The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-09-14
-. spsa,ins on Monday

the Speaking on Monday
ouite large gathering Of our citizens
was here on Monday, to hear the discus
,i,p bctwecn the candidates for Congress,
Hon. q. r. SINGLETON and Capt. FRANKLIN
Suru.
The ball was opened by Capt. SulrH, in
n .pcerh Of one hour and a half Mr..
S,xctrrox then spoke an hour aud forty
five minutes. and Capt. Smith was allowed
fifteen minutes for a reioinder.
If time and space permitted, We should
| like To- give an extended report Of both
/ speeches hut a. it Is. we must content
o,r.sIye. with brief notice Of the line Of
argument adopted, and the positions as
I sumci.
can't. Smiths speech was devoted main
" ton portrayal Of what he believed to be
the evils Of the caucus system, the sad re-
suits which had arisen from party rancor
encouraged by political leaders and office
seekers. and the threatening state of ai-
fair. that had been brought upon the
country by the violence OF the southern
I Democracy. lie examined the platform
Of the Mississippi Democracy. and the po-
/ .iti1n of Mr. pGrrUs. candidate for Gov
ernor. 10 show that they contemplated "a
/ di.ruption Of the government, in ease Of
the election ola Black Republican to the
/ Presidency. The wisdom of this policy
| bo combattcd at length, and With the at
/ most zeal. The North had the majority,
and they possessed the right to elect any
/ free. white. native born citizen to the Pres.
7 idcncy that they pleased We had no
right 10 resist an administration. Inaugural
/ tel under the forms Of the constitution,
until il was guilty Of some overt act of az
erosion on our rights. These were his
main Positions. and with due respect for
/ the gentleman. we must say that the ar
rumcnts by which he sought to maintain
/ them. would. in our humble Judgment,
have been more appropriate before a
Northern than a southern audience.
We thought that Mr.. StSGlEroV's reply
10 his opponent. wa. as triumphant an cf-
fort as we ever heard. and indeed, we
think it the best speech We have ever
heard our distinguished Representative
make. llc yindicutcd In an man-weublr
manner thc policy which the Democratic
party Of the South had pursued ou general
politics. and particularly ON the slavery
question. llc felt ID tu bc hi, chief duty
in this canvass. 70 lay before his con.titu-
ruts. Is far ~ Dee was able. plain. unvaru-
i.hcd. and correct account OF the dan
ryrs that now meuacy,l them and the in
stitutiou ct slavery. This he did in an
elaborate manner. and with telling effect.
llc traced the gradual cncro1chmcut.
which had been made upon the rights of
the >outh-thr growing hostility against
70, al the North-thc disregard they h1d
paid 10 every compromisc into which W.
hal entered with them and the settled
/ purpose they now manifest In yariou.
/ unmistakeable ways. Of continuing their
agrrcssions until slavery Is abolished
throughout the Union. Tho South H.ss'
preserve slavery. Her very salvation. the
lives OF our wives and children. and all
that We hold dear upon earth. demanded
that we should not stand still and 80,
measures gradually taken which will end
in IT, overthrow All classes 40 the South
are equally concerned in this great que.
tion-the uon--laye-holder as well as ia,
stakeholder Tho election Of a Blacl
Republican % tho Presidency would D,
the browning act Of the list OF grievance
we have suffered. and show Us the deStiu,
in store for a..
Mr.. singleton was listened to witt
marked attention. lie evidently had ia
ympathics Of his audience, and was fr,
qucntly interrupted with applause.
Capt. SvIru, in his fifteen minutes =,
ioinder attempted to make the danger
/ which surround the South. appear le.
threatening than represented by Mr.. Sr
, glcton. He labored to magnify the dill
culties and hazards which would atten
/. a dissolution OF the Union, and to COZ
1 vince the audience Of its folly and in
practicahility. lureply TO Mr.. SINGLEroN
argument that the whole population Z
the South were equally interested in th
preservation Of slavery, and that ia
, poorer classes would suffer most by emaI
cipation. because they would not be abb
7 10 leave the Country-in reply 20 this, NJ
Surru gave uttcrance TO a ~entimcr
/. which our personal respect for the gentl'
b man will not allow us To characterize ,
=. we think Il deserves. lie told the peopl
in substance. that the non--llve-holdiu
!. population Of the state. outnumbere
the slave-holding. a. three Co one. az
!. that il would be in the power Of the ia
:, mcr tohUH ho.rgms against b. irf1si, = b.
d. me- atyrors and their masters and tep hsD,
i. their pr1prrpiI,fs' Such language as th
,. would do for the columns Of the Ne
I. York Tribune or the Boston Liberato
n bat we submit whether il is in place L
b. fore an audience Of southern men.
n Capt. smith can get respectable vo
d. in this District, with such sentiments
Ir these on his lip-, We may well ask,
j. what are we coming.
/. Mr. StyGLEruS has been very cordial
4. received hy hi. constituents during D
tour through this portion OF the Distri'
lie will be- returned o. Con rcS- by a We
h large maiority-by vote. indeed, mu.
j. exceeding the party strength.
h col. lI,yNrs. candidate for state Ire,
3 urer. l. making the tour Of the Hstri
+. with Mr. >fyslrroN. and came with hi
" b. chi. place But we regret very ma
" 10 state. that he was confined to his roo
T. hy sickness and was not able to make
'r appearance before the people lis ind
J" position was so serious. that he was d
rd able e. % to the appointment AZ Garlan,
~ yille yesterday. u l. hoped, howey
's that hc viii be- on his feet again in sh,
ar time. lis failure TO meet hi, appoil
~ ments. should not lessen hi. votes umo
.ht the people whom he wa, to have addre
'ie cd Tie is sterling man. an unhinchi
'h democrat, and comes fully up 10 the !
20 fcrsouian standard Of an office holdc
hH honest faithful aud capable"
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m Social Circle Celebration.
on Saturday, ad September 1859,
annual celebration Of oak Bowrev SO,
\, Circle took place, according 10 prcyi
announcement. in the Ebcnezer Chur
Claiborne, Jasper county, which was ki
An " let for the occasion. \ large assembl
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