Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-27
DISCUSSION AT LAST KING AND QUEEN COURT
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LOCKER On.S
Messrs Edors-Wilh leisure hour at our disposal we
know not how be better employed than IN noticing
that precious little published in late NO OF The
Richmond Wing, the signature OF "A LOCKER On pr'
morning 10 give an account Of the discussion nj last King
and Qucen Court between Mr A j. Crane OF Richmond, OF
the one part, and Mr. B. B. Douglas of King William conn
| ~ OF the other part
Now we attended our last Court also, neither
of busncss trcnsacoDs yet for idle 'cht, chat but
was understood would oil between Mr.. B. B. Douglas
and champion 10 be imported from The Gibraltar OF
Wngg"ry That champion appeared between II and II
clock IN person Of Mr.. a. j. Crane The Terms &C. Di
speaking, being arranged between the parties Mr. A j.
Crane led Off with hours speech in which. after having
Done through rather lengthy exUrdium, he advanced
once n e0s res declaring his PURPOSE To be, 10 discuss
the relative merits Of the Wing and Democratic platforms
Without however attempting any thing OF the Kind except
occasionally lug in an idea from pamphlet gotten up by
tn. Wing press, y'cleped The Contrast he beat
about from latitude North 81 degrees 40 minutes to Tex
as thence to Mexico thence " East Of sunrise, and
| finally New Hampshire Here the found
miserable Set Of diminished Yankees" without human
being them suitable in any 10 be President
the United States the time pruclamng il fact
worthy of eternal remembrance that since the present for
nation OF pares all the Wing candidates had been native
VIrgnians Now, say nothing Of the selshncss Of
this notable little "sourenr, what, ask in all can.
dor, has this his wild chase, first North, then
South then East of sunrise, 10 do: with discussion
platforms But afterwards appeared, the gen :
leman Just at the point tn begin the discussion,
when announced thai his hour ontnnd here
forcbly reminded of Chinese Emperor Vaii "who
DESTROYS Of reenng til the world should come 10 an
end and perhaps longer He therefore spent his time in en-
deavoring TO brew liquor that would make him immortal
but, unfortunately, before the liquor fit drink the EN-
peror died"
Mr. Douglas next occupied the sinnd, and though his
Speech broken in upon by the Intervention Of the din.
bs-ycf, in graceful manner lucid style and with
polished blade, did he divide the winds the fmsy net
work which had been spread out by the Wing from
81 49, East of sunrSechargcd home upon him. the de-
scr"n OF his own proposition TO discuss the merits Of the
plaorns-pnnted him 10 the great disappunt Of his
Wing brethren who had expected him 10 show that General
.tuI1 bI ihu
upon The compromise measures, abolition &C.; mailing
the counter, counirrfes all the arguments of his oppo
nen drawn from the famous "Contrast aforesaid
humiliation, the miserable Wing
and New Boston fabrication, and took his seat amid
except "A LOCKER ON and his Wing friends Mr. e. then
replied and rcoinGcr from Mr.. b. each half hour closed
The dis cusson
"Thee is" Gays Shakespeare "tide in the affairs of all men
which taken al the flood leads fortune" To little
crcumsa Of this Kind Mr. c. indebted that he was
not totally annihiied Mr.. D., relying much upon the
greenness Of his adversary, had laid himself liable 10
re,ort which Mr. c. taking at the "aood" manaped 10
his vessel from total wreck. And here occurs 10
say that some people, and particularly the Wings are
lea by sound than For il you will deduct Mr.
Cs retort which a LOCKER On has relied upon as the
min point in his communication his speech and Gen
Scouts military deeds from his prcenons greatness YOU
will have, The hand, patched up skeleton of
Speech and the other, specimen OF mortality which
would strike you well calculated do ample
justice TO "hdsty plate Of soup Especially bee but with
any claim for civil services rendered the nation or So
ary preenson those high moral and intellectual endow
nents which emneny qualify their possessor fill the
highest stations.
But our object was to notice the communication of "a
LOCKER On" more detail He says he ) heard the coun-
~ elecor taunted &c. Now the writer this feels well
assured that "a LOCKER On is other than the yeabe
county elecor himself; and the 'tauns" &c, OF the
Democrats at him. for the want of Hero 10 lead his