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and was loudly oheered, and Mr.. Pier

Astounding alike In wit, reasoning and
eloqucnce. And now L come little
nearer home. Last Monday Was an.
nounced as the time that A.. #. Hay
mond, Esq, late an old line Wing
would address the people of Marion
county, and show them where he stood
in this canvass. AS usual large
number of persons were in attendance.
and when he mounted the stand at one
o'clock, the courthouse was pretty
we'll filled. He began, and in speech
(respectful to all partics) of two hours,
he endeavored to make the people be.
lleve that he was consistent Wing &
still a Wing and all the time Wing.
He said he desired to tell the people
why he would vote for James Buchan-
an, and why he thought every body
else ought to do the same patriotic act.
Well, he did tell them why he support
ed Buchanan, & oh! patriotic man. that
he is, it was because he hated and de-
spised Know Nothingism. He never
had endorsed their principles, and SO
help him God he never would! Such
an ontburst of eloquencc and sarcasm
as this ought to have aroused "cheer"
for him, but it did not; and he went
ahead again, and the way he gave it
to US Know Nothings about our plat
form and our candidates, was eau
ton. But at length the two hours
had rolled away, and with it his elo-
quence and his malice, and his yitu-
peration had rolled away, and he took
his seat amidst the most tumultuous
applause--that ever half dozen in
toxicated rowdies ever gave. And OH
it was "big speech" with the demo-
cracy! Nothing like it was ever done
in this county nor in this canvass
-Four or FIVE said so, and it must be-
50. l have no doubt Mr.. Raymond
thought he had made an impression.
and | believe he did, but whether it
was an impression that would lead him
to the "couch of victory or the bed of
death-ah, that is the question"
When he had done, Mr.. +. III. Pier
point arose and was greeted with loud
and long cheers, and the way he walk
ed into Mr.. Raymond and his rene
gade proclivities was terror to him
and his newly made locofoco friends.
L cannot give even the outlines of his
speech, but suffice it to say, that he
gave democracy such drubbing as it
has not had here for many years and
taught tia lesson it will not soon forget.
MIR. Raymond asserted that slavery
was the great issue and all the issue in
this canvass, but Mr.. Pierpoint turn
ed the tables so completely upon him
that the house was in o continual tu-
multi of applause. IF you are aware
with what ease Frank can drub on old
wheelhorse of democracy, you will
not find it difficult to believe that such
late converts as Mr.. Raymond cannot
we'll stand his whitening thrusts. To
say that Mr.. Raymond was destroyed
but half expresses the reality of tho
thing. Why sir, he was routed horse,
foot and dragon, annihilated, skin
ned, demolished. Such is the conclu-
sion of the Wings and Americans and
many of the Democrats. [ wish I
had time to give an idea of his speech
but l have not, for [ write in great
haste. Locofocos Of the Henry A.
Wise school call Pierpoint's an aboli-
ton speech, but conservative men of
all parties call it mastery American
speech. VIDI
gsA~Please publish the following re-
solutions, which were passed at our
Club meeting last night.
Resolved, That the Mountain City
Fillmore and Donelson Club cordially
approve of the principles and views
promulgated by +. III. P1ERpo1NT, ESD.
III his speech at the Courthouse in re-
ply to A. E. RAYMOND, Esq. and that
we hereby tender Mr.. PIERpoINT the
thanks of this Club for his able and
eloquent advocacy of the principles of
the American party and the claims of
our noble standard bearers on that oc-
casion.
Resolued, That we hereby tender
our thanks to Mr.. S. SIEGFRIED, JR.
for his able and patriotic address be-
fore this Club on Saturday evening,
Oct. 18th.
Resoloed, That these resolutions boz
published in the "American Union"
and "Wheeling Times, in connection
with report of the meeting on Mon
day.
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The New York Tribune is RESPONSE
BILE for the following
We have authentic information to-
| the effect that the Hon. James Bucban-