Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-16

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Timothy Rives, the great war horse Of the party
had said he was unit TO be elected.
He referred briefly to the Rufin pamphlet the
contents OF which he presumed all We're aware
Oft was calm argument in favor of the gradual
OF the slaves in Western Virginia; |
he also alluded to his voting for the Oregon bill,
and his advocacy Of the Wilmot PrCviso. From
have upon the North, after his political character
had been SO clearly exhibited in these documents,
he expected every man who looked to the true
interest Of the State, whether he be Wing, Amer
lean, or Democrat, TO vote for him. ---E
[Gov. Smith having approached Mr. Montague,
VINO was at the time examining some papers and
commenced conversation with him, speaking in |
rather loud tone, Mr.. q. turning suddenly
round, said MY friend, will stop until YOU get
through" Laughter and applause.l Mr. Smith
Immediately retired, but not without casting
look at Mr.. G. as If to say, 'tYou needn't make |
me feel so bad before all these people, ANYHOW y
Mr. Il. remarked that he did not intend to have |
made the least reference to Gov. Smith i'm bis |
speak, but if it was his purpose to come into the |
canvass, he was ready to respond to him. Loud |
applause.l He entered into the contest in which |
he had been engaged for two months single !
handed; they have had representative after repre-
sentative but though they practised with attor-
neys, he didn't need any TO assist him; he would
appear against the attorney and the captain both.
MIR. q. in speaking of the corrupt state of the
Government, among other interrogatories which
he propounded to the gentlemen, was this: 'sWhy
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10 the peRitentiary where he ought to have been,
was rewarded with mission to Austria Al
tacklng in severe term Mr. LIZ political course as
/ to his sympathizing with the Abolitionists &c,
| said if these things were not So why was it that
| the National Era, at Washington, the viest abo-
ition sheet that disgraces Southern SOIL had said
| that 1t would rejoice over Mr. L.;selection. ZAP
Plause.l After few more interrogatories to the
| gentleman, Mr.. e. concluded, his time having
expired, and retired amid great applause.
Mr.. MoSTAGUE's SPEECH
| Mr.. Montague, on rising, was loudly applauded.
lie said, that though he had often met much larger
congregations, he never met with one which graf
| flied him more than they, by the courteous, or
| derby, and respectful manner with which they had
| listened to his opponent. Mr. q. would seem to
| create the impression that Mr.. Lctcher was not
sick. Mr.. 6. knew better. The reason he did not
follow MIR. G in his appointments was because he
wished to visit the strongest districts
| first, TO show that he was not afraid to 90 there,
as had been intimated. Mr.. l.. was not afraid to
| meet the gentleman, as he would seem to suppose.
| He (the speaker) had heard them speak together,
and he was sure Mr.. l.. got the better Of him then
by great deal. daughter
The gentleman had called him a seceder. He
was a seceder, under particular circumstances
But what was the gentleman's position He says,
:" the Congress OF the United States passed law
which virginia, in her sovereign capacity, might
deem to be unconstitutional, that the Supreme
Court OF the United States was the proper arbiter
to decide the conflict between them; and if the
Supreme Court decided this law to be constitu-
tlonal which Virginia had adjudged to be uncon-
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they should be guilty of rebellion and revolution
lie had shown previously that in a speech Gov
Seward delivered at Rochester, there was prop
osition made to reorganize the Supreme Court
upon different principles to have the Judges
elected by the people, so as to give the Black Re-
publican party the control Of that great tribunal Of
our country; and the next was new law abolish
| ing The slave trade between the States. Suppose
| this to be the case, and beside this there was
Slack Republican majority in the House Of Rep
reSentatlves. Then, If Virginia did not wish TO
1 h.l lone f.. th. a.,
| she believed the law To be unconstitutional what
was she to do! II she appealed the law was de-
| clded To be constitutional, what then, Yield
sequence, and il she dare resist according TO his
| doctrine, her people would be rebels and rcvolu-
| uohSts Secession would be her only hope, but
the gentleman's doctrine precluded all hope Of
relief. He did not hold the position, as the gem
| lean stated, that State had the riuht 10 sccPd.
| whenever she thought yr0p,r TO do So As 10
| where Virginia would 20 did she recede would
| depend OH circumstances
| The gentleman had said there was now no DEM
| ocratic party and brings Mr. Pryor as a witness
| tie was glad he brought Mr.. T. into the court for
| Tue gentleman was lawyer; and he knew that
When gentleman brings witness into court he
- ooISeu To take all nc says. Mr. l.. did not refer
TO the Democratic party Of Virginia, but to the
| Na,lonai Democratic party. He wanted to know
| IL there were no Democratic party why the gentle
man was travelling TO every little town in Virginia
sweating, blowing, working, and speaking every
day and mig ht in order to crush that Democratic
| party Loud loug liter The gentleman wanted
| 70 know II he stood upon the Buchanan platform
| Though not Yankee, he would answer him by
| asking another. Did Mr.. q. stand on the Bolts
platform! li.aIghte5 But the gentleman has
| told us ne repudidted Bots Mr. NJ was bound
TO no platform but the Virginia platform of 'ga-9
| He stated lie would vote for MIR. Buchanan again
II he was compelled to choose between him and
frcesoiler. or II he had to choose between scb a
| man as Willard Fillmore, who was worse than
| buchanan upon tariff and upon railroads.
| Lust as the speaker concluded this sentence i'm
medidtely tremendous veil arose with crjes of
ptlt him - succeeded lay
| anna the confusion that for time existed and
which was lndesCr liable. was seen the stalwa,t
| FORM OF Montague not ut all embarrassed by the
| raging storm, and he said coOlv Never mind
gentlemen that doesn't disturb me. am rather
| too old man TO be Kissed down " IApplause on
one side, and hissings on the other
Mr.. Goggn said he hoped the crowd would
| allow Mr. NJ 10 proceed without interruption
Cries OF TO ahead II
Mr.. NJ stated he had been called upon by MI.
g. to define his position This was his duty and
his duty lie would perform if he Rad 10 suffer
and said if that he treason then make the most ~
About Lrtcher not taking the extra compens,-
,lon, he would have been acting very strangely if
he had not He wondered how tiopyin wonId
nave acted under the circumstances fl.aughter
MI NJ next spoke " the X uffner pamphlet and
fepiled IN detail to all the arguments of Mr. o. In
relation TO IT This pamphlet. deprived of tbose
coafse ana vulgar sayings which Dr. Ruffner him |
sell had used ought not 60 have been there: il Wa,
nothing, after all-simpy an argument 10 prove
ilat under the circumstances the interests ~ III
western part Of Virginia would he advanced bv
me abolition OF slavery-it was merely question |
lie referred TO Mr. G IS course I'm Compress and |
especially alluded to the Texas question. While
mr.: L. was found always speaking and voting 10
defend, protect and advance directly the Interest.
OF tue south, MIR: q. was almost always found
wanting. Notwithstanding he had great respect
for Mr.. q. personally. yet his political chararter
was such that he could not vote for him. Talk
about the Ruffncr pamphlet-many Of Mr.. q ;,
portugal acts were great deal worse than that.
lbs uine Was drawing to close he was glad
ahd he was sOrry-glad because his physical
strength was exhausted, yet sorry because the gen
teinan mad given him enoug h upon which he
could speak for two hours. He spoke briefly of
the gentemans position, denying to Congress the
right to appropriate the money of the Federal
treasury for works Of internal improvement in
The l nlted states or in tue indi vidual States |
After touching upon two other matters |
IL was announced his time had expired, when he
retired, being loudly applauded
After rejoInders Of fifteen minutes sacb the dis |
cussion closed. ~ l
The WEATHER.-The following report OF the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse