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Reception Of Gen. Clark in Macon His
Prospects--Maj. Rollins Col, Stewart.

Prospects-Maj. Rollins-Col. Stewart.
Macon CRY, Mo-, June %, 1857.
DEAR TiMEs:-Ihave been seeking les-
ure moment for two weeks past, to give you
an account of the reception of the Blooming
ton nominee, John Tyler Clark in the
banner county Of the unterified Democracy,
of which he is the standard bearer for Con-
gress.
1t will be seen from his published list of
appointments that he was TO make two
speeches in this county, one at Woodvile
and the other at Bloomington. Well the day
arrived for him to make his great effort at
Woodville, and with the day came the Gen.
but no hearers. should suppose there was
not exceeding dozen in town other than the
citizens of the place. The consequence was
the Gen. let the occasion 60 by default
didn't make any attempt at speaking at all.
The next day his appointment was at Bloom
ington-the strong hold and citadel of the
''nationals" in North Missouri. One who
is acquainted here abouts would have pre-
sumed that an audiance some what resem-
bling Xerxes' army would have been in at
tendance to give the Gen. cheer and conf
dence in his Tylerite, States right, Know
Nothing, Emancipation democracy. But Lo!
Listen! Not exceeding thirty was present
from the country ana can safely say, not
more than sixty were present at any time
during the delivery of his speech. He GER
taimly was deeply mortified and gre'tly cha.
grincd at the action of his party. But this
is the traitors doom. Suppose the Hon. ].
S. Green or Hon. T. Polk, or eUen old Bull.
ion or F. P. Blair Jr.. had announced they
would address the good people of Macon on
that day, what kind of an audience suppose
you would have been present. will VEN
ture to assert not less than thousand and
most likely two thousand would have been
present. take the reception of the Gen.
in the banner county to be prima tacie evi.
dence of the meagre vote he will receive in
this county and his ultimate defeat next Au-
gust.
lhave no disposition TO misrepresent the
Gen. The above is literally correct and will
not be controverted. Should his opponent
De successful canvasser (and l presume
he is from repori) he will be triumphsntly
elected.
The Gubernatorial race is exciting intense
interest in these parts and from present in
dications am fully satisfied Maj. Rollins
will get much larger vote in Central North
Missouri and along the line of the Hannibal
and St. Joseph Railroad, than his most SAN
guine and enthusiastic friends anticipate
The people along the line of,he Boston rail-
road are not satisfied with the action of
Stewart with regard to their load, besides
they are well acquainted with him person.
ally, morally, and politically, and know that
his morals are not fit fol Pres ident Of rail-
road much less for Governor of great and
dignified State like ours while on the other
hand they know Major Rollins is states
man who stands in the highest rank of the
greatest and truest men of the nation, with
q reputation as to ethics that can not be sur
passed.
We have silenced the negro battery lev.
eled at the Major. They are satisfied il
would not win. Their only hope now rests
on the name of their party, and the Cncin.
natl platlorm-not upon principle as an hon.
est and patriotic party should. They are
coming to the conclusion that the people Of
this State are tired of Anti-Benton misrule
and tyranny, and that the people of the state
are determined not to endure their oppres.
sion longer than August next.
Maj. Rollins should make speech in thi.
I county by all means before the election -
Should he be able TO do SO and have Stewar
with him, the vote of sold Macon" will b.
astounding to the natives generally.
MACON,