The New York herald., 1845-07-14
LAFAYETTE, chambers Coz Ala. July 2

LAFAYETTE, (ChalnDers Coz Ala., july e.
Stwmping at the Wcst-Ihe immortal Fslir g. Nc
ConneE IN the Eiehi---dmusing ,cay Of Nomina
ting Candidate.
A discussion came of in this town yesterday, be
tween Samuel f. Rice, the democratic nominee OF
the 7th Congressional district, and the Hon. Maj
| Gen Felix Grundy Mcconnell, the independent
candidate and to use the words Of Felix, it was
regular sbear fight"
/ You must know that some two months since, Rice
was nominated in Convention, over the head oi
1 Felix, who declared that he saw no necessity OF a
/ conventions; thai there was no vacancy that he was
aware of and that no mss1 should dance upon his
| puncheon" until he was tired. The nomination OF
Rice he therefore regards an lndignity to him.
SELF which he would be less than full grown man
| not to resent.
| Well they met here yesterday and the discussion
was opened by Felix. He said, that the clrcumstan-
ces under which he was placed, imperlously de-
manded that he should canvass the district That
two years ago when he was nominated, he worked
as kindly in the harness as any bob-tailed pony !;
but that circumstances were now changed The
convention that nominated Rice, was packed and
Here he went into the history of the getting up Of
the convention; and gave an amusing description
Of one Charley Lewis, /" a travelling chairman"
and lame at that, who perambulated three or four
countess presided at the primary meetings, and ap-
pointed delegates to this convention, and although
when at home Charley was very near-sighted yet
at these meetings he could pick out the Rice-men
with astonishing precision, he SAID, herschel
women, children, and other sights IN the stars,
not to be compared to this fellow Charley. Felix
acknowledged that he had often heard OF a ira
yelling. grocery" and had even been called one
himself but said, that he had before heard of
a travelling chairman. AT of these meet
ings, Charley took the vote in this way you Walk
er-men, said he, will please stand over here, the
Steiner-fnen. Immediately 'fornent," the Moon
nall outf the
and the Rlce-mcn will rendezvous at the grocery,
by which means Rice got nearly all OF the crowd.
Now, said Felix, If the M'Connel-men had been
told to form at the grocery, would not have been
Felix was perfectly at himself, but his enunclation
rapid, that cannot give you half the !" Fe-
lixianas" to which he gave birth. He was, In truth,
him with having defrauded the banks, vented his
wrath upon little 3l4 cents democratic editors.
One little editor by the name OF joiner, who had
attacked him, he declared was not more response
BILE than tick upon a surfeited COW, and although
he was member of the church he had some doubts
about his sanctity as a soul Recollected well when
two three years since he stood by and saw Rice
slap this editors jaws, but now he was one OF Rices
orderly sergeants. He said, that by the partaity of
his friends he had been sent to the Legislature few
wears ago. and ever since he had been looking
up, like man lying upon his back lie dislked
exceedingly to be ousted now after having got taste
Of the "goodys at Washington, but IT he was
beaten he was first rate saddler, had fine health,
and could live Tennessee bacon and snaps as
well las any one. That he had been bruIted aboutas
asecond David Crockett, as man who weighed
1000 and smelt like wolf. After few humorous
remarks made as he said for the purpose OF giving
his friendl Rice time to cool OIL, he concluded
amidst raPturous applause
Mr. Rice got up to reply, but he was laboring under
too great excitement TO speak with his wonted ab-
~. He said that he was much excited but that
respect for his intelligent audience would keep him
within proper bounds Here he gave a history of
the convention which nominated him, and denied
that there was any uniarness in it. He then re-
Piled to the personal remarks of the gentleman
Said he did not fear the charges their retailer.
He had met them twice before and would meet them
now. That his bank transactions had been pro-
noInced by the Legislature free from fraud. That
the General himself had voted for him since then
He then charged the General with being deauItlng
Post Master, and suffering his security-Couon-to
sustain the loss.
The General explained, acks owledglng that he
was defauter, but that before Cotton went his
curity, he came to the General friendess and pennl
less, that he advanced him money, took him into
the Clerks office, Of which he got the profits for
long time, and walked into Felix $500; that on
settlement he always intended that the money
That, regarded the Post Office, he never received
a cent from it, but gave the entire emouments to
Dick somebody, who had fallen off Of tree and
broken his leg, and that the Democrats cursed him
at the time for giving the office to id broken
leg coon. aa.sM..EN
81 then charge General Mcconnell" said Mr.
Rice, with not paying over moneys which he col
lested az an attorney" "Name the olaim," de-