Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-10-02
ElOurnoy rs. FlournOy.

On Friday night last the Democracy Of
Richmond was addressed, at the conclusion OF
Mr.. Pryor's speech, by Mr.. ". c. F~lournoy in
\ short imprornptu speech. Mr.. W. c. Flour,
nov is a States Rights Democrat Of the Old
School, and does not mince matters to suit the
timid. He speaks out boldly the principles
which he has learned in the lailh of the party,
and upon which alone he has been taught to
believe that the Constitution can and ought
to be maintained. The remarks were wholly
unprcpared, but not without that emphatic
point and spirit always exhibited in the address
of a brave and earnest man.
We turn from tho conservative States Rights
principles Of VIM. c. Flournoy, to contemplate
the Federalism Of Stanhopa Flournoy with no
little reluctance.
Mr.. Stanhope Flournoy addressed the Clubians
while Mr.. Pryor spoke to tho Democracy, so
that VIC We're able to hear 4 portion Of the res
surrrcted Know Nothing remarks. When we
reached the Club House Sans administrator
de 6onis non, was manfully fighting his mana-
Kin of Disunion-anG IIeenan never pitched in
to Sayers more Justify than did the uTSd major
of Know Nothingism into the creation Of his
own Imagination.
TO one not acquainted with the tactics Of
the Opposition, Mr.. Flournoy's speech would
have mnde the impression that there was a
very earnest and bitter controversy now going
on between the slave States as 10 the opening
Of the African slavctrade.
Mr. Flournoy's control over the facial mus
cles must be unequalled, to be able to look so
many intelligent men in the face without
smiling at the absurdity Of his own remarks.
We noticed that when putting IA very fine
point upon his disunion remarks, he
turmoil his back upun the audience and direct
ed his remarks to the Editor of the Richmond
Fhi0, who looked rs though he would like to
say soto roce, NOW you are quilting them"
The intelligence Of the masses was always
held in contempt by the Wing party. The
distinctive feature of Wing philosophy was a
distrusl of tho masses Of the people; i favored
few. of the decent and intelligent portion Of
the community was all the old Wing party ev-
er allowed could comprehend the true princi-
pies of government, could draw conclusions
from premises, or understand the relations be-
tween the principles of the Constitution
Hence, whenever an old Wing addresses a
mass meeting, entertaining no respect for the
intelligence Of his hearers, he docs is Mr..
Flournoy did nj the Club IlouSe-tght some
selfcreatcd spectrc-which, III his contempt
for the masses, he vainly thinks will pass I'M
questioned and believed by his hearers. His
elaborate effort to prove that there was a diver
gence of interest between the planting and the
farming States, which would evcntuate in dis,
trust of the latter by the former, was 4 trial Of
the crcdulity of his hearers which would never
have been attempted by one who held in just ap'
probation the intelligence Of the great mass Of
his fellow citizens.
The administrator de bonis non Of Sans
effects, humbuggery and deception, was true
and faithful to his deccdent'S estate, and repre-
sented the dcfunct in the teachings Of his creed
as we'll as in the shattered remains Of his per.
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