Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-08-08
SATURDAY AT CHURCHyu1E

saturday last being the day for the repua,
meeting OF The Churchvile Clay Club, quite a
respectable number of the people assembled 70
, raise ihe Clay Pole, prepared by the citizens Of
t uM viiage' and to Near address from ON
Eiector, who had but a few days before found i,
possible to accept the invitation of The Cinh -
/ De present on the occasion. At an early bour ,
NUMBER OF The young ladies of the neiohborbood
met at The house OF b. +. Kemper, ESQ. where.
I with the assistance of their ACCOMPLISHED hos,
tess' as handsome flag as ever foated in the
breeze was wrought by their fairy 6nge,s amJ
presented to the Club. Had Won been nrosa a,
Mr.. Editor, it would have done your heart GOOD
| 10 see the Joyous enthusiasm that mant,eYj tboee
TAR cheeks and sparkled in those brioht ewes. &c
their busy needles piled the grateful task. Abou,
one O'Clock the flag, bearing on one side the Anne.
lica" ha9ie amid the stripes and stars of on,
country, and on the reverse. CLAW. Frel;nnhW',
sen and tine United States" was attached to The
Poie ana raised amid the cheers of the who as.
semDlage, and as II conscious of the noble name
1t wears, proudly and gracefully unfurled lis fair
proportions to the breeze.
Inc assembly then repaired to the Speakers
S'"nu' "hsfe 'hey were entertained and instruct
ed Tor an hour and half by Mr.. STUART. in q
speech Teplete witho unanswerabe arournepts
Drawn from undenlable facts and delivered in
his usual happy and forcbe STYLE. Mr.. S,uar,
was interrupted before he had time to touch many
OF The interesting subjects upon which at his
'o"''i ~ hiVpt TIC proposed to treat, and gave
way to Capt Geo. Baylor, who expa,iated for an
hour and half, without interruption. upon the
banners carried by the wings of Ohio in 1910
the charge of bribery and corruption, the opinions
oil certain good old ladies' of Waynesborouoh. &c
NC, delivered the substance of about twotbirds
OF Walkers Speech on Texas, and concluded bv
denouncing Mr.. Clay as having been guilty Of
perjury in taking his seat in the Senate before he
was thirty years of age. Mr.. Stuart rose and
amid the applause of delighted auditory
who crowded around him, entered upon most
humorous dissection of The principles of the
iocos, IN which he exposed ,heir unwarrantable
assumption OF the title of Democrats" and
fldiculed the pretensions of 90 JIMMY Polk.
of Tennessee" until even the elongated vi
sages OF some Of the locos themselves were
forced TO relax with laughter. After speakino
some forty minutes, Mr.. Stuart was AGAIN forced
to give way. Mr.. Baylor then made few re-
marks, and the meeting dispersed
The members of the Clay Club then met in
the School-house, when Capt Hill, from the
Executive COMMITTEES, reported response to the
reqmsltlon of the Chairman of The Executive
Committee of the Central Club for provisions
&c, which was unanimously adopted sTessrs'
Cochran, Ketnper, Wilson, and knowles, were
appointed committee to receive the contributions
OF this Club TO the Mass Dinner at Staunton.-
And alter the unanimous adoption of a resolution
rendering the thanks of the Clab to the Ladies.
Tor working the flag, the Club adjourned.
JENNINGS BRANCH.