Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-03-30
FROM CUMBERLANp COUNTY.
To TIC Ed,ior, ct tie Enqn'rcr:
C~uMsrRLASr, March 9th, IL,

IL nc EuIpTN az tE Jshf'''''
CrMsrRLAsr, March 9th, l&1.
co,,romcn. II NAV no, be ,nin,eres,iug TO tho
render. of vour valuable paper, ~ learn sometime OF
III. ac,incs and ioinss OF the Democracy III ms por-
ton of the Old Dominion.
On our las. Court day, tit having been previously
understood, that several gentlemen won"a n'".St ~,
drasses,) an unusually large gathering Of the
| good people of this county convened III our eourt
The discussion was opoled Ey Mr.. VIM. I. Dab
new of Powhutan, the Democratic candidate Tor iHe
Legislature. After making SONIC Remarks III REFER
c,,rr 10 ;he Administration of GSn. Pierce, which he
endorsed, aud calling the attention OF Tie people 10
the late elections al Tie North, .e invited their paIh-
| cu.ar attention 10 what lie should say about Tie no.
Ininccs ni tie Stanton Convention and KNOW NO
t~lI;urisn--upon which two subjects he dweit al some
length, and dismissed them I" The entire satisfaction
Ut those WIN heard l.n.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Dau!iey 5 speech .hE. ia.
yid !. Woodhn, u legal gentleman from the county "i
| Buckingham, rose in reply, and whose ability anu
oratcry was particularly gwen ~ behalf ci Mr. "e";;
W. PGlmorc, the Native AmnlIcaI candliate' anu
whose friendship and attachment ilr. ramon" Gun
never question, when ly remembers the ordeal
,hrnl-h which he rassed. Mr. WOOitin, (ahas Sam,l
commenced by reading Il p!Gt!uTrno OF principles when
he said were those advocated tv the Ancrican party,
and commented a tsone length upon hcni-2ueihP'c"
IN show, that there WIS nothing Objectionable con.
ts;r.d in their orm- Ii Itself
20 cverv Amcr!can-ihat Il was the only iarty-'he
RICH. party, tor he had ;cie.! ALL aud that IL was 'ne
| party TO swallow Wise, McCo!naS, and boc'ck IN
Nav next, he proviuG, h"wcr"r, to be a Nn"w-No-
! rhine hi, urouncsv is regarded but little, and .ic look
cd upon a. one whose ',llies Gave not ceased with
| their youth. Iut who is stiii Ignorant ID spite oil e"-
psriencr. Hiss speech occupied about m h!lr' az .Hc
.yojr.,ion II which time, much /" the comfort OF NIL
Wr. WnnIiin, iulias SAM rcsSmci the sitting pos
Col. Henry l.. Hopkins. amid thunders Of applause,
now occupied the stand. He cxprcsseGm ncli Gih.Ihca-
tiop. mud a. ia" same time much surprise, n! having
": ned Sam'-said he had tried in VAIN 10 find him IN
Pnw!la;sn, md this; really. he did NOT believe he eH-
is,ci in the cuuuty-but having found him, We assure
YOU he gave sam a lesson he viii never cehs" l" re-
member. We were OF opinion that the Colonel was a
mrrci!ul mal-but upon this occasion he seemed IN
sensible 10 everything like meriy--ilic s"bs OF penn,
tcncc--thc tears offender sympaihy-tiic signs OF i0lid
regret, availcl Woodtiu alias tanl nothing. Win
brilliant wit, rich satire and wiLIerlng sarcasm, Col.
| HOPKINS deal. blow after blow to the Native Ameri-
can party, that vii! tell i'll the coming election. lie
,lc, gave II history % the Democratic party from IFS
formation, the lending measures advocated by that
party, the different na,ncs ASSUMED AT dii!cIcu; times
by Tie Wing purity, al! advocating the samc measures
although under Il different NAM, and that he Iccug.
nizcd in the present Know-Noihing party. tina, SAME
old coon THE Wing party. =,
lie, having concluded his speech, 4 unanimous cal!
wa. made for Capt. Thos. NJ Libel. Amid cheers loud
and prolonged our lac cJun,yinaI mounted tho r0s-
trurn and made the welkin rinS for W !sr, oiin',
md Bncock. He said i was ii source OF regret 1" MN
10 believe tina, the various Wing orators lie was nc-
| tlsk'lIlLh - It's N't y
appeared, all gone 10
.Th,, uuiI,rorrIeI rouuIry, Som whose bourne
No traveller .stcr:s."
Bu, that .ic Native American party was bniIt
upon thu ruins of the Wing purity, and the sp'rl'9 "i
former Nhig orators l!ad returned TO earth IN me
form VI Naive American speakers. lie seemed not
rout.n, with the lynchinc inflicted hv Col. Hopkins
upon SAM, but, ii possible. with more zeal und power
Inflicted yC, greater blows, Ill
Cold sweat. in claurIy drops. !'s limbs o'crsirr"d
hul q voice cried Out, sam !s dead.
So concluded Capt. lsbelTs spk:ch. 1t was an able and
mns,crly effort. Though i; waanow nearly might, mud
no ann. NJ vet had come 10 The az oiSam and his cnuse,
nil hands conceded sam was MS more; but, aDou, ms
moment, appeared upon the slseaker's stand an iIvi'
s:bIe something, ;lat proved td bc the huge dinleIi-
sious of d nun, MI. Fernando, Farrer, from Amelia
VIII, s,iL f, Sam, | with thee have fixed "a! lot: and
wc .av, certain to undergo II Ike doom oi death. ~"
spoke with apparent; earnrs!nc"S. W" LOOK upon Ms
ciror, rs approaching III near = speech, III iart' az ne
urnroucl,cs the size al n man; but, tul!y satisfied with
his ,wu effort, he in duC tim!c closed.
Thus. Messrs. Editors, c~0nrl.dod on" OF the most
ouima,,L discussions thai has ever taken place III tho
comfy of Cumberland -nDo that viii long be re-
mcmli,rcl ly the Native AnrScgE party, because oi
,hrir cnmoIc," dc!ca.. .A!tiI Ugh III, coun.y has
hrrr,u!,.r been Wing, from tbs iiidicai'uh' d:!r!'iS Inc
di.cu-.!on. nul from all we can gather. The Demo
cratic ;irhr. will receive II MAJORITY III May n"At.-
Re-; ns.ur,! wc will not be dt"ii"n"rc'l by the nGHl,
her of votrs we shall east for Wise, NC! "i,ia. and
l3ucock. Yours, ESll i"fiIH'