Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-25
CITY AND STATE NEWS

Tue STATES RlGHrs Druocr,cy M, ,h,
French danSeuSc 1T the Theatre, with her a,.
t~ractivc antics and ~Sportiyc ~crinoline no, the
African Church, with lis occasional ucrfor,c.
ancr Of the farce Of Il Little Giant in search
Of his Mother not the livery stable at the
back Of Billiards., bcieckch. rs ii for 4 hors.
show, with calico curtains and penny prints
not these, or any other public curiosity, can
keep the people from metropolitan Hall. Bell
men, tired 0t their mOn0;OnOuS cow. bells
Douglas men, drcary and dS;oiatc ioti-clnt Of
somebody TO say Il good word Tor them; and the
States Rights Democracy, ever athirSt for such
brilliant sayings and manly expressions Of
opinions As characterize their orators. all crowd
into that hall night after night.
On Friday night, Lieutenant Governor Mon.
tact.r, that clcar-headed, bravc.hear,r,i. and
eloquent eypoundcr Of true Democratic doc.
trinc, delivered an address before a crowded
house. lie was Introduced by Mr.. ". B. Hill.
and met with = reception most cordial and en-.
lhuSiaStic. lie began ms speech in rather a
low tone and quiet way. but. by-and.by his
, manner became animated and his voice Swclicd
uut into Il grand volume, filling every part of
the building. He commenced with 4 historical
sketch of the slavery agitation. and pointed
ont the threatening aspect which it now
wears. lie reviewed the lie and adventures
of the Wandering politician CDouylaS;J
poin,ed ont the Inconsistencies. erroneous
statements, and contradictions Of that adven.
Irer. and, after he most power u, must logical.
most manly assertion ol the right OF i State 10
Sc .c,lr, which has yet been spoken in the pre-.
$3.50, ,.,e b., ,1.,,J,n.ui v.Ith utthprIu.
scorn and indignation the Infamous threat OF
Douglas to assist Lincoln i'll hanging up As
traitors the people of this State for asserting
their right OF seeding from the co.partnership
As soon rs they find ont that they are not 10
have their fair share OF the proceeds Of
the concern, and are to he robbed and
ruined. Tn John Bell, too, he laid Il mcr.
cilrSS hand. and he held him up stark naked,
with all his defn,rniucs SO plainly exhibited,
that the BELL men, themselves, shuddercd al
the sight.
1t would br impossible, in any brief notice,
TO do Justice To Mr.. Montaguc'S speech; suffice
it to say that it was that Of u statesman, free
from all clap.trap defamation, but Astounding
in sound sense, true logic. and right principles,
and such was its effect, that again, and again,
and again. the people checrcd, and Wings and
Douglas men were carried away hy K.
On Saturday night, again, there was another
grafton, of rare power, delivered in the same
Hall, to an equally crowded house. Ex-Go.
vernon Smith was the speaker, and, like Lieu.
tenant Governor Montague, he was cnthusias.
,ically received. lie began with the Charleston
Convention, and gave IA clear and %succinct his
tory Of the troubles in the Democratic party.
He pointed ont, in the most convincing, man.
her, the evils which must ARISE TO the white
mechanic and labOrcr ShOlld slaves multiply
and become low.I,riccd in the State, Tor want
of tile privilege Of taking them into new terri.
tory. lie reviewed Mr.. Douglas career and
made such an anatomical examination OF him
as disclosed to the eyes Of his followers many
Il fostering impurrty in his system. He then
laid hold of Mr. Bell and laid him out a corpse
beside the carcass Of the little giant: and
concluded with mn appeal most powerful and
truly eloquent, to all to stand by the Brccken
ridge Democracy. The speech was one Of
those master pieces for which the cS.tiovernor
is so famous.
We wish that all our cllow.citizens
who speak Of voting for Douglas, had heard
those speeches, they would have been disahuSed
OF many erroneous iOtionS, AMI they would
have been convinced that the Hreckinridgc
party is not a diSunion party, bu;arc defenders
of tie rights IF lie SiateS-that Douglas is a
hcarlleSs advculurcr, determined to rule or
ruin that the policy Of the Lincoln party is
one of continued aggression and fraud, which
must, in Seit:drIinc", be resisted by the South;
that Douglas can never he elected and that ev.
cry vote given to him or given to the Bell and
Everett Know : Nothing ticket, strengthens
Lincoln and heIrs to break up tie iMi"n.
DorGLAs MEETING. The Douglas men made
an effort to get up Il meeting, at the Afri.
can Church in Richmond, ON Saturday night.
At 10 minute To S we counted 20 per.
sons in the building, besides a solitary gent,
II newspaper in the gallery, and u
slowed away in 4 corner. We saw
present, amongst the 20, several Wings. Ats
the speaking began, and there were
then 40; one hundred persons present, all told.
We didn't hear The speeches. 1t was truly =
chilly and di>!ral lcniug concern, that handful
in tina; great wm>Ic Of benches.
TorkSAMEST.-There will be 4 Tournamen,
ut Fairfax {. IT,, on Tuesday next.
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