Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-07-21
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According to mutation and previous appointment
Henry W. Miller, Esq, VAS present q Clayton,
Johnston county. on Saturday last to address the
people upon the political issues Of the day With
several others from Raleigh attended to hear him.
On our arrival about 10 o'clock, A. n, we found :
large crowd on the ground, consisting OF perhaps
500 voters, mostly from the counties Of Wake and
Johnston. The general understanding was that it
was Mr.. Millers day, and the crowd bad evidently
met to hear him; but the Opposition " county
candidates of johnston fearing the effect of his
speech, and inclined to grasp any straw. contend
ed that it was the day for opening the campaign,
and that Mr.. Miller, if he spoke at all, must wait
till they had concluded. The Democratic candidates
proposed that they should all merely announce
themselves, and then give way 10 Mr.. Miller. This
proposition rejected. 1t was then proposed that
Mr.. Miller should speak first, and this was also
jected {; and the only plan that the Opposition"
would agree to was that Of the six candidates
should occupy more than one hour and that MI.
Miller might speak after the others had closed.
Under this arrangement Mr.. Barnes, the Demo
cratic candidate for the Senate, led off, He spoke
but few moments and gave way to DR.. Leach, his
Know Nothing Wing American competitor, who full
ly consumed his time Mr.. Barnes rejoined in a
short, but telling speech. Messrs Toml,nson and
Horton, the Democratic candidates in the Commons,
made short but effective speeches. They were anxi
GUS to close the discussion that Mr.. Miller might
have time to speak. Mr.. Willis Sanders and Mr..
Linn B. Sanders, the "opposition" candidates for
the Commons-the former K. N. Wing American
and the latter disorganizng distribution combina-
ton of homogeneous Democracy, occupied about
their allotted time; that Mr. Miller did not com.
mence speaking until nearly three o'clock, P. M
Many had gone down on the cars, expecting to hear
Mr.. Miller through, and to return the evening
train Among this number was ourself. and We were
consequently forced off without hearing more than
Mr.. Miller's opening remarks.
The entire crowd seemed disappointed and impa-
tien and the speaking of the county candidates
hardly listened to at all. DR.. Leach prosed through
his hour to almost empty benches, and even they
seemed to feel relief when his time expired and be
had to be silent. The people had gone there to hear
Mr.. Miller and they were incensed at the discour-
tesy shown him by the deposition county candi-
dates The Messrs. Sanders talked loud and long,
but very few listened to them, and nobody seemed
to care any thing about what they said. The few
that remained about the stand mostly laughing
and talking common place affairs or else breath.
ing anathemas on the Opposition speakers for &C.
cupying much time in boring the audience. Our
impression is that DR.. Leach will. in August next,
add one more to his long list of defeats, and that
the Messrs. Sanders-both he Of the K. N Wings
and he Of the hermophradite Observation-Disclosures
K. Nothngs will be badly beaten.
1t was indeed gratifying, and must have been a
source of satisfaction to the wronged and outraged
feelings of Mr.. Miller to see with what anxiety the
| entire crowd rushed to hear him when he arose.
They were enthusiastic and cbeered him heartily.
We know that he sought not to be revenged upon
the d,scourteous Opposition" but if he had, surely
his revenge was ample. The cheers that greeted
him were many death knes to the political aspi-
ratons of DR.. Leach and the Messrs. Sanders. His
opening was calm, dignifed and eloquent; and
many Of US forced away, by the unwelcome
sound of the steam whistle just when we desired to
| remain.
1t is due to Mr.. Miller to say that he had no idea
of interfering With the county candidates. and that
he did not know any person except himself was to
speak. He expected to make his speech and return
on the o'clock train; but finding the stubbornness
of the "opposition" candidates, he determined if
the audience would remain, to stay and speak when
ever he had the opportunity. The audience did re-
main, doubt not, until he concluded, except that
portion which was forced to leave the cars at 8
o'clock, else remain there until Sunday evening.
P. S. Since the foregoing was written we have
received from friend the subjoned account of Mr.
Miller's speech. He spoke for two hours and
half to an attentive and delighted audience The
"opposition" county candidates, who objected to
H.:
own trap, as he had the opportunity of hearing
their POSITIONS of which he avaled himself to reute
them. Read the following synopsis, and then show
it to your neighbors:
| MR.. MILLER AT CLAYTON. -..
MEssRs. EDIroRs: On Saturday last very large
crowd assembled at Clayton (this county, meet the
candidates and hear speech from H. w Miller, ESQ.,
| After few preliminary remarks, Mr.. M proceeded
to give the reasons which induced him to take po-
ston for Mr. Bucbanan's administration, and with
the Democratic party. The election of Fremont was
defeated by the strength of the Democratic party at
the North-every other party organization in that
section was driven from the field by the Black Re-
publicans. All men at the South, who were true to
the Constitution and our own rights, willing to
unite to defeat Fremont; and when it was that
the Democratic party under the lead of Mr. Buchan-
an had defeated him. and that the Fillmore party at
the North had proved powerless every just man at
the South declared bis determination to give Mr..
Buchanan fair trial. Has he not been true to the
| Constitution? The sentiments contained in his in.
augural-in his messages--in bis rebuke to the ia.
natical clergy Of New England, in his Lecompton
| message, meet the almost unanimous approval oil
the South. Nearly all his friends in Congress stood
firmly by our rights in the Kansas difficulties. Il is
well known that SO soon the last Presidential cleo
ton was over, the Black Republicans issued their
manifesto from Washington City, denouncng the
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