Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-09-10

report OF the speech of Mr.. P. w. Tomp.
kins, whig candidate for Congress, at that
place. AS it is something of an index Of
the game the coons intend TO play in this
canvass we propose giving it a passing
notice.
After takinga fling at caucuses and con-
ventions, as if his auditory had forgotten
that the coons tried to get up a caucus or
convention, but a few weeks ago, and made
woful failure
=" Mr.. Tompkins said there was really
very little difference between his opinions
and those of the democrats, and thai now
was a favorable time to "strangle the mon-
ster party" and for men to vote for the
most worthy, or those they liked best"
Certainly; never SO appropriate time
lin wing estimation) as now-now, when
whiggery is bopelessly PROSTATE, - now
when the principles of democracy have
receiVedt the sanction of a majority of the
people in two-thirds of the States Of the
Union, it is certainly a most Favorable
time,' and will be wise plan, to select
wings to carry out those principles 0, sa-
pient Tompkins!
Now for TomPkins on the promises. VIII
it be believed that whiggery, after shouting
itself hoarse for a National Bank in 1914,
is ready to repudiate its own arguments in
l845, and promise opposition to Bankl
Hear Mr.. Tonpkns, nominee Of com
mon wing meeting" for Congress
:" He said that, if elected to Congress, he
would vote against the creation Of a Bank,
| because SO large and powerful an institu-
ton took so strong a hold upon the public
interest that the very agitation of the ques-
ton was calculated to shake the country
with commissions, and to bring with it rain
and destruction-and also because he was
opposed to the establishment of such an
institution by doubtful authority, lie be-
lieved, himself, in the constitutionaltf and
| expediency of National Bank in the alb
stract, but would not favor the creation of
one without unequlvoca evidence that a
large majority of the people of the United
States concurred in that opinion, and de-
manded it's establishment
What such promises are worth, let the
broken pledges of whiggery in past years
answer. In 1910, the wing Presidential
candidate declared that the compromise
tariff act should be maintained sacred and
inviolate, and Mr.. Clay in the same year
declared that no American statesman would
dare rise in his place in Congress, and pro-
and amity." And the present iniquitous
tariff is the fruits of the credulity of the
people in wing promises. Who has for
gotten the wing outcry, the same year,
against Prescription for political opin-
ions"9 And yet, no sooner did the wings
obtain possession of the government, than
their great leader declared in his place in
the Senate that if single democrat
should be left in Office, he weuld be left as
monument of tire sparing grace of the
wing party" We might fill our paper
with the details of wing promises made but
to be broken. The people know by expe-
rience how to estimate such pledges, given
before an election
Mr.. T. next essayed to convince his
l
ty about Tariff. His argument on that
question, as reported by the Correspondent,
is an entire begging of the question-nei-
Their fol or against the principle of protec-
tion," or plumber.
He concluded by declaring himself in
favor OF the application of the proceeds Of
the public lands by the general govern
ment to the building of railroads and canals
by the general government. We learn
that at east one other Of the nominees O
the "common whig meeting takes ground
against the whole corrupting system Of in
ternal Improvement by the general govern
ment.
THE M1NTs.-From statement in the
| Washington Union Of the 3Oth ultimo, W.
learn that the coinage of the U. s. minis
in the month of July was
In eagles S55, 900; half eagles $131 900
quarter eagles S5,737 5O-total in gold
S19I,737 SO.
In half dollars ST. 900; in quarter dol
lars, SIS 900; in dimes $4,000; IN hal
OfHtSS p9J3OOu-tOtdl oflNSt1 J~OF3OOOs
In cents, 1888 67.-Total coinage il
: July, 1916, $500 II.
J o. We see 1t stated that the LouisUiH
Journal condemns the course of the PEG
: pie of Lexington, KY, in suppressing til
publication of Cassius nj. Clay's incendiar
abolition paper, and defends that fanatica
traitor.
i A Coon MovE.-We observe a petitio
published in the "Hary Of the West,
/, praying that the Legislature prohibit, b