Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-11-02
JACOB THOMPSON, EscR.

uhNiNulSo ''' N"'ri'S93 duuIts Stu ihIpV
and highly respectable assembly on We'd
nesday last, the 10Th inst. in the Baptist
Church in Washington in this county.
Trough the lIheraity Of II. M'Farren,
Esqr. and the other trustees of the church,
II was thrown open io- the occasion as 1t
usually has been for the commencement
exercises of Jefferson College. Fifteen
or twenty Indies gfaced the scene with
their presence, aud gave ,ha, best of guar
anty for the good and respectful conduct
Of the audience and that not single
word vonld be uttered by the speaker, in
such a presence, derogatory to the sacred
temple in which they were assembled or TO
the delicate feelings and cultivated sensi-
hiljles Of the ialrer portion OF the auditors.
MIR. Thompson is a young locking gen
tleman, of slight form. easy in his move
menls, with a bland and intellectual ex.
preston Of commemorative hlue eyes
kindliog with the action of his thoughts
frank without guile--throwing himself
on his own resources and addressing au.
Ounces Of strangers with full trust in the
reciprocal generosity Of human nature,
when approaches are made towards il from
a good and generous heart
Mr. Thompson is a classical scholar,
an alumnus of Chapel Hill, in North Car.
olna--whIch fact became evident, almost
as soon as he commenced speaking, from
his classical choice of words, and The cor
rectness OF his emphasis. The iniroduc.
ton of Mr. Thompson's address was con,
fined, in lis topics, TO that common ground
on which the adverse political parties
in Mississippi stand side by side--proud
of the elements Of state prosperity they
hold in their hands, and which bank spec.
u!aiors and sNindlers shall never again
"rest from them as they have done for
long years gone by.
lie declared himself in favor Of a re.
duc'lon of the price Of public lands; OPP
posed to the protective system, and all
encroachments Of the> General Govern.
ment upon tha rights Of the States; said
we were not contending for men but for
principles. that if Henry Clay opposed a
| National Bank in 1916 and afterwards
supported it, it was no evidence the mass
of the people had also changed. Men
may change, but principlesremain lmmu.
table.
After expanding npon the mighty na,u.
raj resources of the Great cotton State, and
glorious scheme Of direct importation and
commercial independence; after giving a
condensed and most lacid view of The
! nature and elements of commercial cx.
change, Mr.. Thompson proceeded to the
Currency question: question: the pres.
ent time so absorbing and on each side OF
which the adverse political parties are
formed in stern battle array. He admit.
ted that both Wings and Democrats want.
ed a sound currency---5olh wanted relief;
hut that banking, either national or state,
was not the means to give relief. Even
Henry Claws splendid United States
Bank scheme Of S50,O00,000 capital, if
divided proportionabIy to the votes amcng
the several states, would only add about
half q millioa Of Us. Bank capital of Mis-.
sissipPi-..a mere cypher when compared
to the boGkIng capital already incorporar-
ed in The State. What could half mil.
lion Z S. Banl, capital do IN controlling
the sirty- two millions Of State Bank capital
already in action in the State? If bank.
ing could relieve any body, Mr.. Thomp-
son contended that the people of Nissis-
sippi would long since have been relieved
a state so a6ounding in hank capital that il
it were divided among the esof the state
it would Mt tlco thousand dollar to each
roterl
Mr.. Thompson was full and conclusive
on all points Of the Currency and Sub
Treasury Questions; but when he an
preached the Presidential Question, there
were signs OF restlessness among the whio
part Of his audience. This was natural
not to be wondered at, g. could not be ex
pected to be counterbaIanced by the
glowing compliment paid by the speake,
to Hon. A. l.. Bingaman, the son of ole
Adams county, than whom, the speake,
said, not noblcr specimen Of the human
kind walked on Gods earth cloud acca
nation.
| The closing paragraph conveyed ricf
and conrly tibuie to the ladies present.
Mr.. Thompson is worthy tobe chosen
Of Mississippi, should his principles be ht
choice OF the State.-..Ndtchez Free Trader
POSITION OF THE ABOLITIONIsTs
The Cincinnati Gazette owns that IN,
Abol''ionlsts ore part and parcel of III,
Opposition. 1t says: "The state of par
TIES Is such that the Abolitionists mas, iool