Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1869-10-23
I HE CA M P AIG N
IN OLD WILKINSON.
GLORIOUS MEETING.
GREAT fsMPElUJS1ASlM,

Last Monday was a glorious day for the
Republicans of this county. According to
previous announcement Col. H. Musgrove.
Capt. ii. r. Pease, Gen. A. Anderson,
Col. L. W. Perez, Maj. +. j. CASTILLO and
Capt. H. G. Carter made their appear
ance 10 our city, to hold a meeting and
discuss the political issues of the day
The day was beautiful one, and early in
the morning the sturdy Republicans of
the county began to pour in from every
direction. By 10 O'Clock about 1900 vo-
tiers had collected in the Court House
yard, where stand had previously been
erected. The meeting was called to or
der Mt IL o'clock, by w. II. Noble, Jr.'
Chairman Of the County Republican Elk
ecutive Committee, and on motion, Major
w. II. Gibbs was chosen President ofthe
meeting, w. II. Noble, Jr., and Alex
johnson, Vice Presidents, and L. II. Nc.
Michael and J. NJ. Griffin, Secretaries.
The Rev. John Allen then opened the
meeting with brief and eloquent address
to the Throne Of Grace, in which he i'm
plored the blessing Of Divine Providence
upon our State and Nation, in fervent
and impressive manner.
The President then introduced Capt. II
R, Pease, Republican candidate for Su.
perintendent of Public Instruction, who,
10 speech of over an hour, held the vast
audience spell bound by bis convincing ar
guments and eloquent appeals. The Capt
showed up the sham Democracy with ter
rible effect.
He was followed by Capt. H. G. Car
ter, the celebrated colored orator from
Tennessee, who made one Of the most tell
lag and effective speeches Of an hour and
half, calling cheer upon cheer from his
auditors.
Col. II. Musgrove, our candidate for
Auditor of Public Accounts, then follow
ed in one of his happiest efforts, and was
long and loudly cheered during his remarks.
He made fine impression on all who
heard him, and fully sustained his reputa-
ton as calm, dispassionate and forcible
debater.
Gen. Anderson then followed, in a short
but most impressive speech. His remarks
were listened to with the most intense in.
terest, and he fairly and fully clinched all
his predecessors had said. The meeting
then adjourned to meet at o'clock, P. NJ,
in the Court House.
At the appointed time the meeting was
again called to order, and after some soul
stirring music from our excellent string
band, Maj E. j. CASTILLO, the old Repub
lican war-horse, was introduced, who in
one of his characteristic speeches to a
densely crowded house, kept every body
wide awake for an hour and half. Cheer
upon cheer went up during his speech and
when he closed the enthusiasm was so
great that we feared the very roof would
fall in upon US.
Col. L. w. Perez, our candidate for
Congress in this District, followed in a
short but very effective speech, in which
he urged the necessity Of thorough organ
ization, which was highly appreciated by
the audience. The gallant Colonel will
find that on election day old Wilkinson
will do her duty.
Capt. Pease made few remarks on ed.
ucational matters, and was again followed
by Capt. Carter in somewhat extended
speech, to which every one listened with
the closest attention. He is an earnest,
able and forcible speaker, and, barring q
slight tendency to make too free use Of
some rather profane terms, no one could
take any exceptions to it. The meeting
closed with a few words of exhortation
from Mr.. johnson, the Vice President
and our towusman Geo. Hall, and then
with cheer upon cheer for the Ticket, for
General Ames and President Grant, ad-
journed. a. a
1t was glorious day for old Wilkinson,
and so we all felt.