Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-09-07

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DOUGLAS AT RICHMOND We have not
yet seen copy Of the speech Of Mr..
Douglas at Richmond, but, unless it was
illustrated with some additional explana-
ton of his intentions to become a sup
porter of Lncoln's administration, in tho
event OF his election, we suspect that we
have not lost much According to the
Enquirer, the asscmblage was small, and
not at all enthusiastic. though composed
largely Of Bell and Everett men, whose
cause Mr., Douglas is assisting The En-
qui,er adds
"lndeed, tho demonstration was
even worse failure than the speech. -
And, as to the speech, it is enough to say
that Mr.. Douglas made very great
blunder in speaking at all. Nowhere
else are the people so well accustomed to
good stump oratory as in Virginia, No
where else is stump-speaking so constant
lily, carefully, and critically cultivated, -
Nowhere else are the rank-and-filo SO
thoroughly informed in matters of politi-
cal fact and theory. A political candi-
date for any Office appearing before Vir-
+ gina audience with piping voice, and
awkward manner, and u prosy speech is
already half damned in their estimation.
And candidate for the State Legisla-
ture who would commit ono-half tho
blunders in relation to well known po-
litical facts which Mr.. Douglas commit
ted on Friday night would be severely
taken to task, on the spot, by majority
Of his audience. When a presidential
candidate informs an intelligent audience
in Virginia that they voted for squatter
Sovereignty in 1913 and 1856, and whom
hundreds Of his audience know that the
Virginia resolutions and address of 1913
denounced the doctrine in unmeasurcl
terms land even refused to support any
candidate known to be committed to it
and that a similar population was even
printed on our electoral ticket in 1856,
such state Of things eau only servo to
disgust every intelligent listener. No
wonder, then, that number Of our sub
stantial citizens who went to the capitol
grounds disposed to vote for Douglas left
With open expressions Of contempt for
the candidate
GIN. LANE AND THE GERMAN-In a
late speech General Lane said.
3" have followed all honest vocations
of life, and, among other things, / work.
cd in the mines OF California in 1850.
and dug gold for eleven months. dug
out with these hands SG 900 that took
nome. A voice, good for you'll While
| was out there digging gold, [ went
out prospecting one day, for wasn't
satisfied with digging $25 worth day,
wanted better diggings Laughter. /
went out TO hunt--to prospect, as we
call it--and | met very clever German
who had been prospecting also. had
never seen him before, nor no me. -
Well said /, how do you get on to-
day what luck have you prospecting p
Not very good, said he, how arc you
doing 2 told him that / had not done
much. Well said lie, whero are you
from F? Oregon said |. Oregon 2
Yes What sort Of country is thatp'
said he. Well, ] told him that It was a
good country. Then he asked about
General Lance Says he, DO you know
General Lane? He's fine fellow
! Laughter give It to you in his own
language General Lane he contin
ucd, came very near catching Santa
Anna VOL, told him yes; knew
him little, but never spoke Of him.
| Well says he, why don't you speak
tof General Lane? | told him my wife
fell in love with him once, and / never
spoke Of him since" [Roars Of laugh
ter
Eg- The Navarro (Texas) Expross Of
the 2lst informs that an abolitionist was
caught at Fort Worth who had Just dis
tributed fifty guns and fifty six-shooters
among the negroes Another man was
arrested in Parker county for similar
act. Both villains were hung. These
arc tho same, probably, whose hanging
was the other day reported by telegraph.
But the overt act was not then stated. -
The distribution Of arms by thom strong
ly confirms the reports Of an abolition
plot.
Es'' Hon. Henry w. Hilliard, Of Al
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