Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-08-24
POLITICS IN TAYLOR COUNTY.

To the Editor of the Wig:
The great canvass of 1860 was opened in Taylor on
Tuesday last, August 7th, by Chas w. RUSSELL Esq., one
of the seceders in behalf Of Breckenridge and Lane
Mr. Russell had the reputation of orator. and do
not desire to do any man injustice freely admit that
he is pretty speaker fluent elegant in words graceful
in delivery He only lacks energy earnesness ami
nation whatever you call it, TO make him of the
frs, orators Of the State think he is great man. and
also think this is a sufficient euoey Now to the speech
Well il was the same old story which you have doubt
heard from all the other seceders TO wit: al did all
coui 20 save the Democratic party both at Charleston
and at Baltimore, but she would split He said he went
70 Charleston aud for ten DAYS and nights worked as he
had never worked before since save the only ma
tona party in the land aud after al had received moth
lug but censure and since, not only from bis
own party but from the large and small fry of the
Opposition. He said many Democrats had not endorsed
his course that he had been honored by the abuse
OF the Charleston Mercury And then Ito make long
story shorter than he did he related minuely all that
happened in the great Democratic conventions, with
Which We are all so familiar and with which VIC are so
much disguised. lie tried TO show that Breckenridge
was right and Douglas all wrong IL will be expressed
when tell you that he went into Douglas after the Yam
cey.Rhet STYLE and showed most cOneusyey that there
was an "impasSable gulf between the two wings but
he did I'LL up the picture by saying that both factions
we're about 20 fall hcalong into it. This would have
made lle-lke drawing
He wound up with metaphorical rhetorical sDl,rCe
at the Unconstitutional Union pary"-called them asses
indirectly and then Spologzed for doing t-hissed the
old bug bear cry of "Know-NOthug" Native" "Oopo-
on," &C. forgetting that he has hardly got cold from
his late Whiggery dry behind the ears :" Brown
low would say lie is one of those gentlemen who left
his plry for his party good and into Troy in the
bely of the wooden horse aid in the "ya-h-"w at
the city, beautifully and so truthfgy told in your
leader few weeks ago, whereof Gushing the Ulysses
aud Wise the Ajax.
Mr. Russelrs speech did US no harm. Our Democratic
friends would not believe US Wings when We told them
how badly they split; but they confess that
thew were all blowed TO smAsh else Russell is not to
be relied upon. Sic Sapsr.
Mr. Russell was followed by F. II. PierpOut Esq, (who
has fought so many battles for the Whgs) in behalf of
Bell and Everett. lie said it would not be prudent
in good TASTE ddle with the family eud Of the Dem
ocr.uc party, and ironically remarked that it
pleasure him the "house divided against ITSELF"
with the painful prospect before their party Of total
overthrow He felt compelled to take the words of Mr.
as true-thst the great eagle of Democracy, with
wing off, could not soar but must fall The gentle
man was a truthful aud honorable man. and it mus be
So The speaker said, since he could not utrude upon
the funeral obseQuies Of the Democratic party he would
discuss the principal reasons why the Union candidates
should receive he votes of all Union men; that Mr. Brock
rdge was a respectable gentleman, nominated by a
cedng Democracy; that every Disuuonist in the land
following him, and however much he might admire
Mr. b he could not follow any leader who kept such
company. But he said Mr.. Breckenridge only
dum man. that he young and ineI perenced and
not at all to be compared Mr. Bell-and as to contrast
ing Lane with Everett, he would expect
that. The speaker said Mr. Russell greater
than Mr. Breckenridge and no would think Of making
Charley Russell President That Mr.. Russell could make
a better legal argument beter political speech and
prepare a better State paper than Mr. Breckenridge he
had the least doubt; and, take him all in all he
a greater
Mr.. Peirpont then showed lp, in a mastery manner
the expressions and cOrrup ions of the democratic pow
en- and he reoced 10 know and be able to state to the
people that their run that the sands OF their
tempestous all out aud that the funeral
sermon beng preached on every stump in the land
His speech glorious success though he never fails
laundering applause followed him throughout; and this
reminds me that word sentiment land much Of
it was spendid) of the speech of Mr. Russell was APP
pauded except funny little anecdote with which he
concluded, which raised a faint gigge.
Finally, Mr.. Editor have nothing to fear in Vir
GINA. We will certainly carry the State. heard
lifelong democrat back down Breckurdger yesterday
on a bet Of $1,000 that Bell would carry Virginia.
Yours Ge