Butte record., 1855-09-01
Meeting of the Democracy.

On Tuesday evening when Mr.. Marshall ad-
dressed the citizens of Bdwell, Mr.. Mont
gomery of Marysville was present, and was
prepared to answer Mr. Marshall, or to discuss
with him the principles of their parties. But
Mr.. Marshall was entirely unwilling, and ao-
solutely refused to make any argument,whlch
Mr.. Montgomery would have an opportunity
of answering After some talk about the
matter Mr. Marshall told Mr.. Montgomery
that he (Marshall) considered it as his meeting
that he looked upon Mr.. Montgomery In the
light of an intruder, and if he spoke at all, 1t
was at the sufferance of Mr.. Marshall and his
friends This closed at once, all conference on
the subject, and Mr.. Marshall had the whole
evening to himself By permission, Mr.. Mont
gomery remained until Wednesday evening,
when he took upon himself the answering of
Mr. Marshalrs speech of the evening previous.
1t was very soon evident, even to the kye-Eyes
themselves, why Ned was so unwilling to meet
lack He dare not do it. He actually feared
to meet the sledge hammer blows, with which
Zack scattered, like chaff before the wind, all
his fine drawn sophisms, and well turned
periods We had never heard Mr.. Montgomery
speak, and to tell the truth, we felt some doubt
of his success in answering sOur Ned" The
Kye- Eyes themselves stood around anticipat-
ing q splendid failure. But as he opened his
address and began warming with his subject,
our own fears began to tighten, and the faces
of the Kye- Eyes to lengthen. One by one, he
took up Mr.. Marshall's propositions of the
evening before, examined the argument made
in support of them, then attacked and de-
molished them. sometimes with a single blow
as utterly as the foot of an elephant would the
cob house of school boy. Mr.. Marshalfs
own past action with the Democratic party,
and his present position, was shown up i'll so
unenvable light, that even the Kye-Eyes
felt ashamed of their present champion, and
one by one, with down cast eyes, sneaked away
from the crowd that hung around the speaker.
The speaker having finished the speech of Mr..
Marshall, then paid his respects to the Secret
Order" itself. he understood his subject, and
was capable of handling it. Mr. Marshall
asked no quarter, and Mr. Montgomery showed
no mercy, and gave US the most triumphant
vindication of Democracy, and the most sue
cessful expose and refutation of Kye-Eyelsm
we have heard during the campaign. The
difference between the two speakers is soon
summed up. Mr. Marshalls forte is jest, Mr.
Montgomery's is argument; the former makes
assertions, the latter produces the record
the former deals in brilliant fancies, the latter
in solid facts--the one raises laugh, the
other heartfelt cheer, the one pleases, the
other eonvinces--the former abandoned the
Democratic party, when, from his own state
ment it was much purer than 1t had formerly
been, the latter joined the party for the same
reason--the former abandoned his party when
he believed it to be in a minority, at the same
time confessing that its principles were the
best ever presented to the American people,
the latter joined it at the same time. believing
that the principles and policy of the Demo-
cratic party are better calculated to preserve
the Union, and to maintain in it's purity the
supremacy of Republicanism, than those of
Kye -Eyeism.
We most heartily tender the sincere thanks
of the Democracy of Bidwell, to Mr. Mont
gomery, for his visit and address