Holly Springs gazette., 1843-08-18
OUR CANDIDATES FOR COVER
NOR-SPEAKING AT HERMAN

To tie Editor Of The III s. Gazette:
Ma EDITOR-The candidates for Gov
srurr of Mississippi met at the Presbyterian
Church IN Hernaudo on the 9Th inst, where
aere assemb ID some five or six hundred
feemrn 10 hear them discuss the great ques
lions al issue between the two prominent par
les Geu Brown led off 10 a speech oftwo
hours in length. and labored with a great
deal Of zeal and as much sophistry to misti-
r. the people on the subject OF tue Tariff
Hs started with the position "that the coun-
lry IS least prosperous during a protective
Tariff" ani undertook TO establish 1t by re-
erence 70 the exports of the country, during
Inc period from 1921 10 1881. during which
rrriod be said the exports reached no hi4h-
~ thau 81 millions and ffom lS3l to 1871,
during The existence Of the compromise they
were Isl millions, from which fact he con
Guided that Il was owing 10 the Tariff; and
- the exuolts were less under the operations
OF the Tariff, consequently the country was
in worse condition. Now those who re
member lhe state of the country IN the peri
O. from 1921 to 1851. will unhestatIngiy
admlthat the country did not experience half
the gloom distress and miseTy-alIhough
sdIlri with a great national debt-that
rGld from 1891 10 lS4I, and is suffering az
this time; vet The General had the haldl-
hood TO assert the contrary 10 be true, with
all the facts staring him in :he face. IL
would consume TOO much time 70 notice all
the positions ne General took on the subicc. !;
aaoug others were. the old slang that 1t re
duced the price Of cotton, that It raised Il on
sugar, aud other articles Of necessity; 10 all
which, facts give a fat-deniai.
The General then touched upon Distri-
bution-denounced assumption Of the State
debts as a whig measure and a tavorite
scheme of the wings The subject of u
s Bank he left untouched, except so far as
Capt TyleF's opinions Of its cons;Itutional:ly
were concerned m 1910 and 1892 and read
documents 70 prove that his opinions were
always sound on this subject Really. from
:he manner in which the General defended
MS "Accidency." one would have supposed
he was the nominee Of the Democracy for
President From national politics. the Gen
eTal passed to the Bond question" and ex-
pressed his willingness to pass that subject
by unnodced and as for the defence he
made Of the doctrine of Reputation, he
might as well have passed II by. He at
tempted to palm il of on the people as not
osine party measure. but it was no go.
lie concprred with the wings in payment
q the PIInters Bank bonds, and said if the
law had stopped at the one which created
'he original charter of the Union Bank, he
would then have no objection to 1t, but 1t was
q q The supplemental act t1at be complained.
re contended that that act was DOT authorI-
Lsa oy the people, and therefore was uncon-
%'u'Ionali and finally wound up with the
1IPe that the great question OF taxation,
~nleh this bond question involved, would
y u looked to by the people, assuring them
.1ai no law for their payment would be
41InSooned should he be so fortunate as TO be
erected Through his whole speech, my
SsuAiety was on iIptoe to hear something new
ION me General. but il was all Ihs old Stale
1rr-g that Polk has been poking into the
tST,unesSeeans for number of wears, and
I'll "sll born at his feet. With all the |
SYs IN town will their sticks &c assem- |
ul'u the locos could scarcely raise noise, |
ven a, the conclusion; and the Genera
effort. - y us
OoL Clayton now rose. and in a speAh !
:. .Wo hours length. repIete with sound ar
sl'nent eioquence and truth. he enchained
Is ,us a''' ntion of both wings and democrats,
nlie ne answered Brown. CLAYTON re-
AZ IN the outset that il was useless and
A ior them to be talking about Tariff,
'P"on' Distribution, or any other |