The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-10-13
THE DAILY APPEAL.

THE MEETING AT EMPIRE on Saturday
night was favored with discussion between
Hon. Will. Campbell upon the part of the
Republican party and Hal. Clayton upon the
part Of the Democracy. The contestants
tossed up" for choice Of position and it fell
to Campbell, who chose the opening and
closing. Campbell then spoke one hour
Clayton responded in a speech Of an hour
and half, Campbell closing the discussion
in a final reply of 30 minutes. Throughout
the entire meeting good order prevailed; al
though each speaker was warmly applaudcd
D. his political friends. Those of US who
know Campbell! and his capacities can readily
appreciate his capa5ility to hold his own even
with 50 doughty and impurturbable a cham
pion Of tha " Lost Cause" as Mr.. Clayton
and it vii b. easily understood why cur ad-
vocate got the best Of the debate. In the
first p'tce he is qli'e as much at home with
his subject and quite as much versed in the
art o. stump speaking as Mr.. CLAYTON; and
then, having the Right upon his side, of
course he gained 4 victory. At any rate the |
Republicans present were completely salts |
fed and when such exec lent critics as
they have no cause of complaint against |
their representative, we may be sure that ne
did not fall short of what the most ardent
well wi,her of the cause could desire. Pix
ley was on hand with an armful of amuni-
t.on but he was merely acting as powder
monkey" for his chief artillcri>t-that is,
did not attempt a speech himself and there
fore did not need to be " brought home on a
sAuttcr.'
TIE PoLIr.CAL Discussion at Sheridan
and Genoa on FRIDAY and Saturd AZ evenings,
OCT. On and 10Th, between Attorney General
Clarke upon the part of the Union party
and Col. \. G. E His for the Democrats was
well attended by men Of both parties -
that i, well as could be expected by Dem ,
oc-ats in county where so few of that
stripe are to be found. Col. Ellis, who Is ,
an earnest seccssionist, made. as we under {
stand from some of mis- audience, as strong I
an argument as may be made in behalf of
me peculiar doctrines which govern those !
" 10 tu>yieLtjously believe in the right Of '
and the immutable and indestruc- d
!ble sovereignty of the (Southern) States ; :
nd that reasoning from the Calhoun stand f
'oint, he convicted Congress Of being :
RumN and the Reconstruction Acts Of (
'eins " revolutionary, null and void" or
curse Mr.. Clarke had a ready and COM
',ete reply to all the points advanced by
lis adversary, easily refuting his heresies
nd presenting the dangers attending the Il
-ib!e prevalence Of such false principles I;
he Uni who were largely in the ma
ority at both meetings were highly delight
4 with Gen. Clarka's complete sustain 7
lent of himself and his partys doctrines. L
: is to be hoped that these gentlemen may
ave bout before d Carson audience be-
seen this and election day. E
CAPTURE OF PENDEGAsr.-Ont the night of
ctober ID two prisoners, Jack Pendegast Of T
ander county lin fox murder in second de- =
SCI and William Jones lin for stealing =
nalsam from Gabb's mill) escaped from
e State Prison At the request Of Lieu
nant Governor SHngerland We said nothing
Do9t the matter at the time. He (the
lieutenant Governor) set Immediately at
9rk - recapture the fugitives-set a
'np.ete net work around the various avenues q
escape by posting his assistants in ali ~
arters by which the two men might get
Iay. Last night he received telegram
IN Shrrif McBeth, of Alpine county, Cal,
lting that at midnight of Sunday he had e
Dtured PendeGast. 1t is probable that the
ver Mountain Stage will bring the Sheriff
1 his charge to this place Tomorrow
'vernor Slingerland is confident of Jones
Dture within few days.
fEEATER.-The Theater last evening was
so well attended as it ought to have been,
lsidering the excellence of the performance A
Though the greater part of the seats were
"A Tho jnllr II,