The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-07-26
Candidate for Congress.

OnMonday the 22d inst, Mr.. Davis one of the
wing candidates for Congress addressed large
assemblage of the good people of Yazoo City
His speech was plain one, and it lasted about an
hour. He denied the charge of Federalism made
by the Democrats on the Whigs-thoughtt that the
charge might be made with more justice and truth
on the democrats themselyes-and succinctly ex-
planned his reasons for preferring Clay to Van Blu
rem in the approaching Presidential election,- at
the same time protesting against the proprlety OF
preference in this matter being made by the De-
mocratc party question in the election of Re-
representatives. in Congress.
Mr.. Dulin, the young, handsome, highly talented
and most prominent Loco-Foco of Yazoo City,
thought it proper to reply to Mr.. Davis. His reply
was most courteous; and his remarks eVinced un-
common political, scientific and literary ability
They were adorned with the most exquisite flow
ers of Rhetoric and were rendered most striking
ly forcble by Illustration and reference, of which
he was indebted toan extraordinary acquaintance
with classic learning, and nature animated and
inanimate.
Mr.. Dulin spoke most eloquentIy for some two
hours-about the sub Treasury, Mr.. Clay's incon-
-sistencies and abolitionsm-about tho flag of de-
Inocracy having been handed by Mr.. Jefferson
over to Gen. jackson who most gaIantly waved
it on the battlements-about the correctness Of his
and his party's political opinions, in which his
confidence was such that on the present occasion,
he would not stuck his tail and run.' He compli-
mented Mr.. Davis highly-talked about his being
dependant our hospitality for comfort and plea
sure, (Which by the bye induced Mr.. Davis to ex-
hibit his purse,) and in relation to Mr.. Davis
speech, he said that he did not mean to take the
calf by the tail. although he thought tail hold was
very good-but that he intended to take the bull
by the horns as he did not deem this calf trans
action.
He spoke of the large quantities of vacant land
in several of the states, belonging to the General
'GoveTnment,and thus operating iniuriously to the
states, inasmuch they had not sufficient control
over the lands within their respective territories
illustrating his opinion by comparing those to a
daughter sent abroad by her mother to meet the
gaze, and the trials of the world without having a
shift to her back. His poetical allusion to the
leg-treasurers, as they are commonly called, was
remarkably select and appropriate:
81 see them on their winding way
Lord Jesus! how their trotters play!
Their coat-tais swinging backwards fly
Filled with the spoils of victory.n
Mr, Dulin having feinged to forget the two las
lines of the above quotation, reminded o.
Them by gentleman present.
Mr.. Davis has been on the field of useful actor
the last SIX weeks. 1t is bis determination to VI
Git every county in the state before the election
In the northern, and north eastern counties NJ
has battled with the spirit of true wing agalns
sblgotry and the stipendiaries of government. Ou
correspondents IN the north give TIE most cheer
ing accounts of his canvassing. He left here TO
Madison, and intends visiting all the Southern
counties. He meets all opponents with Doll
spirit and challenges review OF the acts OF tn
Administration in power. Continual vgo
and health to Mr. Davis, for we are satisfied tina
his services viii be greatly instrumental in pro
voking signal Wing triumph next November.