The Mississippi times. (Holly Springs, Marshall County, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-18
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The speech Of our fellow, ,ownsuan, Hon.
Samuel Benton, In Memphis, Is spoken OF on
all hands as mastery and statesmaulike Of.
fort The following article from the Eagle
and Enquirer indicates the effect which his
speech had upon the audience;
The speech Of Hon. Samuel Benton, Of
Mississippi. at Odd Fellows Hall, IN this CT.
ty, on Wednesday evening last, was one OF
the greatest triumphs OF cool, calm. dispas.
It seems to be admitted on oil hands-by
Wings, Americans and emocrats-that II
was the best reasoned speech. 30 lar, of the
canvass. With no rhetorical Aourishes, with
out passion, without theatrical effect" but
by the mere power Of undeniable facts and
nnsnswerable logic, he created glow Of en-.
thusiaSm, Juror Of feeling, among the friends
Of Fillmore, Donelson and the Union, rarely
seen In the most excited Presidential cam
paigns
AT the outset, Mr.. Benton seems dry and
hard but rs he progresses, slowly and DELHI
erately like Fate, he brings forward such n
countless and crushing array Of facts--so con-
tinuous and striking group Of political con-
trasts--that the attention Of the most indif-
ferent Is enlisted |; and ultimately, by the
sheer force Of right reason and infallibe fact,
he rises absolutely into the sublime I'm.
queshonably, he is as well posted politician
as lives in the United States Along with
this, he has what is called On affidavit face"
earnest and true in every lipe--which
would make you take his facts for "gospel'
were not those facts always back ed up by
'records" which no man dare dispute
Mr.. Benton is an Old Line Whig-never
joined the American Order-but is an ardent
supporter of Willard Fillmore, whom he vim
dcates with more complete success than any
speaker who has yet appeared before Mem
phis audience. In 1851 Mr.. Benton fought
the battle of the Union and the Compromise
in Mississippi, and fought it VIGOROUSLY -
and now, unbiased by party, unseduced by
the hope Of power or place, he has come
forth to fight the same battle again in 1856,
under the self-same leader-the brave "Mod-
ell President !"
We do not propose to follow Mr.. Benton
through his speech. Most of our readers
have had, or will have, an opportunity Of
hearing him. 1t is sufficient, here to say,
that his speech was we'll sustained In every
part. 1t commenced like little stream and
ended like the Mississippi, He fought the
pseudo-Democracy With Coming appetite"
We heard one Anti American Democrat say
1t was the best speech he ever heard ano.
ther said it was the best ever made in Odd
Fellows' Hall /; another, that it was the most
cautious and statesmanlike ever made upon
the stump; and another said he had always
supposed Sam. Benton was a sort Of Wing
humbug' until he heard that speech"
All this is highly complimentary, and
shows that there are some even among the
Modern Democracy who cannot withstand
the all-powerful logic of facts and truth. Add
to these compliments, however. that Mr.. Ben
ton Is yet young man that he is no pro-
fessional politician /; that his moral and po-
litical escutcheon is Of that snowy and spot.
less hue so rarely seen in the heraldry of
public men; and that withal, courteous and
mild hammered" hey ond comparison, he is
yet ''as brave and true rs any knight that
ever fought beneath plume"---and it needs
no prophetic ken to predict for him brilliant
future, whenever there shall Be return to the
Je6ersOnian standard Of fitness }orpublic conf
dence