The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-06
THE SPEAKING AT BENTON.

THE SPEAKING AT BENTON.
According to appointment the Hon. A
G. MCNUTT addressed number Of tn
+ citizens Of this county at Benton, on Tues
day the 29th ultimo. We regret that W
did not hear the whole of his able and in
teresting speech, but the portion we had tn
pleasure of listening to, convinced us tina
the highest expectations of his friends wer,
fully realised, and that he sustained hi
reputation as logical reasoner and forciblt
speaker. He discussed briefly but lucidly
the prominent questions Of national policy
and defended with ability the truth, the jus
tice and the importance of the measures
advocated by the democratic party-and
showed conclusively that they were iden-
tilted with the prosperity of our country.
Justice to himself and to the people who
have heretofore honored him with their
confidence and support demanded that he
should expose, and repel the unjust and
malicious charges which have been cir.
culated against him; which he done we
believe in manner entirely satisfacto-
ny to every unprejudiced individual. Inre.
viewing the charge Of his having deserted
the democratic party upon the Texas ques-
ton, he was compelledto notice the test.
mony produced to convict him, and the
witnesses who have appeared against him
but his illusions were liberal and courte.
ous-fee from that coarse ribaldry and
abuse in which his opposers have INDUCED.
His speech was altogether suitable to the
occasion, and worthy distinguished indi-
vidual who aspires to the exalted station of
Senator in Congress. After he concluded,
GEN. FooTE addressed the meeting, and
sorry are we to declare, in far different
manner from that which his political friends
exPected-for it was unworthy of his tai
ents, and the high position which he occu-
oies in the democratic ranks. His ability,
borough political knowledge and powers
If elocution, justified the hope he would
ieliver speech instructive and convincing
lPon great national questions, but instead
# pursuing that course and welding his
'attle axe against the ramparts of federal
SIN as becomes an orator and statesman,
the disappointment of his friends he con-
descended to retail those stale and explo-
ed calumnies against Gov. McNutt which
ave appeared in the columns of the South
m Retormer. Warmly advocating as we
0 the claims Of Gov. McNuh to the sta
on of United States Senator, it might
ere be expected that we would hold up to
le ridicule and censure Of the public the
nfair and untenabIe positions assumed by
is competitor, but as hismaiignant shafsdid
OF touch the mark at which they were di-
ected, the task would be idle, for the public
cts Of Gov. McNutt are his armor against
eprCach, the people properly appreciate
is fidelity to their interest and their con-
dence in his political integrity remains un-
haken. Moreover, our respect for the tai.
nts Of Gen. Foote, and the services which
ie has heretofore rendered the cause of de.
nOcracy, induce US to prefer casting
Mantle over those errors which attach to
rail human nature-and we hope he will
Don discover how erroneous, how suicidal
$ ms course, and how derogatOry to his
Ugh character.