Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-12

and Which : fas, beine pafesil,'J Out amonf
States having no more legal, nor bali 30 rnneh
equitable. rieli As Virginia
/ Having answered the catcchi'm Of Mr.. ".
he turned TO him. and begged him 10 answer
opposition. Upon what field did Gen. Pierce,
while warrior, so distinguish himself by 'olor
and generasiip. l. oniitlo himself TO the Pre-
sidency; and upon what measure of public
lpoliey, did he, while a member Of Congress. 80
Impress his gepiu5 for statesmanslp as to prove
himself qualified for tha, office 7" Mr. { sud
he would pause. nnii the gentleman answered
the question
Mr.. Watkins trisirr onP''y and speaking
with much eonfdenee.) III answer your qpes.
ton, Sir IL Is lavorite resort Of Wing spea.
krr.-1've heard Of ts ha' ing been tried be.
fore. III answer Il for you, Sir. You as. mo
to say with whit measure Of public policy
Gen. Plerce's name - connected"
mo Sir" said MIR. CAM bell--tbc audience
meanwhile beginning to titer audibly aud the
Spartan 10 look confused. "That's mol my
question: Mr. Campbell repeated his qnes.
ion The Spartan hesiatcd and stammered.
The audience gave az 10 burst Of lauglrcr.
Mr. Watkins docking like any thing but
Sparon.) iii answer our quesion-by ash
ing oR0fher."
The audience ronred 1t WIS evident that
Mr.. W. had anticipated some such question
and had prepared to answer II; bat, on rehec-
ton his answer did not fit He was, aa the
boy says nj College, eoulhed. His Spartan
gnmprion failed him mud he sat down com.
pletely iii, aopfIed When ORDER was resor
ed Mr. Campbell proceeded. He replied 20
the assertion of Mr.. Watkins that "tIe demo
cratic party had given The country sound,
national currency" lie asked the audience
to consider the condition of TIE currency IN
| Virginia The cnpidity of tho peope had
been appealed 10, mud they had been promised
an abundant circulating medium Of gold and
silver. What was the actual state of things
Let any man examine his purse and sec how
the specie and the bills of incorporated banks
compared with the slinpasrer notes Of private
lndivduals-a currency SO worthless that n
Judge of the Federal Court for the gentle
mans own district had decided, it wns not
larceny to steal it. Tbat evening they had Ind
news hat one Of these bankers had filled, and
no one could tell how soon tho rest might.
Besides, continued Mr. C., if the sub.reasury
had answered all the ends that its advocates
had promised, the credit of it could not enure
to the democratic party. The fiscal agent now
in operation was not he Sub Treasury that
had been pressed upon the country so urgent
" by Mr.. Van Buren, and the democratic por.
ty-bul it WINS, under another name, the Elk
chequcr of Mr.. Tyler md the Corporal's
guard the scheme had been essentially
modified aud changed from that originally pro.
effected by the opposition. and at tie suggcs-
ton, Of tie Wings Il now had mnny Of the
features Of Bunk. He spoke an hour, the
time to which he " as limited. in defence of the
policy and principles of the party and making
many keen thrusts al the opposite party
When he had conc GUIDED Mr.. Watkins again
took the stand Ills friends looked at him
with anxious and distrustful countenanccs-
but the more hopeful OF them seemed 10 say
: Now, surely, he will do something" Bur, it
was no so. So completely had he been stag
gered and stunned b. the blows of his atlver
,ary, ho struck out G'ebly and bHadly. Al first
The audience seemed sympo,hze with HIM
but finally determined To make the most they
could oftund So set to laughing immoderacy
The whigs.we bserved,apriludcd very aealti.
ly-tle democrats one, by one. creeping out
into the dark. Mr.. Canpbell, cx,laim, d the
Spartan, gave the London Times the devil"
Yes" piped out IA little boy The gave YOU the
devil too'-the nptncss of which remark so
struck very grave and pious gentleman. that
he turned round and shook the boy hand very
cordially. Mr.. W. foundcrcd through his
hour, and at the end of it proposed three
cheers for Pierce and King. But there y ere
no democrats to cheer or they lacked the hear,
for 1t. The only response was a solitary groan
that runbled up from the bosom Of distress
ed looking loco--and a general shout for
Campbell"
Never was there more overwhelming rout