Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-28

For the Enquirer.
THE DEMOCRACY OF THE TENTH LEGION DETER
MINED TO DO THEIR DUTY-DEMOCRATIC DIS
TRICr MEETlNGS-DR HARRIS OF AUGUSTA.
Messrs. Editors:-The Democracy of the glorious
Tenth Legion determined to do their duty. They
intend to show to the people and the Union their con
dernnuton lat the pollsl Of Fremont and his allies
who are way ing a war against the rights and equality
o the States Of the South and the Territories Of this
Union.
The Democracy Of the Tenth Legion District eI.
pect give Mr.. Buchanan the largest ever given
to any former Democratic candidate. Our party are
all alive TO the momentous issue involved in the ap
preaching contest. They will show Mr. Bolts and
his Tail" that they have no free-soil sympathizers
in the Teuth Legion. Although a large portion OF
our people slave owners they are loyal 10 the
great doctrines Of State rights and State sovereignty
and would not live in free State. They are as true
Southern men rs ever the sun of Heaven shone upon
District meetings are being formed all the lth
District The Democratic speakers are sumnoning
the hosts of Democracy to battle.
On Saturday last listened with great pleasure to
of the soundest men in this any other State,
and one of the purest Democrats on earth. For two
hours and halt heard that gallant Democrat. DR..
G. K. Harris of Augusta, at MI. Crawford, in Rock
ngharn vindicste the princ Piles and policy Of our
party, with u power, zeal and eloquence worthy Of
his reputation as popular orator aud Democratic
standard.besrer in the present alarming crisis The
Doctor began his speech by stating that II years
ago. near the spot upon which he then stood. he had
the pleasure of advocating the claims OF James X.
Polk for the Presidency in opposition to Henry Clay,
and that he was now here TO confirm the principles
and policy then fUreshadowed by the Democratic
party, and to congratulate the Democracy upon the
successful and acknowledged triumphs of those greet
principles of revenue tariff the independent trea-
sury &c, &c. The Doctor stated that the once pow
erfu Wing party was dead, yet before its death it
had ceased to make war upon Democratic principles,
and the fiat of the American people had endorsed
those principles. Wehavc reason now, said the Doc.
tor BIZ prouder than ever OF our party and its prin
ciples. lie declared the present to be the most im'
portant contest since the organization of our Repub
iic He said he was sorry no longer had an enc
my to fight upon mere questions of political economy.
We had now no contest OF the sort. He was panied
to announce to his audience that we had now, for the
fret time sectional contest-the North against the
South-fsnacism, sectionaism and disunion, against
State rights, Slate equality, the Constitution aud the
Union He then took up the three candidates before
tine American people for their sufrages. Fremont
was sectional. Fillmore and his friends, although
avowing their nationality were using the same
pons 10 beat down the South, viz: warning against
the Kansas. Nebraska bill, and the Democracy and
the Southern Wings who sustained the Kansas bill
and the doctrine Of nonacHon by Congress upon the
subject of slavery. He showed that the Nebraska
bill violated the Missouri Compromise, it did nothing
more than the Compromise OF lSJD the bills signed
by Mr. Fillmore organizing the Territories of Utah
and New Mexico.
have neither time nor space to do justice to the
elegant and masteriy speech OF Dr. Harris. he
showed that Mr.. Fillmore not in the night, that 1t
was between Fremont and Mr.. Buchanan. 1t made
powerful impression upon the minds Of his hearers
lie delivered it in plain, eloquent, aud i'npres,,
sive manner. lie explained the great Fundamental
doctrine. Of State rights, and showed that If the
odious principles o! inequality, Degradation and in
Justice are to reign under the uiss of the Union, the
sooner it was dissolved the better. He said he had
an abiding faith, however, in the States rights Demo-
cracy of the country and believed all would DC well
He appealed in conclusion to his Democratic friends
To be vgilant; that, in james Buchanan and j. g.
they had acknowledgements worthy of
their party, worthy Of the highest offices for which
they are nominated, and with them the Union was
safe only wish, Messrs. Editors, that every man
in the Union could have heard this eloquent advocate
nj Democratic PRINCIPLES. w. X. Y.