Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-12-17
CLAY MEETING AT JACKSON.

CLAY MEETING Al JAChSON.
A meeting was hell in Jackson on We'd
mes lay night last for the plrpose of invl-
ting Mr. Clay to visit tn Capitol OF the
State. II was very tbioly attended; per-
hips as many democrats "a wings were
present. The former were in fine spirits,
hell up their heads, advanced ana ooru-
pied the seats within the bar of the cd
court room. THE condemned criminals"
as Mr. Clay chilled them hid come, in a
Split OF generous mlgnanimity AMI beco.
ming IS pita ity, to unite in tend ering to an
Illustrio1s citizen. whose p inciples they
despised, but who hid ''done the State
some SERVICE" an invitation to visit the in
terror Of the State. The waigs on the 9TH
or hand looked dispirited and chopflllen.
they re NAMED in the lob5ies or the court
70 IN, beyond the rays of iyht emitted BY
the burniny caldl IS, each one plIcin5 his
hit, as far as possible, o5er his counte.
IL
SKIN false face, the more etfectually t. hide
his lug ibrious phiz. Poor felows-they
Sc smel conscious it was all for nough';
thou hts Of their m,ny recent d3fe ITS
passed over their minds Xix 'frighlful phan-
tlsnagoria, till they appeared to feel them
s,l5es "con1 emn ID i'm mails" NJ man,
for long time, woal break the prof,und
silence which dwslt amongst them, and
some began II talk Of leaving, when, at
length that goo and true wing Of hard ci-
der memory, J. Hudebert, Esq. the keep
e. of the keno and billiard tables in Jack.
so !, called in a subdued and scarcely au-
d5le voice upon Judge Jennings to take
the chair. Tnis was accordingly d,ne,
anl thereup,n the Judge ma lie an inaugl-
RAJ, characterize by The entire want of
That pith ana Righteousness for watch, on
such occasi ,ns, he is so distinguished.
When he had taken his seat, Mr.. Yerger
was callel for by sDme three or four in lis
tinct voices; and, although no one of the
tribe was specific, h! tnereupon came
ORTIZ him VIII ,se name is Slmuel, the
SAM, if we are not miSinformed, who, not
maay years ago, was wont to speak the
praises IF General Jackson, an who then
ca lei himself democrat, but who after
wards bo'ted from our ranks in favor OF
Judge White, justiIying himself upon the
principle that the Judge W IS, as he said,
better democrat than Mr.. Van Buren,
Now he lluIs Mr.. Cay to the skies, and
broadly asserted in his speech, that his
(Mr, Clay's) character WIS 'unstan ed by
IA single act of political transgression or
tergivesation"! Mr.. Yerger concluded by
Offering resolutions for the appointment
of committee Of five persons t. proceed
TO New Orleans and TO invite Mr.. Clay TO
visit Jackson, and for making preparatory
arrangements for his reception, if the in
yitation sho I'D be accepted
The chairman OF the meeting announ-
ccd that as it would be difficult to find per.
sons willing TO act on the committee, he
would reserve the appointment OF them IN
til such time as would enable him to select
tn 1sc parsons 10 whom it would be conve-
MEAT to 60 to New Orleans. Afterwards
the following gentlemen were appointed
the committee, viz: Messrs. S. Yerger,
WIN G. Richards, Thos. J. Coffee, Amos
Il. Johnston AMI WIN. A. Ware.
Tas object of the wings thri1ghout was
deselpped so plainly - be to mike the
visit, If NJ. Clay sloIIJ cone, a political
rIther thlI a social one, that the dem pcrlts
present pretty generally considered them
selves ruled ous Of the meeting.
Ii it worthy of remark that no songs
were ing ~ CON skins or cider barrels
were exhibited on the occasion, owing
pr Ebably - the respect the wings had for
III feelings OF their dem lcrAtic brethren
" no were present.
The Georgia Republic ~, the leading
Wig paper in that Site, has withdrawn
NJ n y. an IN -. a,.iiI IA tho !