Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-04-06
COMMODORE STOCKTON ONCE MORE

ConMoUOhE SlOCkluN ONCE MORE.
It's with high qualification that lay before readers
the following communication from friend, together with
correct version Of the salan, Comnodorc's speech, which
was awu!y perverted in its first publication in the ncwpa.
pcs. We arc pleased find that our first impressions are
confirmed and that the genuine speech very different from
that upon which commented Friday, and lroe from
ny OF the objections which lten urged against il. In the
main, We agree with correspondent in Is saraciuus and
proper review OF tic Speech correctly pLS hco'r II
is due TO Commodore Stockton 10 s.ac that according 10 tiio
Trenton True American cspcech Unexpectedly made in
obedience to the call Of the Legislature. and that Senator
Stockton was leaving the Hail in company with Mr. Web
s'er, he almost orcb brought back and delivered lle
speech impromp'a 1t has many fine passages and much
sound doctrine:
For The Enquirer.
MEssRs. EproRs-A friend has seen your article this
morning. which expresses hs own regrets doubts and ue
les respecting Comnoarc Siocllon's reported speech
Trenton II turns that llc Wig aacs have CGnntnced
thus early, even before nennatn manufacturing capital
ot The cnvass The writer Of tts note has, this cHchna
ga OF Apri sacu letter from Cummodorc Stockton, daci
Washington, April Isl, in wEch he says:
VI presume you mGef have the "cGrca.,rc' af
speech which was published III of HE papers se.t
lyon the Democratic pGpcr wh the speech delivered.
You will see say word about pro..ctioa-I am
'or jacksnns Iudcious tariff aGd Tie is il!u
''canno do wlIiou; il tor The compliment
40 my fathers memory, and hunas Creighton and Ham
"ton, and Webster nope il not IN bad Taste II
mot but regret the dcecncacy OF age Gat Tor and
mime we will take no part in any system that iubid
"snenda'on OF such Your John Marshall and
"Rchard Stockton Of New Jersey.
a am-ynu know it, and the cnEnry knows IT, and this
'ast speech shows -I States Ri!is DcmCcrnf-and our
banncr Is flying the banks Of the Hudson. The chvalry
"of Virginia can hardly find Haul, with the speech. ~
With this explanation from the ComnuioIc himself, is
the correct cpor, OF The sTecc enclosed 10 you, with
the request 10 pualsh il as oct OF justice. Ii The Com
odcre meant not protection but simply 70 say that Ec re-
gtets The eaonous expenditures Of m Federal Go""rGcni
and would reduce them but that The expenditures continue
present rate OF duties 10 continue and the theory Of free
trade will be destroyed and that fues tc increased
for rarcnuc, he will claim for Nw Jersey an increase Of du
tics, upon ron among other articles atcabr, Tie Wings
welcome 10 make the 81 it,. THIS would
be his meaning from careful reading ot his speech Bat
The meant 10 scout free trade and contend for protection
iron, per he a least the Virginia Platform.
The other OF his speecl vndicutc hn from The report
Of declaring that he IT, and ,rould BEEN Fedcralist.
He says, in the correct report thai lie is of The young and
progressive school OF Democracy md Of the sentiments
of an iustrious father whose purity and patriotism with
that OF Others he had right 10 honor lie praised rot The
politics Of Mr. Webster but only the heart and niad OF The
Especially, he did The odoas sentiments reported
by the Wing papers, that his rnciss do no. hang htdry
upon his Shoulders" flis expression on contrary is
My party robe, d. not hang very heavy my shoulders
rhen Me refare the hoaor or The interest Of my country are
at stake"
His paragraph upon economy Is sound ard those upon
the 'powers Of the General Government commend them
Selves to the s:rces Democrats of tho Virginia school
We cannot, then, part from the xuan, Commodore yet He
is unpracscd in The skill Of avoiding Wing miscr"scn,.-
~ an hcReSl EG;i 1sho MA
hdterer he does really TIE hgs have yet canphl
him in his Words He vii! prove his Democracy to their
full satisfaction. b. sinrmng their New Jersey citad, sin
gle and alone, just he did the British Gibraltar during
OF lSl2 Tho Wings have cruwrd sonn and al
Democrats We may say Ir 10 the bold Conmodoc,
as you pcre" WY should Wings cxn al a mans benga
Fsdtralisi and Ga free irudr! Is it because they
selves Tor Proftctonisis and FcGeru!S Would they
have all OF t.!. hue Tor why they are Fed
erdhs and Proecfion:sts should they rrproach for
being eiher2 Because they say that il so seldom they
lind Democrat honest enough 10 openly their
sentiments. Arc they honest enough The
which belong 10 their prncplss Not Of them
Virginia will dare 10 ledge That he is either Fed
erGf for proccticn We will how honest they will
he in the debates these points before The people in tie
coming Please publish the speech in full
Yours &C., ..--.