Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-22
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DAY MORNING, july ~, 1856.

nominated General Scott, declared it was an outrage
and shame thai 81 pure man should he abandoned
for "Euss na Feglcrs.' Here some man i'll the mil
itnry company, losing tho lock step the officer said
"clt let Jeff, left, Had the orator paused near,
ly minute. Some said his hose WIS bleeding;
others said ''!e is sick At length he sui, ''IIy
throat is 50 dry cannot proceed without watsr."-
Thereupon, there such cry for "water! water!'
we thought the capitol Oh fire. He only desired,
however, to cool his purchcd tongue.
The truth il, these Old Liners make such dry re-
marks that drought is the necessary consequence.
They not only dry themselves, but they are the
cause of dryncss in all around them. Old, stale,
ruinped-up stories, that have been thousand times
repeated, and n thousand times reiuted are retod
with apparent delight; but nobody cracks smile
They can't and wont Sec The Democrats in fair ar.
sument say: IT, rs you say, Filimores adlnInstra
ton was WnshngtOnlike, pure, patriotic, surprising
y wise, why did you discard him and nominate Cell
eral Scott! II is as you say it is shameful on your
part to desert him for another. w, did not think il
so pure, aud we proved our opinion by nominating
and voting for another. You repudiated Fillmore,
tried General Scott, couldn't get him, and then you
turn round, take up your repudiatcd Fillmore, and
asl us to take him As the purest Of the pure. This
is wheeling and turning rather too rapidly for Us.
We cannot follow these Demosthcneses. Their
speeches dull, fiat, nsipid dry. There was
siona!ly little lau5ll-what might be termed Il
faint smile-at dull story about al old woman-
but the cnoosymeem, the real, hearty. sou.stirring
hurrah Of old log cabin and hard cider days, abso
I,,t,i Ia. j,f, .r, IL H.
the Convention itself not unfrequcutly attempted the
Sublime, and on such occasions brought the house
down. The specimens OF their eloIuence are said ia
be after the following fashion and worthy Of exalted
praise:
When FILLMORE came into the Presidency there was
q gloom pcrvading tho horizon, the clouds were ga
thcring thick and dark, pnrtentous lightning slared
uhwar the ornament, Inutcrin. thuuders broke the
calm; the Union otrrcd To lis centre and from it,
| Of party ruse, the angry pillows were lashcd into
coui.cappel mountain heights and Fillmore, step
ping in majesty, amid cnntending clements, said
.'L.tth'rcG, Eg1, ami thrrr wiS Eghk.''
Again, some impa-soncd orator, in glowing clo
qu"ucc, Wcbsterian, would exclam, "Sink ar swim
survive orprrsl, he gave his heart and hand 10 th,
cause, ana he doubted that the Convention wuulc
declare in favor of Fillmorrs election. lie for Oh,
would take hi- sword in hand, fling the scabbarr
away, and rak" his last look upon the SUM-
| This requires pause, it requires an earorr-throt
distinct taps "f one thurnbnail upon the other. Re
peat: "Sword in hand, .G'ug the scabharl away
tqkehis last look upon the sun. Echo, Inst look =
/ upontho SrN'" Why should he die Why shoul'
/ he z" blind
With this tremendous crash of elements and beau
u figure Iaavc The great leaders Of this might,
! Convention, and still more mighty mass meeting
wilh al IT, cnu.insm Ike 'si""ping thunder" il
the firm, yet placid hope and belief, that the Demor
racy Of Nrginia will, heretofore, alpy their eife
! tual remedy TO calm the troubled waves.