Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-11-23
epErc4 0F Mr. LEef3RE.

We give below the remainder of oar
rapid sketch Of the remtrks Of this dis
tinguished gentleman. a EATI9yAL HALL
or Wednesday yening-which we were
compelled by want oil room 10 omit yes
tertay
Ills most scathing and scorchiDg re
marks on the Administration, were &C
coinpanied with expressions OF periecl
respect for the mass Of thoss opposed to
him il opinion or political questions. lie
seriously belived-he had Ire most solid
conviction-tha1 they were wrong. b1t
they were honestly wrong. lie spoke
not Of them, bat OF the persons waam
shay had eatrnstsd with p9wor. IL
spoke OF the system ad0pt ed, alj attempt
Cd 10 b carried out. by those persons
the end Of which, he fell assured if il
could BE- effected you'll b dcstrae Ion
aud ruin 10 The prosperity and liberty OF
the country To entrus5 such powers as
the Suit reasury contsrs. 10 thc men
now IN Office, would b. 70 place 40 engine
of desola'ion AMI leah in the hands o
malignant spirits War aud sp0 IS" on
the motto. They would MAKE every
man an lshnaelite. exciting each 10
raise his hand against his brother, by
heir accursed distinctions between elias
ses
Here, Mr.. Legare, in a burst ofindig-
nant eIo9uence, denounced the odious al
tenpts OF Mr. Van B1ren's Off .ial organ
--the Globe--to incite the American peo-
pie TO Agrarianisn, by mixing arbitrary
distinctions between oar ciiizsns, As pro-
q ictive and unproiuetive iaborers. and
,alling on the followers of the cabal a.
Washington 10 destroy anj utterly cx-
tinguish those whom IL designated as IN
productive.
The utter absurdity Of b distinction
attempted - be set Up, be illustrated ye.
~ happily. by 3 reference n the pine
5arrens Of North Carolina. His picture
/ OF the IRON bound coas; aad she dreary
wastes Of those portions o. the olJ North
State, BY the way. was wonderfully stri-
! king. The whole scene was brought as
/ disfinctlv before tire minds eye as II II
| had been represented in painting
| Those logs lay useless AMI rottng for
/ ycars--ani So would have continued hal
not the far seeing eye Of the atveniur-
/ oas and enierpflslng merchant discover.
/ ed them and his energy and Industry de-
fermined him 10 convert hem % SONS
practical use Then, i was that their
immense trunks wlTch hal NJ ~a.1e in
+ the eve of the Drof Ba4sp5 no 1Tcs VIII DIS
49, ssss -4Io4tdeF, beams or in rsnse
Importance in the estimation &c the .,an-
productive Iaboref." IS The Gi9bs styles
The merchant.
Those attempts e psf maa against
man, and class against class. bseame
more fearful and more wicked. when.
connected with the Spots system, 81
which the adminisiy ion nov regularly
and habliuaily acts There is not. said
Mr L., among the most oiiogs acts Of
Machiavcisfa,--a sentence 50 repleic
with cold bloaded AMI a cursed wicked
ness-nore stsoaeti IN Shameless and
sinful Proaigacy utterly Incon-
slsien, with The diHnay Of Government,
or the obligations Of tfs social state, than
thar which has been aSeribsa - a person
who HIS held high office n his Stale.
and who may again hold that station.
unless God should prosper the exsFtiansI
Of the friends Of !lberfy and be Coastita-
ton. in The good cause. The in amous|
declaration he referred . vas. TO THE
VleToRs BELONG TsE SeoELsn Ill no co.-
lection OF the sslcfa Of systen atszel ma
.llGnify-in no record OF the swings of
those bold bad men who have regularly
tfample5 on their feitos-citzens. as II
they were their rredesflnalei dapes and
slaves. il there a sentences more in9a
nous than this which Represents fileI
powers, and digrities, aud tra-:s. Of .
great nasion, as plunaer and booty. 10 b.
won as By : camp Of bandits, or I crew
Of pira.esi
Fl uc.e--fnr X was that renla rssble per-
ss,sage. and not Tailes rani. IS has been
enormously reportel--saia in reply TO
some ore who had spoksn el the murder
os ilss Dle D'Enghiea as5 great crlrze
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