Holly Springs gazette., 1845-10-11


an act OF jastice TO judge Maury. and at the
request of his particular friends, " ho think
that certain individuals, wishing to defeat
him, have been busy in circulating the
report that he will no, ge, large vote ia
the Northern c mites
SPEECH OF PAT. TOMPKINS.
This noble Wing addressed tho citizens
OF Holly Springs and vicinity on Friday
the Sd inst, at the Court House and he GER
tainly delivered the ablest speech that We
have heard fora long time. He spoke about,
three hours and a half, aud argued fully
and fairly most of the great questions at is
sue between the parties. He first took up
;he subject of the National Ban, and we
think convinced many democrats, ifnot eve
ry one present, that the whig party were
willing 20 cencede that question t5r Ike time
5eing, or for the next Congress, at leas, /;
for which position he gave some good and
substantial reasons Since the people had
Gc@ANI0 III tdNOi VI bGC ndIQ tlOLC1 GA pEIl-
ment. he was willing to give il full and
fair trial; and % this end he pledged him.
SELF that, should he. by any unforeseen pos
sibiity, be elected to the sext Congress, he
would, vote against any proposition to e.>
tabIsh National Bank, If the subject be
brought up during his term of service. He
would have it clearly understood, however,
that neither he nor the whig party had sur
rendered their opinioa ofthe constitutionalilv
or exPediency of the measure, aoheaerer The
people may cali for itS establishment.
Mr.. ToMPKINs next discussed the Tariff
question, which he really handled in a mas.
terly manner. He succeeded, we think.
IN convincing a number of honest demo-
Gratis that thar party has yielded much to
this measure of The whigs. and that there is
not now really the difference between them
on this subject that reckless demagoones
aud PGFTy drtfters. whose only hope of po-
lltical elevation is in riding into power up
on the mad waves Of party strife, would
have them believe exists And in view of
war with Mexico and probably with Great
Brltaini 10 view of the occapation and for
tlhcation of Oregon, and the fuIf;llirq If
the national pledges TO Texas; in view of
the wrclched condition OF our navy. and ,be
necessity of repairing and rendering it ca.
pabie Of eGectsaL service in defence of the
country in time of war; in view of the long
neglected interests of the south. west and
the proprie:y of establishing naval denots
and dock yards on the Gulf coasts and on
the Mississippi River, which he thongbt
should not longer be passed over with i'm.
puhi'yi we repeat, in view of all these
great and highly important measures 10 the
country, requiring. as they would, a vast
amount Of money for their accomplishment,
Mr.. Tompkins argued. after showIpp tba.
the commercial system of 1888 had oroved
ruInous to the treasury, that il would be
best to let the present Tariff stand until these
'hlngs are done. He was also in favor Of
sustaining the Tariff, in order that the hard
money experiment ray have the fairest test
aud II 1t prove good, well.
Mr. Tompkins then touched briefly the
distribution question. demonstrating clearly
nat the public lands are exceedingly fluc.
tIalng in the amount of revenue which
they produce. ard. consequently not to be
safely depended upon as a source of reye
nue., IN making calculations for the expen. /
ses OF the government, yielding, as they /
nave done, sometimes as hieh as so mills
hons OF dollars at others scarcely one mill
Ion. Wiih renard 70 LIZ -. -.:....:-.--I.