The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-08
Spss.lnr on saturday


our denizcns we're rushiue- 70 sod fr0 with
hurnel steps. Nearly every coun;enance
was mantleJ with smiles and horr. and
pleasure beamed from every eye. The day
was fair aud cooing zePhyrs dispeiicd the
summer heat.
At about 10 o'clotk. tho SSun-house tel;
announced that The hour had arrived when
the speakers should take the stand. There
was n stir amid the sea Of heads. aud the
vast concourse began to move towards the
adjacent grove. whcrea neat and capacious
arbor had been erected. In a few moments
the front seats were all occupied by ladies
from town aud country, while on either side
the arbor. stood hundreds OF gentlemen,-
forming a most picturesque back ground.
The meeting was called to order by the
Hon. T. Jones Stewart. who, after a few re-
marks, introduced Hon. G.. T. Swami to the
audience.
Col. Swami proceeded to announce to the
public that he was q candidate for ~re.elec-
ton to the Office Of Auditor of public Ac.
counts--an Office to which the partiality Of
his fellow.cilizehs had called him two years
ago. lie proceeded to explain the duties of
the Office, and to represent the condition Of
the revenues Of the State, which are in a
aourishing order. lie did not intend to
make a political speeeh-for his Office has
but little to do with politics. He would,
however state that he had been nominated
on the democratic State Rights ticket, and
while he owed hs allegiance to his party,
he hoped it would not render him altogeth.
er unworthy the consideration Of his polite
al opponents.
After Col. Swami had finished, MIR J. T.
Sims, a candidate for reelection. to the Of
fee of Clerk of The Superior Court of Chan,
Gerry made o few remarks.
Col. jeff Davis was then introduced to the
audience. 1t would be cruelty in us to at
tempt to report his speech, An address in
language more chaste, in figure more beau
tifuI, and in argument more profound and
convincing, we have never heard. The or
atory Of Col. Davis is peculiar to himself
He has a firm and steadfast bearing, a keen
nnwinking eye, and a stern and manly voice,
which, although unimpresslve at FIRST, grad
uaIIy win upon the. ear and heart, until the
whole audience becomes charmed and fas.
cinated. lie has but few gestures, and ne
yer uses a superAuous word. In his great
est enthusiasm, his countenance does mo-
change, and when his highest and mos
emphatic %out-bursts of eloquence subside
audience are wrapped in wonder at his calm
ness and selEpossession, but totally uncon
scious himself of the effecthe has produced
he. glides on, without amomenIs pause, no
glowing an interval for cheering.
The disgraceful proceedings Of the las
Congress were presented in all their defor
nifty aud hidiousucss. The long-bearinI
/ and endurance of the South with Northern
aggression, was dwelt upon with much EN-
! phasis, and the pride and manly spisit ofth'
true sons of the South were appealed TO il
language that touched every heart, and cv
c try bosom with emotions Of indignation,-
! The speaker was no disunionist--he had fol
lowed our national flag through too man,
y tedious and bloody campaigns TO see q sin
Q glo star stricken from it for a trivial cause
$ at early morn, when the sun was first shoot
ing its bright rays upon the green hills c
: Vermont-at MONDAY, in the arid desert
o and at evening. when the green savannah
n Of the Sauth were tinted with the gorgeou
e hues of the silvery Queen of Night, he ha
d delighted to gaze upon that nag, and whe
e the fierce war.storm lowered, and The leaC
S en- hail fell fast aud thick upon it, he did M
n forSake a. But, said he, there may con
a time-circumstances may arise-whe
that glorious flag should be torn to atom
W en- the bright constellation of stars upo
it should be sent glimmering through II
immensely of space. When the South ca
no longer be considered an equal-when tt
y gates of justice shall be shut against her
when her institutions and citizens shall |
derided and contemned as menials and slavr
shonld this Union still be preserved shou
Mississippi stlIl submit? mo Mo-
swered dozen voices That. said the spe
At ker. is an answer worthy the sons of o
ia Wilkinson. tie knew if they were of Il
kin and kith of the revolutionary father
they would not submit--he knew If the
4 yet fingered among them a particle OF t
spirit that animated. their galian, soldiers
he the battle.felds of Monterey aud BnenaV
n. Ia, the PEOPLE OF Wilkinson county wou