Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-12
TIfESnAY ENENINd


A large assemblage, notwithstanding very
hard rain, found in the Hall at the hour ut
which Mr.. Stuart was expected to speak After
the lapse of half an hour ar more n note was re
ceved conveying the information TINT severe
headache prevented his accepting the invitation,
but that on tomor he would be happy to nd.
dress the Convention at such an hour they
might choose.
In the meantime, however, the audience chilled
loudly upon the ever acceptable "Gilmer" Of
Abemarlo. MIR. Gilmer and told them to
swat while Tor Sandy. lie would soon be
hero. He (Mr g. could not consent to be
brief as no would be compelled 20 be if he spoke
now. He wanted at lenst three hours. 'rwould
take him n long time 10 tell them all he knew.
He then sat down amid uproarious applause.
But soon the cry arose again for "Gilmer' and
continued with such persistence and intensity.
that Mr. G.. was compelled To lay aside his mod.
csty aud every other objection. and ascend the
stand. He did so amid tumultuous demonstra-
tions ofapprovul and proceeded to address the
| audience in a strain that kept them in roar,
| with occasional touches of pathos that appeared
! TO excite profound sympathy. lie didn't any
| Chairman and didn't know whether it would be
parliamentary To offer proposition. which he
had in his hat, but whether it or not be
would do it. He proposed the appointment of
four cdHpdssers at large. two distinguished men
from the East and two from the West His oh
ject was to meet the Democrats at all points aud
put them down as flat as pan cake lie wanted
TO put them where they ought to be. lie wanted
all the decent men among them to come over into
our ranks, but ms for the pitlful petJogging
prchorn politicians he would not have them
Mr.. G. consigned those gentlemen to infamy in
a manner peculiarly his own-whch cannot be
put upon paper. lie bid them go paddle their
own canoes" with an expressive gesture. He
told them to depart. lle next paid his respects
to the gallant and chivalrous old Wings whom the
Enquirer has recently dscovered-and now SO
lavshly praises, reminding his audience OF the bit
| ter denunciation which these Same gentlemen re-
| ceved from the same source few years ago
| Oh, what fine fellows. what glorious youths they
! are now what infamous ones they were before
| What did they say of Wise before he Judas isca
! riotised.
Mr.. G.. said it was surprising how mer
would act when they got into what is called
categorical situation. They had actually beer
courting him. He had ne idea of going TO them
They had been smiling and rubbing up agans,
him But you don't catch old birds with chat
| ! understand what you call their inSinudtionS.
He agreed with old Moore. their chairman PR
tempore-he endorsed every word he said. Yes
the people can't say the shsriffs bill is Whil
lie, He remembered wha, old Gov. Barbour use,
to say about the pocket nerre--a very tende
nerve il is. Thirty millions of acres of land ha,
been sold without dollar to this State.
Let them put me in the Legislature; I'll tax,
it, aye. and spendit too. "Gentcmen,'' said Mr.
G.. ''if Mr.. Stuart is entering the room,
will be much obliged to any one who will let nj
know it,"
| | have, continued he, at home a portfolio. il
which am collecting facts that will tell in tn
coming canvass. propose to act as sort o
guerrilla. ! want you after appointing all you
electors, and electors at large, TO appoint ''Sand
Stuart and myself electors over all. Wen z,
| everywhere, when it's convenient. The railroad
will carry us free-certoinly they ought-an,
the citizens will extend to US their Inequalities
| Mr.. Gilmer next alluded to the fact that Adam,
| administration was denounced. because he spen
twelve millions year-whe Pierce had spen
sixty or seventy millions. This could not b,
justified even by the Increase Of the country. II,
called attention to the fact that the Democrat,
had diminished from majority of seventy il
Congress, when Pierce was elected to seventy
, five voters for Richardson as Speaker. II Pierre,
was elected. he should have a grand entertain
ment on his plantation for all.
Mr.. g. said as he had not his "notes" he no
ped he would be excused. On being loudly cal
upon to go on, he said no, he would rather oli
. gument could only speak in the dtsuitory
He reported fine state of things in his county
They were not declining in their attachment
I our peculiar institutions. Every body that ha
I negroes kept them, and those that didn't hav
them wanted them. He considered them gres