Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1856-09-20
rae nIscuasroN on MONDAY.

Messrs. uoge and Boteler, on Monday last,
was quite an animate! one. Mr.. Hoge, &C
cording to hearran cement, opened in 81 eech
Of an iuour, Hiseffort was really brilliant
one, as well as sound and logical. He discuss
ed ably the real issues before the people, al
this lime. and PROFOUND ID several questions TO
his opponent in reference to the position OF
the knew Nothing party on these issue, /
Mr.. Boteler replied in speech of an hour
1t was very pref piece OfdecIama'ion: LIE
refused 10 meet Mr.. Hoge on t;'e real issues |
of this campaign, according to the policy OF
his par:v. He had nothing to say in refer
euce TO the position of The Know NOth"gs on
the Nebraska bill. And did not say whether
they favored the restoratio" Of the Missouri
Compromise, or not He came here as the
rep rescn,atlve of the American P"r'y-7as
Datriof, and therefore had nothing to say about
the only questions at issue, between. Inc PaF''es
of the country. Both the Democratic and
r publican parties were represented as section
nj The one was unit for the South (3"ite
an admission, BY the way, in favor @: Eern'0c-
racy.) while the other was unit o" the side OF
the Nu.tIl. The great conservative American
rarty stood between these t": 6, to restore PEACE
and harnony-how, he rid lot conI scend to
inform rs. There Dever has been, said he,
and there never can De any ground to repre-
sent Fill more as a sectional man. Query
if he consde:rs his Erie letter national plat
form! danny Old limo Wings had forg9ton,
I Their purity lies and taken sides with ths De-
I, mocracy. AS though Know Nothingisl0 and
Wing principles were identical. Mr. b: then
euIogized Fimores administration and l'nIilc'
uarIy his course in The case Of Auth'y l;nrnsCJ
! Fillmore, be said, was the ouIy national candI.
date. lie stool between Northern sectionalism.
and Southern ultraisrn, particularly such a. ex
hibit:ons in South Carolina, with her peculiar
;dicsvncras,eS"-a favorite expression, We be
lieye Of Mr.. B'.. Mr. Fillmore had heen tFied
| Mr.. buchanan ad not Take away Fillmore,
said Mr.. B, and you take away the brcaE-wa,
ter at The North Tie North will say, "yon
have given up tie tried man, and we vii! nor
stand lev YOU" Mr. Fillmore would certain
w get New York, because he, Mr.. i, had been
travelling there recently, and Mr.. John Smith
or som. one else had tod him so. New Jer
sey WAS certain, for him, also, because Itier0n
der the Democratic candidate will be tleCted
governor, and the Know Nothings, sOmebod?
informed him. would carry it next time. Row.
said Mr.. 3, give Buchanan the entire South,
ID 4.
more on the other hand will carry Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee and North CarOllna-
we beli"ve he did omit Virginia tEeretoe he
was the strongest man. Cogent logic Ills
We presume he had not heard of the recent
elections in the Southern States, at any rate,
he did hot account for the sudden change they
will have to undergo during the next two
months.
lie then touched upon Gen. Cas- n choI-
son letter, the question OF distribution OF pro-
ceeds oil the public lands, the Jordan Hatcher
case, Mf Pierce's administration, the resolutions
of '9S and 90, said Il am no orator MS Hrutus
is'-th;s was not doubtful ruut-and almost
every thing else, except the question al issue
in the present campaign. He thus illustrated
practically the force and truth of his own re
mark, that "mad ideas loated about II, the
politicians brains like the chariot of queen
alb" The Democracy Magged Of their
strength, but cried for help" Yet he did not
f il to cry out vocterously, "in Gods name,
my old Wing fiiends"!' go for Sam. Mr.. b.
conc uled his remarks 10y making an attack
upon Mr.. Hoge, charging him with having
deserted the Wing party. Having thus con
sumed his hour, Mr.. B. took his seat. We
must say, that Mir. Boteler's effort on this &C.
casion, was really eloquent, although devoid
Of any sound reasoning; moreover he diG not
make use Of any Of those petty, insignificant
charges usually brought against Mr.. buchanan,
by the orators and press of his party.
Mr.. Hoge replied in short speech of half
an hour to the charges Of Mr.. BoteIer, And
never, we venture to say, was anything;turne
to better advantage, than the charge that he
had changed his political principles. Hanske'!
Mr.. L., if he thea wore the buff and hae' of
the OLE! Wing party which he had lauaed SO
highly! "Nhere, lie asked, us yOuT former
uniform Z" "Whcre are the brass G4ttous 2
Where the epauIetts! Did you change them
in the darkness of the nigh. (" He sad thai
he had marched up boldly in o. en- day and
joined the ranks + the Democracy. Mr. b.
seemed TO lie taken completely by SURPRISE
lie die not know his man. He writlvd con.
sideraty under the lash of bis opponent, anG
we venture to say, that he WAS glad when the
president announced that Mr.. uoge's half hour
had expired.
Afte4 the regular discussion was over, the
President introduced Mr.. Culver of Georgia
Mr.. Culver was just returning from the north
west, where he had been invit,d to deliver alt
ser es Of lectures, upon the institution u sla.
very. He stated that be found the Denlosracy;;}
the only true parry to the interests Of tie.