The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-07-14
The Question settled.


The Question settled.
As there is a great demand for oratorioal
specimens, we give the following:
The Aeronduntism Of Eoquence, as erem-
pHfcd in The Cdyuga MiSS,) Rough and
Ready Debating Society. BY anew Cor
respondent.
My DEAR DELTA-I enclose the follow
ing speech, made by a native Mississippian,
member of the Rough and Ready deba-
ting society, of Cayuga, Kinds county Mis-
sissippi, very fourishing village thirty
eight miles west Of the city of Jackson )
and if you do not say that the Rough and
Ready has talent Of no ordinary degree,
then you may take "that hat" The occa-
sion was public debate, and wishing TO
show respect to the '.youths," repaired to
the place at an early hour. The subject
for debate was as follows. as near as | can
rccollect: (which Government presents
the better prospect Of future prosperity and
pernanency, Great Britain or the United
Saics:"
The debate was opened 10y my young
friend L. X. b., in a very close and truly
able speech Oh the side OF Great Britain, III
which, with peculiar emphasis, he dwclt
from the great Magma Char,a Of King John
and though he only spoke a few minutes,
he convinced the very intelligent auditory
Of the permanently OF the European. OF mo-
narchial Governments generally. lie was
followed on the side Of the United States,
by Mr.. Saml. Il. H., a young man, who,
without any previous preparation, delivered
himself rs follows:
"Nr. President, Gentlemen and Ladies
The occasion which calls us together, is
one Of no ordinary occurrence. The Stale
of Mississippi the birthplace IF everything
great, Of everything good, Of everything
that tends to eXalt the mind Of man, has
bsen accused of being the only State in
this Union that has repudiated its honest
debts. will, sir, merely say, this is base
lie, and then proceed TO the main question,
which are as ioliOwS-IS thar the leas,
show in natur for us to say that this Cow
crnmcnt, cemcnted with the hearts blood
uf jackson, of Washington, of Daniel
Boone, of David Crockett, and Of Sam.
Houston, and other continental heroes, such
as Taylor, rs JEFF; Davis, and, last. though
not least, Nc Cluug and the gallant Winfield
Scott. to say nothing Of Pillow, Of Worth,
and host of other privateS in the regular
Sarvicc. Shades OF departed Washington
and Marion, yea, even shade Of the traitor
Arnold, can you, will you permit gentlemen
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