American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-11-01

and doubt not those two or three are
for unton, but, like Jimmy Buchanan
have never signalized the fact by the
course of action that would prove it.
AT the ringing of the bell, l pro.
ceeded to the Court House and found
it crowded. Mr.. j. B. WOLFF arose
and in his peculiar style gave the Lo-
cotccos some of the hardest hits have
ever listened to. He seems to be so
full of keen Wit and pungent sarcasm
that it flows from him in a continuous
stream. l have not been one of his
particular admirers, heretofore, but l
must say that he made q good speech
on this occasion, and was loudly APP
plauded. Some of the Locofocos ridi-
cule WoLrF, but he is infinitely supe-
rior to Clemens, the great Mogul of
Democracy in this District. In short
Wolff is too decent man to meet
Clemens in debate, but he says he will
do it once more.
LUTHER RAYMOND, Esq, of Clarks-
burg, was next called for. He appear
ed and made an entertaining and in
structive speech, which was enthusas-
tically received. His speech was plain
but unanswerable; not eloquent, but
argumentative; such an one as address
ses the judgment.
Mr.. PIERPoINT was then called for.
He arose and stated that he could not
speak on account of his voice being ex-
hausted in his effort at the Grove, but
L guess he forgot his voice, for he went
on and made II short but pertinent and
most excellent speech.
Il. b. HALL, Esq, was next called
for, and he came when called. He
said lie was not politician, and had
not read, with view to being thor
oughly posted, the newspapers of the
day, and, therefore, was not prepared
to make speech but before he was
done he convinced us that he had heard
something about the progress of the
campaign, at any rate. He was an
Old Line Wing, and ever expected to
be one. He could not, and would not
support either of the sectional parties
led by Fremont and Buchanan. Fill
more had been tried and was known to
be true. He spoke particularly Of the
Pennsylvania election, and of the nat
uraliaation Of foreigners especially for
that election. He said he never was in
Know Nothing lodge, and never OK
pected to be, but that he knew ireland
carried Pennsylvania! He alluded
to various other matters, and wound
up by saying that it mattered not to
him who voted for Mr.. Fillmore, his
duty was plain, and he would vote for
Fillmore if his was the only Wing vote
in Virginia. He took his seat amidst
the most tremendous applause.
This closed the speaking, and all
went quietly away, we'll pleased with
the entire proceedings. l am not a
prophet, but I'll prophecy now that the
True VirgiEian" will call our meet
ing failure, or fizzle, or something
worse.
AS predicted Since writing the
foregoing, l have seen the 'Virginian,'
and find in it column and half of
editorial, pitching into our meeting,
and calling it the "Grand Know No
thing Failure !" | shall examine the
dirty squib.
First, the 'Virginian' says: DWELL,
the Odd came, and with it almost as
many people as usually attend our
county courts, and half or more of
them democrats at that"
Now, the editor of the 'Virginian'
knows, just as well as / know, that
there were twice as many people at that
meeting as he, or either, ever saw at
court here, or else he is too bigoted to
edit truthful newspaper. l have
been told, by reliable persons, that
there were as many remained in town
after the great body went over to the
Grove, as generally attend our courts,
and am satisfied that three-fourths of
the crowd went to the Grove. But the
secret of the matter is that nearly all
that remained in town were democrats,
either too much prejudiced against the
American party to 60 to the Grove to
hear a speech, or too drunk to get
there.
And so, one-half of the people at
tending our mass meeting were demo-
Gratis, ch? go, shame! where is thy
blush p [ profess to know something
of the complexion of that meeting, and
venture the assertion that fiye-sixths
Of them were Fillmore men. Mr..
Drinkard has written his own condem-
nation: eve might expect such as
sertions as these from ignorant parti-
sans, who have no regard for truth,
and no character to sustain. But that
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