Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-08-01

LOUlSlANA.--W nave at last hearu tho result
Of the Congressional election in the Sd district,
Ma9re, ,Whges is elected over Y loco foco,
by q majority of So votes. The members OF
Congress- from this State are White and Moore,
Wings = Dawson, Loco ioco. White was
elected by a majority Of 2O35, Moore by 50,
Dawson by 10 votes. Dawson's election will
be contested From this it may be seen that
Louisiana has given 2078 votes majority for
tiag Mays Shs- " SAX SqF 'IsWiaqn, Hp7na
10 81 Icy ls., Y. :, .,,,,.
S. s. prentss delivered speech at ST. Lou
is, on the l7Ih inst. About 400 persona were
present. 'ris useless to say II was eioquont
and powerful. He never makes any other solt.
II is said a number OF loco foe after hearing
his speech, declared for Harrison.
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/. Ex-Governor Runnels has taken a stand in
favor of Gen, Harrison for the Presidency. His
letter to Committee of public meeting a,
t the Franklin Depot, is full of interest. We
Q make the following extracts, and would Civ,
! the entire letter il we had room.
u "Being constrained by the high consdera
o ton OF public good, to stand aloof from tina
II iRegitmGte o9prtng of democracy called ioc
tocolSnl, and finding my motives impugned By
U an unprinciped clique, who assume TO them
e selves TO be exclusives IN tho science of de
1. mocracy; but who would be more correctl
designated as a band Of loafers on the treasur
of the country--both state and national;
ID deem II not amlss to announce to you, and thrC
is you, to the public, my deliberate Discriminate
70 OF casting my support in the scale OF the cleo
tion OF Gen. William Henry harrison for th
Presidency, at the ensuing elections
81 vi am and ever have been opposed TO III
nj doctrines of an exclusive metallic currenc,
i believing tina, lts tendency is to PROSTATE cou
" merce, and every branch OF mduslry--eonGnin
the wealth of the countr in the hands OF thos
to who are born rich, and keeping those poor wh
a are born poor, and enabling the rich man TO az
;s quire the labor Of the poor for an amount thl
= is scarcely sufficient TO furnish the necessari,
o. OF liie--lhus closing to the poor man ever
y avenue TO fame and te fortune, and opening
I'd his view nothing but hopeless penury and wan
i, Such doctrines are well adapted TO despot
= governments, but will not do for the genius
NJ free government.n
81 have heretofore been an advocate of IL
Il. "exclusive state Bunk syeiem,n but | am no
=, ir,iJ cenvlncsd that IN consequence OF loo
y influences and local causes, that neither Il
IT. government nor the people can prosper witho,
he the a;d eff National Bank - such bank ca
m and will, as il has done heretofore, give Gu
tency presefa6fs, 10 e.sss.ielfsYeasssscg Sles
~ am not an advocate for igconyertible ban
I'd paper but for such ono as will better SUI
W serve all commercial purposes, and which CT
ss'ssS thS.Wllas sAs hala.ss se ssayeF'cdinto 80
or silyern
ain voting for Gen. Harrison lett, not be SO
that | am sustaining man who is unworthy
n. public confidence. lie is the son Of one of Il
=. sgnera Of the Declaration of Independence.
- TIE fi:ena and sppporor Of 1homas Jefierso
" Of james Madison, and of James Monroe.
he He has always been found ready and willing
Or oaieg ths iaits IN ,st5 csssH.ry'S aa7smres ~
i sec nothing charged against him which h
: been sustained by proof calculated, in my OPT
OF ion, 70 render him obnoxious 70 the charge
~ being TederalistM