The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-08-14

and no doubt will tc;read by all. In our next we
intend giving what we esteeman argument in ca
vor equally as able, and one which we think a
complete confutatiou oGit. Let thahi Sspcak for
themselves. t s
Some Of our exchanges this week con5nin inter-
estng matter, and as it will become spnaeS; ;hat
stale before our next, we propose to take q "a
at some ofthe topics contained in some {iicfn.
The great length of Gen. Thompson's 4letter ex-
cludes muck that we would have been glad to
have laid before our readers. 'Te . -8f< q.
claims our attention. correspondent of the
Santherp1C CAropicle Allowing much Cor the en,is..
sasm necessarily Influencing him so recensIy .after
the Coaventeasay. it certainly was most astonish-
ing outPouripg Of the people. For $4,000 to as
semble at as small place as the town of Madison,
containing 1900 people is little remarkable, and
we mus, say a little cx'ravagan,; yet l. is quite
characteristic Of the Wing party at the Apfesent
day. ":.> '"r.'' R<1a
Judge Berrien frs. addressed the meeting. and
in the opinion Of the correspondent, was litffe
too ultra on some points. Col. Preston followed,
and was much aPplauded, particularly ut the close
OF his address. After him Gen. Waddy Thomp-
son succeeded in an able speech" Mr.. Ycartl en-,
one of the Editors of,he Charleston Courier, ad-
dressed large audience in the Court House
at night, when many ladies honored him with
their attendance. After Col Preston Mcssrs.
Dawsonand Stepbcus Of Georgia addressed the
different subtions'Ssf a'e audience Mr. Dawson
zone of lhe-hosi fprcblc speakers he ever heard 7"
MIR. Stephens, by his friends is called the RAM
dolph of Georgia, and is the ''pet of the pco-
pc." Weheardiap anecdote respecting Mr.. S.
which we take tho liberty to relate Mr.. S.. has
youthful appcartnee.and very effeminate voice;
whom he'was canSwsihg for. Congress last sum-
mer' IN the dark c'rncr of one of the frontier
counties, alter ne had made one Of his best ef.
iorts on the stump an old lady, who had charge
OF cake waggon, lad listened with great atten-
ton to histhrliag eloquence, exclaimed "WeH.
little boy, If had son as smart as ys,u, I'd be
willing to be crueifd" '*'H
The most gratifying account given is, that there
was not drop saf vine spirits on the ground
The most astonishing circumstance is that z. 600
r~s-sas ,ssre .sascars into Madison.
"Imagine," say:d correspondent, the vast crowd,
animated Lya s,'spaahetc feeling, for the time, n
band ofbrothers, .hronged together in the cars,
with hundred bHners floating over head, csaunt-
ing Wing songs9vhose laundering choruscs ech-
ocd among thelyOds, all swept onward on the
rapid wings Of stag, through country, every
bank of which sya crowded by men, women and
children, cheehpS and waving their handker.
chiefs toward pc h.shing cars.
The next tli9ghat invites our attention, is the
late TempefaHe Convention, of which we give
short sketch Thu weeks paper Ii seems that
there has arissf adscussion upon the subject of
temperance Yith regard to the South Carolina
College and Professors.
Mr.. AyerPf Barnwell, introduced a resolu-
ton apProv3g be College Temperance Soci-
ety. and o3mesdng it to the supper. OF the
Faculty. resolution was opposed by N. l..
Grlhn Esq. md the Rev. Mr.. Dubose; Col. Nc
Willie OF C3 3hcenadvocated it, and declared, in
the present. fndl'Ion of things in the college, he
would noHend son there, and that there were
numbers wP would 60 with him." A substitute |
oil Mr.. Gr conmcnding the College Society to
all those have charge of the College, Tin
cludng Of course the Trustees as we'll as the
Faculty. I lop'";l, and tl,us tho matter dis.
po'ad oi.