The daily union., 1856-10-31


LINE wHIGS BATTLING SIDE BY SIDE WITH
DEMOCRATS.
OF the many demonstrations which have distinguished
the present memorable campaign drawing 50 rapidly
close but few in any part Of the country, certainly
none in Maryland have exceeded the democratic mass
meeting held yesterday Laurel in point of spirit enthu
sAsm and all those essential elements which give power
dignity and effect to the movements Of the people IN their
primary assemblies The demonstration of yesterday al
forded substantial evidence that the people of Maryland
fully aroused to the importance of the pending con-
test and that they would be found Tuesday next
they have been found the side of the Union and
the constitution Not only there large delegations
the ground from all parts of Prince Georges county,
but there delegations from the adjoining
counties and from the cities of Baltimore and Washing
ton. We will undertake TO state with precision the
exact number Of persons present There could not
think have been less than six thousand and of this
ber gives great pleasure add about onesxth
oldline wings who forgetting old differences of opinion
questions which have become almost obsolete and
berng only the hour of danger and trial. their duty
patriots noby and generously forth to sustain with
voice and hand the democracy in their conflict with na
les, traitors and demagogues.
The weather was exceedingly propitous-cear cool,
glories of an October day The delegation from Balti-
very large and the from this city by far the
largest that has left the District for many years The
Washington delegation occupied ten tasteiuly decorated
cars, appended to which a truck, upon which was
good-szed cannon, which throughout the whole trip
could be heard and would be heard in spite of the strains
of martial music the shr and prolonged whistles OF the
locomotive the din and clatter and changing of the swiftly
SPEEDING and the loud and joyous shouts of exung
democrats The train left the depot at this city at half
past eight o'clock and reached Laurel few minutes after
nine o'clock After marching through the town they
turned to the station where they after joined by
the delegation from Baltimore and the delegations from the
interior of the State.
At eleven o'clock the various delegations formed into
line under the guidance of their respective marshas and
proceeded to the ground where the exercises of the day
to be held. We will not undertake to give deIcrip
ton Of the banners with their soul-srring inscriptions
which borne in the procession to speak of the
thrilling effect which the measured tramp of large bodies
of organized men, with flags flying and drums beating
seldom fail to inspire. 1t is enough for the reader to
know that the procession imposing in point of
bers, and possessed all the necessary Accomplishments
which impart much wild and joyous enthusiasm dem
onsrations of this kind.
We will not detan the reader by the bretest allu
sion the many pleasing incidents which took place be-
fore the great business of the day commenced but will
proceed at once to
THE ORGANIZATION or THE MEETING.
The meeting was finally organized by the appointment
Of Dr. D W. Snowden, president
Col G. Hewes, of Anne Arundel county, DR.. Washington
Duval of Montgomery county, and DR.. W h Worthingon
of Howard, were appointed vice presidents.
Jesse Duval Jonathan Marriott R. NJ Snowden, jr and
John Edmondson, were appointed secretaries.
The speakers then introduced.
Mr.. nroHELLs sPKEcH
Mr. Mitchell one of the electors for the State of Mary
land said he not here to-day TO make speech for
he laboring under physical ndispositon. He had
just returned from Washington, and had the pleasure OF
addressing large and enthusiastic democratic meet
ing at Hagerstown a few days since and he thought
that IL the friends of the democracy here to-day
would do well for James Buchanan the fourth
of November their feow-citizens in old Wash
ingon county, Maryland would her electoral vote
for the favore of the old Keystone State Go work and
do your duty the 4th Of November and Maryland will
be alongside Of Pennsylvania and in favor Of the consu
tion and the Union
Mr.. cAUsS's SPEECH.
Mr. Causn, Of Annapolis was next introduced. He said
that II should be his fault If the position that he
pied in the pending presidential contest Misunderstood
He stood there TO address them not democrat although
he stood there TO address them in behalf of the democratic
party, but freeman and whig lie could speak Of the
who represents Maryland in Congress states
without superior and yet what has been the reward
of Senator Pearce from the whigs-a man who called
from sick bed to defend the whg party He is de-
nounced traitor He then defended the Of SEN
Pearce in espousng the Of Buchanan and the
democracy, and appealed 10 them whig whether he
a traitor 10 the whig party. he desired them TO
find him that isthmus where there earth enough
to place the whig party He asked, then, where were
its leaders They had all passed away At Baton Rouge
humble tomb marks the last resting place Of the hero
Of Buena Vista. Webster slept at Marshhed. Clay, who
cloud by day and pillar Of FIRE by night the
whg party slept the last sleep Of death Where stands
Senator Pearce to-day He Is accused Of treason-or
what Because he stands by the constitution Of the
country
He then paid tribute to the worth Of Senator Pratt He
not to boast Of their great he knew that
Marylanders like the Spanish grandees-they would
not dof their hats to any.
He then referred to know-nothngism. II was al war
with religion and with the constitution II had head
and cannot think has heart and cannot feel Go TO
Boston and you will find two monuments there, one Of
them touching the skies Il refers the FIRST battle Of the
Union. IL there that the Oarmet nunnery out
ragged Go down to Philadelphia. The same bell that
ung the glorious peas Of Independence when Charles
Carroll Of Maryland signed the Declaration Of Independ
ence broken down by the power Of nativeAmerican
and Catholic rioters He was Protestant and came
there speak Of toeraton and the rights of the
rallied citizen He at New York not long since II
there was q plain tomb there with single name
upon IL but IL the name OF one who was honor
ed By Wsshngton--the name ofone whowas afterwards
called 20 the councils Of the naton--the Of him
who penned the constitution Alexander Hamilton and
yet II he living and the know-nohiugs wanted
statesman they would have turn their backs upon him
As whig he bad other purpose than TO say he
connected with know nothingism and that be not
to tbn cDustimtion. 1914 had