Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-11

asrilb5-4 faith. Their .sue had gone before 'hsm I
-rasr -.ss bsd hsraieJ Il, and numerous Irdiy.du.
ais in this part # the State who had heard their I
speeches % other places spike Of them IN The high.
e,t terms "a abe. eaqu-nt and convincing Efforts |
When II was announced that Owls and FKCEMAS
had arrived ia town. expectation was on tiptoe-
every ho5y wished TO see and hear them, aud as
soon as the appointed hour or speaking arrived and
the bells were rung, a general rush was made 10
the Church. ami tie seats were a. soon filed
DR.. GwIS first arose and addressed the audience
IN speech o'sbnut an hourrepIele with sound and
comprehensive views. He sustained Mr. Tyler's
Veto OF the Bank Bit, and viudlcated him from The
charges Of treachery and Inconsistency which his
quORdam wing friends had heaped upon him for that
the nobest and must patriotic act Of his Hie He
declared that if elected to Congress AID Mr. Tyler
should cling to the principles ofhs veto message, as
he understood them, lie would give his admns,ra.
ton hearty support He examined the new fscsl
corporation proposed in Congress and exposed ii
IN all is naked hiIeous deiormity. With great force
and effect, be pointed his audience to the fact tweIl
known by every intelligent man in this community
that it was this dealing in exchanges, power ex.
preSsly granted to the proposed Else and winch is,
IN many respects, objectionable than that oflo.
ca discounts, that had produced most OF our pecu-
mary embarrassments and had brought our once
prosperous, and 'hourishng Stale TO the very verge
| Of bankruptcy and ruin. To such a scheme. so
Taught with danger to our institutions and our best
interests, so repugnant to the letter and spirit Of the
federal constitution, he expressed his utter and ire.
con clabe hostility He next took up the land di.
trbnllon scheme, and in connection with it the new
tariff on coffee, tea, sugar &C. These subjects he
discussed with great force and effect The dslrbn.
toDhe pronounced unconstitutional nd in violation
oil the terms Of session entered into by the States
| that originally owned the lands Besides, where
could be the policy or the propriey Of giving away
the revenue arising from the lands when he party
IN power commended that there was deficit in the
national treasury, and had actually passed hill 10
borrow twelve millions to supply that deficit! The
new tarii was tn. necessary adjunct Of the dislri'
button scheme, being aid to I'll up the gap in the
| revenue, caused by that scheme, and was Justly
denounced as in the highest degree oIious, unjust
and oppressive. Upon these points, the speaker ex.
pressed the sentiments ornne tenths Of his hcarer.
| for the new tariff and the distribution scheme have
but few advocates in this region Ifelt to the peo-
ple,these dlrIin measures Of the whig reform and
retrenchment party would scarcely get corpoa's
guard here 10 support them. Several other points
| OF minor Importance were touched upon by the
Doctor His speech was throughon, plain com.
mon sense, but clear and convincing cflrt He
spoke to the understanding and not to the pa ,sions
ol his audience. At the close oil his address he was
| loudly appauded, and when he descended iioln the
! pulpit his numerous friends crowded around him 10
| take him by the hand and congratulate HIM.
No man possesses batter practical good sense than
| Dr. VIM NJ. Gwin-no man is better acquainted
with the true interests of the State, and none within
our borders will make better or more faithful enre.
sentative Ol his elect ion there is now no; scarcely
| The shadow Of a doubt. We have nforma,ion from
III parts ofthe State which jpstiGes us in assuring
| our trends, both far and near, that in a. human
Proha blIlty. both he and Thompson will succeed nv
a majority of thousands.
"Nhatyoung booking, tie man with keen h, ;obt
|
eyes, and dark complexion is that sit,inc hv ~
| u"n' asked Irleni Of ~, as soon as.we reached
the Church, and heinre The speaking commenced -
That we replied, il Mr. Freeman what the
candidate for Attorney General and onr friend
BOXED wonders, as much as 10 sav:it is all hunbuo
he cant be the orator he has been CRACKED mn f.
be- Bat our friend was soon very acreeablv upd.
ceWed-he found him to be even more the orator
| than fame had represented him.
In the evening-ihc company had after Dr
Owns speech, retired to dinner and ara;, s.sor,
h'ed-'the Young looking little man assembled ,hs
po'p'and in strain oreoqnence, never surpassed
ever eqlaIed at this place, held unclaimed III,
attention ola numerous and delighted audience 70,
moe than two hours. Wit, humor. and keen cut
ting sarcasm were mingled with and gave noi,
and effect to the ceare't reasoning and most con
VhFihg arguments The orator confined himsel
exclusively to the bond question, which he examine,
IN all its length and BREADTH He took IN All ~.
strong points Of the bond payers and completely de
moi'shed them. They were no, left foot Of groun,
To stand upon We shall not attempt anv thing Xix,
sketch of Mr. Freeman'' Speech for we feel sur,
that we could not do him s,ice. He more thar
met public expectation high as it had been rased.-
The rap'urous and repeated applause which he drew
down told at once the force and the effect of his clio
qnence. Even the wings and boa PAYERS wer,
Delighted with him, and they are ready TO admit, W,
lhnk''hat If he is not equal to their Ajax Telamor
Prentlss, Prentss, at least, is the only man in III,
State who is equal to him
Jas. T. Harrison Esq, bond paying candidate
Tor The Legislature attempted reply but it was ar
attempt merely, indeed it was scarcely that, Gir he
did not endeavor so much to answer Mr. Freeman
as the arguments Of other gentlemen.
The result of the discussion was complete fri
umph o(lhe Antes' and the bond men. with fear am