Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-08


were freely stated, and strongly supported by
His style Of speaking is plain, direct
and to the point without any nourishes varied,
once in a while, with genuine humor, particular
ly when he took hold of Gen. Prices hon-oom-
initial letter, and the patched up platform oftho
Democracy, recently adopted at Jefferson City.
In person he is as plain and unassuming man
as one could desire to see.
In his speech Mr.. Winston began by disclaim-
ing anything like violent partizanship. He was
whig from principle; because he believed /.
wing principles best calculated to develop the
resources Of the country and insure its prosperity.
He would mainly con6ne himself to discussion Of
State policy, stating that though Estate Right"
man in practical, useful sense, he was no ad-
vocate of abstract, useless, or absurd dogmas.
The most eminent talents of Virginia had been
employed in watching the Federal Government
and guarding State Rights from encroachment.
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, nursing no
such delusiye jealousy and fear Of the General
Gov eminent, had found employment for their
great statesmen in maturing and carrying into
effect wise systems of State policy. The result
is that while Virginia has descended in impor-
lance, as compared with other States, New
York, Ohio and Pennsylvania have risen to great
wealth, population and political power. Mis-
souri, has vast resources, needing nothing for
their development but commercial facilities.
The question Of Internal improvements is there
! fore OF most importance in this State We must
put men in office whom we know to be in favor
of Internal improvements, or the projects al
ready on foot may be thwarted, promising as
their condition is now. If defeated himself, he
hoped at least to be instrumental in rousing the
attention Of the people to see that the men they
put in office are right on this subject. General
Price has made no speech or written anything
indicating his position.
Mr.. Winston expressed himself in favor Of a
system Of free schools. Much of the individual
and general prosperity Of the North is owing to
their systems of public instruction. Free schools
place it in the power Of every child to acquire
education sufficient for the transaction Of BUSH
ness.
\ He was opposed to the Jackson resolutions
especially the 9th. At the time these resoln-
tons were adopted, South Carolina was threat
ening secession, and disunion MEETINGS had been
held in. the Western part OF Virginia, in Florida
and Mississippi. He was sorry to see Missouri
pledged to cooperate in efforts to break up this
Union.
He showed that the platform fixed up at JEFF
ferson City by the Democracy, was made UP Of
distractions and declarations Of adherence to
Anticipated platforms, which had long since
served the purposes for which they had been
framed, and then ceased to be of any practical
use, Any man who might have read the con-
troversy between the two parties before the re-
: union, would have come TO the conclusion that
there was not single man in the Democratic
party they had all been read out--each man
; had eaten up his neighbor, and the last man had
swallowed himself The Anti Benton men had
denounced the Benton men as abolitionists, and
the Benton men had denounced the Antics as
nullifers. In this platform they unite in de.
nouncing both abolitionists and nullifers-thus
each conserving TO be kicked off the platform,
for the pleasure of kicking his neighbor Of.
: lie was for the Union, and tie late Compro-
! mise which rescued the Union from danger
We owed our existence as a nation in the first
place, aud our present greatness and strength to
the Union.
Mr.. Winston commented upon the improprie-
ty of elevatng an obscure, and comparatively
weak man like Pierce TO the Presidency; and
paid glowing and just tribute TO Gen. Scott
stating that he had always been an unhinohine
Wing; that his sword always leaped from its
scabbard when his country had enemies to en-
counter, and that wherever it waved, from the
battle of Niagara to the day when he planted our
flag on the walls of Mexico, his countrymer
} were conducted to victory in glory and in gran
J deur.
II Throughout his speech MIR. Winston was
courteous towards the Democracy, although he
was sometimes sarcastic towards those patriotic
leaders who fixed up the Jefferson City hobby
with the expectation of riding on it to the treas.
auy or helping their dear friends thereto. /.
; HiSspeech was we'll received, and he was
frequently applauded. His manly and independ.
ent course, and his able manner of sustaining
himself have produced favorable impress ons
upon oil who heard him, except perhaps, some
Of the hardest cases among the Anti Bentons.-
We would be willing to risk a prophecy that
our neighbor of the Courier didn't like the speech
tbeeause he was member OF that memorable
Jefferson City {" union /" convention-unless