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


ne DaoKEs AfrEn.--In Tie Port Gibson COR
respondeas, Of the 9Th nliImo. we have a
report Of the speech Of Mr.. r. w. Temp.
kins, wing candidate for Congress, at that
place. AS il is something Of an index Of
the game the coons intend TO play in this
canvass, we propose giving il a passing
notice.
After taking fling al taucuscs and con-
yentions, as IL his auditory had forgotten
that the coons tried 10 got up "a caucus or
convention, but few weeks ago, and made
woful failure
I" Mr.. Tompkns said there was really
very little difference between his opinions
and those OF the democrats, and that now
was favorable time to "srangle tho mon
eier party" and for men TO vote for the
most worthy, or those they liked best"
Certainly never 50 appropriate time
lin wing eslimaiion) as now--now, when
whiggery lie bopeIessly PROSTATE, nov
when the principles Of democracy have
received the sanction Of majority Of the
people in iwo-ihiids of the States of the
Union, it is certainly most :" favorable
time, 2 and will be a wise plan, 10 select
wings to carry out those principles o, sa-
pient Tompkins
Now for Tompkins on Tie promises. WIN.
Il be believed that whiggery, after shouting
itself hoarso for National Bank in 1874,
is ready to repudaie its own arguments IN
1916, and promise opposition to a Bank
Hear Mr.. Tompkns, nominee of COM
mon wing meeting" for Congress
+" lie said that, II elected to Congress, he
would vote against the creation OF Bank,
because so large aud powerful an nsiitu-
ton took so strong hold upon the public
interest that the very agitation Of the ques-
ton was calculated 10 shake the country
with commissions, aud TO bring with it ruin
and destruciion--and also because he was
opposed 10 the establishment OF such an
institution by doubifiii authority. He be-
lIcyed, himself, in the consiitutonality and
cXpediency Of National Bank in the alb
stract, but would not favor the creation of
one without unequvoca evidence that a
large majority OF the people Of the United
States concurrod in that opinion, and de-
manded It's establishment"
What such promises are worth, let the
broken pledges of whggery in past years
answer. In 1910, the wing Presidential
candidate declared that the compromise
tariff act should be maintained sacred and
nviolate, and Mr.. Clay in the same year
declared that no American statesman would
dare rise in his place in Congress, and pro-
pose disturbance OF lha, "treaty Of peace
and umly." And the present niquitous
tariff is the fruits OF the crcdulty of the
people in whig promises. Who has for
gotten the whig outcrys the same year.
against " Prescription for political opin.
ions" 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 would be left as
a monument of the eparing grace of the
wing party We might Gil our paper
with the details of wbig promises made but
to be broken. The people know by expo
Renee how to estimate suchpledges, given
before an election,
Mr.. T. next essayed TO convince his
audience that there was very little difficult.
~ about Tariff His argument on that
question, as reported by the Correspondent,
is an entire begging of the question--nei.
ther for or against the "principle of protoc.
tom or plundors
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 least one other of the nominees of
the common wing meeting takes ground
against the whole corrupting system Of in
iernal Improvement by the general govern
ment,
Tne MNTs.--From a statement in the
Washington Union of the 3olh ultimo, we
learn that the coinage of the Y. S, mints
in the month of July was
In eagles 500, 900, half eagles $i3i 900;
quarter eagles S5,737 50--lolal in gold,
| Sl9l,737 50
In half dollars 81 ,ooo in quarter dol
lars, $4,000; in dimes Sl9a,000i in half
dimes S4e,000--toial silver se6i,000.
In cents, S3,3i3 S7.--Toial coinage in
July, la4s, $469,Osi ~.