Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-10-10
CONN uNlCArED.
Dinner 10 Hon. ". L. Goggn, III trai.kin.


According ~ prsv,us notice, NE dune compliments
" !. the ilou. w L.. Eggn. "assven al U 'on Han.
Franklin county, IN Saturday tue zotn orpie'noer
J'hs esenin! vi The 27ih was d-rn aud cloudy AID
every appearance oi settled ram, aud the m,ing oi
,hs zoln usLerrd IN BY heavy ami as inerasln
nn, ~ any even The Locus vi ,iadsun aud Ofehe)
cuud have desired .-whicn coulued without ttr."Is-
vvn unIil late hour IN tne aernJon Notwithstanding
all this, tns esti,natin III whiea Mr.. OI-gih Was
held by his uld constituents, no had been Improperly
derived VI his their representative IN Cun
W. w. by the "Gerynsu.dsrinS" Ldcooco LIE; lslaue,
assaulted ~ The ol aoout one hundfed IN den
sncs Vi Inc pellinI VI the sorn, 10 greet ann. Under
s,hsr clfcu.,stances.-a ''cear sky aud lair field,
ihsre would been upwards vi thousand, lie 0v
eel uauer calculated up, aud ar whom ample arrange
,usn,s had made; hut such was The consistency
aud heav,ness Of the ran, that prevented crowds wiz
had started ,hef way lie evening uelofe, from arm
why.
iiaxs provided and The cio.n being removed, lCap
b. 5 Mprg.n Pres,dnI,) IN resp1nse 10 toast loeing
ihs 5,h regular toast, which We onit, having respect ~
the cruwjed state VI your columns MIR. GI9.h spoke
upwards oilwo hours, IN his usual happy aud oFcole
manner. To attempt ske Gil OF his speech Is n.ossl
kle-Snf6ce IL 10 say he discussed all The nnpoilan Is
briro the people IN maSrrly manner. IN sIsse
sb,unded IN sund rrasoni, nnpassoned elquthce aud
whitening sarcas lie dIe CONTRAST between The great
Amrrsczu Statesman, Henry Clay, and Jams hnox
Polk. II. as.eJ II long lahul services. rauscendani
z.,cS, pure aud lhty piirt,tisiu, ardent love III
country aDove self, cunlers caiu.s 10 The highest u
de- within the giit VI Tree aud enlightened people,
SHIRE ~cuid The name " Ja'nes Il. f'oik beJom.d
Where ! Ecm answers, .'shsfe!' Mr.. u. lod US he
occupied the gIrlnd that he did he hrsl
anon. US. years ago. candidate ior Com
xrss. lie was DUNG bae IN Inc good cause; he
adsUcated then, ~ now, The same measures Of national
polcy-hs preference was then, now Tor Henry Clay
"6si. last, and all the time" Mr.. u. concluded by
eoquruy and teelingy returning his thanks to the
srns Of Franklin ior lielr kind support ot him in tunes
past, and especially tor Tins additional eydeuce o
ihflr kind feelings towards hu. Ills speech heard
with profound attention by his audience, aud their ui,-
repeated cheers told with what easure.
Mr. G,gpn having taken his stat, Capt. Vincent
Wllcher " The old wheel horse" Toasted oui He
Eured bruadSide Of ''PalAhan guns" mo Tie enemy
There WAS NJ S,u,,i0g between Wind and walerevely
Shot 'ld-and every lick brought It's r.eon.' Never
have Mard lin halt 81 haPpy at Times humorous.
lively. and severe, rldcung and laughing Ia The
siPsltoI" al ohe inumeni, then With words o burn
my vloquencr, depcturng the cunitys suern9s from
ale ua administration ot the federal government, aud
eommrniine, With whitening sarcasn upon the
o. relief prupussd by tie Locus lie then pointed to
ii'~y Clay ~ the scr Of Constantine hope and
me savzlui OF his country. lie c0udhe pou!d
u! MIR. Wiicher spoke Tor abunt an hour and half.
TO an sudance Who breathed Tree when he had ciu-
sd-such was The pu~er II his eloqucncc over them.
MANY letters from invited guests were read, which.
Win The i''as's gwen oR The occasion, onlt.
"eventure Il say regrets the soaking he got,
Dull we d" know Of may who regret mt having taken
tas ." have b-ca present Al suc least u reason aud
low Ut s,ulD H.