The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1844-08-23

PeOplS any pOIltiCal OppoHeHI' uAti"6
present political campaign. II vas there
upon the stump, befo1e the hardy yeomanry
Of the country, that he desired, and invited
and challenged discussion. The people,
he said, were attempted to be deceived
The whole truth was not presented to them
by our political opponents. and il was moth
ing but tight that it should be.
Mr.. Yerger concluded by calling, in
language Of thrilling eloquence, upon every
Wing to stand to his post, and to once more
march to victory. lie said, he knew that
the feeling, the enthusiasm, that animated
the Wings in 1910, and which made them
then rush to victory, still burned within
their bosoms, and would make them do their
work over again. MIR. Y. closed, amid the
most lapturOus applause of his audiance.
The Jackson Glee Club being loudly |
called upon for a song, they mounted the
stand and sang go! Polk" in manner
that elected bursts Of applause and laughter
| from the whole assemblage.
: Gen. P. B. Starke, one Of the Wing Elec
3 tors, next addressed the meeting, but as
the hour Of 2 o'clock had arrived, he was
: rather limited in his time, and but briefly
9 touched upon all the prominent political
Y questions of the day. Gen. Starke spoke
e about an hour in truly eloquent and mas
terly manner; handling every subject with
great ability and skill. When he compared
the character of the two contending candi-
e dates, he handled James X. Polk without
y gloves, and gave him a most unmerciful
clubbing. Gen. s., was frequently inter.
! rupted, during his speaking, by the shouts
% and clapping Of his auditory.
lie After dinner, we had another patriotic
'e song from the Glee Club. Judge Winches
g ter, Of Natchez, was then introduced, ano
&c when this aged patriot, whose head is whit,
aS with the frosts Of many winters, rose, tn
~ vast gathering made the weEkin ring wit
shouts of appreciation. Judge w. spok
A. for near three hours. and made an able Al
IN gumentative speech which was listened I
a. by the audience with great interest and a
eu tenhon. Judge w. placed the position c
- the Wings and their opponents in relatio
~ to all the VitaIly important questions in
nc proper light, and enforced the wisdom
co the Wing policy and the double dealing c
q the locofocos in manner calculated to fore
nc conviction upon every unpreiudiced mind.
m After two or three songs from the Gle
It
OIL Club, the meeting adjourned until ofte
supper.
ser At night, John NJ. Dufield, Esq, Of Jack
OF son, addressed large number Of ladies an
Of gentlemen at the Court House, for tw
1t hours, in strain of eloquence not to b
vel surpassed.
On Friday morning, at ten O'Clock, tn
cd grand procession was again formed by tn
de- Marshals, and proceeded 10 the ground G
Tor speaking, and was addressed by the Hon
md Daniel Mays, Of Jackson. Judge May
pal spoke Cor three hours. He discussed tn
an Tariff question only, and his arguments wer
.as, conclusiv and incontrovertible. He prove
an by documents, which he produced, that eve
led nv president, commencing with Genera
VS., Washington and ending with Gen. Jackson
lad were all in favor Of, and recommended
-. Tariff for protection. He also showed (fror
'''o his speeches) that Mr.. Calhoun was at OH
time in favor of protection. He shove
IRE, from Congressional proceedings, that Sout
vas Carolina was the first State, after the Re,
the oluuonury War, to petition Congress fc
md protection to home industry. Would t
- Heaven that every cotton planter, ever
Aeu farmer, every mechanic and every laborin
leir man in the State of Mississippi had hear
hu. his speech. He proved conclusively tn;
the Cotton Planter Of the South va
., nore benefited by the operations of til
Tariff than the Northern Manufacturer.
Err Judge M. was listened to by unusual il
the terest and attention, and concluded ami
re- the cheers Of bis auditory.
iaI. Henry Gray, Esq, one Of the Wing EIec
Co., tors next addressed the assemblage, he spok
for about an hour in strains of eloouenc,
the argument and sarcasm, glancing but Sigh
- " over the leading principles Of both pal
EN-. ties, and closed by showing up the locofoc
. If party and their candidate in their true ligh
Two Mr.. Gray is truly great man, and nobly
doing his duty.
10 We cannot conclude without saving
to word in praise Of the people of Canton an
With the Barbecue. We have only TO saw TIL
Ter. the Inequalities were unbounded-evel
-, thing was of the best, and in the create
."e abundance. We found no s,latch strir
5Ho pulled in"
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