Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-10
Discussion atLeeaville

I.EEsvIILE, May 9TH, 1888.
To-day we have had mn interesting political
discussion at this place. between Messrs. Glass
and Iompkins, anti Americans, and DIR. X. With.
ers American. | understand Mcssrs. Glass aud
lnncey made the appointment some two weeks
since. and challenged the American party to meet
them in debate will remark here, that do
not think Mr. Glass will ever again commit such
an cgregious bunder Mr.. Glass opened the
ball by giving very handsome, well deliver
cd speech of an hours length. In which ho at
tempted 10 prove that the American was the
Wing party in disguise: trnp to caich Demo
crats-and advised his friends not to be duped
by such tricks
DIR. Wfthers followed in II speech of the same
length, and it has rarely been our pleasure TO lis
ten to more interesting speaker. He delivers
himself with much and huency, and gcsticn-
lates with grace and elegance. | have not seen
the opposition more fearIessly met, nor Wise,ar-
guments more completely rrfuted during the can
vaSs SO completely did he demolish the little
Postmaster TINT the ''Ssms' present land by
the by there were not few of them,) were una-
BILE To contain their pent-up delight, and during
tho whole of his speech he was frequently greet
ed with applnuse-on6 and long. The little
Postmaster made an attempt Mt II reply, and
To rive YOU some idea of what his situation was,
his recollection seemed to have torsaken himand
from the several mistakes which he made he
proved 10 all present that he did not know wheth-
er it was the whale TINT swallowed Jonah or
Jonah the whale. Nf he should ever find his
way back TO Lynchburg, we would suggest TO
"Saln" to furnish Kim with n copy OF the Blblo)
In his reply he only repeated some of the things
said in his first speech, but which III the reply Of
DIR. w. mot with the same fate as in the first in
stuncc. After DR.. W. had concluded his second
speech, DR.. Tonpkins ''the gentleman who il
always ready" an old line Wing, rs he called
himself, took the stand and in his reply to Dr.
w turned back on Mr.. G. the charge that the
American party was the Wing party in.disguise.
He was Wing ho said and he knew there
Whiggery in it. In regard to the other charges
made against the American party he took the
same grounds with Mr.. G..
In reply DIR. w. called the attention Of the
people to the fact that ono of the gentlemen de-
clarod il Wing unconventional the other cDntcnd
ed maniully against any such churge. lie gave
the gentlemen the good advice to compare notes
before they made another attempt. ! have never
seen such complete victory gained by
Dir. w. to day, nor have | seen such general
satisfaction as shown by all who heard him.
| know that while they were speaking several
were inquiring where they could find Sam. -
We understand that DIR. Tompkins was invited
by some gentlemen 10 spend the evening in the
ncighborhood, aud was told that there would be
u small crowd aud he could have another chance,
but he very politely declined. Saying that
of them had any business with that young Dr."
Several lifted the Yei of the Prophet Sam for
the first time. AN AMERICAN.