Washington telegraph., 1856-07-23
Col. Fowler at Paraclifta.

Awaiting Ourseif OF the polite lnNltatloh |
of the American party of Sewer county, |
extended to the editors Of the Telegraph, |
we fthe iunior) found our va-= ta par~-
-Isrsr, strIrr some pleasant haltiny by the
wayside. We hauled up at the seat of
justice of our neighboring county on
Wednesday morning last in good time.
We found very considerable crowd in
waiting for the speech of Col. Fowler, who
by appointment, was to address them on
that occasion. At about eleven o'clock
Col. F., took the stand. The large and
commodious courthouse of Sewer was
crowded with an intelligent and attentive
audience. 1t is perhaps sufficient to say,
inasmuch as we propose referring at length
to Col. Fowler's effort at this place on
Friday last-that he made one of his most
successful and convincing speeches. 1t is
very certain that the many Americans
present were fully, completely and enthu-
siastically satisfied with the manner in
which he acquitted himself and yindicated
their party and their principles. At the
close of his speech congratulations poured
in upon him from every side; and we had
the satisfaction of hearing a gentleman of
character and standing assure Col. Fowler,
that, although he had come to hear him
fully determined to vote against him and
his principles, yet he would say, that 50
convincing and conclusive were his argu-
ments in favor of the glorious cause of
Amcricanism, that from thenceforth he
was devoted heart and hand to the main
tainanee and support of the American
party And this is but type Of the work
which Col Fowler has been doing whcr-
ever he has gone. We hear the most
cheering and reliable accounts of the
frightening of his prospects, and we feel
almost certain that we will have in our
power to chronicle decisive victory for
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estimated at from one hundred to two
hundred and fifty. We had the pleasure
Of seeing one Of the faircst Of the thrun..
present the Colonel with beautiful Jou-
quet OF hOwcrs, an earnest, she said, Of the
high estimation in which his noble defence
Of the rights and privileges of the An.sri-
can people were held by the gentler sex.
The ladies pledged themselves to cleo
tioncer for the Colonel, and with such
efficient aid he must and viii come out
Z FIRST best. \ plentiful barbecue was pre-
pared for the occasion. And we are in
formed that the large crowd did full
justice to the feast. We formed many
pleasant acquaintances during our brief
stay with our friends in Paraclifta and
shall always revert to our visit with pleasure
and satisfaction. For it was pleasure To
find so many warm-hearted men enlisted
in our glorious cause determined TO strur-
gle manfully for the supremacy of the
principles which are to hold together and
sustain this Union. There is no tagging
about the Americans of Sewer. They are 1
at work with a will and whether they
achieve success. or not they will deserve it.
The county candidates are busy in the
canvass. Our friend Allen Pettus, ESQ.
is doing good service in the cause and We
hope seat in the Legislature will reward
him for his labors. We must not neglect
to return our thanks to that worthy gentle
man, Judge III. X. Brown, for the hospi-
talities which he so literally afforded us.
The Judge is one of the tried and true
friends of the good work, and seems never
TO be so well contentcd, as when laborinr
10 advance the oauro. We think We NAV
safely say of old Sewer that ..alI,, we'll ;,
and heartily do We hope that the gallant
Americans of the county will succeed so
completely as to realize their most sau- I
yuine expectations. :
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