Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-03-22
7HE MEETING IT LENINGT0N.
Iry,,.r,y. E0ckhrid.c Co, March I

IrNS"I,tS. l.ockhridse Co., March y, l'5?.
%nrr:yel her" u; /: o'clock la, nigh, from S,auni"n. NJ
ter 4 most fai .Hn: Journey. My route lay from Thai town
rs railroad IN a place called (;p-iirn, and thence. 4 d-.
lance Of twenty .nyr miles. to this town. by Stage, over - road
The mot rugged hav" ever travelled. I, rir- through y"
mn>, d-lisi'fnl mountain scenery have ever bri,'lI. hWi
th. advantage I hil 70 :Or.eu go avoid the i,rras>iis in'i.
dent, "r ia" route. Two miles AN hour i regarded =. cool
.u--: over tits road: and i- assured that ihi- rate Of >pec'i
wa ju.t ;.-, enough 10 render a position Ia the -;arc .r'
durable. The tossing and rolling ~ his snail > I'"er w''
too murI, foT q traveller 81 dy-pIii, tendencies.
The town of Lexington l., situated ina neat valley -riii.-
L. h.mnri Ia hv mountains. In summer y = much Ire.
auenlcl by y..i'"rS On th.ir way to- HE celebrated Natural
Bri.ea. which IT,. about eleven mil, from here. IL Jos.
,s,scs so,n- aiv"niaee- a. a hi'in"-- eenir'. the want "'
travel facii,i.. n stanton :iyin: !: 7 monopoly ~ 30"
trade n! the rich valley In which II j. located. IL p"ruI1'
ton consist. OF alnu; sixteen or eighteen hundred persons.
hc-i.i-- the STUDENT, - Warrington Co'l"F' AMI The cadet.
1.-THE Virginia Military Institute. both o: which are situated
IN 4, immediate nj :hborhu"i. These Institutions irI'art
10 the town a social attraction. anl \ benefit in point ~
trade. which the Inhabitants prize = -r"a, deal. TIE -c"i.r'
re- ,rnnpd the town /. III. ,no-t macr;frc, III in tire country.
Tic Hue Ridge llncs i: On tn ra-:, and the north M""r-
tain, az the W".t. :h- "I>hoots frnn hath forming n'aT!j n
circle. within which lr- The valley where this :owt j, sitIl'
ted. Hut all these advantages can hardly repay for lis III
fcui,y Of access. AMI the san; q! travelling iaciiii's be
tr.cii Il AMI H., riilroal-.oinr thirty ni.- hence.
Long before the hour apInia:ci tDr the Ggh"rhatnr!t!
candidates - commence the DISCUSSION. (Which wa-laifa-t
II O'Clock the neiShlorhoo'! o' ID" Court House. where the
discussion was 90 take place. Wa literally tirpngch With
,r.r>nr.. The ,li.:s ard .i:i".,, from the Military
institute add Washington College w.rc ou, In larr. number,
and eagerly ;hTong-l tn. yaricu, passage. {" the Court
House ,p secure 4 favorable position A. -non rs the door
were thrown Open. From .l" latc- numbers present. ari
the utter inpn,sihiii;y 81 their hrin. accommodated within
the Cour, Iiou'e, IL VA. suggested that The candidates ""rii
sneak in the open air; but ih:, they refuse! 10 10, a. II would
b.. too great a .lrai. upon them.
When the door. 81 the buillin; wcr- opened the rush &"
secure timely entrance wa> sach ~ To- render Il difficult, !or
the candidates. even with the all 81 friends. 4" enter. ~
they asccndc,i The platform alternate shout, went forth for
Lctchrr and tiocsin: AMI NUT say that Wa hot a little
surpr;.ed to witness -ricl an enthusiastic reception of The
Wig candidate In til. t"wn-,he home Of John ic,cler.-
f. must he remembered, however, that the county ~ Rock.
bridge ,and / believe hi, +, aLou. equally divided in : po-
. Hal u ,af,s ~ ..spr anil IL 49,. fisrsfyr- a L.. go t.F. l
tia, some enthusiasm should lie manifested in behalf II
I;o:sin. observe ,ha, III. friend, % t"y. Wis., are com.
Ing IN zcal",i,ly to I-tchcr'S support. They see fiat yr.
rinia i. destined to 30 FOR lin in the Char!r-t"n Convention.
and, with ,hi, conviction, they regard = triumph 10y Ma.
Whi., In this election A. disastrous 10 Wiscs prospects,
They are. Therefore, using their best efforts TO aver; such \
consequence.
should have noticed, in connection with my r-ror; Of
The .urcc,cs delivered at llarri,onbur; "n the gih instant.
that ,i.r Of the candidates for the Congressional di,;ric:
lately rcpr.>rn:.d by Mr.. Lc:chrr. in u brir! address NJ the
L., II IN. discussion between IN. ariI-rni:ori,I randi.
dates. denounced the Ioc;rin- OF .uunt,"r sovereign In
u.mra-ur-i terms. TIc ,-nuncia'i"n vas ariiarird ~.
cifrrou,ly. from which ! infc That douglas has fallen con-i.
d-rahly ia the good opinion Of III. people OF the great
Tenth LEGION which i. the chief source Of Democratic
strength in Virginia. When such al exhibition of hostility
10 thi, doctrine is made ~ that point, Their, j.. but little
chance If the doctrine fnliis favor in Eastern Virginia.
where the people sre Tar more sensitive upon The subject.
from their large interest in slave property. ] can say, -
the result Of my Inquiry AMI observation, n FAR. that The
exhibitions Of preference for GOV. Wise abroad. a. the Pre-
.iI,n,i.l ~.aud!dai- Cor i>6n, and the indications thus afford
oil ~ hi, ayaii,ji; are wianin. 30 hiu many in this sec.
I UOn Hl' -
! availability, operating upon a people With = strong inh"ren;
love n glory. and possibly OF The spoil. Is very effective.
and affords the b-s; guarantee OF support when the crisis
cou.,. 1t Is working we'll for wisc. sou may bc assured.
Al half past eleven o'clock Mr. LErcnEE commenced al
dressing III. people. by informing him ,hnt. according 10
ARRANGEMENT, H. and lis competitor wouil open the discus.
sion with m hour and \ puarrr'- .i'.eriI on zach side, and
h,lt An hours speech. each. 10 clo.r. .htrr a brief re-
ference - his past course - thei. representative, he ap'
,,.nl.d to them to yinli:atc themselves AMI him from III.
stigma aitrInpie,i 10 hr ra-t L.'ou them by those who
charged lin vith innh-uiy 10 III. institutions o! the south.
Th.y rart,ok necessarily of any stigma which would a.
endorsement a, different periods within the pct ei.ht
y.ar.. lie catered into a dc:a!l Of the Agricultural
Colleges hill 10 justify HI. vote against II. lni then
nror..J.d 10 Justify hi vote FOR the admission 81
men, Of the country lying on the Pacific slor- II
mi, Union 10 the cause aaI Interests Of th- south. III"
in,t.nccd California. who's senators ard members. With
,r- execution recently ~ iAontECk aTi Mckibr!s. were
,Iya,. found battling with ic south. >--.n. ;hi-, he
yo,ri for the admission Of Oregon AMI by her adm .,inn
the South ~as strengthened. II. laid h tie views and
nolicy Of many Of the Northern men : ..,i. be- carried out.
h. i'm, .rn.d that the Soutt tnull not f-ni,in IN hi. Union
for anv period Of time, unlcs. I'll. should e"tae TO She con-
rlu.io 10 abandon her Interests. AMI submit - The control
~ Northern power. lie va. a. strong = Union man "a any
Ia mi. country. lie desired 10 see Il preserved sBI main
tanned: and an far as b. could do ANYTHING 20 preserve aud
maintain il. IL will he done. ~ the s,m. iiinc. he os-l al
l,-iancc to The Commonwealth O! Virginia sborc all. and
vh.,-y-r the honor and interests 81 The DID state are con-
earned whenever II becomes necessary TO defend tl-'r iG.
t-res;s: whenever hc saw the tag OF that STATE, with its
motto. SIC .S.nper 7yrrHni.. attempted ,n he .a!l,e.f 81
d,.bonorei, he would no, -ay where lie would he found
While the Union is sustained, lie; il he sustained according
to the Constitution; bu, whenever the Constitution and the
rights and interests Of The States under Il are disre:ardeh,
his voice will he for disunion, and II he has an arm TO raise,
In any controversy, IL shall be raised for Virginia. lie then
proceeded TO the discussion OF the public expenditures,
maintaining that the Administration should be held respon-
.ihi. o-ir far the amount OF i5 estimates. and Congress- for