Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-08-15
From the State Journal.
The DixborO Discussion.

others to take The job off his hands was
forced into the Dixboro discussion on
Saturday last. Gen. Van Fosseu was
selected on the part Of the wings of Supe-
perier to discus With him. In consequence
Of the storm he speakers did not arrive
until late in the afternoon, consequently
i;was arranged that the discussion should
then adjourn to some future day, unless
otherwise ordered by the meeting.
Wilson commenced with that embarass-
ment which gave ample evidence that he
would be thankful to have been relieved
from the scrape his impudence had forced
him into. His jargon for some time was
absolutely uninteIl,gible and his idea could
not be determined by the ordinary rules
governing The Englrsh language But after
almost breaking his neck in stumbling
over The fragments of broken sentences, it
appeared that he was trying to prove from
an old electioneereing pamphlet and from
slips cut from the tCoon Hunter (Which
had been prepared for him. that the wing
party was the old Federal party. To
prove this he relied upon the exploded
SANDER upon John Davis, that he rejoiced
in the streets of Worcheater over the
defeat of the American arms during the
last war, and that Rufus King while mill
lister to England observed the emigration
of lrishmen to this country during the
Irish rebellion.
Gen. Van Fossen replied, that the gen.
tleman had said little or noting Of meas
ures, but had undertaken TO prove the
charge of federalism upon the Wing par
ty by attempting to show that some of the
old federslists were now inthe wing ranks.
He (Gen Van F. would show not only
from the position of men, but from the
measures advocated by the two parties
that the wing party stood upon the old
Democratic platform, and advocated the
principles of Jefferson Madison, and the
fathers of the Republican school. He
commenced by denying the charge
against John Davis but admitted those
against Rufus Kilg, and then proved that
this same Rufus King, after his return
from England was elected u s. Senator
from N. Y. though the special efforts of
Martin Van Buren,, the late leader of
modern democracy. He then proved from
Niles Register that while Henry Clay
was wagiDg war in Kentucky against
those odious federal measures the Alien
and Sedition Laws, LEWIS CAss, the lea.
der of Wilson's party in this state, was
strutting about the streets of Wilmington,
Del. with tina! badge of federalism the
black cockade, stuck in his hat. He then
proceeded to test the federalism of the
two parties by their measures. fie then
proved from the writings of Jefferson and
other republican fathers that they were
IN favor Of Protective Trait, and that
such a tariff was republican mea sure.
He also proved from the public documents
that the bank was Republican measure
that large majority Of The Republican
vote for the late bank and large MAORI
~ OF the federalists voted against it at the
time Gifts incorporation. That Jefferson
had signed bills endorsing the principles
OF the first Bank ard that Madison signed
the bill for the Incorporation Of the last
Bunk. He proved from the deeds of ces-
sion that the states coded to the United
States their lands for specified purposes
and that after paying the public debt cre-
ated By the Revolutionary War The pro-
ceeds ofiheir sales justly belonged to the
Union. His testimony OIL these points
was conclusive and his arguments pow
erful and convincing.
Gen. Van Fossen's hour having ex-
pred. he gave notice he was ready to
NEE. Wilson again or any body else at
some future day and coniirue the discus
sion. Wilson having been completely
discounted by the Generals facts and ar
guments, begged the Gen. 10 let hin have
hall an hour more, 10 break his fall. Al
though it was getting late, and the Gen.
was quite indisposed out Of compassion to
Wilson he consented to wait half an hour
longer to hear what he had to say, and
the way he replied TO the Gen. for his
courlesies will be seen by the follow.
ing '47'+.
Wilson commenced again, and by his
sfoaming and frothIDg exhibited the deep
wounds that the Gems facts had inflicted.
He continued his jacooade and incoheren,
slang until he was informed that his time
had expired-in reply to which he said
he should take his own lime and refused
to stop Gen. Van Fossen discovered that
Wilson was determined TO bully hin out
OF an opportunity 10 say any thing more,
began to make necessary preparations to
leave for home, when Wilson was abso-
lutely forced to sit down.
The Gen. then replied tina: Wilson had
so far encroached upon his time that if he
had the disposition he should not at that
time reply to the gentIeman's gasconade
And after. makeing very few remarks
left for home. s na,
- The meeting after appointing new
Committee to devise more efficient rules
for securing more decorum in debate, ad-