Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-07-26
Fillmore Stock IN Alabama

The friends OF Fillmore in Alabama have en-
tered upon the dudes Of the with spirit
aud energy 1t will be from the following
Fillmore rally SELMA taken from the Selma Reporter
that the Hon George D. Shortrdge the American cand
date for Governor against Winston last year. has bucked
on his and gone noby work for Fillmore and the
Union For months past the Democratic press all over
the country have been circulating story that Mr. Short
ridge had avOwed himself in favor of Buchanan but like
all similar stories OF theirs it to be an invention
Of their own imaginatons 1t will be seem too thstmany
leading Democrats participated in this Alabama Fillmore
rally and boldly declared themselves the advocates Of the
election Of Fillmore. And thus rolls on the glorious ball
Ill over the country Conservatives and patriots Of all
sections and all parties noby and enthusiastically rush.
ing to the standard Of MrLLARD FILLMoRr-he Peoples
Candidate Let the reaction 20 on
Here is the OF nov things are progressing in
Alabama
Ii is useless for TO attempt give anything ike cor
rect idea Of the enthusiasm which prevailed The meet.
ing was only called for the purpose Of consultation as to
whether should request the Executive Committee of
the State to sppoin this the place Of holding grand
STATE MASS MEETING, and il was not expected that
everybody in town, old and young would turn out ON
such an occasion Late iu the evening however we saw
that the feeling was getting warm and began to think that
Ne would have at least respectable gathering And nj an
early hour they commenced vending their way 10 the hall
and 1t did seem to us that every trying to get
had stirred their PATRIOTISM and the sousrng strains
o the martial music directed their steps towards the spot
where the battle to And there thew went
every determined do hs duty and proud Of his
noble leader.
Judge Shortndge, being called upon to preside
look his seat amid deaening applause. He stated that
he had weighed veil the circumstances and principle IN
volved in the present canvass and that his duty 10 his
country aud the gallant Americans who rallied around
him nobly in the last canvass bsde lin stand by the
nag OF Fillmore and DonclsOu IN the pre- contest aud
that acting the dictates Of such principles no had
drawn the sword aud thrown away the .abbard aud WA
with them heart and hand ia the grea' struggle which
has commenced. Ills speech received With hearty
AID often interrupted applause for he CLEARLY showed that
hc was actuaicd by the dictates oi his judgement
NJ Pcrlam next took the stand sud informed the
meeting that he gave wlg vote in his Hfc-that
the hst vote he ever gave tor John Anthony Win
ston my Joe John aud that he never voted otherwise
than with the straight out demOcracy m he voted for
Judge ohOrtnde last summer but that he could not 90
with The democracy IN tlis contest Ills speech was
"ake a. he speeches generally arc but this occasion
We uought that Richard wasa little ahead Of himself
Col. Hlfal-On, another double DISTILLED democrat next
took the stand aud defined HE position coming ont "g
looted for FILLMORE and DOnelson and respectfully invi
ting his democratic brethren, with whom he had stood
SHOULDER 10 shoulder under the banner of Democracy 10
give mp their false gOds and enlist with him under the
banner Of their country His appeal 10 this old democrat
&c friends particularly pointed and good humoredy
expressed, and his whole speech admirable and well
received.
Col Geo r. Blevens, jos r. Johns, ESQ Col Rorr
and Col W L. Allen, called out III Of whom re-.
spouded by enlstng for the war and under the dog Of Fill
more and DOncsOn with the determination Of doing their
duty IN The present contest
Take II a in a IL OF the most "gorishlyr ion.
Pro"Fta meetings We ever attended