American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-06-28
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PSSPie we Sourt I1OuSe IN MofgaR-
town, on Monday afternoon last. Mr..
Clemens, who first took the stand, la.
bored very earnestly to make the pco-
Pile believe the latest Locofoco anti
American dogma, that the issue in this
campaign was between his party and
the Black Republicans; and his hole
speech was devoted to establish this
untenahle position, and to mauling the
Abolitionists and the Republicans of
the North. Now, as there is no Black
Republican Electoral ticket in Virgin
ia, and no prospect of one; and as we
are the friend of Fillmore & Donelson;
we will not be expected either to re-
port or comment upon his speech so
far as the Repub's. are concerned so
we pass him over to their tender mer-
cies for acquittal or punishment for
having said very hard things of them
behind their backs! AS to his sophis-
tries about the "only issue" being be-
tween Buchanan and Fremont, our last
paper contained so forcible an expose
of this fallacy of Locofocoism, that it
would be ssuperhuous to add word to
that article.8s (Scc art. headed "Only
Issue, Unicn'of 21st.)
We were agrecably disappointed in
Mr.. Clemens abstinence from that
"Bom6astes Furioso' style of declama-
ton, which has characterized his orato-
ry heretofore. The reform makes him
more agreeable to hearers of all par
ties. However, there is a reason for
Fit: he is operating upon the old max
I'm that ga spoonful of molasscs will
Eeatch more flies than gallon of zine
gar. Riding his "only issue" hobby,
he must needs be rather complaisant a.
mong Americans and old line Wings,
or he can't succeed so we'll in hunJuq-
gi'tg, or rather honeNtugltng them in
to his sophistries.
cold Line Wings! Imperial guard
of Henry Clay as you aren' cried
Clemens, as he plead with them to go
Buchanan! How changed the tune!
a few years ago he would say, while
yet the Sage of Ashland lived:
"Whigs friends of Henry Clay !
the Murderer of Cilloy,' the Hartford
Convention Fcderalist, the Black
Cockade Duelist, the Bargain and
Sale aspirant, the Political Intriguer,'
'Sabbath-breaker,' 'Libertine,' ken
lucky Black-lcg but our mind sick
ems as memory rolls its flood of Loco
foco epithets upon HENRY CLAY a..
cross it, in black, murky and loathsome
profusion. But, then, we must rccur
to this catalogue of damning billings
gate, to show the demagoguory and the
hypocrisy of Locofoco stumpers in now
eulogising CLAY. They called him q
very devil and areprobate while yet he
lived; but now, with unblushing impu-
dence, they wish to steal the States
mans livery to serve the Spoilsmen in;
to STEAL the thunder of the name of
CLAY to perpctuate the very evils which
his whole public life rcpudiated 81.
Mr.. Clemens passed over the name
and fame Of Fillmore in silence, as a
matter of necessity; lie could say no
thing against him.; and then, we all re-
collect when Gen. Scott was candi-
date how the Locofoco stumpers eulo-
gised Fillmore as great Statesman |.
Ha! ha! ha!
When Mr.. Clemens came to speak Of
Andrew Jackson Donclson, he was
very unfortunate in yielding himscl f to
most low, vulgar and obscene trade
of billingogate. lie pronounced Don
elson "renegade !' from Democracy;
and Kissed the sound "Ren-e-g-a-d-
through his clcnched teeth with as much
gusto as though he himself was not
Renegade from the Wing ranks to Lo-
focoism " Renegade y indeed J.
But now comes the lowest stoop of all.
Mr.. Clemens, with all the vohemence
Of which he is master, called
"AndreW Jackson Donelson--A
lubberly, idle, lasy, Lousy, pett1ogging
greasy 7enne$seean--en enough beef IN
| his cheeks TO keep q small family for q