The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-15

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eI,cud the fuIlest justice and neves was
expectation more amply reaiized-ncver did
a collection Of people ST al a board more lib-
crafty and generously crowned.
We did no, arrive on the ground in time
to hear the beginning Of Mr.. Van Eaton's
! speech but we heard enough Of il 10 ena.
bic us TO pronounce il "a ofthe ablest. most
labored aud most eloquent productions Of
the campaign. Mr.. v. took the public by
storm, and kiBdled an enthusiasm never be-
fore aroused by a public SPEAKER In this re-
g,oi,. The effort a. aacs stamped the speak.
or as an orator and a clear thinker, and we
are much deceived in the ides Of public opIn-
ion il he find not that he has got himselfin-
to business for the rest OF the campaign.-.
| Mr.. v. wat born and reared ina free State;
from b~oyiood he has been familiar with the
arguments and reasons used by the North
against southern institutions; he has long
been 10 the midst OF the fierce tempest that
is raging al The North. and threatening 70
wreck the ship Of State. As one who knew
tho northern ~people-their passions and pre-
JUDGES. he warned tho South that her
only safety was in pre- enting an undivided
trout against noribern aggression. The COM
promise measure, altliough,th the South might
for the ssko OF Union aud harmony submit
to IL, yet il was but a feeler put put by the
North to test the pilancy Of the South. The
North knows us we'll as we do, that this
measure Is violutivotof the constitution aud
Of tho Missouri! comprise-and 1t sent a
thrill u Joy 10 her Heart to hear that lis pas.
sage was hailed by southern wings by the
firing. and the bursting OF rockets. Let the
South fhit to protest against this measure.
and the North has a carta Uanehe for the
| future. 1H a3d gods a90le gsli8l Ygd
We regret that we were not prepared to
rsport Mr.. We speech in full; we hope that
it may be furnished us for publication.
Mr. Fielding Davis Wright by invitation,
followed. Mr. w. was, unaccustomed TO
speaking in public; but lie succeeded mar.
gameut to the cntire satisfaction of his po-
litical friends. A cause fiat has no founda-
ton except in the prejudice Of its advocates
requires but a slight effort 10 make II appear
all right to than lathe language Of Sam.
uel Slick, Esq "a, wink is as good as q nod
10 a blind horse In fact. TO strip the NIB
stract portions of Mr. Simrall's speech Of the
! oily CANNON which the ingenuity Of n
good lawyer ami a practiced speaker threw
upon them, they would have been much in.
fcrior to friend Wright's. MrW. Is a young
nan Of considerable taien., and practice will
bring him out bat we wcald suggest thai
in q weak cause---a cause which both Clay
and Webster tell him has given the Nor,l
all she asked and the South aothing-s
cause which he knows has stripped his owl
native South OF her honor, her territory ant
her money! IN defending such a canse, w
sav. he never can succeed. He should es
pouse the cause OF his W family hearth
a cause into which he oan throw his who'll
soul. and breathe the spint ofa freeman
Mr.. w. told us he was ademocrat-we ar
, glad TO hear il. aud hope he will Mt ono
leave the company he is in. The wings as
rejoicing over his conversion, and we mus
add, tina, il is an old democratic max i'm tina
"a man is known by the company he keeps.
|, To prevent any unjust suspicion that OF
| Young friend is attempting to " run with III
hare and hold with the hound, we advis
him TO loose no time in gccting out OF III
wing ranks. 'A.
Col. TT. Stewart and "my little Simrall
(, las the Whig familiarly calls him-spok
in the evening, Col. S. spoke against Ii
compromise as unjust, aud d~ishonorable
the South-agaiust those who defend il,
i unfit for southern Representstives--he a
! proved the recommendation of the Octob'
convention, and hoped that q Southemc CO.
/. gress might meet and express its unquali
ed Misrepresentation Of the compromise.
Sd" My little Simrall" said, in reply, tn
"A he should not detain the audience long, |
agreed with much Col Stewart had said
Ne IN fact. he d~isaprroved Of nothing. aud f.
AZ. 80 M.
Y tina, he could do no better than to take
~ aud continue the subject where Col 5, h
N stopped it. MIR. Simrall, then, with his
4 customed u~niairness. made the issue for hi
self Of Union and Disunion, and painted 7
Us fields and falling stars. " the wreck Of mi
4. ter and the crash Of worlds" faintiag WON
and spasmodic babies-for over an no
80 ,,.hen he ~ ok his scat. Mr.. SIS argums