Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-21

the items, IL appeared that he had counted
about seven millions for Interest which as Mr..
p. remarked, we can make by paying the debt.
! If Mr.. Prentissshad made any such decIara-
ton this, our classical neighbor would have
pronounced it an 'unmitigated he,' but as Mr..
Freeman is an innocent young nan, and as
his mother probably don't know that he is out
we will merely suggest TO John that he is mis-
taken, and that if he ever was in Schenec tady
College, he had better get back there as soon
as possible--for in the present state of our
mind we incline to agree with our neighbor
when he said he "might be kicked from here
to Schenectady without kicking an idea out
of him." His speech certainly gave indubi-
table evidence of his lack of ideas, for a har-
pooned whale never foundered so clumsy in
his own element as did the would be attor-
ney general in his speech last Monday. He
pitched and reeled from point TO point until
ne involved himself in thousand contradic-
tons. At one moment he told the people they
were in debt fifteen millions of dollars, and
the next that it was no debt at all and that
they were not bound to pay it. But the most
amusing part of his whole speech was the air
OF lofty defiance he assumed towards Great
Britain-he belched forth nothing but fire and
under,-bayonets and broad swords, bomb
shells and paxhanguns, pistols and pike stats
were meigled III glorious oonfnsinn. and we
have no sort of doubt that if Mr.. Fox hears ur
this speech that he will Immediately demand
his passports-and then who can guess at the |
consequences? My eyesl wont the "com-
pound" flap his wings and crow equal to any
"Chapman, in the land? Won't he say did
1T! and wont he be the death of at least steam
ship full of those rascally Britishers2 Aye
but he will, and when he has given John Bull
licking he will snip his fingers at the King
of Holland, and tell him to go to thunder with
his coupons" and "escroUS," and pay his oUn
debts, and not trouble us!
But we have dallied long enough with Mr..
Freeman's abortion misnamed speech, and
we must now pass on TO the eloquent and
mastery reply of Mr.. Prentiss. Reply is hard
ly the word to express the character of the
speech. Obliteraton, or rather humiliation,
would be more appropriate, for never during
our life did we hear such speech--one so
eloquent,-so convincing,-so overpowering
in argument, in facts, in language, and illustra-
tons has rarely been the lot of any man to
hear. We have heard Mr.. Prentiss often,-
we have heard him under various circumstan-
ces--we have heard him when clouds lowered
upon the horizon, and darkness and defeat
were fast settling upon our party and our prin-
ciples-and we have heard him again when
our star was in the ascendant, and our banner
dancing in the sun beams of victory but never
did we hear him make such speech as he made
at the Court House last Monday evening. 1t
was his master effort. He is now as every
one knows, not upon the political arena, he is
not a candidate for any office, nor does he
expect 10 be. NeIther Is ne making an elec-
pioneering tour for his party. He is now
private citizen, and his speech of Monday was
purely accidental--he arrived at home on the
Saturday night previous, and learning that
Mr.. Freeman had selected this as one of the
points from whence 10 pour forth his foul and |
damnable doctrines, he determined at once 10
answer him. Loud and long was the gree
ting of the anxious throng who crowded the
Court House, and peal succeeded peal as their
old champion mounted the rostrum. NobIy |
did he bear himself, and proudly did he sustain
the fame which is now part and parcel of Mis-
sissippi. He tore the miserable sophisms of
Mr.. Freeman to shreds and tatters, and tram
pied them in the dust beneath him. His posi-
lions were met and demolished, until we felt
t in our hearts TO cry hold! We felt for Free II
men, we felt for the party, which Mr.. P. de- r
signated as captain Delgattie's" band, rea-
iy TO fight for plumber, and careless as to what
Hde they fought on, for never, never did men s
get such merciIess mauling as they received
It his hands. We saw some of them, looking b
IS if they would be grateful to some huge O
to tall upon and hide them-and if ;,
hame be not entirely banished from their
'osoms, they would have preferred burning S
;oals of fire upon their bare heads, and con- I
idered it mercy compared to the lava torrent '
If indignation which Mr.. P. called down upon =
hem. we saw one of them who appeared
o be in the death agony. His knees trembled, !
Ind drops of cold perspiration stood out in 4
luge proportions upon his s'classic" brow, but n
IS he has once been suspected of being favora- 6
de to banks we were probably mistaken in
he outward signs we saw--perhaps he had
,nly been enjoying the exquisite luxury" of
he bankers bath. S
In conclusion, we need only say of Mr. Prem h