Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-11-02

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Bell Speakers.
The subioned account Of the Republican
meeting, held near Sandy Springs, in this
county, is taken from the Washington "Star."
Republican meeting was held about one
mile and half from Sandy Springs, at the
schoolhouse, in the northern part of Berry
district, Montgomery county, Nd, on siatur-
day last About 70 persons were present, of
whom some 30 were Republicans, and the
remainder Bell, Douglas, and Breckenridge
men. The meeting was not formally orga-
nized, and Mr.. Montgomery Blair, republican,
introduced himself to the audience and spoke
about one hour and twenty minutes He
quoted from Benton's Thirty Years and from
Mr.. Clay, upon the doctrine of republicanism,
and read letter from Mr.. Calhoun, dated
1890, which he said he thought was addressed
TO Mr.. Yancey, in which the writer urged
that the slavery question ought to be forced
upon the people of the North. He closed by
speaking in complimentary terms, and de-
nouncing Mr.. Breckenridge and his party as
disunonists, and invited all conservative,
Union-loying men TO come over to the repub-
hcan ranks, as the only party that could hope
to carry out Republican principles.
He was replied TO by Mr.. A. Bowie Davis,
assistant Bell and Everett elector for the dis
ration, aud that Mr.. Blair had right to enun-
ciate his opinions, provided those opinions
did not partake ofan incendiary character. lie
considered Mr., Blair statement just previous
ly uttered, 'that he did not consider il right to
interfere with slavery as established in the
Statesn as inconsistent with remarks made
by him in speech at the Baltimore Republic
can Convention on the Goth of April last, in
which he described slavery as 81 viper al
ready fastened upon the State" Mr.. d. held
that the remarks last quoted evinced dispo-
siton to interfere with the slave question in
the States. He argued that the Baltimore
Convention was devised at Silver Spring in
order 10 send Mr. Blair to the Chicago Con-
vention as prominent republican from Ma
ryland, and that an insignificant few had at
tempted in this way to have the State of Ma
ryland represented IN CHICAGO; whereas, Mr..
Blair had gone there in fact his own reprcsen-
tative, aud not as the representative of any
constituency. Mr.. b., in his speech just con-
cluded had endeavored to pull the Quaker
citizens into his party. The speaker denied
that the Quakers of that region were concerned
in any way with repubhcanism, and asserted
that they would vote the Bell and Everett
ticket to a man. Another means had been re-
sorted to to bring the Quakers into the affair
by advertising this meeting to take place at
Sandy Springs Ga Quaker locality, so as to
have the prestige Of the high character the
Quakers have all over the country; but the
fact that this meeting had to be held mile
and half from Sandy Springs was sufficient
30 show that the Quaker citizens were in no
way identified with the matter, and that they
do not in any way countenance republicanism
Mr.. Davis spoke about twenty minutes, and
concluded by urging the Inconsistency Of the
republicans, as shown in their ultra republic
can speeches at the North and their conserva-
tive professions in the South; and by inviting
every body TO come forward and support the
Union ticket.
Mr.. Blair rejoined, by explaining his remarks
at the Baltimore Republican Convention, and
denying the construction put upon his re-
marks by Mr.. Davis. lie alleged that his
Baltimore speech, as reported, was incorrect,
and that he had been informed by the editor
who published il that it was written out from
memory by the reporter.
To which Mr.. Davis replied, that Mr.. Blair
had handed him the speech quoted from, as
his speech at Baltimore, and had made no re-
mark about its incorrectness. lie then, in "a
few remarks, reiterated his position, and
closed.
The meeting was characterized by general
good order, with exceptional loud groans for
Lincoln, and hearty hurrahs for Bell and
Everett, and occasional cheers by the rcpub-
licans for their candidate. - Wash. Star