Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-11-03
GEN. QUITMAX.


date for Governor, arrived in cur town on Wednss.
day evening the 24lh ult, and put Up a. Ridlsys he
iel. As soon as i was ascertaned that Be vas IA
town oar citizens, without distinction Of panty Gock
Cd 70 see him and take By the hand one Of the mosl
distinguished heroes in the Mexican var. Genera
Quiimsn looks hale and hearty, and seems to Be in
the best spirits. Ills head II is true, is somsH-ha.
"slysred Ger vita age" and his person bears the
impress Of much hard service in the tented Geld, bat
bis eye Is az unbalanced, and his step as bouyant as
when he entered the gurita OF Mexico and planted die
American standard on the walls Of that CITY. Al
who visited him, while be was here, were delighted
with the charms Of his conversation his easy grace
fol manner and unaffected poiteness to every one,
wing or democrat, who approached him There
were few Of the First Mississippi rifles among US
who were most proud and happy 10 take their below.
ed commander by the hand once more, and greet him
with soldiers JOY and a soldiers welcome to our
town.
On the day after his arrival, The General accord.
ing 10 appointment addressed large audience (com-
posed in part Of the farer SEX at the Court House
Wecould not hear distinctly all that he said but we
believe the following comprise the substance or
general heads Of his speech.
lie commenced by defending himself from the
charges that had been made against him. It had
been asserted BY his honorable opponent and BY The
whig press of the state that in former times he was
awhig-aye even bond.paying wing, and democrats
were exhorted not to vote for him on that account
lie thought this was very strange, coming as it did
from regulaFrold fashioned, new tangled, nopartv
wing But he denied the charge and defed any man
to point to any act Of his public life to prove il. He
said that with reference to all the great questions
which have ever divided the two great parties Of the
countya strict construction of the constitution of
the United States, Bank, Internal improvements BY
the General Government, the Independent Treasury
&c--in all these, he had ever been with the demo-
cratic party. wing he never was and never would
be.
And with reference to state policy and the part
which he had from time to time acted in the various
capacities of Legislator, Judge and Governor pro
tenn, he showed that his course had always been in
favor Of what he regarded the best interest of the
State, and in accordance with democratic doctrines
lie had been in favor Of paying the bonds Of the
State but he appealed TO a former Governor Tuck
cry OF the state then present. to bear him out in the
declaration that he had at Natches in 1913 in pub
lie speech, admitted that the argument of the anti
bonders upon the constitutionaity Of the supplement.
tai act was unanswerable, (1o this appeal Cover
nor Tucker answered emphatically in the afIirma.
tive)
lie said he was in favor of paying the bonds Of the
Planters Bank-in favor Of system of free public
schools; it was the paramount duty OF republican
states to foster education &c.
Upon the subject Of national politics, he spoke
long and ably. He was against the present no-perty
PToscrlpNe administration. 1t had been raised to
power by an unusual course of policy. No prncI-
pies had been avowed in The canvass. The prestige
oil Gen. laylors military fame had been alone relied
on. The pledges of his friends had been forfeited.
Governor Crttenden had declared in IL speech at
Washington which he heard, in lsls, before hun.
drcds Of clerks then in Office that no removals for
mere opinions sake would be made by Gen. TAYLOR
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the day,
lie was now and forever against the Wilmot Pro-
viso. lie was devotedy with the South on that
question and if elected Governor, he would carefully
look to the interests and rights Of the state in any
emergency that might arise out of that matter
lie closed his speech with most beautiful and
feeling address to the ladies.
Gen. Quitman's manner Of speaking is easy and
dignited He addresses himself to the understand.
ing and not to the passions of his audience he in.
du'ges in none OF the rant and fury fthe demagogue
but speaks to the point, with cearness aud force,
never attempting any thing like mere oratorical dis,
play lie is, on all subjects, plain without dullness
and full without superfluity, His style and language
are chaste and classical, his arguments, always de-
duccd from facts, forcbls and convincing, showing
at once the scholar and the statesman.
Tie went hence the day after he spoke here, to
fill appointments at Starkyile and other places. II
he is elected--and we have no nore doubt of his e.
lection by a large majority than we have that the sun
will rise to-morrow-we are persuaded that he will
make one OF the best and most efficient Governors
Mississippi ever had.