The Nevada journal., 1858-08-27
Mckibben and Dudley---Mass Meeting

Mckibben and Dudley---MaSs Meeting
The popular sovereignty Democratic
candidates for Congress addressed the
citizens of this place on Monday even
ing last, Geo. S. Hupp, Esq, presiding.
There was large turnout on the oc-
casion. Mr.. Mckibben was first intro
duced to the audience and occupied the
stand more than two hours, vindicating
his course in Congress on the Kansas
question, which be did successfully to
every fair mind. He exposed the cor
rup.ion of the scheme proposed and car
ried out by tie Administration in the
English Bill. He said Senator Bigler,
now the mouth piece of the President,
was the first man whom he heard de-
nounce the Lecompton swindle, and
that nearly every northern man in Con-
gress was at first inimical to the swindle.
They however were miraculously
brought to sustain the fraud in another
and worse shape soon after. He char
acterized the English contrivancc as a
cheat and swindle, and proved that it
was so designed. Southern men conten-
ded it did not submit the Constitution of
Kansas to the people of that Territory,
and Mr.. Stephens of Georgia, had boldly
told the author of the contrivance that
there was no submission. 1t was de-
signed to be susceptible of a double con-
struction.
Mr. McKibben said he had seen more
corruption in the Administration than he
trusted would be known ugain so long as
the Union might endure. The federal
power was vast and mighty and it had
all been brought to bear during the last
session of Congress. The press was
subsidized in night; members of Con-
gress, loud -mouthed in their denuncia.
tions of the Lecompton swindle had sud.
denly became silent and tame. He
tecounted remarkable instances of sud.
den conversions. Mr.. McKibben clos ed
with an appeal to every man and pa
triot to come up to sustain the "llttle
giant" of the West in his viudication Of
the rights of the people. The govern
ment was drifting towards a monarchi
cal Capitalization ofpower, and the peo
pie should rise up and sustain theil
champion and rebuke the wrong.
The speech was a candid, fair and
clear exposition of the whole matter al
issue between the Administration an6
its opponents. The crowd was quite
attentive, and frequently testified it!
approval of the sentiments of the speak
er, and its sympathy with the cause il
which he was engaged. For one We
were disappointed. The speech wal
far better in every respect than we an
ticipated. There was far less egotisn
in it than is usually displayed by public
speakers. The allusion to the trying
circumstances under which he wa!
placed in Congress- -disobeying the in
structions ofthe Legislature of his State
placing himself in antagonism to the
President whose name he had Away.
been taught to pronounce with respect
and jeopardising the hopes of his owr
famil mily-was delicate and touching. Mr.
McKibben's speech may be counted as
a success.
VIM. L. Dudley, Esq, occupied the
stand probably about an hour. He is
an off-han1 voluble speaker, of consid
cradle reputation as a stumper. We
have only time to allude to that part Of
his speech where he read from the Gin
cinnati Platform the principles of the
party, the letter of acceptance of Jane:
Buchanan, and his instructions to Gov
Walker. These three documents taker
in connection with the course pursued by
the Administration in the Kansas con
troversy, Mr.. Dudley showed were proof
positive that James Buchanan ha6
proved recreant to the trust reposed ir
him by the Democracy. He had ruth
lessly trampled on the principle of pop
ular sovereignty, in violation of the Gin
cinnati platform, and his pledges ant
professions often made.
AT late hour the meeting dispersed
The speakers left for Alleghanytowr
the next morning.
REPUBLIcAN MASS MEETING.-F. P
Tracy, Republican candidate for Con
gress, spoke in front of the Senate sa
loon to large and most attentive audi
tory on Saturday night. The speecl
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