Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-18


The 5tato rchoy Of Virginia De6ned-Eu
Knowledt > :; E-now-ltuts'gg SeeletB.-
Whal h hiulSs OF the New i uty-s5i:xt,
Thousand Krc w lJotkugs In the State Sc
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PETERSBURG, Jan. 10, ls5.
Henry A. W-c arrived here this afternoon.
and addressed company of nbout fifteen hun
bred, in the Phoenix theatre, this evening. A.
have said to you before, he has been expected
here for some day past bat did not "turn up
till to day. He suys he has been waiting for the
boats from Norfolk. The Impression he made
upon the audience was by 10 means favorable
There were only few who threw up their hat
like the followers of Buckingham when Richard
wa proclaimed king The applause was by 10
means general ar enthusiastic. | am informed
that large number of Know Nothings were in
the crowd, who, like the wings and disan, eted
democrats, land the latter are uumeraus li,te,.ed
with ''respeettnl' silence. From further nfor.
nation am satisfied of the truth of my former
statement, that there are about ono thousand
now-Nothmgs IN Petersburg, and. from those
who ought to know, Learn there are sixty thou
sand in the State aud the cry i "still they
come" The Hon. Il. X. Mead presided over the
meeting, and upon introducing Mr.. Wise begged
# the audience not 10 get excited or run off IN
confusion IN case of alarm of fire in the build.
ing--a precaution "a humane as II WIS laughabe.
sHEECu OF MIR. WISE.
Mr.. Wise then rising was received With re
spectful applause. 1t was not very hoisterous,'
but such gallon of bad rum would get up
for anybody. at any time. He spoke precisely
follows
Fellow Citizens of Petersburg-I am glad 10
geet an audience of the proud Cockade City. /
have striyen hard TO meet the appointment which
| had made to reach here yesterday. | am hap
Ply to see that ~ large an audience is here to-
nd tbpupb pnt Ia mic
| think there are fully many remaining here
my voice reach. My friends ut Richmond
not having the opportunity to consult me about
my appointments, took it to themselves to change
the appointments which | had made, and sub ,ti-
tuted others forgetting the changes of the year
and the modes of travelling Not till the second
of January did reach Norfolk, not hearing until
then that | was expected next day to meet the
| people OF Isle of Wight Since then |
have renamed upon the band of the river
not waiting FOR the waters to flow, but for the
| boats to come along. Notwithstanding the fo,.
nj last boat came, and am here come.
| in obedience to a nomination of one af the
| great political parties of the STATE. candidate
for the chief magistrncy of tho State of yirri
mia Whether nm worthy to fill that posi-
| ton, before you Is not for me to say Ii i snf.
| fcient that n convention, regularly called, have
endorsed me as a democrat at this day, good md
sufficient to bear the standard of democracy
and | have taken it in hand and here throw forth
that banner for your sweet voices. Faint an
plause.) | am not going to discuss with am,
| man friend or foe-whethcr they shall choos,
their own leader. | am not going to discus
with any one whether ! am a democrat or not
1t is sufficient for the issues of this contest tina
democracy herself has more than thrice endorse
| me- and have her authority for saying | am
| democrat--a democrat vitality and essentially
heart and in skin--a democrat in head as we'll q