The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-10-10
corr..pond.ne. Of the Democrat.

NgssRS. EDITORs: Happening al Mud Springs
ob last Tuesdav evening, had the good fortune
& hear the doctrines Of the Black Republican
| party laid down and explained By one Of the
candidates for the Legislature for this county,
who was followed bV missionary vt the " Nan.
sas Aid Socieiy"-a bpy from the frozen regions
| Of Wisconsin, who has been sent ont BY the
| Society for the benevolent purI'nse Of cnhght-
| ening the "heatheLs generally Of California,
| and tO take in charge and deliver safely 20 the
holy care and keeping Of the Society, the politl-
| esI character VI the late Senator Brnderiek.
After waiting n considerable time the meeting
was at last organized, and Mr.. Wicks, Of Res
eTvnir Hill, was introduced, IT, commence the
work. But although he announced that he
had been engaged in the lumber and mining
business for the past ak Years, II was very
evident that the work he had now engaged in,
Was not only new and out 0fhis line Of business,
but it was evidently an up hill business lie
labored very hard TO say something; but the
most notable thing he did accomplish was vii.
fully and maliciOusly slAnd,rinX one Of the
most talented lawyers, and upright and respect
able men that has heretofore resided in Fl Do
RADIO county, simply because he had not sufi
cient control over the act Uf his birih IN direct
that Il should take place in a land where M
negroes but free ones should gn. The speaker
asserted that no confidence could be placed in
Southern men. and in prunf Il this wholesale
assertion. he cited the case II n distinguished
lawyer Of this county. ID. X. Newell. ESD
who went home during the canvass nf ] >j6.
and there made speeches for Buchanan. aud
then came back 10 ihis State and t"ld his Wing
and Know Nothing friends that Fillmore would
carry nearly all the Atlantic States. thereby
desigDedly beating Fremont in California. by
preventing them from voting fnr him
Mr. NewclTS character needs - defense frnin
me; he has numbers 0f fellIgcui honest friends
who are abundantly able "a vindcaie his char.
acter, and who hope. will learn this gr','y
that alihGnRh mining is a Lard road tn Heaven,
yet he will lind il mu"h easier job I" accom-.
plish, than clearing his name "f the odiUis
character "f q Slanderer, when he attempts to
libel the name 0f such men Us ID X. Newell.
The Young Missionary, Fitch. bcXt assembled
the stand, and launched or with nll the ease
and assnranc" of an old stager: hc evidently had
his roll well committed. and his posture and
dramatic acting was tcl-rablv natural
His patrODymic is certainly III bad Keeping
with his avocaiiDn; il the Ll,Em.s If tie subject
he has undertaken to culghtcn tie people "n.
is taken into view, then i should be subs'i
tnted for the 7, abd the name would then con
vey vivid idea Of the subject and the mod" of
handllnGii IT, lie at once spread hnscii "n the
al,StFaet tFHtl, "I the D,.'.lsVn,'rrrf Fr'l;'rrd
| euce, but at Once qualified 1t bv asserting the
inequality Of men IN s"ciriv-in the political
| organization of government, a. well az VhyS.
cally aud mentally.
lie viii. with few wears practice. make 4
good Republican pnlilciau, lr La IlTe.4di - a.A-
| largely in bald assertions. without offering a
| single shadow Of pr"of He was very severe
| on Douglas aud hIs party. bni their whole
"tfeEse appeared t1 be comprised III The fact
that they, as he thought. had come 10 the half
| way house, but now refused I" com" ans far
ther-ihey perhaps not liking the looks of the
blfck Int into which they were Invited tO enter
| or the hybrid. conglrmnrate company with
which they would be required t6hrrd. lie eX.
erted all his dcJDiT,i dramatic and Tragic powers
| TO canoniIe or defy the late Senator Brodcritk
| whom he looked upon MS the great champion Of
| Free soil. How Infinitely small would have
| been even the shIdi w of the it;lc Mi.sI"uarv,
| II the powerful frame Of David {. lIt"driuk
| Could have stood before i.inl. and hAlng his
| scuwllug hr"w-In his rough. harsh. sicil'"r.an
voice said. IN his peculiar Iari.Hm.s',,y Ian.
2uaRc-"Clear out y"n'ltrty fnri-.r, ,o'i ,:Iuut
| speak ~
| But the most marked E.aiurc nf the speech
was the instructive, inTrirtatc hatred ~ ihr
| poor unfortunate nrgrU-a hatred peculiar t.
| the iDiidcl Ab"litiuDIss alone. lie SAID. "t!ie
| Republican party wanted 10 keep the Tcrriro.
| Tes free, but had ~ idea uf interfering r,nIv
| nv John BrowHism with slavery ~ the State
II, said lac. "ihc Siuih want sarts. l.t ihsi,i-
have az many "f the Internal black nryioes As
| they want. only keep them Oh; Of The Terrific.
| Tics, and they would ask NJ more.
| In locking over the crowd. ] should Judge
| about one NTH II the number we're kppuhicans
| There was but little light she'd, aud heard of
| no one WIN was seriously hurt
SPECTATOR.
| e. DoRAbo Oct .. l.jG