Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-03

10 idolAry which we saw rendered more than thiTty
wears ago TO Henri Clay in the very village where tne
recreapt son cannot speak but by the favor OF Poeh
opponent. At Owingsvile, the two norfolk questions,
which Mr. Breckenridge stands pledged by the heaG OF
his Virginia electoral ticket to answer, we're handed IN
wrog to James B. Clay, With the request that he would
give them to Mr.. Breckenridge. Mr.. Clay, however re-
fused positively to give them to Mr. Breckinndge ne
would not let them 20 10 bis candidate AZ ALL ne sup
pressed them. In this be OF acted IN accordance
with previous understanding. We have canoldate
asking the people Of the United States TO elect hun TO
the Presidency and mounting stump after stump Tor the
avowed purpose Of making his opinions understood upon
the subject Of Dsuuon aud yet Obsnatey and logged
" refusing 10 say whether he is is not for Disunon in
an event that he and his friends VIGOROUSLY expect TO
occur within few days. and keeping an individual along
with him, half companion and ball oottle-holder, to
smother the questions in deep dark pocket whenever
an attempt is made get responses to them All TINS IS
shameful and cOwarily to the last degree.
II no one at 0winsvle or at West Liberty shouted
the Norfolk questions from living lips in Mr. Breckin-
ridges ears, the neglect is TO us unaccountaoe' Inc
Hon John c. Mason one Of the Douglas Electors was
at Owingsve and Smelly II no one else put the ques-
tons by word Of moTh he would have rendered pub
lie service and but fulfilled the expectations oil his potl-
cal friends by doing So Perhaps the questions were
thus put by one but whether they were or not no
answer was rendered John O. Breckenridge ddres not
answer those questions He dares no! let bis opinions
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Chief Magstracy. He dres not reveal his views upon
subject infinitely raascending in Importance any other
that now engages the attention OF the American peo-
Pile Away with such a candidate! What American
citizen fit to be called one to be one, will vote for
himt
Mr. Breckenridge we learn made sort Of apology in
in his Owingsve speech for speaking there and at West
Liberty He said he had not intended making the two
speeches. but he found that his friends had pledged him
to make them, and his invirable rule TO redeem
the pledges given by his friends After the close OF his
speech and that of j. B. Clay the Hon. John O. Mason
spoke at his own house, forty or fifty yards OIL The
whole meeting went over to hear him except Mr. Breck
iuridge who remained where he was in full hearing OF
every word Mason said Mason, in alusion to Breckn
ridges declaration that he always redeemed the pledges
given in his behalf by his friends ssid that il was high
time for him then redeem that important pledge given
publicly in his behalf by hs friend the Virginia Eecior
Mr. ~ thought of vastly Importance that Mr. b.
should redeem that pledge than that he should fulfill the
unauthorized promises of irresponsible men as 10 bis ma
king speeches at particular tines and places That re-
mark told powerfully upon the crowd and must have seai
ed the brain OF Breckenridge ike a red-hot iron.