Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-01-30
From the Lynchburs Republican

Tho ,,rros, crowd we ever saw in Lynclburg-not
even excepting Il circus Ilhnl"h-"SScni "'
the new Hall on Saturday night last u" ncat w, s.".
t,,,nan. lie spoke for more than three hours "u''irS
which entire time he held the attention "t 'he "uui-
ence. Mr.. Wise Is enthusiastically u popular "'"l'i
al high order, and certainly Yields a rare coNtrm o'ol
the feelings aud judgments ni those "ho Z W.,
Our ohi-ct. lnwtver, i. not TO try cur hand at eulogy.
Putting il a branch of editorial accomplishment we
never paid much attention to, and "ha' Hl!ie We I"
know of il. is altogether natural anu "nc"i'ivH'cuII
WI, uroprse to give TO our readers u syh"lsIS w 'hr
r,s;,;nrs IN, took on the various questions oil State anu
E.J.rol valley. dccming that of more interest Than Il
ruIu,nn III even deserved eulosy. Suitice II 10 say,
rim, NJ. Wise fully sustained his high reputation us Il
nnnulur orator. We will first give his positions upon
State policy:
Mr. Wise considered the virtne and intelligence Of
,hr r.oplc tue only reliable basis OF II s'hnie' Tree 90
rnrnm-nt. lie was the advocate OF d system Oh pop,
rI,r .Jncation which would enable the poor, az we'll
w., ,ta r;ch IN apprcciate the blessings OF freedom
and d;scbar,,e iutulIigently the various duties daily
;rnnna.d mon citizens. To accomplish this, he was
willing and would advocate taxation.
~ internal IMPROVEMENT.
Ia v,s IN. advocate of u full development OF the
sIurc of the State. lie was in iuvor ut an early
ronnletion Of the leading lines of railway now III pro-
,,r,.ss and under contract, restricted only by a Que re-
"",ri r., rc,luuny aud the preservation I'll pubic cred
:, ITu,u this latter point hc was for maintaining
,h. credit of the State unlInpaircd and at any sacrl-
tice.
AGRICULTURE.
IIo was tho friend vi improving and clcvatlng this
branch of industry. lie thought that the State should
.,t.nJ mid and encouragement to its Development,
,,nn som, suitable and well digestrd system.
THE NEBRASKA BILL.
Mr.. Wise announced that II lbs had been n member
,f Cnnrr,.ss no would have voted Tor it-but that,
even if h, would nut-nuw, that il was the law oi the
land, no nbolitionist should lay hs repeating hand up
TN il without a fight. Nothing could have been more
satisfactory to II friend of th. Nebraska bill than his
declaration of sentiments upon this subject.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. Wise stated thnt he was opposed 10 disiriou-
iion-that the public lauds were tic fruitful sources
of corruptiol-that his plan WAS to take them out OF
the control of land spectators, land pcculators ana
| laud uuliticians-to derive from their disposition III.
greatest practicable revenue, iavoring only the actual
frontier settler.
lie was and always had been Il free trade maE.--
lie WAS opposed Ia Il protective tam ana IN ia'"r vi
reducing the turlif to Il proper revenue s'allo"tu'
KNow-NUTHISGIsM.
Every body knows his untagonisin To THIS order
He cxpnsed and disscctrd most mcrciless!y thrir orr
| rin, objects and designs. His discussion "i ili,s
branch of his speech wus most maStcriy. lVhliioc r
defiance of BuiS Gilbert III the lists ~ Aslby was no!
| more gallant, or more stern. 1t, i'll his kinw-NotiI-
| ms letter, Mr.. Wise threw the gauntlet at Their iert'
IN hs Lyu, hhurg speech 10 threw It IN their races
We have thus given the position Ut Mr.. W isc upon
State and federal policy. State policy Is OF course a
matter of locality and sections. But according I'D "ur
understanding no Democrat can except 10 his posi-
ton upon federal Questions.