Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-07-10
POLTTlCAL,,. .
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Mr.. McDuFPIE,s SPEECH.

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| The Democratic meeliug-ih, spite of the
publication and Jealous circulation OF
handbills, warning the people, that tlMessrs
/ Mangum and Archer would address the
Wings at the Club House, Though they
did not speak, through courtesy, wepre-
sumo, TO their brother Senator lin spite
OF the untiring efforts Of some oflihe wings
10 reduce our meeting to mere shadow !;
Mr.. McDufie was received, at the Old
Baptist Church. on Tuesday Evening, by
Jan audience of about IL or l400 citizens,
Listening eagerly. TO his impressive elo-
quence. Though The Wing, Iwho "did
mot hear III. on. ,OiSh to hear It," and he
might have added, did not wish The Wings
toihear il.) may pronounce it, "from the
general account as not less false}in doc
urine, than bitter personal. bearing, exas-
Eperaled in temper and feeling, reasonable
in meaning and in intention, and impotent
iu style and execution" we sshall-not hes
ita,e to characterize this speech as one OF
The most powerful efforts Of human.genius,
and5in this opinion, we are borne on! by the
Testimony of all,the Wings we have seen,
land they are many, of the first standing
and intelligence in this community.}--
Thoughhis physical frame is much;worn
out, bis mind still burns with a brightiand
pure light. HIS powers of analysis, (and
withering sarcasnl;) are ofthe hlghes, or
der. The subject he chiefly discussed,
was the great question of the Tariff-and
most clearly did he porirayto the humblest
mind the oppression andgiIustice ofthe
odious Tariff bill Of l842-ins many res.
poets twice as oppressiye.as the bill Of '322.
against which some of the then Nullifiers"
ofthe South;ybu now the warmesi advo-
cafes Of protectionHra the flag of"in.
llerpositons Of State sovereisnly."s Most
severely but Elegantly. did he casiigate the
States Rights men Of the former period,
who now are hurried, by man-worship,of
Mr.. Clay.inlo the vortex Of Federal 'usur-
patton. Never.shall we forget the 'ridicu.
lous lieht,ip which;he presented one of the
ravorite notions of the modern political
ecouomists. hat "ttish duties make low
prices.'' He expressed his utter asronish-
ment, that "grown men," 10 rIlecity of
Richmond, the CaPitoIEof-a State thathad
given s6imany patriots TO the Union,
should 10 theirsnllra :Periff notions, propa-
gate theory 20, worthy Of aschoolboy Of
Is. But we can give no idea of the lucid
arguments, the accurate illustrations; the
brilliant hursts of cloquence, with which
Mr.. McDuffie demolished .the, protective
system; stating, among otherlhings, that
the South losI annually forty millions,
which went into the pockel Of. ,ibe North
On the Texas question: he presented
some beautiful and conclusive views: He
refuted the argument that the ratification
OF lhe'Ieaty would produce war with Mex :
leo, proved that Texas was independent
and would remain so; as he had the au-
lhorily of Gen. Thompson for saying; ihat
Santa Anna, in his own ,otlering tyranny,
could not afford an army Of 500 men to
send into Texas. He deprecated The re-
lection OF the treaty as il was we'll estab-
lished; that Santa Anna, when he heard OF
The negotiation. was athear, in favor it,
and in bis avaricious spirit, had coolly.
asked show much he was TO get?" But,
when few days afterwards. the des-
patches of Almonie arrived. he (Santa
Auua) was bound TO yield 10 The views Of
the old Spaniards around him. and refuse
his assent TO The !reaty-'hough be was
really anxious. himself, to get rid of Texas
on any lefms. II was feared, (said Mr..
McD., that through the inlerposi,ion OF
France aud England. this fine country
would be lost forever; andst this agrees with
our information from Washingtou,i con-
tanned in another article of to-day. He
contrasted beautifully y.thesmora and phys
ical qualities. customs and habits of the
Mexicans and the Texans, and satisfied
tIie;most skeprical; that the former never
could subjngate .ihe latter. HetreateditHe
whole subject in mastery manner-and
we doubt moi shock The obstinate resolves
Of The ahii-Texans present.. 49,
Mr.. Med. noticed at some length the
charge of .'Disunipn," which had been
,hundefed by Mr.3Botts and others 10 the
! Clay Club House aud elsewhere, against
himself and his <Sla:e. He showed tha,
tbe. first crylof fdisunion,'il, case Of annex
a,ion, came from John Quincy Adams
and his inorihern friends, and he asked,
whether Mr.. Bots had .then.raised the cry
of disupiou. Mr.. McDuffic asserted, tha,
! the meetings in S. Carolina had merely
declared that dislnion would be the effect
of non annexalion-as The Northern fanat!
| les had raised the cry of "Texas and dis
union''-blt al albeyen.s, he " ds not res.
ponSibe for, what his constituents might
do;ifor ahey were too proud, too patriotic
and enlightened. tolbetuuderthe 'dictation
of.auy man; or set,of men. r. y: il.;:tti.:.i =
npiMr.sMcD cDufie wound MP his splendid
mentaE effort; with riefexplanatiouof5a
inalteraspersonal to 4himself.' He had
been charged by Mr.. Bolts. with ..cower:
ing before the attacks; of Mr.. Benton" il
late scene jim The Senate chamber "tha
Mr., Benton hal;shaken 6isAfst in hisface
and that he Mr.. sMcD should have "a
once lhrottled Mr.. Behton.'..f Mr.. Med