The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-12-25

JEFF. Davis Speech Reviewed.
We notice that the fire-eating portion of
the Southern press don't like Senator Davis
late speech at Jackson any mole than they
do Senator Douglas at Memphis. They
give the one Hail Columbia," and the 9th
er "Sweet Home" The AlaJama Adrerti-
ser has the latest we have noticed, and it
has some humor about it. The Adcertisey
is Of the genuine disunion school. The
writer for tie Aac rtiser saws:
! have just finished reading Gen. jeff Da-
Wis great speech jackson, in self defense
in general, and about "sInatter sovereign
| ty" more general. like some parts of it
that can understand, but the General is
exceedingly misty. | can understand all
about the noble L" dead who died at Monter
ey and Buena Vista"-the Mississippi 'V''
that stood " motionless as a rock, silent as
death, and eager "a greyhound for the ap-
proach Of the enemy" l can imagine "the
angry crack o. the Mississippi rifle ;" but
! General Davis Estate rights and - SQUAT
ter sovereignty" surpass my comprehension.
| His Estate rights is such that he can t
defend it under his Senatorial oath. Well,
| if that's his idea Of constitutional obligations,
/ just suggeet to him that no man achO erer
/ took professional oath or an Oticiai oath,
either, to support the constitution, can ever
help the South in " the last alternative
With him, State rights is something uncJn
! stitutiondH | was always State rights
man, because l thought II was constitutions
| al, and when swore to support the consti.
tuition, thought was swearing to support
, State rights. and to resist Southern -ppres-
sion. Certain am, every citizen is as much
bound to support the constitution OF his
country as if he had s,corn TO do it twenty
times over. and the logic Of Gen Davis ar
/ gument is, that this obligation is inconsis:-
ent with State rights.
As to "sqnatter sovereignty" the gallant
| general outdoes the "N." He is sometimes
for it, and sometimes against it. This dou-
BILE, compound, ambidexterous, sinister, cir
cumflux evolution is sort of political " W -
a"E, and Y" turned wrong side up.
ward, " W on its head, with MssIS-
| sippI ague on. The speech reminds me of
story | once heard in Georgia Of Bob
I Tsomhs." He was On sort of national
bust" in the wiresrass counties of G,Or-
gia. There was 9ueste on Of great Difficult.
~ up-new and exciting" Bob was dis
posed to dodge it. He at last went to a
.
[ ed TO hear from him public meeting was
called, and MIR. Tombs called on for his opin-
/ ions he tried TO excuse himself, but the
sovereigns" would take 10 excuse. You
must speak !" Tel Us all about il. Bob -
NO lodging, old fellow" "Out with it,
/ Toonts was the man for the occasic ~
lie mad no; made up his own opinion. He
could not foresee the opinion of others. Blu,
( be launched body out into the sea of glo
rious defamation, and the people applaud
ed. He laid down general principles. and
I qualified and illustrated them, and told an
ecdotes with donble edge, until they meant
nothing, and the people shouted in extaci,s
Of delight. Reluctant as he had been 10
speak, ne was delighted with the result. anu
! in conclusion exclaimed:
| Now, fellow citizens, have responded
( to your call. have fully and clearly ex-
planned 10 you my opinions this subject
and II there Is man in al this vast as,ern-
bly, who disputes my conclusions or denies
my premises, | should like to see him. lie;
him rise up and object to anything / have
said, if he can | defy opposI,ion | chat
lenSe debate ~ And So full OF his success,
the eiobuent speaker took his seat amid the
congratulations aud applauses Of the multi
tudc.
/ As the applause di away, an elderly far
mer arose, III his shirt sleeves, in remote
corner Of the court house. and spoke mildly
as follows:
Colonel~TooInb- orator and
/ I'm not gwi,e 20 try to make speech aciu
great man like you. You remind me of a
young mule was trying to break yesterday
Inornin'. 1t was long time before We coul /
get him out'n tie stable. Just Ike il was
long before we could get you 70 speak. AZ
ter u orking with him an hour or two. w.
slipped rope round his neck, and after q
while aao'her one, and put two niger fell
lows TO hold the ropes and opened the sta
BILE door, and out he comes a rarin- AMI q.
pitching. He rared, and pitched. and sGuea'-
ed ahd tore round with the ringers a ii!
of him for while. Presently he began 10
kick and TO squeal, and he kicked an1 10
squealed, and ne squea cd aud lac kicked
until everything was blue; and hi. eve,
/ looked they d pop out, and to SAVE nv ME
Colonel, couldn't tell whether tie wa, kick
ing at his squeals or squealing 1T his kicks,
Your speech, Colonel, reminds INC OF tina,
mule ~
Tie speaker sat down without having
Cracked a smile, but the cour, house was
such a scene Of uprorious demonstrations Of.
hurrah ng, shouting and stamping, tina, the
gallant Colonsl found no difficulty in quiet
~ making his escape TO the tavern, where
he Immediately took his departure for % Ia
Wilkes
General Davis speech reminds nae Of
Toombs' rnulel He kicks" and "seueals"
about State Rights. and "Squatter Sow
ereignty," but whether he is kicking at
his squeals or squealing at his kicks, " can't
tell.