The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-07-21

formahce, which if it had been successful,
doubt not, would have been graced by their
approving smiles.
Col. Horndon was the next gentleman who
took the stand. From his speech could gath
er but " ideas, viz: " thutit was an exceed
ingly delicate thing for gentleman with only
twenty hours notice, to get up and address the
ladies'" secondly, " thot in placing such a
man as Gen. Taylor in the Presidential seat,
the American people ran the risk of Pluoging
their country into the very worst form Of a
monarchy" The first proposition frankly
confess | cannot answer. The last speaks for
itself.
Col, II. having finished J. T. Fielder, Esq =,
was loudly called for. lie responded in a
speech which though sadly deficient in argu-
ment, yet contained several pertinent and
happy hits. In the outset he declared that it
was useless to combat the wing party, as il had
no principles except Gen. Taylor an honest
man." But Notwithstanding he asserted that
" there was nothing for him or the democrats
to ight,'' yet in his speech he showed all the
signs of q political soldier being in desperate
conflict with something. His own statement
in connection with his after conduct reminded
one Of the celebrated onslaught made upon
the " wind mills" by a distinguished Knight Of
old. Both exhibitions when compared togeth-
er, present a striking resemblance, and in their
results probably produced the same amount Of
good, inspiring in the mind Of each, a secret
satisfaction Of having fought manlully a
fierce, but bloodless battle. But the most
prominent feature of his address, was the con-
tradiction fhis own argument. Starting with
the bold assumption that Gen, Taylor and his
party had no principles, he afterwards uncon-
%ciously shifted his position and warmed his
Locofoco friends to he wary, as whie p%rlnci-
pies were in the back ground, and that as soon
as Gen. 4, was elected President, they would
be revealed.
| know not in what section Of country, or to
what sort oil people Mr.. F. has been in The
habit OF making political speeches-but ! do
know that the inhabitants Of Madison county,
are too intelligent aud well informed to be de-
ceived and led aslruy by an argument which
destroys itself. 1t seems to me that such
speeches as were made at the Courthouse on
Saturday night, would prove that the "Canton
Democratic A ssoclation," was organised, not
for the discussion of principles, but rather for
the purpose of sending forth bitter invectives
against the wing party and their noble chief.
The Locofocos every where appear to be pur-
suing the same course they did in 1910, that Of
substituting vituperation and abuse in the
place Of argument. AS evidence that such is
their policy here, | quote the language Of one
Of their leading men, who on the night of the
meeting, not far from the Post Office, remark.
ed to abrotller democrat, that theirparty should
bring against Old Zack and the whIgs-new
and anheGrd Of charges-tbis he argued would
keep them constantly acting on The defence.
Such thtn is to be the game of Locofoco party
during the coming %contesti they are to charge
Gen. Taylor with any thing and every thing,
that thu they may excite against him section
al prejddices. But their missiles will fall
harmless at his feet; as safely and triumphant
ly will he ride through the storm as he did
the battles of Buena Vista and Mon
and the same class Of patriots who up
held his arm then, will sustain him here at
home. His fellow citizens are too true, too
patriotic and too generous to suffer one of their
country's noblest sons to be sacrificed for the
interest of a set of designing office seeking
politicians. %"JuNlUs, JRu