Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-01
IFrom the Democratic Pressl
MESSRS. BROWN AND GILMER

NovExBsR 10, 1860.
MEssRs. EDrroRs: Last Monday. the 9th inst,
heard pronounced in 1.-THE Court House in Yancey-
vile, by the Hon. John A. Gllmer, one of the most
remarkable harangues it has ever been my misfor-
tune to listen to- Mr. Gilmer instead Of advocating
the principles of the party to which he processes to
belong, employed all his time in a continual denun-
citation Of Mr.. Breckenridge and his party; and in
unlimited praise of Mr. Douglas and his ring las he
chose to term t of the party So little did ne refer
to Mr. Bell and his party, and so lavish was he Of
his praises Of Stephen A. Douglas, that some Of his
hearers were enquiring among themselves whether
he had left his party and gone to Douglas. He
characterized the Breckenridge party as the =" dis
union party "nulfying party'-the !" seces-
sion party" and was understood to say that he re-
garded the Breckenridge Democracy as being as
dangerous, or as no better than Lincoln and his
coadjutors He said with profound emphasis that
there is not single nullifer"-" there is not
single disunionist"-"t there is not a single seces-
sionst but what belongs to the Breckenridge party
He entered into a long course of reasoning, (such
as it was) trying to prove that Douglas and his fol-
lowers stood where the Democracy stood four years
since His mission into Caswell, judging from the
purport Of his harangue was to tell the Democracy
how to vote the following day. or in others words,
to tell them who best represented the true princi
pies of the Democratic party. Great Heayens!-
John A. Gmer, Representative in Congress from
the South congratulated by that arch end of aboli
voted for a Democrat, pending the election for
Speaker IN the House Of Representatives after hav
ing received repeated assistance from Democratic
votes even from Ohio. Yes, John A. Gmer came
to Democratic Caswell to tell who best represented
the Democratic party! Upon the whole, his speech
was most insulting and presumptuous- fraught
with the greatest injustice and misrepresentation,
tina. ever was delivered in Yanceyville During the
delivery of this philippe he was greeted by no ap
plause.
After he had finished, loud and continued calls
were made from an parts Of the house. (now the
house was full, the people expecting reply.) for
that "Old War-horse of Hickory Democracy" the
Hon. Bedford Brown. He arose and Invested bim-
self of his great coat, flor his feelings were tho
roughly warmed by the gross injustice and almost
personal illusions of Mr. Gilmer) and took the ros-
trum amid great and continued applauses. He be-
gan by referring to the speech just then made
of the most remarkable he had ever heard delivered
either in or out of Congress on any subject. Cup
rorious applause) He looked upon the gentleman
who had just preceded him as poor messenger to
instruct the Democracy. During the delivery of his
speech, Col. Brown interrupted time and again
by great cheering and the most enthusiastic ap-
plause. Never in my life have seen the people
more exultant over victory than they were over
the victory of Col Brown over Mr.. Gilmer. He not
only successfully refuted the great misrepresenta-
tons of facts and history set forth truths by his
opponents, but he went far back into the political
history of our country and gave the history of each
party up to the present time. After achieving one
of the most brilliant victories ever achieved in po-
litca disquisition, Col. Brown left the stand amid
wild enthusiasm. He was Immediately surrounded
by numerous friends desiring to shake hands with
HIM, and to congratulate him upon demolishing his
antagonist in of the most stirring and powerful
speeches he ever delivered. His speech was regard
ed by some as one of the greatest efforts of his life
while others thought it equal to- if not greater than
his celebrated Jackson speech Col Brown, in voice,
gesture, and intellect appears stronger than
One Of the most unwavering uniinching, and un-
erring Democrats as he has always been he is emf
nently worthy, to say nothing of his superior
qualifications and deserts, of the cordial gratitude of
every good Democrat in the Old North State. He
has fought hard and manly for the last two months
in defense Of true Democratic principles. May he
long live.
Yours in haste, "AMICUS"