmore men,
this stage we would refer the discussion that has been
conducted in the papers, the true OF Gen. Scott
His friends sought make capital out OF his retorous
name of Winfield Indeed last fridays Philadelphia
North American leading organ Of Scott Seward and the
crafty John NJ Clayton published Champaign Song-Old
Chippewa" in which the following stanza appears
The hero that can't lose battle
Wen be-whc Scott fights for freedom
Scott Free, wit our Old Chippewa
Now, Mr. Macfa rland rang the changes on the name
w;nofeld Scott a, least dozen times We heard him
disncty-and US he with Mr.. Bos his former conere in
anti Taylosm has been the head and front of Scottish in
yirpnia-and has been the intimate friend of General
Scott from boyhood his very emphatic and reiterated
nuncation of the syllable fling gives strong color TO the
opnon that Gen. Scotts has been changed for
purpose other.
Mr. Mactarand's speech remarkable for nothing but
dash Of bitterness, unusual with him. Whether it was
owing the pauciy the chuess of the audience he
pected to hear him. He pronounced it "vie unfounded
eaumny to doubt the soundness Of Gen. Scott the
question of Southern Rights. We little surprised
that he had the TO know that all such denuncaons
would fall with equal force upon the Fillmore Wings, who
had most bitterly opposed the nomination of Gen. Scott
because of his suspicious position this very question.
At the close of his speech Mr. Nj. announced that resou-
tons prepared and would then be submitted Mr.
R. r. Daniel arose. and by the light of single darkng
lantern read resolutions which had sad been placed
In hi. the nominees and the platform
The vote was taken and the resolutions adopted-ony few
votes being the negative Thereupon Mr. R. T. Daniel
with execrable taste, snsengy said "The from
the Governors House." gentleman who standing
Immediately behind the no recognized him TO be Wing,
he informs So much for Mr.. Daniels slow fling,
Mr. Bolts retorted Mr. Choate the occasion of Gen.
Sco,ts "breerhes- pocket letter."
The resolutions adopted Mr. Macfaand introduced with
great flourish, Mr. R. E. Scott of Fauquier, who had been
requested inform the meeting manner of the go.
nomination of Wing field Scott Baltimore where he
delegate. Hero there great cries for "Bots-
but Mr. NJ sad that after Mr. s. had spoken that indivdu
al" (audng Mr. Botts) would have time to be heard l.
Mr. Scott gentleman of talents and good management
but this occasion he exhibited less tact than thought
possible in him. He is logican and good peader and in
Court or Legislative hail. makes strong argument
but his poddng didacc STYLE in every way unsuited
TO the expected elorfca,ion Of ratification meeting
That ne was tIng his audience apparent every
one but himselfand for and half mortal hours he
on In his s'ng-song style, without fash of eoquence
one pretty figure one striking incident His speech was
mainly desgnea 10 explain his own course justify himself
Fillmore man, In voting for Gen. Scott, He smoke like
lawyer pleading bad causs-and the cause was SO bad
that his argument utterly suicidal He said tim, be had
gone Baltimore very dislrusu of Gen. SCOTS position
on the compromise and with confidence the .oundness
Of the Northern Wing partybut the platform had broueh,
every thing right The history of the PLATFORM In which he
bad finger he detailed at tedious length and after