Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-02-14
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cldediy Fas allalr. IL seei's' ho"e'ei' w"
there were others present apon when far dilier
en-, impression was made, and one, In particular
who was completely carried away by the interest
inc transactions Of the occasion. Desiring to d.
exact justice to the Spartans, we re publish iron
the Richmond Eaqnrer the following enthuslas
tic and eloquent account Of the proceedings. 1t Il
evidently the production ola gentleman thorough
" read in dictionary, and accustomed to the uS'
of the ''gray goOse quill"
THE DEMOCRACY OF OLD AUGUSTA.
To the Editors Of the Enquirer. -
Messrs. Editors A portion Of the Democratic
party of The county of Augusta, met at the Cour
House this evening for the purpose OF taking th'
inceptive steps in opening the canvass Tor Gover
nor. Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General
Although the temperature 0f the elements was
bleak, winds bowling around, and mother earlf
mabted in the albion habliments OF snow, ye
many of the Spartan band Of Augusta Democracy
turned out. The nclemency and disagreeableneS:
of the elements were barriers insufficient to keep
them within doors. Their country called. and
they obeyed. And feel degree of pride, IL
which have not the capacity TO give uiterance
in saying that the spirit of Democracy, Judging
from developments made on the occasion, Is deep
pr ard broader in the hearts of Augusta Democrats
than ever before.
The meeting was addressed by that tried and
esteemed Democrat. who, when the country wa;
emperried by war with Mexico, tore himself
from home and its endearmens, and laid bare hi:
bosln to the deadly strife of the counrys foe, anc
and his lungs to The miasma and malaria Of inhos
piable cl;mes-I mean Col. VIM. ii. Harman.-
In strain of eloquence which it has been but rare
ly my good fortune to hear, he spoke finn thirty
to sixty minutes, giving one of the most truthful
and dispassionate reviews Of the late Wing party
it is possible for the mind to conceive Of He deal
out to them. under their modern organization o.
Know .Nothingism, blows, thick, fast, and heavy
calculated to raZe to the very ground their new
platform, and to break it into fragments. He con
cluded earlier than he otherwise would have done
to give way to the report of the committee appoint
ed to draft preamble and resolutions for the con-
sideration and organization the Democratic as
ISOLATION of this election precinct. Immediately
on the reading and adoption of the report, the
Young. talented, efficient Democrat, James FL
Skinner, Esq, whom the party has honored with
its confidence on more than one occasion, rose, IN
obedience to a call made upon him from different
parts of the Hail, and stirred the meeting with a
power of thought and argument, worthy OF the oc
casion, and which endeared him atresh to his
friends and admirers.
Rest assured, that an account will 90 out from
the polls Of Augusta that will gladden. every Dem
ocratic heart throughout the Commonwealth, roll
ing into the broad waters of Democracy tide run
ming as high as that from any other portion of the
State, save the beloved head ard front otthe Tenth
Legion, Rockingham.
The hour, Il o'clock, p. M, is my apology for
the hurriedness and paucity of these crude re-
marks. very truly yours,
AUGUSTA.
The reader will of course clip the above article
from the paper, and paste it carefully in hsserar
book. 1t is certainly literary gem of the first
water The writer's powers of description are
especially admirable, How lfe-like the picture
of mother earth mantled in the albion habilments
of snow" shaken from centre to circumference by
the ''howling winds" And then the shiyerlng
Spartaus, Drawing the fury Of the elements. at the
call of their country, and plodding their way 10 The
Courthouse, is absolutely inimatable How al
fectng, too is the portrait which the writer draws
of that "tried and esteemed Democrat" who patrl-
otcally tore himself away from family and friends
to fight the battles of his country on the plains oil
Mexico So vivid is the picture that we can al
most see the cleaning blade aimed AT his breast,
and hear the bullets Kissing around his manly
form. Indeed it would require butt slight stretch
of Imagination 10 discover the ''malara and MAS
ma" darting down his throat every time he open :
ed his mouth to give a military order Again,
that bold figure in the third paragraph, in which
we see the ''high tide' from Augusta which is to
roll like our mountain torrents into ''the broad wa
tiers of Democracy" is truly sublime. In fact the
entire article is 'stouch above the vulgar" only
equaled in elegance by an amatory epistle once
addressed by captivated swain to his ''duck Of
sweetheart" which, according 10 cur recollection
read somewhat as follows: "Dem Nymph-My
percranium has been suiacuated for an entire heb
domida season by the imagery Of your immaculate
personality, and when cogate upon the ascend
ing, descending and horizontal mutations of thy
transcendent optics, my heart is lacerated, my
cheek iunited with continuation Of achrymation !!
But oh the mutabiliiy of feminality!"
1t will doubtless be matter Of geaeral regret,
that our reporter was forced by the aehess Of the
hour to bring his communication to 50 sudden a
close. The ''paucity" of his remarks is the only
objection that can be urged against them. We
hope, however, that he may resume at some future
time his interesting fluctuations in regard to the
organization of the Democratic Association at this
election station, assured that they will be treated
with high consideration and produce great sensa-
ton throughout the universal nation and all the rest
of creation He should consider himself under an
obligation to renew the operation without any hes
itation, as the public will await the appearance o.
his next communication, with intense agitation.
We visited the Library last evening to forget
the Know Nothings and the storming Of Sebaslo-
pol in an hours jaunt through the shady avenues
and regal thornughfares of the Queen city Of the
Seine.-S3tth Side Democrat.
o. No wonder our Democratic friends are
anxious 10 forget the Know Nothings-but they
cant succeed The Know Nothngs are destined
to make an impression that ''shady avenues and
regal horoughfares" can never efface. The next
jaunt our contemporary of the South Side Demo
Graf will take, will probably be up Salt River, tt
the dreaded city of political exile. Even there
however, the every idea of Know-Nothinglsn
will ride him like nightmare"
The Democracy will be apt to do something
desperate when they all get together in tina
dreary land, and it will be matter of surprise tt
US. if Captain Wise does not "call out the Mill
tia!"