The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-10-24
C.rr..vouasnee of tAs Democrat.
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MEssRs. EDIrORs: II having been announced
that Judge Hardy would address the people Of
this place on Wednesday evening last, the true
aud nnterrihed Democrats Of this vicinity, to
the number Of three hundred, assembled here
on that evening 70 listen 10 an exposition OF the
principles Of Democracy. The meeting Wos
called n order at half-pAsG seven O'Clock by T.:
ID. Brooke, whcreupOn Dr.. uamm was elected
President aud Judge Irvine, 0f Mud Springs
and C. 8. Amadon Of this place, Vice PresI-
dcuts. Judge Hardy. having been introduced,
Was warmly received and proceeded IT, address
them upon the various political qucstinns in
vUlved in this election. for tw" hours. lie ably
and eloauenily defended the National Demo.
cratic party from the charge "f disunion, and
convinced every honest man that the best inter
psts uf the country demanded the election Of
B.eckinridgc and Lane. lie showed that Pop
uiar Sovereignty as explained and advocated
by Mr.. Douglas, is a popular hunlbng. HIS
speech was a mastcrly indication Of the meas
urrs Of the Democratic party, and complete
refuiaiiOn 0i the ISLANDERS which are being cir.
culated against the character aud motives 0l
that pure and inc0rruptible patriot aud Demo.
crat, James Buchanan. At the conclusion oi
the Judges remarks, three cheers were gwen
for Judge Hardy, and three times three for
BreckiUridge and Lane. About this time, .
few D0uglasItcs, having secreted themselves IN
the outskirts OF the crowd, proposed three
cheers for Douglas, which turned out u failure.
4 sense Of justice impels ME to declare that the
respectable portion of the DnuglAsics took no
part in this dIsgracetul interruption, but 1t was
the act Of few rOWdies aud blackguards, who
bad beer. n.liQuidaIing rather freely, Who profess
20 be supporters Of Mr.. Douglas, but nrc really
Black Republicans.
Messrs. Boyd, Petit and Brooke, Of our
County nominees, then sevcrally appeared up
on the stand, in response IA calls made upon
them. and acquitted themselves in crcditable
manner.
As soon aS the meeting adjourned, Mr..
Fisher mounted the stand and delivered hn-
self Of a regular Abolition speech denounced
the Democratic purity. the Fugili'e Slave I.a"
and every thing else. From his style, We
would conclude that he is the agent Of sotHe
Abolition or Emigrant AID Society that he
has been engaged in delivering Abolition lee.
lures in Kansas and that lie has the "dor OF
rotten eggs still hanging about HIM. As ston
ns he bad concluded, Judge Hardy. in Response
to repeated calls from the crowd, again took
the stand, and in few minutes completely an
initiated him. He clearly aud cunciuslvtly
proved that the Republican pAfty was sectional
and that its very CNlStencc4ud vitality depend
upon slavery agitation. die administered such
a castigatinn and rrbuke Ia this Mr.. Fisher,
that be will never dare to interrupt Demo.
cratic meeting again. 1t would be well lur IL
to keep Judge Hardy in the county unit uiIcI
the election.
We are gaining strength here every day
Men are daily leaving Douglas aud taking Pc
sition IN the ranks IT the irnc Democracy
There will be two hundred aud hitl votes poll
cd here, rf which Douglas will So, sixty, the
Blacks about the same number and lIreckin-
ridge the rcmainder,nr one hundred aud Ihiity.
This you Will lind to he correct estimate
ConHess' speech here on Tuesday evening
last. drove several Dougla' nien back tn the
Democratic ranks. WASHINGTON.