American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-07-19
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luainted with his public life in 1921
rs he was strong Jackson Democrat.
Mr.. b. didn't know Buchanan at all,
1t all, when he wore the black cockade
as federalist, nor yet when he favor
ed ten cents q day as American work
lngmen's wages AS to the old line
Whigs, with their talents and patriot
ism, and conservative habits, Mr.. B.
was willing to have their votes for Old
Buck, but they were not necessary to
elect him, and he only wanted them to
help swell the majority against Sec
tionalism and Fremont. In short, he
wanted them to go for abolition, ten
cent Jimmy to put down Black Re-
publicanism! His speech was the
weakest and most inconsistent we ever
heard from Mr.. b., and fell on his au-
dience like cold water.
Mr.. Clemens followed, but oh! how
changed. In the start We didn't know
but what he was for fight, because
there were some Of his enemies, as he
regarded them, in the crowd, who had
been following him up for years, SLAM
dering him, &c. But his passion wore
Oft, as soon as he got good laugh at
one of his own anecdotes, and notwith-
standing his hoarseness, fatigue, &c.,
he soon was quite at home, and no one
would suppose that he, with his strong
voice, was the patient of DR.. Brown, an
hour before, quite exhausted by reason
OF severe labor i'll the campaign. We
took but few notes of his remarks, as
he touched nothing new, and occupied
his time a Ia Wise, in abusing Know
Nothingism as organized year ago in
the Gubernatorial canvass. He chang
ed his tactics entirely. All through
Preston and Monongalia, heretofore,
he has touched off Buchanan as the
champion of Southern rights, the only
hope of the South. But, as this hum
bug is now exploded in the light of ten
cent Jimmy's antecedents, he took to
mauling "Sam" under his old ritual.
How are the mighty fallen! In the
now certainty of Fillmore's election
over both Fremont and Buchanan, it
would be waste Of breath to talk a.
bout "no chance for Fillmore" And
then, again, the documents were on
the ground, in the shape Of "Jlua-
dcrbuss port .tolio,' to show up Jimmy
Buck, in his true light, as the cham
pion of Southern rights! Mr.. Glenn
ems spoke about three hours, rehash
OF Wise's speech in his late canvass,
without touching upon the Democratic
platform and ticket, and concluded, a.
bout shutdown, with an celebration from
Scripture texts. His effort was weak
in its evasivencss of the issues involved
in the campaign. Mr.. Brown was
scared for the safety of the Union, but
Clemens was only scared at "Sam'
and his old ritual. ...
We Immediately took the stand, as
invited to do in the published appoint
ments, as Il Fillmore elector, and in a
necessarily short and unsystematized
address, endeavorcd" to nee. some
Of the most fragrant inconsistencies and
Misrepresentation of both speakers.
We showed the hypocrisy of Demo
cratic honeyfugling of old line Wings,
took up Jimmy Buck antecedents
and showed how much of a Southern
rights man he was, and always has
been, -contrasted him with Fillmore
as shown in his administration and his
recent speeches, &c. The audience
was weary, having been harangued
for four hours by Mcssrs. Brown and
Clemens, and we, Of course, were COM
PEELED to be desultory and brief on all
points that we touched. But "there
is better day coming" and day in
which, if life and health are ours, we
will have better opportunity to vim
dictate American principles and our
candidates, as well as to show 6y the