New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-17
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Hon. R. A. Pryor, q member Of the House of
Representatives from Virginia, lately made pub
lie speech at Charlottesville in that State in which
he made some important admissions and expressed
some sensible opinions. The Charlottesville Re-
view gives the following account of it,
On Friday night week, in Charlottesville, Sc
renade was gotten up in honor of Roger A. Pryor.
Esq, who has been sojourning here for several
days, in the discharge Of his duties as Visitor Of
the University of Virginia. On being called out he
made a handsome address, in which he frankly and
candidly gave his views of the present condition of
the public affairs. He said the National Demo-
cratic party had no longer an existence that 1t was
perfectly impotent, and so enveloped by eerrup-
ton that it absolutely needed to be chastened by
defeat and privafion. He spoke in the highest
terms OF the old Wing party and its leaders, and
said that he would cordially vote for Bell and Ev-
eretti he thought there any prospect of their
success, and concluded by drawing most gloomy
picture of the future. In his opinion Lincoln's
election was inevitable and nothing was left the
South but to show an undivided front to the ag
gressens Of the foe.
On the same occasion other gentlemen made
speeches, which the Review further alludes to as
follows;
Mr.. Wm. +. Gordon, after repeated calls, fol-
lowed IN the same strain, anticipating tie same re-
suits. The crowd then adjourned to Hon. Shelton
| r. Leake's residence, who made them short and
| pointed address. He paid high tribute to the
4 patriotism Of the Unien partys admitted that the
Democratic party was now purely sectional and
/ pnwerless, and concluded with the same ominous
predictions. Mr.. P. Il. Aylett, another member OF
the Board Of Visitors, was then called ON, and COM
Il PEELED 10 get ont Of bed and address the crowd
Il He made strong appeal to his party in Virginia
i to harm0nize, but gave them no encouragement to
hope for anything save temporary State success
The general tenor Of tho speeches Of the night was
the utter intility OF relying the Democratic party
Il as q party. any longer; that it was divided on sec
tienal grounds and unable to defeat Lincoln.
All these are prominent and leading Democratic
politicians Of Virginia. Mr.. Pryor, it will be seen
rising above the prejudices Of party comedies til,
eminent qualifications of the Union nominees, AM
the patriotism Of those by whom they sustained
His declaration that be would cordially supper
them if they offered the best prospect of defeating
Lincoln, is significant circumstance; and whe
he becomes convinced as he mnst necessarily d
before the close of the canvass, that the ticket
Bell and Everett, adopted by all the conservative
Opposition, North and South, Is the only one whic
has a chance to defeat the Black Republicans "
shall expect to receive his powerful aid in the sup
d port of our cause. TO this conclusion all mus
= come at last. When we see tho Representative
/ men Of the Democratic party in Virginia "A Stat
/. that has never fatered in her devotion to Dems
n eracy -confessng that their party has becom
: corrupt and demoralized and that it is poweret
Il to prevent the triumph Of the sectionasts it b,
% GENES the duty of every honest voter to see
of there be mode Of escape. This is offered by t
National Conservative ticket Of Bell and Everett
q and the speech of Mr.. Pryor is only one of man
,r other circumstances which go to show that it is
Is this ticket the people will finally look for success
?, full defence against the common foe.
s
q PRsNTIefANA.-The editor of the Constitute
n says that his friends must all put their shoulders
y The political wheel. Such fellows as he should
compelled to put their feet TO the wheel-that SO
of wheel called q tfead.mill.
IL Tho Democratic National Convention was brok
" and IL was "a bad egg Df course the odor ma
ii decent patriots everywhere turn up their noses.
The Norfolk Gazette asks why certain Den
v cratic r0Wdies at a late meeting In that city tn
n the seats set for the ladies' No doubt they did
= Tor the qualification of their own vile ends.
IA Col North, q prominent mail agent in New Yoi
arrested q mail robheg recently and was turned q
. Of 0tice the next day. BEFORE catching that p
Is tlrnlay rohher, he should have gone to Washingt
By and Inquired whether il would be perfectly agr.
able to the Administration.
I. Reports recently came Ny telegraph that Marsl
~ RyndeFs had been turned out OF Office by the a
"a minstfaiion. The removal would he a me-
righteous act. and of course the report of it "
without foundation.
u How are the people OF Kentucky at this time +
ID feharieston Mercury.