Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-10-21
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For Inc ENYNHtT'
coy EIOYD'S SPEECH In NEW YORN.

GOV. FLOYD'S SPEECH IN NEW lOhN,
My object in this communication, is not tn nduiee
in particular COMMUNICATION of the speech or Inc mn"
The speech rmphacally speaks for itseii, anu 'n
high compliments il drew from the lnteIs~n' ",'u
unriotrc citizens Of New York city, give slr"te1i
evidence OF its fitness and p0wei than an! ""'''
within my vocabulary. AS to the man, he hns a.IeH
,iy won fnIne IA orator, Democrat ana Pa'''
ct TO which no cuogy of mime can add.
Nv only object il tn refer ~ a strange mirc"h.cP
tu or perverson of that part of The speech ~ when
Gay Fioyd states that there is "a bond ol union oe
t,..n The American and Democratic pr;i-s, ana lha';
m u certain contingency, he would cnst his eiec'o'"'
vr. for Fillmore. My understanding of thgse re-
marks lie simply this In the opinion ct Eof' r",u'
ters il among the of the American ana Deih
orraic parties. Notwithstanding different sehtilen
NAV be entertained by Of the leaders nm earn
~. and honest desire to dctent the rftt'On 81 fre;
This is what he chose TO term "a bond OF u'''''
and 10 prove his sincerity, he declG-ed"V y"n Ca"
,LDr me that the Republican candidate ctn my oe
bcateu by my vote being cast for Mr.. Fillmore
tell YOU will then vote for Mr. Fillmore il The GROUND
should open and swallow me. tAppans. thar srasnt1
will tell YOU something more. Virginia, Drnocfh''o
Virginia. that never failed, never faltered, hud lt,
fired in the most critical times, will come Out "''
stand at my back in that crisis. AHd TH'" y'"'
Imcrirans are safI.hcd That yonr r0tr IS HF",S"y -
astrnt tremOm and S.cttonal'Sm, mM yoa "H .n IH
,j, buchanan! (Cries of we will we VII: !
Iynw YOU WILL" have chosen 10 let Gov. rioyu
spcnk for himself and, therefore, have r"p'eu Wv.
above from his speech az printed III The EHahi', Ia
the Eth inst. There ~ certainly nothing rc"eU'
in this sentiment, either TO the South or to the brio
cracy IL indicates merely decided preference t"'
Fillmore over Fremont and determination 10 Eo'e
II IL IS emily by that rate that trrlnoIt
can be defeated. What Southern Democrat "ou'u
not do the same thing ,-,.r
Bul further, Governor Wise, than whom no 'iuei
Southern man Liver, has given uiterance TO K'hureu
sentiment In that whitening, eloquent and IinPfrs'
Avs speech, delivered by Governor Wise at Corint
an Hull on tho 10Th September, is to be found tile to'
lowing passage: .u, Jo ;s
Bnt the fearful alternative il, what will You 10 IL
the Black Republican candidate is elected IL Iucn
sunI, in not elected God grant that Fillmore, hs lie IL
a man of patriotism and princpe-ior ! take grent
pleasure in testying to bis being good man, though
N the subject Of slavery MI Abultionist rs kno"
hin TO ba from nearly eleven years srrric" WIN nun
n Cnngress-I say God grant M0t he may b. ''fc't"'
4 Buchanan ~ not. 800 :, |
NV conclusion is this: Here are two Of Virginia
no.t distinguished and honored sons uniting IN loyal
Itteraures of II preference for Fillmore over rre
nun--wiling to work and TO pray for the election :"
fillmore If Buchanan caHnOt ba elected. why should
he declarations Of one be subjected to unkin crtl'
ism whil. those OF the other ARE endorsed and APP |
,lauded7 In my opinion, they both stand upon me
anne platform OF fidelity to the South; they are both
i.h,, and will both be- sustained by nlnely'nine hun
redths Of the Democracy at VIRGINIA.