Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-10-12
r,,s.ussicn Saturday Night.

Discussion Saturday Night.
A political discussion occurred III tins city
Saturday night so sinpular in ils character and
consequences. that We can give no other &C
count of il ilan 10 relate some Of tie Incidents
The participants wcre lsaoc II. Watkins, Esq
Of Richmond. and our county elcetor, y. IL
Campbell Nh Watkins was announced in
the democratic organ as "a distinguished md
talented member Of the Spartan Band OF Rich
mond Democracy, and every one was called
on 10 conc out ADD lear him We are told
that Mr. w. is gentleman entitled personal.
ly 10 much respect, and thnt he really holds
among The Richmond democracy The position
assigned him by the Republican; but Heaven
bless The Richmond democracy Tho Wings,
as the readers of The Virginian will remem-
Der. baniered tho democrats for dscesson -
and il was declined until Mr.. w. could be CON
suited The result of the consultation was
that. as Mr. Watkins was a gentleman Of dis
tinciion aud ability who had come from a dis
lance upon the invitation Of the parly-his
friends could not consent that no should engage
in discussion with any other. than Wing Of
recognized position in the party. The reasons
assigned for this were, that ii was a courtesy
due To MIR. Wand that the Wing party should
put itselfin position to be- responsible for the
result so that any advantage the democratic
champion nigh, gain would be advantage
nor merely over Wing SPEAKER but over The
Wing party. They therefore made the speci.
e.. a.. /
tween the distinguished orator for Richmond
and the Wing elecor for Campbell
The arrangement as to the time and terms
having been adjusted in accordance with Mr.
Watkins wishes, no led of in a speech of half
an hour In which he conlcn,ed himself, for the
most part, with reading extracts from letters
OF Gen. Scott, written years ago. and asking
Mr.. Campbell if he endorsed the sentiments
they contained. He insisted that the 1emocra.
cy were ION rock. and assured the audience
with great confidence that though Mr. c. 'had
swallowed Mr. Wise" he could not "swallow
the hdle democrat from Ricmond." The half
hour seemed to be very long to him, for he
twice called out to know how long he had
been speaking. We thought it seemed fully
as long to his friends. The democrats here, "a
any one who has ever attended one of Their
meetings, knows,are particularly celebrated for
the amount and violence OF the applause with
which they greet their orators. They seem
10 think there Is great argum sntatiee virtue in
an energetic use Of boot-hees and blud yenns
They ore " orsc than that fierce democratic"
oil old. whom nothing could rule but The "fa.
nous ators" uthis occasion the APPLAUSE
was dislressingly feeble. and il grow fainter
and fainter till the distinguished Spartan
closed
Mr.. C-mrbell's appearance before The audi.
ence was hailed with loud aud long shout
Alter an eloqu exordium he disposed very
summary and satisfactorily of the questions
that had been asked him, declaring that the
Bank was not in issue. and would not be until
called for by the experience OF the country.
and The arbtrament of enlig htened public sen,
umen; that Bankrupt law WIS not needed,
aud would not be,unless the democracy should
get INTO power,in which event he thought it ex
ceed'nsly probable such measure would
ea" oe iound necessary, aud that thousands
- oeh'ocfa's would be again driven to il for re
"e'-''"' 'ien Scots views upon the Veto
anu Tue rlshi OF Naturalization, as set forth in
ns 'e''ef oil acceptance. were perfectly satis.
iac'ory--and arguing, al considerable lo,o,l,
and "nh great force, the proprietv of mako
such Distribution of the proceeds of the pnbr;c
land sales. or OF the lands themselves, as ,.o1l
secure 10 Virginia and the other old s atcs tho
share. 10 which they are entitled under the
deeds of cession. the laws of Congress and the
Coaslitu'i IN. lie drew graphic picture of
thePrcsent conditionofihe Staie-tIle anguish.
ing state of griculturc--commerce-
IA! improvements and education--and por.
trayed the npetus that would be given to all