Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-09-05

said by his young friend Mr.. Jackson
Hereviewed the rise and progress ofsour
government. and drewsa comparison be
tween it aud the formation and character of
other governments and invoked his audi
ence 70 unite and prevent the destruction
of SO faira fabric. He exhibited the stri,s
ped character of Known othingism as
shown in their various platforms in the.
different States, of which there was no two
alike, and illustrated the recent attemp-
ted deception of tina. party in it's preten--
Ided REIMBURSEMENT of its odious charac-
teristics. by comparing it to q copper
snake that had shed its skin and then pre-
tending to be harmless. and different
reptile, while IN fact i still retained its
poisonous fangs. which were rendered on
ly mereiYirnleat by the transition He
closed by disclaiming any personal allut
sion 70 the, members Of that party and
paying an eloquent tribute the Democrats
10 party and the nominees 1.-THE Ginoin-
natl Conventions. ~ re. '.rS
After Dr.. Flowers had concluded. Mr..
MarFis Taylor, quite young man ofpthisL
places assumed the standard made an iad-
dress tina. did him no discredit, but We
would suggest him. parenlhetically, at
this time. that modesty lis a neyer,failing
accompaniment of true merit.
Mr.. Geo. w. Eurty was then called on.
who stated that with his youth and. mex
perience. he had not the presumptuous
audacitY to attempt an address to that
meetings composedsofsso many older and
ADLER heads. and respectfully declined the
invitation. -
Hon. G. 8. Lewis. having been IRE.
qpently called on. rose,as thistime aud said
that'it was understood That Col. B. Will
son would follow Dr.. Flowers and called
upon him to do So, - -
The call becoming general. the colonel
responded in his usual felicitous manner.
He snidahat while he had always paid
more attention 70 his profession Than to
politics, he had uniformly been found up
on the side Of Democracy. He did not
expect to make as, fine speech as Mr..
jackson or Big Sorrell.'' but be would
talk TO his friends in plain home made
style. He spoke of the different .candi-
dates for observation-disclosures. Fillmore
and Buchanan. He said that Fremont,
the African candidate, was not thought oil
in this Stale, and it was not worth while
to talk about him-Fillmore was repre-.
sented as the tried and true candidate, but
unlike California gold he did not appear to
come out Of the ordeal purer than before,
and that his administration would have
tbcen far more Objectionable had it not
Teen that Congress was Democratic
during his whole term; but Buchanan =
long service before the country had pro-
we'd him to be man upon whom the Peo-
pie could rely. That he had always act.
ed with our people on the questions OF
Banks. Tariff, Texas, &C., while Fillmore
had been opposed 10 US. That these
questions ere now obsolete. and others
more important had taken their places.
and that it would require all the patriotic
conservatism in the country to. preserve
the Union from dissolution. That the old
issues dwindled into nothing compared to
the new ones. That Clay and Webster,
old national Wings. had passed away, and
with them had persisted the national ex-
istence Of that Party. and the sons of each.
who had the principles of their fathers in ,
stiIled into them, had abandoned the old
party issues and were now fighting in tho
Democratic ranks for the cause of our
common country. He closed by invoking
the whole country to give a long pull. a
strong pull and pull altogether and elect
"Old Buck" to the Presidency.
Hon. G. S. Lewis then announced 10
the president that there was in the house
gentleman formerly Of Albemarle CO..
who had reclined in the shade of the vir-
ginia University. He then called on Col.
Joel Yancey.
Col. Yauoey being called to The stand.
was introduced to the audience by Gov.
johnson. in few appropriate remarks
He then said be was glad to respond 10
the,ca made upon him and proclaim the
great-principles Of Democracy to SO en-