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port il from Iliinoi, q biiehssap . iiss Yea :
Tie sppssl.et At Stuart 10 behalf q Fhe Prs-
seEisn n lrssr. ils psor nrs,s saly selfsi vas
eloas-ns ard orefvhslnne u vas sesa As no
deeisnaiion eo1ld eOnuoytri, o. soPhfsFy eoa-
fate; sn1 sc srssily mistake ne po~si Il ruth.
Il the uhcis speech has not bsra seeis7psa IN
COCA ground - prcaoce froa Eersafsgs uhsn I
ursiassee shsis hare tnbsided: and The Ffste d /
pfeconesissd eFinlsns shsl. have ianseme de.
gree abassd. lis afsi speech eceupisd more
shan 10 heors. and ras deiTvetrd amidst that
bseaaisss aieaLon and those oeessi0nal enIhu- !
siasIie sulbreskscf feeling which ase speh graft
syinE ,ribales 10 slcqnsnee aud truIt.
A. &c coseia.sou. beaaliiaI Bsqhss from
he isdies vas sfntto the s,ard, % tribute Of
sheif spprehasiun q SIR. S,safis gallant bearing
ael manly sentiments. and his lesPselfal and
courteous tepprtneni 10 his oPPoheaIs
Sir. Lpe,s lkep'teok the stand amidst cheers
and heafiy d, iuzs Of bis polidcaT friends. He
msde an tp,lasy Tor The inreffect rhsnnsr in
uhish be ezpsrssdao discharge .hs duty 50 IN
expselediy 5sgolFed upon hin bI HE sickness
and absence Il Nf Bsdinger, he Electoral can
djdst. Il SIS parry; but lie was not tks man 40
sh;its slem 81 yzssk isposed b hspenseraes,
~65 Bat s. oitcs ss6d ~ i'm "a .enored him
iAhoxeyer feebls his bodily Or insellsetGal pow
ers might be- lie was somewhst hoarse, but
went 10 his Wink with a commendabfe spirit
lfor t,uls had ne task before him. And Ills
bus jasIice - kIr. l. 10 say, that be made IS good
a case fiji his patty as could have neen made a.
gains, saeh 40 ssisgSnisi ssif. Stuart, and such
an stray If facts ard srgsmenis, n
Mr. Lucas Paid-a glowing compliment 10 the
Old Zero, in whose cause he s0d his compsgiois
had done battle years gone by--he gloried 10
sun being failhfal to The DemoeracF-snd feli-
Ieitaisd himself and them that he prosperity SO
which Mr.. Stuart had refetsed had accrued un-
der Democratic ADMINISTRATORS Mr. L. con-
tended that the protection Afforded by the acts
cited had been given under circumstances very
different from those nov existing the hieh
Parig Il other years had been laid to pay of tho
War debts, DC, and that the present contained
gross Inequalities aud operated upon the poor
for Inc benefit Of lie AlislocraeY-on VII ich
latter topic he enlarged considerably. Heeiied
some ins,snces-ihose particularly relied upon
by he Democratic oraiors--in which the tax
upon The rich maas commodities, such as car
peis, gold chains, hlery. &. ,wefe laid more
lightly Than On the Becessaries & tfs Ct The poor
FEc and Insisted apon The position ,ha, the acl
IofIsi2 was id violation OF fhs faith Of ID:
iComproinise Act. 70 which The Ways had pledg
: &c themselves 10 edhere.
+, Mr. L. then wehtoff on the South Western
Tufapikc. aad other magnificent york includst
: in a oaampoth scheme Of Internal Improvement
. advocated s. sIr sinRrtin the Legislature, 4
fie37-nhien Mr.. L. had opposed, and whiet
woull have iagslgcd heavy tebt, SC. lie
Launched forth into ihe usual inYeciiye agains
J the defunet Y. s. Bank, snd is cOrrpplions-
], The masnrE 10 which j; had bri5fd members O.
Congress, EILlors Of newspspeTs and others
! aus lwit9ej Mi Stuart for no, embracing hi
. f,oPic ia Eis argument. He1rrfsrTed lo1he omis
sion Of This matter by Mr.. SiuaIt, and warre,
! his brethren Of the Democracy thal the Nooste
would be again fastened upon The country if III,
Wings succeeded. e.. Mr.. L. ai{o discussed IN,
/ Texas qaesaon. BAT Seleaunot remsmBer bis pc
silioss,
i Mr. siust'srjonder vas SPLENDID piece 0
! argument and good tempered sarcasm. but ",
dad III impossible to give ihe reader he ilgh;es
idea of iis-mauer Il rahaer RE reviewed
: ,f ~ b, ,ssA.ssSslsSss "a = lie ,slsIs.
Wing Administrations BY its predecessor. H.
I fortified himself 81 further rsfeteace 10 publi,
4 documents, and showed thar yhe Wing eongrss
had reduced the annual expenditures even II
the frst year, from tsrezIy Tsigh. 10 tn.ntv n,
, millions And he appropriations for v,sy sr,
a half we're but tTeoiy-four millidnsl
In reply 60 tie intima,idn that he eodgei the
Bank-quss'iou, Mr. s. presented The history d
The Act II 1916, and showed from The Records
thai. il also, was Republican, measure, and ha d
been voted for BY MOST Of The leading Democrats
Ct the day, including Gen Tucker, Gen. Mccoy,
Air. Calhoun, Col. johnson, gEc. &c. Mr.. s
maintained the censtiiuiionsll'y and expediency
Eof such an institution, anaihought matiets would
not work entirely we'll until vefh,d another
Bank, well guarded, and extending lis saluiary
restraints all over The country upon a vicious
EcurreRcy, &c
! Nr. Siuarts conclusion was nnost eloquent and
fhaFpy sllusion TO the duration cf cur free
institutions, which be hoped m ghl be perpetual,
sruns spontaneous tribute frem both parties
and his whole effort was such a, 10 Place dim
10 The front rank Of American oiadrs and states
I men.
The clesirg reply n VII Laea., u.5er nany
disadvantages, was all perhaps ihatil cspla have
beeu. 10 The heel of The evening :IFasairst such
\ iupresaable arguments md aga;nsssueh cham
eio3. Il contained, as is usual with ocstof The
Democratic orators, denuncistioa Of he Feds-
ralism Of Old Joha Adams, his Alien and ssdi.
lion acts, Sc, and an invocsuon 10 The Democra
ey 10 stand 6Fm,.&c.
We believe We but speak The universal s.p,i.
nent, when We say that Mr. Stuart mad. most
.tgeeeabls impression upon all bis bearers. ara
oecsme an especial favoriie with iAe Wigs
Never have We seen body If $500 more
highly graii6sd, and we are sure ihss evety Wig
feels Us posiiiOa ,sung,hened ard his fai,h re.
newell by The af|1 d Of TliJsy last we
cannot but lhaak cut opponents for presenting
al anissosis, 10 Mr. Stuart on that oceasiol,-
for Opposition seemed but to sburpenhis fsruls;s.,
and i certainly vas lhe means Of elieiliug scne
OF The haPpiesi Of bis. sallies.
r The discussion lasted nnti dark, more Than |
sfx honrs-and vas conducted VITA great cour. |
iesy on both sides. And although The applause
ENTHUSIASTICALLY little 'bois,erous, The auditprx
conducted themselves 10 manner worthy The I
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