Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-08-28

| it probable that either Of them can be trained
trimmed and galtied in time To bel il,tcd agalns
Mr.. Foote, Jr. Would this arrangement suit
We must refer those of our readers, who
would like TO peruse, almost verbatim, the ell
tire argumentative, and large portion Of the
denunciatory and scattering Of Mr.. Foote's
speech Of Thursday night, to the report which
appeared in the Philadelphia Press" Of Il
speech delivered by Mr.. Footc in that city
some time last week
As for the rest, put in the names Of Frank
lin Pierce, Jefferson Davis, Caleb Cushing
John Slidel, j. Benjamin, W. L. Yanccy and
score or two Of others most distinguished ii
the support of Breckenridge and Lane-atfiS
to most of them (very liberaly) the epithet<
"knave," "scoundrel," traitor" shallow pa
ted sophist," &C., &C., &C.; then add about two
dozen assurances that Mr. Foote is ready tc
hold himself personally responsible to eacf
one, on the duelling ground if necessary, fol
each epithet employed; and you Will have
very fair report of the speech delivered at Pnil
adelphia and repeated, with variations, al
Richmond
The leading feature Of the speech seemed IN
tended to impress on the minds OF the audience
the necessity of electing Bell and Everett, in
case the election Of Douglas and johnson shall
be found impracticable. This was the part, too,
which alone seemed capable Of awakening loud
and continued applause among the audience.
As to the audience itself, it was evidently
composed Of considerable majority Of Bell
and Everett men-a respectable minority sup
porting the Breckenridge and Lane ticket. and
a few stragglers who checred family for Doug
las.
In the course Of his speech, Mr.. foote an
nounced that he vas authoritatively informed
that his Excellency, John Letcher, now Coy
ernor of Virginia, Ind declared in favor OF
Douglas and johnson, and that the pubea-
ton of such preference would be made by Gov.
Letcher himself, in the next few days.
[N. B. 1t is stated that Gov. Letcher's let
ter of avowal is already sent to the "Yalley
Star" for publication.
It was nearly midnight when Mr. Foote con-
cluded his speech So soon as he retired from
the stand, there were loud calls for "Wise"
throughout the Hall.
In response to which, Mr. Wise remarked that
it would be improper for him 10 speak while
the building was in possession Of the Douglas
Committee, who had rented it for the evening,
and who had courteously, and very properly
under the circumstance of Mr.. Foote'S unwl!-
ingness refused to permit him to reply. Mr..
Wise also reminded the audience that he had
some objection to speaking in dark room, and
that the gas lights were at this moment being
rapidly extinguished. 4 loud cry of "Out OF
doors, then," very soon emptied the building.
Mr.. Wise then addressed the crowd from the
church steps. The lateness Of the hour did
not permit him to enter at length on the great
issues, of the canvass In spite Of some inter-
ruptions on the part of the Bell and Everett
men. he was enabled TO devote some thirty
minutes to the discussion Of the political record
Of Mr.. Foote,. as well rs the free soil doctrines
now advocated, and the half Know Nothing
policy urged by the Ex-senator. lie had an
easy task in demonstrating the fact that Mr.
Foote has no claim whatever on the political
confidence Of the Virginia Demorracy-and
that his present course is entirely consistent
with his position few years since as cand'-
date of the Know-Nothing party in California !;
also, that Mr. Foote's pledge to dissolve the
Union in a very probable contingency-made
both in Philadelphia and III Richnond-was
fully as prononce us any similar pledge ever
uttered by William L. Yaucey-the man whom
free -soilcrs are now denouncing on account
of his manly advocacy Of Southern rights; and
whom leading Douglas men at Baltimore were
over.anxious to secure as the ice-Presldentlal
candidate on the Douglas ticket.
The effect of Mr.. Foote'S speech, was quite
beneficial to the cause Of Breckenridge and
Lane, in this city. During the delivery of the
speech, anu dILtTHuIuS, SCf S11A va NiiS NS~'N''~
approached us, each with this language:
81 came here Tonight supporter OF Douglas.
have now determined to vote for Breckenridge
and Lane"
We trust that Mr.. Foote will not relax his
efforts, and that they will Le confined TO Fir-
ginia. We anticipate throughout the State the
same happy result which he has produced in
Richmond.
4 word of advice to the supporters OF Brecs-
enridge and Lane in Virginia Meet the Doug
las men of Virginia kindly. Deal with them
in spirit of friendship and concilation. They
are most of them your friends at heart, and a
large majority of them will certainly vote with
YOU, in November. But when these outsiders
come in your midst, to advocate policy which
would not only pledge Soutl'e'n men to the
free-soilsm Of squatter sover. snty, but which,
without particle of benefit to Stephen A.
Douglas, would enure entirely TO the advantage
Of the Know Nothing Abulitionist candidate,
John Bell, of Tennessee-meet such propaganda
lists as these at every hustings, and 'spur them
at every jump"
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Justice from an Opponent.
All the respectable Bell and Douglas papers
have abandoned the charge made against Mr..
Breckenridge alluded to in the following arti-
Gle, which we copy from the National lntelli-
cencer" of the 4th inst. Still, as it is kept up
in some of the more unscrupulous sheets, We
give the article as an eternal e1tinguisher OF
this SANDER The charge is, or was. that Mr..
Breckenridge said in his Tippecanoe speech,
that he belonged to no party which favored
the extension of slavery. The "Intelligencer
says:
We have not been able to procure an anthem
tic report of the speech delivered BY Mr. breek-
inridge at Tippecanoe, in 1856, and we nave
reason to believe that no such report was ever