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Correspondence Of the Missouri Statesman.
Collins and Clark.

Correspondence Of the Missouri Statesman. ]
49, Collins and Clark.
Cdrk Mailed Dozen trifh The Documents-
HIS" Heoden- Headed Dtdch" Speech!
o ia THESros, Mo, July 10.
CoLoSsL SwIrssER: - Jos eph M. Collins,
American) and your taporite, Gen. John
b. Clark, Contribution Democrat candid
ates for Congress in this District, spoke al
this place to-day. Mr.. Collins led of, an
ably and eloquently expoundng the princi-
pies oil The American party, and exposing
the corruption Of the, self-styed national de-
mQcracy, pitched into Gen. Clark, the
benedict Arnold Of all parties, in manner
that was truly refreshing. During his ad-
dress, Mr.. Collins took occasion TO assert
that Gen. Clark had while member of the
American party, made a speech in which
he had advocated an extension Of the natu-
ralizaiion laws, denounced the Pope Of Rome
in the most bitter terms, and styled the
Dutch set Of "wooden heads Here
Gen. Clark interrupted, aud pronounced the
assertion an unqualified lie. Mr.. Collin,
aud the gallant and honorable
General again pronounced it base faisehooa.
The amusement Of the crowd and the con-
sternatiop aud shame of the General and his
few political friends present can better be
imagined'than described, when Mr.. Collins
produced written document (Which came
into his hands at this place, signed by some
Of the best and most reliable citizens Of
Boone county, certifying that the statement
made by Mr.. C. was substantially true.
This unexpected mailing of the lie upon the
proper person, aroused in the minds Of every
one present, sentiments Of pity and sorrow,
mingled with scorn and contempt. for the
old man, who while his head was whitening
for The grave, would make any statement,
however false, that would give to his past
political course semblance of consistency
Gen. Clark followed Mr.. G. speech Of
two hours draiion-tii. only effect Of which
was to convince all present that the only
thing in which he had ever been consistent
and unchanging was an undying longing
after office, After the discussion was over,
leather headed Englishman, who once, for
a short time, rode goose in the back room
Of tailoring establishment i'll Columbia, at
tempt to create the impression that the gen.
tlemen whose names were attached 10 the
WI SoillHs were ull-
worthy Of public confidence, but the attempt
only brought down upon him the contempt
OF numbers of the cilizens OF this place, who
were acquainted with the parties.
Your distinguished fellow country man,
Maj, James S. Rollins, Independent, candid
ate for Governor, speaks here on the 25th,
and will be greeted by such crowd of
warm and admiring friends as will spread
terror and dismay in the ranks of base and
unprincipled calumniators. l speak of that
which know, when | assert that Rollins
will receive the largest vote ever cast for
any one man in the county Of Grundy, and
Collins will go 1t with rush. Let those
who oppose the reckless policy Of the anti
Benton party of Missouri but faithful,
active and vigilant, and Rollins will be tri-
umphantly elected. Yours, &c.,
GRUMPY.