New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-28

naive. lie was educated at the universities vi
Berlin and Heidelberg, taking bis degree OF Doctor
Of Laws at The latter, and il was his intention u
become professor Of civil law, when an ep'thet aP-
Piled to the GRIND Duke, in a speech delivered IN
1s46. caused Linn to be banshed to Switzerland.
There he resided at Genevs until the connections OF
Isie, when be again played part in politics. In
the rev, luton he sided With the radicals rather than
with the party of Won GsRern. He speaas English
fluently, having acquired the language when boy,
at Carkruhe.
Union was reached before 10 O'Clock. A few
houses and blacksmith shop were grouped around
the red brick tavern and painted brick courthouse.
In the latter, tria was progressing ard the speak
ING could not begin until its termination. The de-
ftndant was shaggy lrishmnn, who was accused Of
larceny and burglary and all kinds of crimes ending
in "y :" Smoking was practced indisc intimately
in the courtroom by everybody except the Judge,
who drove on proceedings anxious for the fun Of
the afternoon. BY l21 o'clock the Irishman was
brought in guilty Of half dozen crimes, aud at
o'clock the crowd was gathered, and Senator Polk
t.ok the stand, introduced by political friend.
Mr.. Polk is an ordinary mall in appearance, of
medium hight and build, with rather bushy hair,
cold eyes sharp face, and II taft on his chin. He
locked about as years DID, He was dressed in dark
ch,tbes, with a sOuched felt bat. His speech was
dull. 1t began with II loDg-drawn sketch Of the
progress OF Democracy since the day Of Jefferson,
and csimed the Anti-BentoD party as the represent
alive Of JefiersOnisn principles. After this eAor-
dunn. Km NUthiDgsm abd Emancipation were
consider I'd at length. He based his argument against
the latter almost ley ON financial ground, estimst-
inc the value of the 100000 slaves in Missouri at
$50 OOOOC0. Abiding to The provision in the State
Constitution hat they should be liberated ex-
crpt upon the payment of an equivalent ~ Their
masters, b. argued tina Emancipation would Deces-
aitate public debt of over $50, 900, 0OO Missouri
6 per cent stock selling it does, 10 per cent be-
low par. and inquired II the people would be wlihog
TO pay the annual interest on such sun, IN addition
TO that Oh the present State debt OF so, 900.
He referred also to constitutional amendment lnl-
tiated by the last Legislature prohibiting the increase
Of the State debt above $50 G0O,0C0. He did not
nee either the PrO-Slavery Biblical argument nor even
The SniSn theory OF descent from the bab0On. On
The contrary, be appealed to the audience If they
would be willing aOy way, "tO give up their
dear old msmmies," who had nursed them, and
let them be driven out to stavel He denounced
the Emancipation movement also, as equivalent to
burglary; equivalent to an attempt to break and
enter ire private house. the Abglo-Saxon's castle
&c. The election Of the ant-Benton candidate for
Governor Col. Stewart, he advocated on the ground
that be stood opposed to -NothngisIn, Sprltu-
allsn, Free-Soilism, aud all the isms. tie made no
almsiOn to the Pacific Railroad nor the Overland
Mail Route neither to Kansas nor 70 Utah. With no
desire to do injustice to Mr.. Polk, think the com
meut On his speech by All old farmer who sat in
front of NE, was very apt, that 1T would take
"miehty fDe-tOoth comu to catch the Ideas IN
cit" Mr. Polk is an ungracOus, iBelegant speaker.
His int nations harsh, and his manner DOysh.
His language " as often ungramTatical. and abOuhed
III nyersi, Us of the natural order Of words, The vrro
being thrown ts the end of the sentence, after the
German construction In his few moments OF ex-
citement be- erked his lett leg over the bench so as
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three quarters, but nigh have cOEdensed his remarks
into half the time.
The audience, 10 my surprise, were not enthu'l-
astic There was not a cheer, nor even stamp
except once when forcible reply was mace to nm
incautious interruption. They sat laziy on the
benches and window. seats, tie most prominent
figure being the little lawyer who had made ms
maiden speech ID the morDicg. He was about hVe
[, ct two, and sat Oh table in the middle OF tho
room. with cigar in his mouth almost as long rs
Lis ann down from his elbow. Several ladies' Were
present. ind whispered baslly.
Mr.. Pclk's great deficiency was in adaptation OF
his STYLE to the audience His sharp remarks were
made so clumrily that their edge did not cut. La
this respect, he was very Unequal to Mr.. Blair, VIII"
WIS now introduced. In personal appearance, the
two speakers differed widely. Mr. Blair is TALL
1.-THE, well built, and several years Mr. Folks junior
His eye is bright and blue and has that magnetic
power which fasteLs the attention OF any one on
VIII, m it is turned. His chief persOnal advantage Is
bis figure, for bis face is hOLely his hair reddish,
ard he wears DO beard. As l wrote, my principal
object in the trip to note his appearance on tue
stump and ! am satisfied that he will meet few
EQUALS iD debate in the Dext Congress. Ills
speech sbounded IN sharp remarks, which were
worded neatly and cut deep. In denunciaton,
which be employ, far more than MIR. Polk, he was
peptlemaDly and more severe than II he bad used
tougher phrases. On one occasion, he employed
nm epithet which caused MIR. Polk to start IN
his chair; but the emphasis with which the Idea
was reiterated in the few next sentences, MS the
sneaker turned toward his opponent, caused hun TO
sink back again upon the cushion. II was in allu-
zion TO the charge which Mr.. Polk had brought
against Col Benton ia last years canvass, that he
Was only seeking to be Governor in order to be
transferred to the United States Senate and the
fact was noticed that Mr.. Polk, succeeding In the
election, had procured bis Own transierence to that
Senate, and put the State tO al the expense Of tine
present canvass. Mr.. Blair advocated the election
Of Major Rollins, the Opposition candidate, but ex-
ODeraled him from any responsibility Tor bis BairS
view 8 On the Slavery question. lie based his adVo-
cscy On the argumnet that Maj. Rollins was more
devoted to the interests of the State and an hon.
ester man than his opponent In regard To Know
Nuth,ppsm, the dogDas Of which he Unquallhedly
coDd. mned be preferred Rollins to Stewart for tue
former was an avowed American. an out andOuter;
one knew where to find him; while The latter was
renegade, who had stayed in KDow.Nothng
lodge during the year and bali in which the parry
was ascendant throughout the country but mad
deserted 60 soon a. its fortunes began to slnk.
But il was to bis remarks on the Slavery question
that listened with most interest The simple cr-
cumstance that the doctrine Of Prohibition could Do
advocated from the stump in Slaye Stale, Woam
have riyeted my attention to any speaker. Ills az,
eument was explicit and thorough. He arraigned
The Anti Benton party for their desertiOn Of the prIn
heu Sf,ur An