American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-09-06

IN which we were engaged. felt that
the crowd of Americans gathered a.
round that emblem of the National
Union could exclaim aswith oneyoice
'ris tho s,ar-spangled banner, oh! long may it
Over the land of tho free and the home of the
| braye.n
In a few minutes the Mountain City
Brass Band appeared on the ground
and discoursed some of their excellent
music, and rendered the scene still
more grand and interesting, and the
crowd more spirited and enthusiastic.
| After two or three tunes had been
| played, the President of the Fillmore
Club introduced Mr.. Sicgfried to the
audience. The Speaker said that he
was glad to meet the people of old Ma
rion beneath the star-lit heavens, and
beneath the star-lit flag of our Union,
on an occasion so happily expressive of
the enthusiasm and confidence by which
the friends of Fillmore here were &C
tuated. lie then went into full, free,
fair and spirited description of the sew
eral political parties, and tho several
candidates supported by those parties.
| cannot follow him through his entire
speech, for it would mako my article
too long. But / cannot omit point
or two. lie showed two or three 'Da-
gnerreotNpe licensees one of Hon.
! Charles James Faulkner, one of James
Buchanan, and one of Willard Fillmore.
The likeness of Charles Jcems was t.
ken in q Union case, and sent through
the U. S. Mail scott free to 10 p. M.
! at Shinston, Va. 1t is well known as
the Faulkner Circular, and proves
that Charles Jecms is very fond of the
''rich Irish broguc," and "sweet Ger
man accent" and is very anxious to
have them enlisted for old Buck. The
speaker showed up this document in a
mastery style, & the deafening cheers
that greeted him showed that the letter
and the anecdote connected Herewith
were fully appreciated. The next was
a fair front view of Ten Cent Jimmy
in the shape Of his Letter of Accept
ancc, in which he says he must square
himself to the Cincinnati Platform, and
that 1t can speak for him. "I have no
right to answer intcrrogatorics," says
Jimmy; No sir ! have said so many
things that my only chance now is to
keep mann during the canvass. If |
begin answering questions, | shall find
myself in opposition to what have said
before, and that would ruin me. Ny
chance is not the best in the world at
any rate, and so [ shall take my stand
behind the platform, which is of such
questionable shape that the election
will be over before the people will be
able to soc the chamelcon-like doctrines
which my ingenious friends have en-
grated in it. This platform shall speak
for me-" The speaker showed that it
was well that old Buck "took water"
in this style, and that his antecedents
would surely kill him if he were to
speak instead of his "dead.faU plat
torn'." ~.
lie next showed up Willard Fillmore
by quoting from his Albany speech,
which is beyond all doubt one of the
most patriotic and manly speeches that
ever fell from American lips. Hecon-
trasted him with James Buchanan,and
oh! what comparison Z! Old Buck
looked worse than the speaker intend
ed, think, but he could not helpit.
lie then brought up an old Henry
Clay document of 1874, and such q
drubbing as locofoco hypocrisy got, in
now culogizing Henry Clay, was surely
hard to take. But they had sowed the
wind and were bound to reap the whirl-
wind.
[ am already too tedious. I could
60 on for hours, but must stop short.
Suffice it to say that the meeting broke
up little past 10 o'clock, with three
cheers for the speaker, three for Fill
more and Donclson, and three groans
for the Court House. The band then
played two or three cheering tunes,
concluding with "Hail Columbia. -
The speaker then proposed three cheers
for the Fairmont Band for their exhil-
arating music, which were given with
a hearty good will, that fairly made the
welkin ring. a .#.
Thus ended the scene with~all the
glory on the American side.
a'." yIDI.
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