Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-09-05

known, while among Ladies he WAS the most diff
6dent." How this was no would not pretend to
say--but il true, it might be because when among
men he felt he was with his epuais--bu, tina, when
among the Ladies', he felt he was in tie presence
OF ms s"perfors! I'VE have not heard what the
Ladies thought Of it, but we should say that this
was not so bad stagger, after all, in the way Of
compliment
When Mr.. Moore concluded, recess was la.
ken for Dinner, and the Table was again found
loaded with rich abundance. The unexpected
~ large draft made the day before on the prov-
sion room was amply made up by the Ladies of
the town; and there was enough for all, and to
spare. The Ladies, as on the previous day, first
LOOK possession of the table, and gentleman who
took the trouble to count those ranged along one
side, estimated the whole number present, We I'M
derstand, at something over six hundred.
| After the repast finished, and the compa-
ny had been favored with several tunes by the
Band, the President introduced to tho assembly
OLIVER p. BALDWIN, Esq. of Lexington.
On coming forward, Mr.. BALDWIN was kindly
greeted by the audience, although his powers as
an orator were known to but few of them. 1t is
not so now, however. For more than an hour he
entertained them with one Of the most brilliant
and eloquent speeches, mingled with occasional
touches of inimitable humor and sarcasm, which
we have ever had the pleasure of listening to-
Coming as it did after plain substantial dinner,
1t was as the desert and wine of feast. 1t was
one of those highly finished productions, howev-
er, inwrought with the most splendid imagery,
which 1t is impossible to give just idea of, and
\ we shall therefore not attempt it. A wish has
been expressed by several that i, might be written
out for publication; but whether the author will
yield to the request is more than we can say.
! After MIR. Baldwin concluded, it was proposed
TO give "hree cheers" for Rockbridge, to whose
citizens we were so largely indebted for the rich
repast of the day; and they were given by the
audience with righteousness that attested their
hearty response TO the compliment intended by it,
! MIR. JANNEY was then called for by the assem-
bly,, who came forward, and after expressing his
grateful sense of the kind feeling manifested to-
wards him by the citizens Of Augusta, and the
lasting impressions which had been made upon
his heart by the scenes he had witnessed here a.
mong us-he stated the circumstances under which
he had been induced to visit us on this OCCASION
He said his fellow-clizens OF Loudoun who were
with him at Winchester, on hearing of hs invita-
ton TO come here, had gathered around him, and
compelled him 10 come, in the hope that they
might get our Elector, Mr.. Stuart, to visit them
in return in October. And he charged it upon his
friends in Augusta, a parting Injunction, that
they should suffer nothing to hinder compli-
ance with this wish; nay, that they would use
their influence, and even their commands, if ne
cessary, 10 enforce it upon their Elector After
some farther remarks of an apologize or explana-
tory character. in most happy vein, to the La
dies, in reference to charge made against hi n by
Gen. Dorman OF want of gallantry, in his speech
the day before, In addressing himself to the mo-
Tiers only, and not the ddughfers-he babe adieu
to the audience, and resumed his seat, amid re-
peated rounds of applause.
The President of the Convention, Mr. STUART.
then rose, having received (as we understood)
note from the Ladies. requesting him to address
them. He came forward with an air of well
teigned embarrassment, and attempted TO excuse
| himself by saying the task was imPossbe-,hat
he mad undertaken some years ago TO address one
Lady, and had found it most difficult and trying
duty. How then could he be expected 10 address
the vast and brilliant assemblage of the sex then
before him! After some farther remarks In this
vein, he changed his tone, and said there were
some subjects, connected with the present can
vass upon which he could address his fair coun-
ty-women. Much had been said Che remark
ed( prejudicia TO the private character of Mr..
Clay by his enemies; and they, all purity as they
were, II they could be made 10 believe these char
ges, could not but be rendered Indifferent, if not
unfricndy to his success. Mr.. Stuart then stated,
IN Tue most solemn manner, what he knew per-
sonaliy OF the private character and domestic hab-
its of MIR. Clay, and assured them of the utter
fasiiy, upon his own knowledge, of the charges
OF gambling and drunkenness which had been
alleged against him.
MIR. Stuarl's remarks were received with mani
fest pleasure by the audence--and after he con-
cluded,
HUGH w. SnErFEY, esq. offered the following
Preamble and Resolutions, prefaced by some APP
proPnase remarks, which were adopted unani-
mousiy:
Whereas we solemnly regard the Union of the
States as the "maln pillar in the edifice of our
real independence, the support of tranquility
at ,ome, our peace abroad, of our safety, of our
prosperity, and OF that very liberty so highly
prize whereas we have always ''cherished
cordial, habiual and mbovable attachment TO
this sacred Union, and have been taught by the
atheT oil his country TO 'djscountenance what
ever may suggest even suspicion that it can in
any event be abandoned" as so much ..treason on
the tainted breeze" and ''lndignanly to frown
upon the first dawning of every attempt TO alien
ate any portion of country from the rest. or to
enieeble the sacred ties which now link together
( Its various paris;
| Resolved, therefore, That the Wings of Au-
gusta now, as 1899, adopt not only the language
| in hal of run-