Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-14

I Mr. PrentIss, according 60 aPF0intllell "a
met his fellow citizens of Madison q a
barbecue dinner IT this place. on the
7th inst. Although the travelling vas
Exceedingly disagreeable on account OF
the dust. the number IN Attendance vas
very large The company having as
sembled at the dinner table, L J. Ca-eh-
ings was appointed President and Dr. J.
J. Pugh and J. H. Rollins, ESQ Nlce
Presidents After the assembly had
partaken Of a splendid rePast served up
in fine style, in d grove ADJOINING town.
by our fellow citizen r II Cox-fhe
cloth was removed, and the following
toasts drank.
/. The Constitution Of the Uatsz
States-A shield for the protection Of the
rights OF freemen- As long as the pep
pie remember reAat a. cost, 50 long viii
its preservation invioIate continue.
2. The Wings Of 1776 and OF 1859.
governed alike IN their action BY the
principle of opposition to the eneroaeh-
ments Of Executive power
3. The ArHy and Nary Of t5e United
States-They have given lustre 70 eur
past history-we can rely upon them for
future protection
4. Time. and tie memory Of tEe f5ua-
dcrs Of our Repu5Iic-Tbe former can
not exist without the Iatter-5oth are
eternal.
3 The suB-Treasury-To the south
more ruinous than a tariff o. Proteelien
it must inevitably reduce the price o.
Cotton without a corresponding enhance
ment of the labor Of our brethren oil
the North
6. A National BaHE-Thrice has IL
proved an effectuaI remedy for disoF-
dered currency -exPeTieHce, therefore
procIainss 1t the best remedy now
7. Washington, Wqdis9H and CLlg-
The distinguished friends Of National
Bank
8. The late and present admiaisfrafsoa
a. the Federal Experiment
ino uron the prosperity Of the people
their chief e.l.racterlstIc-
9. The State o, lEississiFpi-No~
under the dls,-~tisFs brought
upon her by the s'experiments = ear
vote IN 1910 vii prove sa-,
she knows 70 whom she Is indebted for
her present sufferings-
10. Henry CIag-As patriot orator
and statesman, he has no superior HIS
election to the Presidency in 1910 wilI .
be the means Of restoring to 4 suffering
people the benefits Of a sound and conve-
nient currency.
II. Our Distinguished guest, Hon $
S. Prentiss-The pride Of Mississippi
and of the Wings throughout the Union-
The representation Of Mississippi ID
Congress can never be deemed Inferior
IN any respect to that Of any ether STATE
20 long as she can claim has services
After the reading Of the last toast and
he loud reclamation with which i was
received had subsidized, Mr. Prentiss rose
and addressed the company IN a speech Of
wo hours length. which as a specimen
IF true and perfect oraforv could scarce
y have been surpassed-and # surpas-I
led at all, could only have been done BY
himself Mr. Prentiss having concluded
lis address offered the following senti-
nent.
The tlrO great leading objects = TIE ,
Wings Of Mississippi pure and hon
st administration Of the Federal Govern
nent-and sound and uniform eurren-E
y, through the medium Of Natsonal
,ank-
The company then dispersed. the VI
most good feelings having prevailed !
throughout the day, and the best OF or
er preserved We publish the fellow
ag Volunteer Toasss, which were hand ]
d in but not drank, on account the ,
rowds dispensing Immediately after the :
onclnsion Of the address +,
b. T. J. cATeHrsss -Oxr Sisfsr Re-
s6f'e-With wisdom . initiate ali sAar 1