Southern Argus., 1841-09-14

I1R. GwIN AND JOHN D. FREEmAN.-These
individuals addressed the citizens of Lowndcs
County, at this place on the Sth instant.
The Doctor preceded in an exceedingly
dull prozng address of an hours length, in
which he attempted to justify Mr.. Tyler in his
veto of the bank bill, 'and endeavoured to take
a general review ofthe Wing measures. From
the appearance ofDr Gwin, whom we had
seen at a distGnce,and from the excessvePuffs
with which Che Democratic papers tlad scat
tered his fame as an orator, if no. OF great eIo-
quence, at least of great for>es we went to the
meeting prepared to hear from HIM p!aln
but sensible v;.dcation of his own political
doctrine7 andperhaps atoleraby able attack
r4-Jn the Wing measures and their party
distractions, but it is needless to say to any
person who has heard one of the Doctors
Speeches. that he utterly failed in answering
the expectations, which his party press had
induced the public TO form of his abilities.
There was amanifest appearance of disappoint-
ment pervading the whole assembly which the
Doctors heavy countenance and black hIstfe
eye did nothing to relieve. Itwas very judi
CT Gus in the Doctor TO take his attorney Oh the
canvass with him, TO relieve by his sprlghtly
buffoonry, the heavy sensation which the Doc
tors eaden dullncss must produce on every
autlience.
After Doctor Gwin had resumed his seat,
NJ Inh, of
oquence have been proclaimed in advance by
the locos, from one extremity ofthe State to the
othen arose and addressed the assembly for
about three hours, and never did we hear
more perfect fan(drondde in defamation, a
more remarkable SaImdgundi Of nonsense de-
livered by the verest Sophomore who ever
discussed the question Of "whether Brutus
was justifiable in assasinatng Caesar" The
novelty of his manner, the atftctaton OF his
delivery, the initiation of his style together
with some little humor in his fund of anecdote
and the total exempt on, which his audience
felt,from the necessity of mental labor, afforded
him the satisfaction of very general attention
from the meeting, but his speaking was like
the flight of an arrow, it left no trace behind it.
His poetry was scraps taken from from fourth
of July orations, his metaphors were borrowed
at second hand and used without judgement
or propriety, his attempts at the sublime were
invariab'c failures and resulted in bombast,
and his style of elocution was combined inn
itation of Mr.. Prentiss, and Maffit. As for
his arguments, if he used any, they escaped
our notice; upon reflection however, we be-
lievc we do recolect that he dwelt somewhat
upon the fact that the original charter OF the
Union J'ank wanted some days or weeks Of
three enonths publication before the second
legislative action was taken on it, and we r.
member also that he seemed TO consider it
an honor not TO be passed oUer IN silence that
he had met Mr.. Prentiss, Mr.. Yerger and
Judge Hughes In argument on the Union
Bank Bond question, and we thought he mod
es tly insinuated, that it was perfect ueni ridi
pici with him in regard to these gentlemen.
As Mr.. Freeman is young man, doubtless
of some talent, we will take the liberty ofre-
cosmending TO him, 20 abandon his affectation
in delivery, apply his mind to the study OF
Mathematics and Fearne on contingent remain
ders &c. for at east twelve months, to Obtain
his poetry from It's original sources, substitute
Burke's, Erskin's and Webster'S speeches for
Phillips, and most of those in the Colum-
bian Orator, to desist from using metaphors
from the Bible unless he make himself more
familiar with its contents,& 81 finally to endeavor
to obtain a larger stock of general informa-
ton; when he shall have rigidy prosecuted
the plan which we suggest to him, he may then
possibly become a very good speaker
Nj i. Harrison the Wing candidate for the
county replied TO Mr. Freeman, butso much
of the day had been consumed in the previous
speeches that he was unable to 60 into full
discussion ofthe question of the payment of
Union Bank bonds by the State. Tins ended
the dav towhich the Locos had looked with
the prospect of great triumph.