Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-01
FAuQulER, W. S. SPRINGS,
July 24th, 1850.

70 Tie EEtor of The Whig.
LIST Monday being Court day. the three political par
ties held meetings aud the speechying was vigorous aud
animated The divided Democracy very properly Owed
into the basement of the Court house. aud severay held
their mestinps there The Breckenridge faction mustered
a hand fullSwho we're harraugued by the Hon. W. w.
P.yne who denounced the action OF the Regulars at
Baltimore as fraud and releasing all good Demo-
Gratis from the support Of their ticket. Ihey sent
delegates to Charlottesville. The Doughstes, hrm
and undauuted, and with determination not
10 Weld, gathered their forces, and appointed
25 delegates to Staunton, all Of whom we are
informed will attend. There to be found among them
some of the oldest and staunchest OF the Democrats III
Fauuuier Leave the people untrammeed by the party
leaders and Douglas the decided choice here as else
where In INV opiuon Many who declare for Breckin
ridge openly express their preference for Douglas
But leaving these divided aud dstracted.iaeuons OF
disrupted and rotten party we aseended TO the large ha
Of Justice above, where rousing aud glorious Ben aho
Everett meeting was going on. The large room was
crowded and we found the Hoa. 5. Chiffon making
calm appeal TO the Democrats TO abandon the old rot
ten hulk that had swamped them aud to take passage
on the strong and tried ship-the COnstituton-with
man at the helm who could navigate her safely through
the waters Of all ati;udes He continued in his iehcht
Gus style TO enchain his audience Tor one ana ana
hours noticeable feature Of the meeting, was the
nresppee of large number of Democrats notWthstand
ing the meetings referred to above were being held De-
Low AT the conclusion of his speech, by Mr.. e. there
was call made for b. H. Shackeiord, Esq the taeneu
elector for this district which promptly responded
to- as | am told is usual with this gallant Wing lie
spoke for about an hour aud made one OF the best po
ltca speeches ever heard. Hs points were s.tonsy
taken and vigorously sustained while bis happy hits ever
and anon called forth rapturous applause de demon
strated with power Of argument that was unansWera-
be that the purpose OF the Breckenridge faction was the
same that Mr. Yancey had long been pursuing and made
scathing exposure of the facility with which Mr. b.
shifted ais ground from squatter sovereignty in 90 TO
congressional intervention in GO-When the gh'terng
prize of Presidential honors floating before his VI
SION nor did he omit TO show the hollow pretensons oi
the supporters of JEFF Davis resolutions, as tsted by
Senator Browns resolution TO make pracucai apphca
lion in Kansas Of the doctrine of congressional inter,
ventou lie then style that was inmitable disposed
ofthe "tme honOred principles, and tradtonary policy
Of the Democratic party as shown by It's being al ne
time for aud against the tariff for revenue discriminating
for protection for and against internal improvements o
the General Government for economy retrenchment aud
REFORM illustrated by them ID increasing the
of government from 80 to so millions. lie alluded to
John Bell as an able sound and conservative statesman