Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-10-01

tsy- The speech OF Mr.. Dickinson is the freshest
and most honest visaged speech we have seen for
long while from Democrat II is altogether too
lively for an old bunker. In vgor and spirit it could
be beaten by the most progressive Of the sons of
''Young America" We had no idea, the old gentle
man had much life in him. But he seems TO be a
true-heartcd man-and feeling conscious that he is
right, he is bold Numidian lion. Many Of his
hits very happy, and the vgor of his blows has
taken the people of his State by surprise. His
particular partisans have always loved ard honorcd
him-and his Wing advcrsaries have respected the
integrity of his character; but neither dreamed that
he was capable of such intellectual powers as he ex-
hibited at Buffalo and again in New York. Some Of
the papers in the latter city say he has suppanted
Prince John the maker of telling and effective
speeches. The Prince has not uttered single witt
cism since he affected to apostatize from his Free Soil
principles; and his discourses as dull as speech
from the throne. Having put on dignity, he has laid
aside wit.
We apprehend, that while Mr.. Dickinson breaches
mp for virtuous Democracy and rails against the
spos odious to Democracy, he gives utterance TO
n jargon very unintegible to the mass of the New
York Democracy. Democracy of that sort may
have been the one, which he has always reverenced
in his heart but it is stranger to the great majority
of the party in his own State. Think you, that
Martin Van Buren, ever conceived of Democracy
unconn cted with spolsS And Mr.. Secretary Marcy,
could he comprehend such a monster In his i'm
aginaton and that of all his followers the Democracy
in its pure and uuadulterated nakedneSs is something
after the nature Of the animal spoken of by natural
ists-the Poygastrian, which is said to have a stom-
ach In every pore. 1t devour all the time and
amount of food appease its voracity This is evil
IDENTIFY Mr. Dickinsons idea of the Free Sellers but
we fear in discla inning such attributes for what he
calls the genuine Democracy he will be suspected of
preaching strang, and herctical doctrines and DO his
faction irreparable injury.
When some years ago, and other Wings spoke
Of the union between the BarnburncrS and Hnnkers
unprincplcd coaition-springing from I'M
haowed thirst for public plumber, the Southern De-
mocrats were extremely indignant, and repealed the
imputaton with lofty Il was (they said a
union of disinterested patriots-who had at heart
the good of their country and to save it from ruin
willing to sacrifice personal antpathies the
public altar. Behold now the testimony of Mr.
Dickinson
But whether Mr.. Dickinson succeeds or fails-and
whether or not locomotives which pr mpt him be pa
triotc not-(and free to say that believe
them highly pariOtic,) the moral courage he has ex
hibtel-So in these degenerate days-entitlcs
him to the thanks Of the country. The country may
be too fallen to appreciate the kind of Democracy
which he extos but there is something peculiarly
healthy and refreshing in Mr.. Dickiusons tone-anC
il he had more co.aduors, he might the Re
publc-unlcss it be, many think, past redemption