The daily union., 1856-10-31

Mr. Causin frequently interrupted BY loud and Ouy.
continued cheering.
COL RobTs sPEEOH.
Col Holt Of Kentucky was then introduced He II,
he just from Old Kentucky He would tell them Ib
James Buchanan would be the next President of bs ~
ted States and that Tuesday next KeAtucy would %
ten thousand majority for the avorte Of PennsyS
He would ask the brave voters Of Maryland 10 ssrS
shoulder shoulder with Kentucky and the entire SoU
II is due to the democracy OF the North that you 40 "a
He would charge II upon Fillmoreand he had te doc
ments TO prove t-that by his writings and speeches il
Congress he has done much TO build up the abol
tionists of the North any man in the North From
the hrst he has been against us What did be say h
his letter He said that Congress had the power ov
the question Of slavery and that State should be admit
ted into the Union that had slavery in its constitution ana
he in favor Of the Wimot Proviso. lie was agant
the annexation OF Texas because she had slavery IN NJ,
borders and he against slavery in the District OF Co
lumbia That is his doctrine and those his sentiments
Does Fremont go furtherR
The American party pledged to abide by the Kan
sas bill He had no hesitation in saying that Mr. Fillmore
decidedly opposed to the repeal of that comproms
The speaker then glanced rapidly the course OF ts
know-nothngs He spoke Of the riots and murders they
had committed, and referred to the terrible In
Louisyillethe bloody Monday day that win long be
remembered the backes and darkest since the days
the revolution. He spoke of the progress of aboonsm
and the desperate efforts of the black republicans elect
John O. Fremont President The arguments and points in
Colonel Hollis speech admirably illustrated by telling
anecdotes His whole remarks warmly cheered and
when he closed the welkin fairly rung with the enthusa
TIC applause OF the vast assenDiaBe.
MR. rREsroS's SPEECH.
Mr.. Preston, of Baltimore, was next introduced He
said ii gave him great pleasure to address his fellow ~
zens this interesting occasion For five and twenty
years he had frequently addressed his feow-czens on
the political topics of the day. but previous occasion
in his experience had he addressed larger enhu
siastc meeting than the before him. Mr.. dwe
at considerable length upon the great questions before
the country, and their bearing upon the commercial
chanical, and agricultural interests The objects of the
and bia
hearers warned in eloquent words against the designs
traitors on the one side and proscrptonss the Other
His patriotic appeals were enthusiastically responded to-
SENATOR PRATT's SPEECH.
Senator Pratt being introduced said that he was be-
fore the people of his native county who knew that for
twenty years he had been battling for the whig cause IL
the whg candidate for governor the last time he had
addressed them and he had then not only advocated bis
election but also the election Of Henry Clay who was
then the candidate of the whg party for President Of
United States. He there to-day advocate the ele
President-James Buchanan and John G. Breckenridge
He would appeal to the wings He took it that those
who democrats were all right II he could do any
good in addressing that audience it by addressing
those with whom he had acted heretofore He there
a whig-not 10 speak as whig, but to address them IS
American citizen. The people were that there
three parties in the field for the first time
history, there a sectional party in the field that
nominated for President northern They nominated
Fremont without the cooperation of the South and their
design in this election is to have the North predomna
the South Fillmore himself announced in his speech
at Albany that the election of that candidate would cause
the secession of the South.
He contended that the election of Fremont would be
equivalent 10 dissolution Of the Union.
Our reporter left after Senator Pratt commenced
speaking and consequently unable to give the
mainder Of his remarks.
The meeting at Laurel will long be remembered in hs
part of Maryland well by all who participated in l
proceedings as imposing demonstration of the people,
fully OF the dangers which threaten the institutions
of their beloved country, and fully determined to
them by united energetic, and patriotic action.