Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-10-11

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dance With notice previously given
NsUn Adams and alafke addressed
portion u the citizens n ANTE coun "
on Monday last The Gtb Instant OF lhr
proceedings wa shall have little 10 say
having mother time, space nor inclIna
ton
Judge Adams opened the discussion
and for about an hour ond half enlarged
upon the beauties Of democracy, &c, II
a very mild aud couoilatofy manner. II,
ayowod himself opposed to the tariff oil
lBi2 opposed TO the distribution Of the
proceeds Of the sales Of the public lands
among tho States opposed 10 a National
Bank, aud opposed to all measures OF
Whlgpoicy, generally He declared him.
~ IN favor Of reducing the tariff until
II became strictly u revenue one--in ia.
yor Of the Independent, or Sub Treasury
system, and went in for Texas and Ore
gon about as zealously as democrats
usually 90 In the close of his address
he appealed to the friends of The lament
ed Hugh Lawson White, of Tennessee,
and of John c. Calhoun, of South Caro-.
lima, to aid in advancing the cause of de.
His speech was mainly conf.
ned 10 the heads of the doctrines he adj
Vanced, with very little argument to sub.
stantiate them.
Col, Starke reioined, in a speech of
about an hour in length. In the outset
II his remarks he alluded to the appeal
't his competitor to the friends of Judge
White and Mr. Calhoun, for their sup.
bort, as the most unfortunate and mis-
placed of any that he could have made.
lie depicted, in strong and glowing col
'rs, the fendsh persecution with which
he present Governor Of Tennessee, and
us locoloco coadjutors, pursued the gray
aired and venerable WHITE to his grave,
nd asked if there were any friends Of
hat lamented and uncorrupt statesman
'ho could be led off from the support of
heir principles, by such insidious appeals.
NEEDING crocodile tears over the grave
I patriot they had martyred, would
OF, he trusted, deceive, or lure off into
ne support of modern progressive locofo-
olsm, any OF the friends of that eminent
eparted statesman. In regard to the
ppeal to the State Rights friends of Mr..
alhoun, he said the recollection of the
'eatment which the great South Carroll
ian had experienced at the hands of the
resident Of the nited States, and of the
arty generally, was too fresh in the
hnds of all 10 need recapitulation Not
'ushed, he said, with conlem ptuously
'Jectlng his claims for a nomination to
Ie Presidency, at the Baltimore Conven- 6
on, they, after the election of Mr.. Polk, ID
hose election he was mainly instrument
in achieving, ANONYMOUSLY elected +
m from the Department Of State. to '
hlch distinguished post he had been cal. S
d by Mr.. Tyler, and placed a high pro. t
Give tariff man, Buchanan, of Penn. r
'lvanla, in his stead-,hus insulting Mr.. il
llhoun, and his State Rights friends il
roughout the nation. He told the n
lends oil Mr. Calhoun to profit by past "
liter eXperlence-toallow themselves 10 h
no longer used as TOOLS to advance the fl
terests of demagogues who, after USING
EN- until victory was achieved and them "
ives placed securely in power, then cast c.
en- aside with utter contempt and de. Il
sion. He thought, il, after such treat II
emit, any o! the State Rights men could
influenced by such delusive and hypo- s.
tlcaI appeals, that professions had more p
'lght with them than facts-that they =,
'uId still continue. TO be the dupes and q
';Ims of any demagogue who might n
DOSE to cajoIe them. ell
In regard to a National Bank he said
It, as the people had decided against ba
adoption of such fiscal agent, he n
$ willing to yield the question, and if ri,
better fiscal agent could be created to or
mage the financial concerns of this g,
ion, he would be quite willing to see 90
'ut into practical operation. ~
n regard to the Distribution or tho