The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-10-01

The DISCUSSION BETWEEN MESsRs.
Brooke AND THoMPsoN.-In our last we
promised to publish sketch of the debate
between these gentlemen at Benton recent.
lily. A gentleman who was present, has
kindly furnished the subjoined communica.
ton which will be read with interest.
Our distinguished Representative in
Congress, the Hon. Jacob Thompson ad.
dressed the citizens Of this county at Ben.
ton on Monday the 22nd ult. The discus
sion was opened by Walker Brooke ESQ.,.
the Wing candidate, who made long and
Prosey speech, touching the prominent TOP.
les Of national policy. Mr.. Brooke Is q
good Democrat so far as the Tariff is con.
cerned, and said he would subscribe to the
doctrines laid down in Mr.. Folks. Inaugur.
al message on that subject. Honext foolr
up the Distribution Bill, and went the aOlIoEe
wing figure on that. He then went to tbe
veto power which he pronounced danger.
Gus one. Then came the Sub Treasury.
which he came down upon "like a thous.
and of brick"-said he preferred a nation.
al bank, and contended that its origin was
a scheme to- suPplant national bank
He declared he was opposed to the annex.
alton Of Texas, and thinks it was done nrA.
maturely y, but would not be above(!) shakine
hands with members of Congress from that
State, when he meets them at Washington
Lastly-Origon, he admits our right to.
and that we ought to assert It against the
world.
Mr.. Thompson then rose and took I'm
Mr.. Brooke where he had left of. He con.
tended that our title to Oregon by discove.
ry and occupancy was clear, and that we as
q people are bound TO stand up and assert
that right at every hazard. Texas, he had
always been in favor OE-he drew a Die.
ture OF the oPpOsition-its annexation re-.
ceived from the Southern Wings in Con.
gress' and the. predicament they were lef
IN when their great champion, Mr.. Adams
said " he himself would 20 for it IL h weTs
not for the question of sIqperg.n M y
was very happy IN depicting the suiciJ.i
policy Of the Distribution Blu. IA -
Cd by reference to the Deed Of Ces.io.
that the proceeds Of the public land. ws-s
common property to pay common erpen-
Ses ana consequently how unreasooSbIo
and FOOLISH to distribute among ne nso1ls
. RAISE the same amount from the ne,,pio
On the Tariff Mr. Thompson WA Iss1l,I,.-
M 1na c'ear-lndeed his whole speech was
PLAIN. open and manly exposition If ia
WIN 40 occasional thrust Al his
adversary. He closed with an apeeda,sof
Tommy James, a gentleman 81 dlD,innilvs
ltatule' who married Sally Singleton an
..lrl, much above his own heieht--a short
ime after their marriage friend called an
Ouilo Aommy lamenting lugubriously. and
= 0eing asked the reason Of his distrssa
asa mat Sally bad gone from home.s6d
lAo put me breadsso high on ne shelf that
le could not reach &. Mr. Brooi;e uas
noou0tedly IN The predicanent Of TOMMY
% ne rose 70 answer Mr.. Thomson. N
ID not reach any thing, after speaking
" minuets, and seeing as Tie razor stF.o
AN said, only "a fec more Iea. y 80.
ously remarked, that "percsivih9 bls
'eeeh bad been a very moDiaq one. ~
.Quia close. The crowd disbsr-sd wsH
leased With their old servant And I Mad
any Wigs admit that Thombson and -
3 would geta majority 10 hisoointY over
leir Wig opponents,