The true Democrat., 1856-07-08
From White County.

| from wn1Ce county. | Mr. Ehtor-We have had most glorious week here for the cause of democracy. | Monday last was the first day of circurt court-a number of distinguished members of the bar were in attendance and among the number Hon. w. C. DevenS the democratic candidate for Judge of the Sd judicial district. It seemed to be the general wish of the people to hear Judge Bevens, and upon the adjourn ment of the sherif's sale, about F o'clock M., ! he took the stand amid enthusiastic cheers, and for about two hours addressed the people upon the political questions of the day-and show ed clearly that the present Know Nothing party was unsafe upon the great and paramount interests of the southern people.
 On Thursday it was generally understood that James H. Patterson, the Know Nothing elector, would address the citizens that evening in answer to the speech of Junge Bevens. He had a good audience, and took the stand about 8 o'clock, and continued to speak until about half past F. He Is a rapid spcaker-bold and daring, and if low-down bilinssgate and bald faced assertions are considered proof, he is per haps one of the ablest debatorS in the world. If the object is to stir up prejudices-draw the mind of from the main issues and bewilder it with assumed issues and copious extracts from that pure sheet, the Gazette and Democrat and political tracts of like character, he is cer- tanly THE man for the present crisis. He told the audience that he was not posted upon poli- tics, but that friend hal furnished him with a scyap Jook. As to his not being posted, he might have omitted that as every readtnq citi- zen present would have learned that fact be- fore he listened to him half an hour. And as to the scrap-book, he might truthfullv have remarked save me from my (that) friend" 1 don't think ever heard such mcss-such 2 hatch potch nm and - but 1 shall not attempt to describe it. Suffice to say-he preached he prayed and baSphemed alternately. but to relieve him from the uorul responsibility ot the performance 1t Is due to state that duripu his speech he only called for, and drank. t,c, glasses of brandy. Judge Bevens and w. K. Patterson came in for liberal share of his abuSe-the one being a candidate for Judge against his pet, and the other being a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, against whom the whole artillery and all the sn,aH guns of the Know Nothing order are directed, because he had the manly Independence to shake off the letters that Know Nothing deception had placed upon him, and assumed the dignity of free, independent American citizen.
 Upon the close ot Col Patterson's speech. Wm. k. Patterson announced that on Thurs day evening he would relieve himself from the false charges and assertions cast upon him, and vlndlcate the democratic party and relieve it from the numerous misrepresentations made that evening.
 On Wednesday evening Judge Bevens deem. ed It due to himself to reply briefly to the personalities of Col. Patterson, which he did n a manner worthy of himself and the cause Patterson replied in the same strain as the evening before. Upon the whole, am deci- dedly of opinion that Col. J H. Patterson did the democratic party good service, and made many that were doubtful, confirmed in the faith
 Judge Bevens will get an overwhelmino vote, for the people here have come to the conclusion that while Judge Neev feels that ne Is wholly unable to meet his competitor ne has his strikers in the field to brow beat, abuse, vilify and islander the fair fame and honest pretentions of Judge Bevens, who, a few years since, was declared at the ballot box to be the choice of the people for the office to which he now aspers
 Thursday evening the courthouse was filled at an early hour to hear Mr. Patterson, who spoke for about two hours and a half amid the enthusiastic and deafening applause of his audience All eyes were turned at first to see the whereabouts of Col. J. H. Patterson. but the public anxiety was soon relieved by the speaker who regretted the absence of the Col. crnal, who said he would leave proxv to at- tend to his interest.
 Wm K. Patterson fully sustained himself and more than met the public expectations After exposing the many false and unmanly positions assumed by the Col, and holding him up in all his naked deformity to the whitening gaze of an intelligent audience, he gently laid him down-and took up the political questions of the day, and discussed them in manner that did credit to his head and heart. He did not condescend to the low depths of political filth for harsh teams and vulgar ideas-bul like an honorable man, addressing an intell- gent audience of freemen, used reason and argu- ment that were convincing-and when he con- cluded all were forced to admit that so far from playing the demagogue he was honest and worthy.
 He will carry White county almost to man. | Court is still in sesson-and Judge Neely- though still crusty and dogmatical, is m'el1o'oed considerably-wonderi he thinks the freemen of this district will elect him?
 WHITE Co.,, cIr1puIrp cppINcc June 27, 1856} N'