Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-10-08
MIX. WISE IN BUCKINGHAM.

f0r the Enquirer
In conformity with public notice and previous ARRANGE;
menis notwithstanding the day cloudy with occas'tnh'
showers respectable number OF people hs$e'ho2d NJ 'cN
lnghum Court House "n:tay the gan nl'imo 10 hear III"
discussion between the Hon Il. 4 Wise AMI others or HE
Democratic side, and the champions OF me wing parry
r. A. Wise and Mr. Letcer OF the Rockbrige district at
tended behalf of The Democrats and only Mr. CdmPhel
Of Lynchburg on part vi the Wings. ih!a The Demo-
regretted being very anxious 10 hear both aes2
Wise and Letcher; only OF the Wing speakers
aticnde! IL WAS agreed have only speaker each
side We were onored by the presence OF several ladies'
who manifested grea; interest in he debate But Tor me
unprGmlsing state nj The weather! y" hH every reason "
anticipate very large Ciu"d.
The discussion commenced nj IL o'clock. The opening
speech ai NJ Wise scnu TO with profound nl'"nii"
He suffering iren Tho effect &, severe cold Attended
with considerable hcscacss Dnl ms animation ana @t'
us impaired thrilling interest 10 ali he ntietcd His views
we're comprehensive and Profound and his o'S were si-
led with ea force ana curnc-s. In HE Illustrations and
ausio MS he classical and eloquent and c nu3l
manifested their satisfaction ana delight ~ hcr hhdi-
ydeI attention. He spoke about the. and hall hours.
Mr. Wise, in his Introductory rcmr5&a sSelch>j IN beau
tiiu the v6i and gigantic ngricu!
luraI productions wonderful display al manufactured
articles al the Worlds Fair-t""chsr with or unft"iird
foreign and domestic all protected by The nfHhd
tIs of The star sinnnlci BANNER the Legitimate results
of and republican institutions lr great question
10 decided and passed upon ~ the American people wa"
the preservation aud pcpeuliy OF our glorious Chon ~"
foe foe Threatened peace or safety n"1 Intern" dvl
.Dns and sectional aggrrs!Ins led on by a'ai!c!s' when
looked beyond Federal Constitution and based lis acts
IN "a higher that which banded the Sltcs togc-
Their in our Federal Unon the paramount question 10
be decided al The polls in November next
Allusuns were made several recent Administrators
win yiew exhibiting The principles progress ana iut"
tendency OF nig and Democratic parties In contrast
ing the principles uI the Wing party "l leio wan '"S'
pronlu gated and vnchet IN i@3 he proved by lr hn
dress that in Virginia The Wings IN tc.V anti United
States Bank anriprorccrive Tariff &c, &c, beng then
guided BY The Republican wing OF The wing party IN '''s
conneYJn hi gave Interesting account :" Ms n'E'rw-
with Mr. Clay alluded the pnicr and measures af
yocuted By The Wings Virginia during that c"n"ass and
cited the speeches Of one of their greatest men
pt
address of $780, sanctioned and approved but AFTER
Gen Harrisuns election the great Wing leaders ta aside
the doctrines promulgated, Iust before BY me hepuocah
portion Of their party and boldly proclaimed The principles
by the Fcderaisrs and ignored their 81" party creed
The session Of Congress held shortly alter M
Of Gen. Harrison, and IN N" summer "i 's me
Wings openly adv coated L. > Bank, high protective
Tari. Bankrupt bill, wild system OF nirrnn! iipr"'-
,ncn and un,erpuk To rrhue what called def
cheney in The Federal Treasury, amtn2st 10" S"t' ti'
neuy al u these failed 10 receive me sanction "t
President Tyler. The Wings denounced lyier because ne
would AFTER his election contrary Ia VIVA r vac
professed during the canvass In HE contest ol eta "
Clay The chumpioa If the father .! these handed
Federal measures wGs their candidate Tor HE Presidency
Being defeated by Mr. Polk the Wings IN lc17 cnr'nlfH
was most prudent for h!..st aside their iusiou~
leader Henry CLAW and nominated Gen. Taylor, who son
hi celebrity while fighting the battles Of tho Mexican war
which The Wings bitterly denounced. lhuS, ~ hr
Presidential election Of 1915 the Wings were Tor chne
birds OF every ga her therefore but lc was snlI IN De-
halt puiy upon which General l"y"f
if elected, would administer the government A@' as !"
ls40 the great burihen me Wing speeches and newspaper
articles, TO sustain th,lr mliti,y Candidate upon r
grounds OF AVAILABILITY Their principles nhae me 'a-
dershp OF greatest statesman Henry Clay mad been
condemned by the popular vote in le44 Their only chancc
of success then in 1915 available candidate,
and they selected Grn ray vr because his military rcn"wn
cud draw adventurous aid 10 their SIDE by various De-
they succeeded in eiectng Gen iay"r and iedhtey
his election like General Harrson's, was forthwith
be signal triumph %: Nn9 principles ihonGh
General Taylor in the was represented and support
cd because he was not .ct party man. a, '= e,n'Ga
unCure immense territory acquired from MeS!c" under
Puks administration and all the exciting interests and
grave snrs involved in and spngng out OF IT, were to
be me, -. cied Mr. Wise here nlastcfly sketch
of the conduc Gen. rayIos administration in SANCTION
ing, If connving At or aiding Gen icv in DolGy as-
Stunning establish territorial and then State govern
California. This unconstitutional and Illegal con-
duct the speaker conended pregnant with all The mad
dsnng evils and t.sensons which rise 10 Mr. Cays
famous "Omnbus Blu which, after various mutations,
passed the Compromise Bill Thia great blnnter, on the
part Of Gen Tavlr. Dir Wise argued show another
Of what the country might expect y eiecting mill
tory Presidents BE Deprecated tie election Of Sen Scott
had every Ia believe That If elected Gen Scott
Ike Gen Harrison and Gen. TAYLOR, would surely open
chapter in political history and eventually plunge
the country amidst nc most dangerous ard ot4nln2 se
natives
MIR. Wise advered tho lato Democratic National Con-
venIonreviewed its action and compare its conduct il
rejecting Rantou of Massachusetts, though backed BY three
thousand free golfers thereby puging tee of The faint of
abolition with the Wing National Convention in which the
great free soil and abolition leaders not only were admitted
members but actually controlled lis action and forced the
nomination of General Scott upon purely sectional and anti
slavery grounds. With signal ability he exposed the con-
duet OF Inc iate wing ConTen0n and established Beyond
DOUBT, that Tho abolition wing .! the Wing party dictated
the nomination. "ny, he aasei President Fill
mo,r no, nominated Why F!mcfe who had fully
carried the great FEDERAL Wing principles
which had been either openly svowtd advocated equally
with lno. Tyler scourged from The white Housed Il was
aedged BY the Wings in estenubiion O. their outrageous
conduct TO President Tyler that he had betrayed the Wing
cause and therefore the Whgs ought 10 renuke aud discard
hlm. But President, Fillmore had proven faithful
their pncpes asowed before hi. election and since his
10 Office had heen in favor Of enforcing he laws and
abiding By the constitution Of the country Why then he
repeated President Fillmore scnurgei rom the White
Hou.r1 Mi Tyler had offended his party by ndherne 10
their creed % promulgated before hia election and no.
obeyins the dctum U party leaders his ation
On other hand BIZ Fillmore had up ALL thew
arow before his election. There plea pnr
h. being expelled from The White House BY his
party unless wss that he had offended The AsgIrIvS
IsTs The sectional vote of the great wings Of the
Wig party in The conduct OF leading Wing
then and since, well open reputation
by leading free State Wing papers, Of the binding obga
lions OF the Wing platform, all rressbly indicate that Sir
Fillmore had surely exasperaed and rsyoeaby alienaed