The true Democrat., 1856-03-04
From Crawford County.

Fan Buren, Feb. 9, 1856.
 MR. EDIToR:--Agreeable to appointment Col. T. c. Hindman addressed large audience at the court house in this place today. After taking the speakers stand, he invited dscus- sion by proposing to divide the time with any Know Nothing who might wish to represent Sam on the occasion. The proposition had scarcely fallen from his lips before John Thomas Humphreys, tue champion of Kaow Nottingham up here, rose from his seat with the grace and dignity that characterzes the movements of an English ord-and after some little time spent in squaring himself, and placing one foot on the 12th section of the American platform, and the other on Ginger Blues Coat tail, Ginger being close by, he declared himself Know Nothing, ready and willing at all times to come forth in vindicaton of American principles.- The division of time was soon agreed upon; Hindman one hour and half. for the opening speech, Humphrey two hours to reply, Hind- man reserving half an hour to close, making equal time.
 
 Hindman in making the best political speech / haue ever heard ia the State. He gave the peo- pie historical account of Know Nottingham its rise, progress and fall. Nothing was left unsad the occasion required. His superior l knowledge of the political history of the coun- try, and his powers debator will pretty much finish the work for waning Know Noth- ingism wherever he goes. 1 never saw demo- crats more pleased than they were to-day; the day has been good one for old Crawford de- mocracy Even the Know Nothings were highly entertained, and readily did Col. Hind man the justice to acknowledge him a young man of decided ability.
 I will say but little about the speech of our Know Nothing orator, as l cannot recolect the one hundredth word he sad He pitchea in and he pitched out He was on and off-every way and no particular way. Said something about the Mammouth Cave in Kentucky, asserted positively he did not want office, he was for his country. He came forth without fee or reward for his country's gcod-declared himself an American, one of old Virginia's sons of the first families. When American principles were at tempted to be tramped upon, as Col Hindman had just done, at nsade his heaving bosom heaue within him. Read few items from some Se- nators speech-opened the Gazette and Demo- crat and said something about Conway, J ohnson and family-his bosom heaving and swelling as if something would come, but it come not. Finally our Know Nothing hero wound up, by saying he had made very desultory speech, being little unwell and not at all prepared to make speech. Such blunderer as he proved himself to be in this discussion never fails to lay himself open to be successfully attacked on all sdes-this was peculiarly the case with him to. day, and well did he know it when Hind man got through with him in his closing re- marks. He had heretofore tattered himself that he was some, not only as political debator but as a poet, ao11t@ cf chronicles, and withal gooa-loohing All failed him to-day. He squrmed, twisted chilled and shook and seem ed as if lie would draw up. Never was he in such fix before--even his good looks failed for ;he first time to relieve him-being so much lost in the mist and fog, he could not see him. self
 Hindman leaves here to morrow or a visit to his friends at Park Hill, Cherokee Naton where he will remain few days, then to Fayetteville to fill his appointment on Saturday.
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