Holly Springs gazette., 1843-07-28
Efom Ihe SousAlOl.
OPENING OF THE CUBE -
TORIAL CANVASS. ssssE

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eGdliy. tntouged 10 the House OF kepftSe IA
tdtIses, 10 hea: the optn nmg OF tiie 1uoe na-
tOtIaf canvass Ine crowd naS large aud
respectable, cm6 acIng d IilIant array of
female beauty. Gen. B.oun opened the
4, bale by cnaIAIng out for himself the cUu Sc
he ds signed pa, sung IN he canvass, ticnl
WAS, tue consideration OF the4attiITS oi tue
general gOveinIllent. sucn Us a III, na-
tIOndl bunk, distribution, aSSutsQtIoa OF
Stale Dc bis, the Veto pO Ser, aud nidaly, tue
consideration vi State paiIcy. trderai poll
nIcs he discussed IN sCteHS0 but hatdly
deIgntd TO tOucn upon State policy. he laId
down an coniioveI ilOle position thai
every country was prosperous III piopo.-
tIUn 10 The amount ut It's ,xpo. Is, and iiom
this false assumption he stjuti OUT a lgmd-
rUie OF baldei daen which would have beCu
I diScredttrUle TO the meitst tytO ia politIrai
tcUuony Free trade theorists may have
subtle arguments 10 >uppou tneir positions,
and Whicn rquie sound easUn aud du
icy OF fact TO coutute; but the politicians OF
that school never rtt dftaued uI making an
assumption - Directly at war Win Common
SCI aud The experience OF mankind. We
snail III due seasun, If II II III THIS paper tx
pose the talla,y Ut TINS uuhtaid Vi aSsump-
IIon.
Alter attending eSpeca iy to the u aair- OF
the gcneI al government, and IucIdt Htaiiy 10
matters sppe,tdIniug 10 iUteIgn nations, he
sand tie waS Ia tfyCg OF having all tue re
souTctS oftne rail road bank dtvUl, d 10 the
npuidalion ot the Pldulens' bank bonds Tie
here stopped Shott. not deeinIng The qus slioI
VI The pay menl or non payment ofthe Union
bdnh bonds Wotthy even ut Ii paSsIug nuticr.
1ne one hour aud a .aIt dllolted 10 t.Im To
speak was f,hted away IN an etIor 10 make
tie people b lieve that, III tue election OF
Governor, tb y Should lay aside the consii-
eralI0n ui all qut>uouS IN WAI:h tue State
: Was inlerts tsttd, aud Ia ke under tDeIr especial
charge the " hole policy ot the general gov
erhIneut. The absutuHy ot such course
MAS made fully mamie st To every enc pres
eul bttoae the CONCLUSION of the discussion.
George r. Cayton. Esq candidate for
Gov, ruOi rose, and in Il clear, deliberate
and iJJcIbie manner exposed tne aDsusduy
OF The poSuIon taken Dy ils compeutor IA
discussing ualioual poliIcS. and ue5 itciiug
uIattets OF the greatest importance 10 the
! people Of the 5 ate lie gave Gen. Brown
scuthlug AhIch lie nHl not soon foI get
| He cOrlitled hIn>t II to facts, and his man
nti being uIIii ond pl possessing, the facts
had L. u.tuld IaIiutnce Som. "a t.,s i..ete-
wete that Cen. Brown wno stands a. Tie
/ head ol The ItpudiotIng ucket, voted Ia the
J leg gisiillute Tor tie bIt 10 chatter the Union
! bank that when Gov. Me Nuu vetoed the
/ bal 20 borrow ten millions more ne voted IN
The at1I maIlVe, and mus 10 pass It over The
/ IIoveinrrs head-lhdt he stood qpie!ly ny
and peimnted The money 10 be received by
tne otote. without saying aught against the
uncOnstiiutIuualHy ut tat 5OuIS. lie sand
his competitor should b. one o the last N, n
Iu oppoSe lie l,vyIng OF a tax u ply the
boneiS as lie nad borrowed from inr bunk at
! | sst FOUR EEN THOUSAND DOL-
LA RS when tue noIey vas al par and
! paid II back as far pay nient WAS nide, at
u drpts Gallon winch must have made hun
gamer to a considerable amount, or al least
10 Su h an amount as would enable hiin 10
| pay his small pttt.i..ce ot taxes Without IA
! ouvenIence,-tna. Gen. Brown and his
/ t,lrudS constituted that potion OF The people
whO SHOULD never open Their mouths az last
the liquidation of tne b ,ndS ioi b sides the
! toutteeu thous inI dollars. Gen. Is had en-
dorsed for his friends, and they ndd dawn
money from the bdnk 10 the amount of about
| FURfI-TNp THOUSAND DOL
/ LARS. making IN all about MY SIC htoH
$ tad d0itarS Mr. Ciaytoa SAID, as Iur him-
! sell, he Was 4 pldiu Id IleI, ne Hdd hi7de us
money honestly, ne had never be- con
crrned with the banks OF the State, he had
never borrowed doillr Fl ON them, aud had
never pennnted his name 10 go Into them
upon other mems paper. tie Was wiling
t. paw his portion ot ihe taxes IN liquidation
of an honest debt cont, acted by the stat
| Mr. Clayton showed by an accurate cal
| culation of me amount OF taxes paid by diff
erent counties and tneIr respective popula-
| ,ion. that :huse who advocate the payment
of The bonds nave 10 pay a tax more than
ten times as heavy as the people OF the anu
bond counties. Persons generally. VII"
have the smallest amount Of taxes TO pay.
are the Fl. st to cry out oppression when "a
proposition is IN .de to tx.
Mr. Ctaytun's speech was throughout
chaste and foi cibie. and received with con
.inutd buists of enthusiastic applause from
the audience II M ide deep an1 lasting
impression upon the minds otail VINO heard
him. The wings my we'll b. proui OF SO
able a champion of their cause IN the con-
test for the preservation oftne honor and
character Of our much abused State.
A pail full of I've. with piece OF coperas