Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-10-19
THE CANVASS IN SOUTHAMPTON.
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To The Editor of the Wig:
Cain, in your excellent and ever welcome journal,
Glowing accounts from various parts Of the STATE oil the
progrcss of the Union cause and remembering your ea
nnon correspondents to furnish you concise accounts OF
tie discussions Of Electors &C., hare concluded 10 NIL
A little niche in your paper If you Will allow me that
ntivlege and let you know though We have not been
beard from during the campaign we lborng zeal
ouy in behalf of gallant standard bearers Bell and
Everett and will the 9th of November roll up an in
creased majority for the only purely national CANDIDATES
now before the American people.
For the past week. there has been much dlsquietude
and excitement among the people of our county, owing
~ the recent Republican victories in Ohio
and Indiana While we did not entertain the JGintest
hone in the two latter States Pennsylvania was looked
TO with great interest," generally conceued tnat
would terminate the great Presidential struggle IN NO
yember; aud when the reached US oil tue hepuoh
can triumph, our people were fred with Indignation
and if old Abe or his "Wde Awake" cohorts bad
shown their faces in our midst the preVaing opinion
is they would never have split another TG' Inousn
we we're little lukewarm for several days ana gave
nm all hopes we have again buckled on our afmors
and zone earnestly to work in the glorious cause oil
The Constitution the Union and the Enforcement oil the
Law"
Yesterday was day long to be remembered by the
soyeregns Of county. 1t being court day. the bec
tors for the stric Messrs Chandler, Lamb ana BLOW
met at Jerusalem and had an animated discussion, bre
synopsis of which will endeavor give you. About
o'clock the political horizon commenced darkening, an
gry and portenous clouds hurriedy swept across
the ayens the low mutterings OF the distant thunder
was now heard and corruscatOns oil the orked lightning
flushed across the densely packed room, aud furious
Bior was momenarly expected that would completely
annhilate the entire assembly. The storm now broke
upon u.s. and ragged for an hour and quarter, du
ring which time the Breckenridge forts we're blown TO Tn.
ground by the mighty power OF Boreds oil Norlolk'-
The storm gradually subsidized, and magnhent Ohd"d'
Il tba hrtlIi nj Era ref
thereirom enabled the fearful rayages OF the
blow. Mr.. Chandler went on in speech OF one hours
length and by his matchless eoquence, sound logic
aud potent argument he held his hearers spe-bonnd-
lie was frequently interrupted by the most voclerous
applluse Mr. g. ably aud satisfactorily defended him
self against the recent calumnious charge Of Free
solism brought against him by the Brecknndge
Elector IL was decidedly the ablest speech we
have heard during the campaign. As deoateI, hr.O'
has cquals-and superors and his speech yeser
dy will most assurcdy tell at the polls in Noyember-
He concluded amid the greatest enthusiasm. The fee
ble bleat of the Lamb was heard proceeding from
the Breckenridge camp and his friends were sadly dis
apponted He went on 10 long ana aoortd argument,
endeavong to prove that John Bell was unsound on he
slavery question: and making out Edward Everett the
most notoiOus Aboiionst that ever dgtaced the Amer
lean Continent His argument was monotonoas and I'M
lust ia the He did not pretend to discuss the
main issues involved in the Presidential contest but his
lucubraons for the last six months seem TO have been
dcVlsing some means nv Wulcu nc couii uelI'c NV
ac,er of as pure and patriotic as ever entered the
political arena.
But the gallant Chandler in his rCjonder reuied eve
nv argument advanced by Major l. aud gained a COM
p,te victory The Breckenridge men left the Courhou.e
with long faces and we heard their leading men say L.
ought not to have been put up against Chandler, that
there cause mad been injured by it, The truth OF IS
they have bad cause and Major L. does as well as could
be expected. Our opinion is lac will never meet Chan
der again in Southampton. That the lamb was clearly
sheared no one preends to doubt THERE'S TO be another
crlud rally ofhe Union men Berlin to-day, and learn
Chandler Chambss Pretos, and other speakers will be
present.
Colonel Chambliss has recently been charged by some
of the papers as being Breckenridge man, but the re-
port is erfoueous-C0l G. is decidedly in favor OF Bell
aud Everett, and advocates their election.
We are forming Clubs in all parts of the county, and
me are ready on the 9th OF November, TO march 10 one
unbroEen column the Of the Constitution and
the Union bought by the blood of our forefaheFs and
in maintenance of that Constitution, we pledge our
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honors."
SOUTHAMPTON.