Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-22

UF MeSSrS. ADAMS and Starke, candI- |
dates for Congress, were to have address
ed the people at this place yesterday. The
day opened cold and damp, but few of our
citizens attended, and the speaking was
indefinitely postponed.
We heard portions of the speeches of
both gentlemen at Lexington on Monday.
Judge Adams opened, and in logical, dis
passionate manner addressed the people
for an hour and half, touching the various
topics involved in the canvass, and antci-
pating and exposing the shutting positions
assumed by his antagonist. Mr.. Starke
replied and 6 defined his position in his
usual of-hand popular style. The gist of
his speech may be summed up in a few
words: He insisted that there was now in
reality no ground of difference between
the two parties-that the wings had come
over to the democracy on the Bank ques-
ton, and the democracy gone over to the
wings on the Tariff question. On these
topics (bank and tariff,) he dwelt at length
and in detail. His opponent had declared
himself in-favor of the lowest standard of
duties for revenue purposes. Capt. S. en-
deavored to mystifY this plain position, as
serted that no one in the audience under
stood it. but left his own position involved
in labyrinth of uncertanty. In one breath
he was all alive to the interests of the cot
ton planters and agriculturists-in the next,
speaking of enrichng them by the " pro-
lection" of other interests at their expense /:
proposition akin in wisdom to the scheme
of fattening man by feeding him with
slices cut from his own body. He con-
cluded by quoting the elegant phrase of
one of his colleagues, something after this
wise: Sc want to be elected to Congress
that's aohat ais me- The chances are that
Captain Starke and his colleague will be
ailing for some time to come.
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nFThe address of the Central committee
to the democracy of the State occupies
the first page of our paper this week.
. HOLMES coUNTY.-Our friends in Holmes
are in the best of spirits, and many conf
IDENTITY anticipate democratic majority
: and the success of the legislative ticket
With united effort, this is not at all impro-
bable. We expect good account from
the coon-hunters in Holmes.
3 In Yazoo county, TOO, the prospects are
q fattering for the success eff our Legislative
candidates. In the Senatorial district o
Madison and Yazoo, our friend Judge BAT
TAnLEjs making inroads on the large whis
e majority. and it is thought will defeat hi
r competitor, VIM. r. MILES, Esq.
: We observe with regret that in severa
: strong democratic counties our friends ar,
inviting defeat by discussions and divi
: sions among themselves. Apart fIom tn
disgraceful greediness thus evinced for get
ting into Office, these divisions serve t
e weaken the bonds which bind US in de
i votion to the common cause, and are th,
,: prolific source of intrigues with, and pledg
es and concessions to our opponents. C LIE
T. it be reformed altogether"
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le 0r.rThe Jackson Southron has been harr
ing away for some months against Judg
'e John NJ. Taylor, one of the candidates fc
i State Chancellor. He processes to depre
cate the mingling of party politics with tn
e. election, and yet is continually assailin
IN Judge Taylor for no other reason, that W
IN have seen, than because he is a democra
~ and the candidate of some secret myster
Gus 6 clique" which no one is verdaI
: enough to believe has any existence in n
. atty. We object to this ilIiberal and unfa
u method of assailing candidate; if Jude
a n T. lacks ability or fitness for the Office, /
: it be shown; such course is fair and pr
per. But the attempt to injure him by a
sociating his name with horrid, hydr
headed Gnaginaryl" clique" is just Il
reverse.