Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-13
From tie y l. Herald, Jan" .
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER ~ JUDGE
lnI-t.ItS

General Warl, .IuL:r .ltv""Hi" "t me S'a'" 81
New York. entertained II; dimii''r' ~ p,'th"""" =,
Thursday evening. slnc: party "i ir"A"'' 10 ice'
Senator Douglas Among thor. prrs":ii were soma
,nr Dnuulas General \. Ward q! Wes:chrstcr' Colo
vel Samuel Fowler "f Dran@cIuhGe htHfai''rr Alex.
C.. Morton. Augustus Scir kIrinE! Sri'r' ,tl' man
ri the General COMMITTEE; {. GODFREY riii'heT,
chnirnur -; tho Ynnug Meas Committee: GcncriI'
Ward B. Burnett. Co1rci- Curtis an! Meade, Hon.
lnno;hau rrotirr c. C.. Burr, Edward {. W cH H. +.
Clark, John Broahaa,l ana o,'c."'
s: ho.uast .ix o'clock, ti. COMPANY, numbering
some twenty renllcmcn sat down, General ward III
The chair wirl Senator Douglas "n li- right hnId ana
lu,ic Eno,,lsl.v oh The ci; The dinner w,s cGpi-
mi ono and WINS partakcn y! wiki that dclhcra;i.'i
,,cl, ;u,.aics urr..: satisfaction The par OF The
.,r,s;. with every thing that II set hc!or; !tIrln.
A, cht u'.lnG; ticnoral l.. Ware! rose an'l sail =
Grr,lcrru. we have present with ia Tonight gem
,Io,,ou vho.c career Is striking evidence al wlia
INTEGRITY great ability and perseverance" can ntta!h
uu.r ul,r admirable form ol government. lie iinr
,,o.,. from The Legislature "t - STAT" 10 high in-
,I ;,ouors--.o The House "f Representatives a!G tie
S,l,at. III the United S:ntrr-ii'r highest nHd mort
iri,,rd bo,lv known 10 "urcuniry--alrI l. no" ono
n jts mos: able and distinguished m"!hci" W Iiii'
,y have no. been uumini.ui al hI- brilliant gAd sue
m progress our attention as nrt i:i"! Gccts
arrested hv i.is rin uns:nr"rIn ana ttEi"i'!- a"-
,..gry of The rr,.; principles a" s.lit'rcrnlcnt, a
Iy.crcy which las elected the aimirh:l"n of III.
national democracy and secured III" cordial er.1r"5H
tiou n. all interested III the wc-bc!I- o orr country
aa,l :!l, ;cr;ctuity oi "ur tni"n. tAri'IaiSc ihc
rcat s;rccaE of The democratic party IN tunes past
i. attributable II il, ri. adherence io II strict CON
sirnction Of the Consti,ution:s NATIONAL character
in regarding ali puri4 :" III" country "s clnniiy ent
led To- the rights and privileges guarant''i by TIC
Constitution and IL sympathy with, and devotion 10
the interests Of tle people. Il is parry "i ra'Ion"
and sound progress keeping pace w;i ;lc advance
ncnt Of manknd it brlievcs he people may be safe
II entrusted with power, thn: man l. advancing
to state OF greater pcr.e,ibi!iiy, ard that even an
cient laws may be mortified 10 Meet Tue Iostessine
spirit oi the age tCheers.l Their" are some wiio'
in the iiist instance, when great question arisss'
.Eu, carci, the spreading notions OF The town
and are carrle, away by impulse but reflection and
;nvcs;;.a,;nn soon sn,i-ty them of their error and
they return great principle with renewed energy M
,hosa who have thought proper 10 differ from us upon
the great question now before the nation. The people
arc devoted 20 the union OF the States and they are de-
tcrmocd that nothing shall destroy the beauty and
harmony Of the whole. They regard this govern
ne,,t az having been placed here by mn al!yse Pro-
vcnce rs on example that is 10 gradually spread liz