Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-13
THE HIGHER BRANCHES OF CRAFTSMANSHIP
ILLUSTRATED BY A DISCUSSION IN WYTHE.
From, The IVgthepiHs Tsle7raph i

From The lVytheUiHe Telegraph.
Rich, rare and racy-a regular "wool pulling took
place in Court House Monday last, between EH-
lion. Ebert s. Martin and Ex Gov Fayette McMullen,
candidates for Congress from The 18th District Agree.
able TO an arrangement between them these gentlemen
concluded to instruct edy and amuse the soveregDs for
the space of hour OF which time twenty minutes,
We believe was allotted to each and ten minutes TOR re-
oinder The ExRepresentatiVe Martin placing himself
in a very graceful attitude flor Illustration see Loyels
American Speaker led oil and electrified the audience
by his thrilling and soulstirrng eloquenco in yndciton
OF himself from certain charges touching his brilliant
representative career which he had reason to anticipate
his unchartable and unreasonable adversary would pre-
fer against him. Having explained his bad votes and
h "marks of absence TO his satisfaction, he turned
his attention to some of the shortcomings Of the FIX
Governor and proceeding to indulge his propensity
for fun at that gencmans expense when the announce
ment of times out" seated HIM much to the gratica-
ton Of Mac and the audience both parties get
ting impatient to have a hearing the other side.
The sold Wagner then arose, and manifested his M
tention TO wade in "up to the hub" by eisurey rolling
up his coat sleeves aad unloOsng his cravat. Having
thus prepared himself he cooly proceeded to define his
own position upon the important issues oil the day-de-
caring himself "revolutionist Warming up with the
subject and remembering that his father and GRANDPA
Their before him had been reyoutioniss he turned to
Mr. Martin and demonstrated cOncusively that ne was
not sOund upon the goosetha he could not be trust
ed in these times that TRY mems souls" He martini
was the very pink of inconsistency upon the question
OF revolution or call it secession he
also upon every other question. While in Congress he
too had been Il revoluonist, but when he returned
home and felt the pulse of Washington aud Lee counties
he became alarmed and SHE'D OIL to the Union" side,
and is rearing an cavoriing on the Border Confer
ence hobby Of the submissionists He had
Wired in and wired out,
And left the Governor still 10 doubt
Whether the snake that made the track,
Was going in or coming back
Bu! this was in keeping with Elber conduct from the
day that he first came upon the political stage Of action.
lie was first old Wing, then Know Nothing, next a
Democrat, for Distribution and against it, He would
never do to tie to. Martin had correctly anticipated
him in regard the charges which he had to prefer.
He enumerated them and called particular attention to
the fact that he had been absent oener from his seat
and voted ofenar to adjourn from Thursday to Monday
than anv man who had been in Congress. lie could
not imagine what Ebert wanted with much time IN
less it was to get him n wife Having left but small
grease spot of Martin, and time beirg exhausted the
Old Wagner resumed his seat.
The Ex.Hon Mr.. Martini though considerably bruised
and battered came time, and after sparring little
gave Mac a sockdoheer between the peppers" lie To-
formed the audience that if he could have got an APP
pointment as Governor to Washington Territory he
might have succeeded in getting wife, and salary OF
3 900 a year would have been very acceptable while
making the search. few stale anecdotes concluded
this round
The Old Wagner then came 10 time, though laborng
under considerable prostitution and evidently somewhat
blinded He paired the hruss Of Martin, that he had
been laughing stock in Congress, and that he had no
influence there Martin had nominated Methodist man
for Chaplain and secured for him but vote whilst be-.
Mac had at one time nominated a Baptist man and Sc
cured for him forty fifty This showed conclu-
syey who had the most influence Martin had never
done anything for his country whilst he the Governor
though not great a as some Others had done IS
much he thought for his country his friends General
Smythe Fulton, Hopkins aud Others who had repre-
sonted the district An anecdote Offset TO Mar
tins and the reading Of letter which the Governor had
recently written Gen. Scott with view TO preserve
the peace, concluded the farce.
Mr.. John H. Fulton then came forward and in very
brief and appropriate speech announced Walter Pres
Ton, ESQ. of Washington, the talented Bell Ever
EFT Elector for this district immediate secession
candidate desiring seat al Montgomery il the people
would send him here or at Washington if the dstermi
nation was TO remain in union with the Northern Con-
federacv. This announcement was received with loud
applause by the audience aud fell upon the ears of Mar
tia and the Governor like cap Of thunder from clear
sky. Determined, however to keep up show OF fight
they both expressed themselves very sangune OF
cess notwithstanding the entry. Mac stated that
he he'd beat PrestOus father and be had doubt he
could row beat the Martin pronounced him a
sater through he confident that he could defeat
him aud carry the Ex-Governor on bis back.
So ended the Congressional discussion on Monday
L would be difficult task to report it exactly a. it &C.
Cured but we have endeaycred, without the assistance
of notes to give impartial and unbiased account
Of much Of !. we had he pleasure Of hearirg-
If injustice has been done to either party, We sincerely
ask their uarlon