Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-04-21
A Glorious Triumph.

Last Tuesday night Was glorious tins for
the Democracy Of S,aun,op. FSf the frs, ,ime
during the canvass Dbl the Know Nothing party
Of The county sumthoss courage and boIiness
sufficient. 10 come forward. and through an sp-
pointed Representative, offer 10 discsas the is.
sues u the campsi:n--fot the hrs' iinns was i,
announced that q ''live Know Nothing" would
appear upon the stand aud proclaim the as.
| founding truth to an snxiotts and Cnrions au.
liencc and for the frs, time MAS tho interest.
ing and affecting spectacle witnessed Of The
skinning. gu,iine::aut stretching on, Of :nys
terisus, gloomy, ubiquitous and sub,erTaneoiis
animal-"Sam." From his fame, it was though
| that il would be difficult matter bu, wonder
full TO tell, the task wa. accomplished with all
the ease and facility imaginable Though tho
creature died hard, plnngine, numbering, bawl.
ing, foaming and grimaeing, 70, his death " as
none the less certain and surr. Friends gath.
cred around, with ponJsrous clubs aud slen,o.
Iian lungs, 10 excite him, and thus keep up an.
imal vitality, but the fatal arrow had been sped
BY prac,cea hand, and amid the sobs OF friends
aud tho triumphant shouts u foes, he died an
ignominious death.
In compliance with an invitation frop. the
Democratic Association Of S,aunloc, Roger A.
Pryor, Esq Of Richmond, appeared before The
largest audience wo have ever seen assembled
In the Court House, OH an ordinary OCCASION
The lower floor aud the gallery wore crammed,
SO much 20 as 10 render i. difficult 10 get a
place either 10 81, OF staad. ny previous ar
tar cement made by tho friends oi tho respective
parties. john D. lmsoden, Esq, also appeared
With a car. load OF documents, 10 reply, OH the
part Of The Know Nothing party, to Mr.. Pryor.
The arrangement was Tor Mr.. 2. 10 lead oil in
speech Of one and \ half nour-Mr. l. IL reply
il. the came time-Mr. =. to respond in a hall
hour, and MIR. ]. 10 close in the same time.
Mr. Pryor, in obedience to this arrangement,
aosc amid The lealenins shouts OF his political
friends, and taking MIR. Fl,urnoy's letter az hi.
basis, eucIiained bis immense audience in a
speech glowing with elsqnvnce, crushing in
facts AMI arguments, erudite and learned in its
research, and delivered With grace and effsc,
rarely eqnalled As an oralorcal effort, We
have never heard i, sufp ,sssd--as a formidable
aIray Of facts and arguments, i, was conclusive,
cyincng a, the same time vas, research aud ac
compished scholarship. lis delivery produced
the mos. enthusiastic and spirited feeling. In
decd. the high expectation Of the speakers
friends were more lhau teala d, asd the cause
he represented riumphanly indicated. His
lime having expired,
Mr.. Ambodcn arose. amid the laundering
racket aud noise occasloned by The free use OF
about 100 biz clubs, and as many believing
voices |, seems hat previous understanding
existed between the sons oi Sam, a. the whisper
could b heard, when Mr.. Pryor closed, ege,
your sticks ready" hoping, VS. presume, to pro.
due by a hellabsloo the impression Of
n husasm which u laundering speech fail.
ed to do. The boys in the gallery were
particularly too vociierous in ikeir squall.
A loud Zap ilom big club, was the sig nal for
applause, and yaliaut!y did the underslIsppers
aud hirelinss obey. While The speech had
neither pi,h u point, yet fuIcsd whisllng MAS
KEEP, up in order to keep of the nightmare, and
make the appearance OF courage Blu, They were
bra'en y. their own yaine--tho Democrats
were the mors numerous, And being animated
b, the inspiriling and eloquent appeais Of their
gifted speaker. rounds Of applause succeeded
each other, carrying with them the convincing
evidences that the very RICH, aaL justice Of the
Cause were with them.
Mr.. lmboden SAID he would commence Al the
enii,g Of MIR. Pryo,'S xddress, aud come back
10 the beginning Of il. He did commence =,
the ending, bu, he never gos through even with
,ba, part. He read long editorial Of Mr.. Pa,
Written in 1850 during the Convention, arraisn.
ing Mr. Wise's reform views, as proof asaias,
Mr.. Wise's fitness for the office Of G,verno. -
He thea read various sx,tacts to prove tina, Nil
Wise was no, entitled 10 the supper, Of the
Democratic party. lie also read Mr.. P.'s apol.
ogy for AID rctAc,ion Of lis criticism Of MIR.
Wise's opinions apon the reform. To this At
raisnmsn, Of Mr.. r., that gentleman responded
most happily aud appropriately, utterly con-
fasiny his spponens. Mi /. did not a,,e,np. 10
reply 10 MIR. Pryur's arguments. HE time was
consumed il. reading stale and irielsvani news.
paper paragraphs, and laundering and h5under-
dsiing in a weak arsumel. We mean by this
uo oioIstuScsuent 70 WV tuOeoeu iuteueCt
We do no, believe he is in his uotsgs, because
he is too Young, bu, we attribute his failure to
the CONSEQUENCES which must have cra,nped
him, Of the intrinsic corruption and i,eachsry Of
tie parry he represented. We have heard MIR.
|. al the bar lsliver wha: would DO considered
abba Arguments. Ws.have heard him in de.
fence OF The old Wing party arouse. rally and
inspirii his audieace by his forcibls appsals.--
But he could no. on las, Iuesiay nigh, speak
with his accustomed vigor and force. Hs WAS
Nv. himself, Although he had documents
enough 10 brighten his youthful opponent 10
death, aud certainly 10 scare him INTO confusion,
aud the advantages Of replying instead Of leading
III, ye, ali awaited him taught. He Tell ingo.
fiously in the fghl.
Mr. Pryor's reply Of half.'hOur was still more
cruel and crushing. We have never witnessed
more brlllian, uiumph. Confused. cowsd
and abashed, MIR, |. skunk under the powerful
aad whitening assaults of Mr.. Pryor. The cc,.
ting Iepa:,ee, hs slashrg eloquence, and the
singing inyective, clothed in tho most classic
and elegant verbiage.so completely overpoweied
and over hslmed The "live Know Nothing" 10
10 ren,lvr il di fficult tor him oysn 10 ailefnnt