The mountain Democrat., 1864-09-17
Loyalty spouaIng.

The kood citizens Of PIaceryillv we're regalec
with . rich perE'rmancs at the Theater OF
hOndAy night. IN which the ludicrnua pFsd0m
mated. Ho'withstaHdrng tempting bill VA
OGerrd and eur citizens epjoy sport. it was
dieScult matter u' get m audience, and some
thing more than the Spoutings Of buf;nus wer,
requisite TO attract cr'wd. Music, which
gepsrsly "draWs" Young America, Wal
brought into play, and that, backed BY the per
suAsivs eloquence Of our city, county State AnC
Federal OficialS, had the desired effect, and {
respectable but very mixed crowd partially
Alled the Thea,er. The unAaggiug Sam, wht
10 ever ready to stamp, cheer ar spout, wai
master ri ceremonies, and becknned and bel
loved tn every paSser by to walk in and TAKE
Sect. At . wink frpm this worthy.N. A. Ham
ilton. ESQ and Measrs. Burns and Lowry and
the distinguished crater" made their appear
sncs upon the stage and, were greeted with ST.
lOnrsnahusiasm, 70 the apparent sstonishmeut
Of the ''disiInguished sD~aker."
The selfelecied chAirman of the meeting,
With grace and dignity. in . Sonnr"us voice
and ''n'busiw'us'' gestures. with beaming
smile und glowing eye. advanced to the foot.
hghta, aHd delivered himself II set speech
whose chief excellence consisted In its singular
bTetity. BE Teharkpd that few nights ago the
lOyslistS had assembled in PlacervIlls TO cele.
brSte the victory of Sherman at Atlanta, and
tonight they had assembled ~ rejuics over the
no less important victory in V rmont THIS
was stunDer. and sent the cold chills running
through the veinS of the 'distinguished speak.
0r"preseut, wh"Se existence was totally ig
nored and who believed the meeting Was called
for his especial benefit. A wink from the as.
tnte Gam PeeAlled the chairman 10 bis senses,
and he apOloRstically remarked, "thAt the dis.
tineuished and boAOred Mr.. Maclay will now
address vou." BeEre introducing the distin.
Kuishsd MAeIay to our readers We have q word
or t~o ~ Aay With regard 10 the Abolition vic.
! tory IN Vermont The chairman Of the meet
ing. although politician. seems to be unusual.
y vrrdant. The telegraph. mot very good an'
thoFity. states thar Lincolu has CARRIED Ver.
mont BY maturity Of %. .Ooo. and the chairman
claimed it a. grrat victnry and the loyaliSts.
- in duty b"und. cheered vociftr,u.ly. In
1850. in this AAms Vel mont. Lincnln received
SS.SnS votes; D"uRlas. ssA9; .BreckiuPidgr
1888 Bell. 2ls;-Llnculn's majority nver al
a9,079. That Iets the victOry and our friend
HamiltoH out ...---
= BAN called Maclay, and that important per
sOnage rose in his seat. spread himself all over
stared at the audience, waited E'r cheers, whict
were not given, took water, ,.unfolded huge
bundle Of papers, advanced . step forward
placed his hand On his breast. bowed swk
wsrdly aud said: FrIlOw.ciizens: Bit, as
zee some ladies present. ought tn take that
back and say ladies' and gentlemen SAntu
Clara greats Fl Dorado. lStunning inf'rma
tinn.l This is my first visit TO the beauffu
city Qf the mountains. am pleased with
your Rardvns. pleased with your vineyards
pleased With your water. eoursee. pleased with
your neat cottAgps. pleased with your stately
uasnsinna, and. more than ell, pleased with
your beautiful ladies. Prolonged applause.
But came here 70 spesk of the different Can
didates 10 the .Hsld- Line0ln, Mcclellan. and
Fremont; and I'll diAmiss the latter By saying
be has no show. Lincoln 10 q great man. Y
very great man, . man of integrity, of honesty,
Of singleneAs Of purpose. and of patriotic i'm
pulses. Idnu't say he 10 the best man that ev-
or lived. but'I do say he Ia the best man living.
He has been tried. he has experience. has
Wisdom, and We are going To elect him.
[ChsssS.] will OOw read ven history Of hi+
HEe." He rrad extracts frnm Arn"ld's speech,
OuloRistic Of Lincoln, and tried N palm that
insmfsFubIo stuff nG a. hiS own. 10 that
speecb, Arnold foOIishlv and faEsrly states thai
Lincoln was the leader Of the great men of II.
lin"is. and that he frequently met and van
quiShed, in the log cabin cOurt hnDses "f thai
State. D'ugIAS. TrunIbulI, Browning. Baker
RichaFdsnu. McCle' nand, Shields. Hardin
NcDOugall and BiSsell. Il wGG our gOnd for'
tune 10 live in Illinois at the time referred To-
and TO our ceTtain knew ledgr Lincoln WAS The
butt Of the distinguished gentlemen named
BE was seld0m. II ever. engaged in an imp"r-
Oant lawsuit. One Of the ableat men nf that
Btste. Sydney BreesC. regarded him a. a Sp'
eoad rate lawyer, but one remove above pet
GFnkRrF. Il was known and c0nceded that he
was 10 match Enr any Of the gentlemen men
tlo..sd, ~ Ear CIV. Reynolds, q. 2. Linder
Murray NcCnnppIl. Joaeph Gillespie. W. a.
Underwood. Adam ". HnydeT, James D.
MHrTis"u. GusiAvus KO~rnsr. or any other Of
the many OmiasUa lawyers Of Illinois; and II
10 a insuIs ~ the dsAd-DOuRlAs, Bissell. Har'
Aia ana' Babsr~eO asasrt that be vas their
Iaadss.. Every uaa wAo lived in Central Till.
uois twenty y0Ars aso. knows Il is false
SAs~slsssly iAiaS. TO tAlk AbOus Lincoln be.
ing an hs6sst. 9sVassud wise mas. Is To iuSnIt
Tie IalslliaSaeS Of ths pS0pi6. VIII an bis
OppovsaatssS BE- has rsVsF give the country
~ sliehtsut Sviasssa that hSiS Si.Asn Ma
elay ~ - b . +" man Of towering iHssaIeOi" (;
b bat N@aDv b in@pabls O( cOwPrehsnAinR Elm
Ssllsess' 50 jN@atUg fSn@ bis twaddls Ou A"aAsy
-slgAt. ,NSagly aid be dIdh1 kpow where 70
AnA NgClsllep he has anA, toos on the North
pole asd one on the South pole. In 9 fSw