Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1844-04-18

ofthe lctn inst ne makes the foltywic, q,
to his readers, br having occupied = 10y ],
space, in presenting this speechto ,b.m. u'n
1--WE feel surs that we need M, -.
our readers tor tpe large space taken M H.
days paper. viii the speech Of M C. " 70 To-
Melville, deIiyeSld at the celebTaiion s
JacksOn's birth Ay. in the CITY 81 New Wi, zen
We believe we could scarcely have puhI;'f.1 :
anything that wppd have been more aecsnsas;,
10 them. A. il9eso one Of tSe' best, and mos,
eloquent speeches OF the days Read h" "'''
We are often told, that lbe Wig, oon,;d.,
themselves the 4cVncy Parly;; and yet indplg.
in the most undiknifed seofelectoneering
TO prOsslyle 70 their cause. To this prelsn,ion
of the Wing Paay the Loco focos, take exeeo.
tons, and dccIarb that they are tho only digni
fed and rational politicians OF the country. nov.
or cOndescending to indulge in singing, or the
use Of coon skinb, or any other puerile or ride.
ulous meaus. Men, from self love, and mncb
oftener from desire to dupe the multitude,
either do not perceive the true character orl
their conduct, or they are unwilling for the
world 10 know them as they are. This is mos,
plainly seen in this notorious speech. If ,nv
thing more unmeaning and contemptibly vulgar
than this much eulogised morceau Of Locoroco.
ism, has an existence on record, in any political
newspaper, tract, except always Kenduirs
Tracts. we know netin what desecrated sheet il
| is to be found.
We will present 10 our readers a few extracts
from this speech, which the editor Of the DEM
ocr4t thinks so sne, aid which he recommends
his patrons to rad. These extracts, we think,
will show, HOY, wholly inaPpropr late this ad-
dress NUT have been, at the celebration Of the
birth day Of 50 great 4 man, warrior and states.
man as Genera Andrew Jackson. BY this speech
it will he sen Loz vast is the degeneracy Of
this party.
In speaking II the Wing Meeting which was
held in the Tabernacle, on the 4th Of March, he,
Mr., Gansvvoor Melville observes:
s'Our opponents, Wings, held great pow
| wow here, the fomth day Of this present
March. II wa celebration-in anticipation
of the inaugural N Of Henry Clay (LauLh'er
There is MT farmers wife in the country
| who might not have taught the magnates Of the
Wing party here lesson Of practical wisdom,
by simply referring 10 the old saw, that If is
! imprudcn; &c count chickens before they are
| hatched.-(Creat Laughler) This celebration
| of theirs is pretty much the same thing as D
| some poor hungry, starving loafer SHOULD cue
die up in a warm corner, close his eyes, shut his
mouth and eat a glorious good dinner-in ina
gination. Continued laughter and cheers)'
After srelking Of one of the gentlemen who
was acting at the Wing Meeting, he winds
out the following very chaste and dignifed Ian
guage:-
"For all must know who is referred 18th,
celebrated vhig extravaganza singer, Mr. Jim
along >Josey Hoxie. (Roars Of laughter, anC
cries cf"clear the way Old Dan Tucker y
Now it must not be forgotten, that this ora
tor is addressing large meeting that have con
vened to celebrate the birth day ofGen. Jackson
and we ask every unprejudiced man if this il
not NEST undignifed language for the speaker
and most meanly Plebian response for Tax
audience.
In referring to the universal preference which
the ladies of the Union manifest for the Whig
party, he remarks:
IL grant we that the wings have the advan.
tage of US plain spoken democrats in scented
hair, diamond rings. and white kid gloves
Croars Of laughteI)-in the language of com
pliment and the affectatiOn Of manner, g., mos
particularly in their style of dressing If one
of these exquisites wished to express the idea
contained in the homespun adagc, "There is NJ
pitch hot, and the devil to pay" he would say
"'Vherc is PecuniAry liability due TO the ole
gentleman, and no Lituminous matter, Of the
proper temperature, whcrewth to liqudate The
obligation" lUProrious laughter)
In reply to these remarks, we will in defenc,
ofthe fair ladies of our country, say, that they
as ladies everywhere do, greatly prefer a gen
tleman of refinement Of sentiment, and elegance
of manner, to the low, coarse vulgarian who /.
capable of introducing so mean homespun ad,
age, as the above into an address, which, on
such an occasion. should have been marked BY
gravity and respectful decorum. If the Loco
focos expect TO make capital of their coarseness
and inferiority IN dress and manner, they are
entirely welcome to enjoy their trophies, IN the
circle to which such qualities would adapt them.
After this comment on the ladies, he takes M
the Wing party, and compares the mode of
catching them, tothat of taking the rattlesnaEc,
by pinning their heads to the ground with
forked stick, he observes;
$50 it is with the wings. Great cheering
We have got their heads to the ground, and ali
that they can do is to make a splulter and
noise, and kick UP great dust. Tremendous
OF That's the lick" give il
to 'em old boy"'I
"The wings are a Proiean party. They change
their principles and their name with a magical
facility. l said that animal is their emblem
so 1T is. And what sort of an animal? Some
thing dnil and that never learns-is At the asst
vIcious-is il the muller Something
stupid, and hiding it's stupidity under the garb |
of seeming wisdom-is il the owl? Something |
blind and that works in the dark-is il the mole? |
thievlsh aud nibbling in lis ProRen-
'itics-is it tbs raj? Not one of these, but
nicely adjusted and fitting compound Of them |
lila coon! A fat, lazy, oily, thieving, cowardy l
kulking coon-the hybrid emblem Of ny brid |
'arty. lGreat laughter, tremendous cheering,
md groans FOR some minutes.)
Tho banner of the wings is a coonskil!"
In speaking OfMr. Clay he says:
"EIect Henry Clay President of the United
him majority in both branches Of
his system Of policy go into
fleet, and feverish false, and fictitious state
f things will be engenderod, and you will have
ntailed upon your Posterity n burthen and
urse. A voico-"No fear ofthat"-loud cheers.)
To show how vey stupid this noisy assep'
lage must have been, it Is only necessary to
sad the last extract from this famous Grafton.
he speaker asserts that if Mr.. Clay's policy