Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-07

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their speeches on the subject. Does not
every man who denies that the cons'ltu-
lion has been violated, take the ground
that those who are of contrary opinion, do
not understand the nature of constitutions,
nor of state faith, and how it may lie p'edg-
cd? If they DO understand these things,
Why make any argument to them? 1t
would appear then that the only hing Ma
olson would deny is, that his political
friends used these precise words; another
immaterial issue. We m ght as well turn
round and tell the writer that we never
said the "anli.bondmen were innocent and
inofensve as lambs, and the bond-paying
wings as INSCRIPTIONS and ferocioas as
wolves when we knew ali he meant
was to clothe our thoughts in his own
words.
When we asked IN our article: "did the
wings say TO the anli-bondmen," &c, we
tmeant not to prescribe form for our
speech making brethren of the wing par
ty; we ESSAY not TO "teach the Parthan
how to bend the bow" We only meant to
suggest the kind of tone that was most
likely to conciIiatc and gain the ear OF an
opponent. Madison is prompt to tell rs
that "better and more appropriate speeches
than ouls were made by the wing orators
during the anti.bond canvass Of lS4l."
From this remark we have no doubt that
Madison was among the orators of that
period, and that his remark was made wi h
bushing, half.oHended recollection of
that fact. "Much better aud more appro
Pirate speeches." most oficiously candid
friend! we rejoice at the fact. We are
proud to know that both the democratic
and wing parties contain hundreds capa-
ble of making much better and more APP
prodriate speeches than the one in our ar
ticle, and that many such were mado in the
canvass Of al; but humbly as we esji-
male our own, we must lie allowed TO say
they were not made by Madison,l it he is TO
be judged by his present production.
The writer cites US TO five individuals
who he says made speeches in II kind and
concilating spirit. We have never de-
MED that such speeches have been made,
and that there were orators among the
wings well capable OF making such. We
said IN the article which has excited the
candid wrath oil Madison: "we are far
from saying that there are not many a
mong the wings who honestly and sincere
Iy wish the bonds paid" We think so
still. We believe there are some am ng
them who have written articles and made
speeches characterised by argument and
conciIialory language, tut that fact does
not in the least impair our position. We
spoke OF he general tone Of the VIII par.
ty and that, we aver to be what we have
stated it. Of the persons mentioned by
Madison, We heard three discuss the
, bond question, and the remarks Of none
of them were characterised by anything
in the least degree conclli4tory, or else
, we have long labored under the greatest
} delusion as to what is the meaning of both
: language and manner. We did not in.
; tend to attribute 10 them or any others the
} words we used, we only meant to give the
general tone OF the wing press and the
| stump orators of the party, and that, we
!; are confident we have neither misstated nor
exaggerated. Even if we are wrong in
the inference we drew, that the wings had
some other object in view than the pay.
ment of the bonds, we were correct as to
the facts stated. After adducing his five
instances; Madison asks how we could
have the presumption 10 use the Ian.
guage we did. We will say to the gen.
lleman, that although he may regard those
persons as tuteiary dyinties, or some
thing greater whose presence he approach
es with awe, and whose words ho hears
/ with trembling, we regard those august
persons as we regard him, as only ordna-
ry common place individuals who count
only as five men, whom we are not to con-
slider as the wing party Why does the
writer pass over the declaration OF Mr..
George r. Clayton at this place, that the
anti. bondmen ought not TO condemn TIE
detalcalion of Caves, that their principles
were identi al with ms, that he but car.