The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-10-13

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Public speaking,
% Monday lasi, Messfs Gray and MeWahe
sul candidates fol Congress from lhla Dis1dct
addressed u lafgqa and respectable number e.
ihe citizens BIZ lie county o. AuaIlp, assem-
Wed al the Court House in this Plaee,-Mr'
Melville led Off in a style, in a sPeerh 81 one
hopr and Aalf long, a1acking Oh 1aek's a.
ainisrati5n in front and rear q "a mode the
Washington Onion, from which paper i was
apparent he had taken his cue. and indeed we
might have felt some soliciiude for che well
fare o. Taylorism, had the fates 50 ordered
ihat any one 81 d less clear head than Henry
GRAY, was ID stand forth as his champion aud
defender Nj. Melville labored zealouslg'aHd
earned Cor himself lhe noble reputation Of be-
liz The negative candidate for Congress IN the
third District Of Mississippi! fpr not one Pr'n-
chile did he lay down, or advance, by which, 1t
elected, he would be governed, unless, Perad-
venture Il was the principle Of oppositioh TO the
administration Of Genera Taylor combined
with the loaves and fishes. The whole suns
ana substance Of Mr.. McWillie's speech was
Gen. TAYLOR is in favor Of this measure-l am
opposed to it-Gen Taylor il in favor Of that
measuTe-I am opposed 70 1.-THE Wing party
il in favor ol this mearare-the Democratic
Darty Is opposed TO il The Wing party are n
fayor Of that measure-Ihe Democratic party
are opposed to land 50 on % To endot the
whole catalogue. And now If Any one who
heard Mr., Melville speak nt thin place On.
Monday last (and there were many) will point
out the first principle laid down ~ which he
was 10 be governed it elected, then we &C
knowledge that we misrepresent him.
Mr.. Gray replied in %uspeech Of about two
hours in length, in which he comp etelv de-
molished the fair fabric Of logic built up, by
Mr.. Melville, and hardly left him space
wherein to stand. Mr., Gray came out openly
and nobly vindicaled old lack and lis admin
istratlon, demonstrating to every unPrejudiced
mind, that alter all, Old Zack was doing up the
business of the country about right. Unlike,
Mr.. Melville, Mr.. Gray defined his position
and gave his fellow citizens to know where h9
would stand on the different subjects Of impor-
tance now before the country. There was no
lodging with him; he came out openly and
above board and proclaimed his views, In the
language of several democrats, who heard the
discussion and who was predisposed in favor
of Melville, whom we have heard mention
the subject, Mr., Melville is a hard horse to
ride, but that little fellow Gray, is too smart
for him.
BY the way this canVass,to the crerit Of both
gentlemen be il said. is conducted upon a scale
of fairness, good feeling and gentlemanly
bearing towards each other, unequalled in any
canvass which it has fallen to our lot to Wit
ness in the State of Mississippi
AS regards the elections we feel bound TO
believe from the lights now before US. that Mr..
IGFay will be elected by,a handsome majority
and should the western counties hold last to
their integrity, il would not surprise US if his
majority reached one thousand; for mark it,
Alfalfa and Winston will give him a gain on
Tompkius' vote of at least three hundred
Kosiusko Chronicle.
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