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DISCUSSION IN .CASWELL.

ard, Stephen E. Williams, ESQ.,, Of Caswell, nominee
of the Graham Convention for Congress, met the
people at Prospect Hill. NJ. Q. Waddell, Esq, IN
! dependent candidate was also present But owing
to the busy season, beng harvest and to the snort
notice, there was but small audience. however,
| Mr.. Waddell led off in speech which was prlnc-
pally directed against Glmer's course in Congress
| He censured Mr.. Glmer for his vote on the admls-
| sion of Kansas with the Lecompton Constitution,
with having received the congratulations OF the
black Republicans on speech which ne delivered
in the House of Representatives; with afflilat'ng
his name with the abotionists OF the North, ana
also with acting in bad faith towards him (Mr p" ad
| dclD as an individual. lie said when he was can
ddate before, and concluded to withdraw his name,
| he went to Mr. Gilmer and appraised him OF his IN
tention. Mr. Gilmer rose from his seat and clasped
his hand and told him that he should long remem-
Der hm-that his children would remember him
for he had saved him from certain defeat Mr. "ad-
dell also said that Mr.: Gllmer promised nm upon
his hono-, if he wished to be candidate the next
time, he (Gilmer) would not be in his way. MIR:
Waddell vouches for the correctness of this state
ment, and said that he had letters to prove it.
Mr.. Waddell then proceeded to contradict re-
port that he was afraid to meet Mr.. Gilmer at Rox-
boro', and ridculed to considerable length the idea
of being afraid to meet snch man as John A. Gil
mer Why, said he, Williams met him. TO which
Mr.. Williams replied, that he (Wilams) was bet
ter man than Waddell Mr.. Waddell said you may
| DC better one but you are not so strong We tee
safe in saving that if Mr. Waddell has the physical
strength to use up Gilmer Williams has the mental
| to do the same.
Waddell then stated that the only hope to defeat
Gilmer was for Williams to withdraw. He said if
Williams would withdraw, he would beat Gilmer
thousand votes and he would bet thousand dollars
of it. if he was disposed to bet his own election
Mr. Williams then replied in short but effective
speech. He concu1ed with Mr.. Waddell about the
course pursued by Mr. G. in Congress; but believed
that he would be elected whether both Of the other
candidates run through or either of them Withdrew.
He said that he had been nominated by the Demo-
cratic partv-upon the success OF which he consld
cred the preservation of the Union depended and
that he intended to run through whatever might be
the consequences Mr.. Williams was against dst.l-
button of the proceeds of the public lands. He was
against protective tariff but in favor OF an at r"-
| loren tariff In short his speech was Democratic
marked throughout with the enlarged and compre-
hcnSive views of statesman. Mr. illamS, though
man of small stature possesses no ordinary talent.
well versed in the politics of his country, stern
| Democrat of the Jefferson stamp, bold to defend
| her principles wherever and whenever assailed;
Southern man, States rights man. who, If elected,
| WILL in Congress defend the South against the IN
| suits and aggreSsionS Of Northern tanat!clSm lie
would concede to the North her constitutional rights,
land at the same time wonld not submit to anything
less from the South.
| Mr. Williams has claims upon the Democratic
party to which no other man in the District is en-
| titled He took the field in the last camp gn
under circumstances truly dscouragng- a
majority of thirty three hundred over him. lie re-
duced it then to about eight hundred. In view of
these considerations we call upon the Democracy of
the Fifth Congressional District to arouse from their
| lethargy to >grd on the armor of the Democratic
party to rally around the polls in support of Stephen
,,,1n, in ana
of her most worthy sons, that they may thereby
cast off the odum attached to it by being required
to bear the stigma of being represented by an aho-
| tionis \ DEMOCRAT.
The AMERICANS IN Dissatisfaction. George
Eustis who for four years has been the Know Moth
ing representative in Congress from the First Dis
trict of Louisiana, and the head and front of the
American party in New Orleans, has written let
ter to his constituents declining to be again cand
date for their suffrageS He says:
| THE fusion of the shattered legions Of the
Americans in most of the free States, with the Re-
! publican partv--thelr repeated and overwhelming
defeats in the Southern States-the sectional color
assumed by the politics of the country, leave no
room to doubt the fact that, national party the
American party no longer exists, and that in the
coming Presidential election the contest for SUI
premacy will be narrowed down to the Republican
and Democratic parties. Indeed, in Louisiana, as a
State party, the American party bids fair to fall to
pieces, if we are permitted to Judge by the signs of
! the times. In the Presidential contest: where the
| field will be occupied by the Republican and Demo-
craft forces marshalled in battle array, son of
Louisiana can mistake his banner; FOR whatever
| errors the Democratic party may have committed
and it undoubtedly has many to answer for-what-
Inconsistencies it may have fallen into must
| bear in mind that Southern men, Southern states
men, have ruled supreme in their councils and have
! held its destinies in their hands. Many of them,
| perhaps, contemplate now with dismay the results
obtained by their imprudent and unwSe direction
and guidance. Besides, 1t is nconestahly true that
the Democracy of the free States together with the
! fragments of the National Americans constitute
alone in those sections Of the country, that portion
Of the community which entertains any respect for
the rights of the South under the Constitution and
the Union. These men are certainly entitled to our
| respect our couDtenancc and support
JOINING THE DEMOCRATIC PARrY.-We are glad to
see that the democratic party is occasionally receiv
ing accessions to it ranks of good Southern men,
Hon. George Eustis, Representative in the last Con-
gress from the first district of Louisiana, and elect
ed an American has issued address, declining
to be candidate for reelection and explaining the
reasons of his adhesion to the democracy.
Inthe Presidential contest, where the field will
be occupied by the republican and democratic forces
marshalled in battle array man can hesitate as to
his place"
1t appears that Mr.. Eustis has not been fright
ened by the charges of extravaganza made against
the democratic party. As he has been in Con-
gress, he has had opportunity of investigating
the subject for himself knows all the workings Of
government and the items of expense, and being of
opposite politics would certainly not be slow in dis
covering and exposing corruption if it existed; and
yet in the face of all this he joins hands with the
democratic party the only hope of preserving the
Union and the Constitution, and of securing the
rights Of the South. Mr.. Eustis knows that the
charges made by the opposition against the demo
cracy are groundless-that they are only made to
gudgeons.-C Char. Dem.
ADVENTURES MoRN1NG-GowN.-A lady was
anxious to make her husband present on the oc
casion Of his birthday and it happened to fall in
winter, and at that time in very winter, she