The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1845-09-13
Senatorial Canvass.

Messrs. Miles and Battaile addressed the cit
liens at Camden on Monday last The ntten-
dance was large, but we have no report Of the
speaking. On Wednesday they addressed the
citizens at this place. The speaking was COM
menced by Judge Battaille. He said there were
several questions Of much Importance to come
before our Legislature this winter; among 9TH
ers, the disposition of the half million acres of
land granted by the United States for internal
Judge thought portion
ought to be appropriated to clearing rivers, and
perhaps portion to constructing leyse on tho
Mississippi. 1t seems to US that ii the
people OF this County or District understood
their own interests, they would compel their
candidates to obtain information on this sub
minutes of their interminable speeches, to
spreading before them the information thus &c
quired, and giving their own opinions and
| pledges in relation to it. We believe that this
fund will be disposed of in such a way as to
procure votes fSr U. S. Senator, without the
least regard to the just claims of different Sec
tons, and would therefore if possible like to
have some tangible and reliable opinion from
our own candidates.
| Another subject to which the Judge as brief
ly alluded, and on which he seemed to have
formed no more fixed opinions, was Penitenti-
AIRY labor. From two articles in our paper to-
day il will be seen that this question is becom-
ing one Of great importance in ditferensectons
of the State and will have much more influence
on the election than is anticipated. The Me-
chanics are aroused and will not sacrifice their
interests for Brscoism or an ti-Briscoism, wing
or Democrat. 1t has not been long, since one
Of the editors of the Mississippian, in the strong
wing county of Kinds, was elected to the Leg
islature on this very question. We dislike
that this question should be brought up after
candidates have been nominated, but it is too
lute'to stop it now. Therefore let the candi-
dates reflect on this subject and devote anoth-
er ten or fifteen minutes in explaining their
views. Perhaps, too, they would not injure
themselves or the people by inquiring what has
become of the and 3 per cent funds and what
disposition should be made of them, if they can
| be found.
The Judge then commenced upon Briscoe
and Union Bank Bonds--he had piled before
him long array of well bound Law books and
commenced his legal arguments to the people
and we sloped. We have not that faith in
the capability of the human mind to acquire
a profound knowledge of the law of Contracts
and Corporations by listening to a stump speech
few hours, to believe that much good can
be done by legal Argument before them.
We know that much evil can and has been.
done and seems to us that lawyers pay but
poor compliment to the intelligence and good
sense of the people by pursuing this course.
or the character and abilities of Judge Bat
tale as speaker, we have spoken in aprevious
number of our paper.
Mr.. Miles followed-we do not know wheth-
er he alluded to these matters of which Judge
Battaile spoke SO briefly at all or not: we did
not hear him'do so, and suppose 1.-The spoke at
all ofthem II wus in the same brief manner. He
answered the Judge's legal arguments, and as
his friends think, very effectively. Mr.. Miles
is a good speaker, practised debater, and not
easily put out of his track; he has rich fund
Of anecdote and he generally makes il tell.
He is very popular with his party and justly SO
for he has rendered them good service. We
have q strong faith that spite Of Briscoism and
Reputation he will be our Senator.