The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-01
Fromthe Memphis Eagle.
MIS- HISSIPPI POLITICS.

II candidate, 10 now 10 active opera
ton. They addressed the people Of.
De Soto nc fernando, on the 9th. a
fr;enE,l has sent us the tl1e following ac-
count ofthe speeches on the occasion.
The oBond question:" il seems is the
principle one discussed, as it should
be;and we are pleased TO see the dem
ocratic candidate giving way upon i,
and evidently disposed to bury and a.
void it. 1t is q good sign that the people
of Mississippi is becoming more enligh'
tened and purified upon this, to them
most engrossing paramount and vital
question. Let the wings urge and
press it, in the sober and convincing
languages of truth, and the monstrous
abomination of"repudiation," which
now covers that rich and noble State
as with funeral pail, will be strangled
by the people, as hydra with a
thousand heads, each with thousand
Kissing tongues, poisoning the pros
perity and character Of the common
wealth. The democratic Legislature
having failed to lay off the State into
Congressional Districts, the wings will
not run any members for Congress,
thinking Ticket system TO be illegal, las
it surely is. Thus the ''repudiators"
have added another bright feather to
their political cap-that of notification.
How long would it be before party
If it possessed power, would dissolve
and burst asunder the ligaments which
bind the States together--before revo-
luton and anarchy would reign in
blood and terror, over our yet united
but sadly weakened confederacy.
HhRNANDo, August Sth.
Mr.. Editor-On Saturday last the
candidates for Governor, Col. Clayton
aud Gen Brown, met at this place and
addressed an audience Of from four TO
six hundred. Gen. Brown opened
the discussion with some very appro-
pirate remarks upon the present excl.
ted State of party feeling said he be-
lieved that moderate degree of zeal
was essential to the Development of
the great and true principles of Gov
ernmeht, and that so long as it was di-
rected and restricted to that object, il
would result in the attainment of truth;
--but on the other hand he deprecated
that excited degree which involved
the prejudices Of men, and which, net
content with disturbing their social re-
lations, had lntruded upon the sancity
Of the domestic circle. We were
pleased with thus much Of his speech,
and doubt not that if he had stopped
here be would have left much better
-und moro favorable ;ssP~oss:Oa--B Bot
some how or other the desert came
first for when he launched out upon
The disputed ground of National poliIics
he seemed bewiIdered IN the mazes of
his own metaphysical jargon.
He asserted with much boldness
that the tariff had always reduced the
exports Of the country protective
tariff he called it (; and avowed that its
influence was felt in every branch Of
trade, by its tendency to reduce the
prices Of the raw material--home pro-
duce and I suppose by bringing
about corresponding elevation in the
cost of the manufactured article. Up
on this he run wild like a ship with
more sail than ballast, when he might
have saved himselfihe Iabour. Upon
the subject of the exports the statistics |
clearly contradict him, granting that
the tariff exercises the Influence he
claims for it;they show that from 1916
10 1s3l,the period that he designated,
that our exports were nearer on
balance with the imports than any
other period. But SO Ear from its be-
ing attributable 10 the operation of
he tariff, it may more properly be ac-
credited 10 the United States Bank,
We hope when he visits us again he
will leave better estimate ofthe intel
Igence of the citizens of De Soto. The
General however did not seem to claim
7ery great familiarity with this subject:
le wouldn't have any oSe to think so:
IND dropping il he made an easy and
apld transition to an element that
seemed more congenial to-him.
He complained loudly of the whips
or iaillng TO Comply with their promis-
. with which he said they had deceiv-
d the people. They promised, said
e, economy in the administration oil
ne Cover nment-instead of which.
ne debt of FIVE millions which Mr.
lan Buren, left Upon the country, they
ave raised 10 twenty four millions.
And he continued with peculiar EN-
promised you roast beef
nd too dollars per day. Have Won
OF this 10 the two dollars per diem,
g ought not to complain, Cor he OBJ
lined more than his share when he !
rev the J4ty thousand from these
anne rotten Banks that he il now re-