Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-09-14
THn DEBATE covrrrurn.

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LIE Spectator gives Us the following graphic ac
count Of the discussion between Messrs Stevenson
and Niche, at Staunton
His ExceIlency the ex-speak.r Of the House Of Re
representatives. and minister the Court OF 81 James
entertained US with very remarkable effusion indeed
Il was speech which would have set at naught far
ngner powers q sisnography and reporting taan any
We possess So fertile the OF resources 50
suggestive his intellect, that he hardly ever finished
What ne began 10 say; but when midway in an argti
men'' an usiraton or an anecdote, some now figure
or more plausible Argument Or wii.ier story would
suggest Itself, and forthwith dropping the matter in
hand, the gentleman was off 10 hot pursuit OF The new
topic he owes US yet some half dozen good things
in The way o. unfinished OF promised anecdotes which
he held up IN prospect to just long enough to whet
our appetite without gratifying IL /; not mention
score Or more Of convincing demonstrations and over
whelmng proofs, which from the opening to the close
OF his long harangue, he was forever coing pre- senf
10 shew." That old fashioned cup OF Tanialus was
fool I'm the way Of iooling thirsty soul) to this
nos. promising speech q very promising orator.
10 the midst OF an elaborate and eloquent eulogium Of
Mr. Clay.in which he carried us higher up into The
clouds, not nearer 10 the than Icrus SCARED
he suddenly dashed of into rich tribute 70 the lovely
sex, wherein CoInea and the Gracchi--the Spartan
mother and the Shield, Napoleon and Madame Cam
pan, all figured one resplendent and hgh sounding
period, TO the utter exclusion Of poor Mr.. Clay. How
we got back % earth we never yet have hsen able 70
account.
Fer the rest, i was the old slory-an ola poI,sds
-ef Wing principles absoleie, bank, tariff distfbu,,ou
las II he had not known that by common consent
the bank was an adjourned question ill The ocofocos
themselves. uniting with the whole country should
demand it--as Il the tariff wanted any better advocate
than 'he war and the champions Of war pocy--as
II the land distribution were any longer possible
question, since every dollar OF the land proceeds SOL
EMMY pledged and every OF the lands ortgsped
10 pay the war debi with which these geptlemer OF
principle have saddled asi)and 70 this political pud
aaS' me orator added the spice OF new-iound and
holy democratic horror Of eieya,ing military chief
tam 70 The highest post Of civil irust--pouring over
The whole, BY way Of sauce, rich Qualification Of the
Presidential Vsto upon the peoples representatives,
as the ark Of safety for the peoples rights
10 all this logic, how Mas Mr.MicAie 10 reply p
He could but founder long as he attempted 10 fol-
low the fckerng luminary through the bogs and low
grounds into which he sometimes void conduct him
and as 10 keeping pace with him in his sky-scrapag
flights. our elector had TOO much discretion for that +
We would % glad il were in our power 10 pre-
senl even condensed synopsis Of The concluding ar
gument Treating his antagonist personally with all
courtesy and respect he YET assaiied without gloves
and, we think, deierentlay quite oyerhsew such po-
sisiols as he may be said 10 have taken. The Bali
more Platform he raked fore and aft His review Of
the rsrards Of Tie faithful, illustrated in the reasu-
~ pap bestowed BY MIR. Polk upon large proportion
ofthe nembers ofthe Baltimore Convention oi 1914,
winch had nominated him. was truly rich. And ret
less SO his comments upon that verdan, delegate from
Texas, who introduced resolutions into Tie late Baili-
more (Cass) Convention, declaring it anti democratic
IN Tue President TO appoint 10 Office either members
OF Congress or members Of tina, Conyention--which
resolutions were 50 far behind the age, that the illus
rous Presiding Officer al once pronounced them out
q order The professions Of Mr. Cass to the lille Of
democrat, lover Of the people, as illustrated in the
royal parpharnala Of his outfit upos his voyage 10 Je
rusaiem and the exclusyeness with which he was
guarded from nrusions even ofthe vulgar herd OF
common tourists was broadly contracted with Gen.
Tayor's surrender Of his cabin 10 he sick soldier.
himself taking their place deck conduct altogether
10 keeping wuh the whole character Of the man
An ah'e ylndcaion Of the positions taken hy our
candidate Ia The Allison letter, concluded The discus
Sion.