The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-24
For the Missisagpidn.
Speech of Gov. McRae at Shleldsboro

|
ed gentleman, the nominee of the Democrat
party in the Fifth Congressional District, a
} the Bay st. Louis, on the 18th inst The re
ception extended to him was warm and cor
dial and came from the hearts of the friend
of his early life. He was saluted on his arr
val with discharge of cannon and escorte
to the stand by a band of music. Fathe
Athanasius, Superintendent of the Catholi
High School, dismissed his scholars that the
might listen to one of the boldest men of tn
age and imbibe the principles of progression
and advancement which he proclaimed as hi
creed. This was compliment never befor
paid to any public man. Many ladies grace
the occasion with their presence. Upon tn
platform were the venerable Judge Toulme
Major jackson, Judge Monet, and other gen
tlemen of distinction. The Governor was in
troduced to the audience by DIR. Eager in
neat and appropriate speech. In rising h
was loudly and earnestly applauded by tn
entire audience. Returning his profounc
thanks for the unexpected honor which h
had received, he alluded in feeling ant
touching manner, to his associations with tn,
people Of Hancock county, almost quarter o
a century ago, when he read law under the
late Gen. Pray. He said that it was in thai
county he had been licensed to practice his
profession, in it he had made his first speech
| ard it was there he was united to the being o.
| his hearts warmest devotion. From the past
he called up many happy reminicenses which
showed how deeply he was attached to the
people of Hancock, who were the first to inomi.
nate him as their choice to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of Gen. Quitnan, in the
House of Representatives.
After these preliminary remarks he advanc-
ed to the consideration of the true position o.
parties, alluding to the old Wing party and
its successor the Knownothing organization in
decided yet respectful terms. By rapid re-
view of the old issues he brought the minds Of
the people to reflect upon the only two exist
| ing living organizations-the Democratic and
Republican parties. The former he viewed
in its national aspect as extending over the
whole country, and recountedin a brief and
telling manner its many achievements by which
the glory and progress of the United States
had been advanced. He dated the existence
of that party from the days of Mr.. Jefferson;
and among the monuments of its patriotism,
he specified the acquisition of Louisiana under
Mr.. Jefferson, by which the mouth of the
Mississippi was opened to our commerce
under Mr. Madison the freedom of the seas
was declared and free trade and sailors
rights established; under Mr.. Monroe Flori-
da was acquired and the doctrine of resistance
to European ascendancy on this side of the
Atlantic was declared, by the operation of
which, in the progress of events, we would
become possessed of the whole American con-
tinent; under Gen. Jackson the great battle
between the Banks and the people was fought
and monopoles of all kinds were put down !;
under Mr.. Van Buren,, carrying out the same
policy, the sub-treasury was established, by
means of which the government transacted
her fiscal operations upon a metallic basis !;
under Mr. Polk, the war with Mexico was
fought and the limits of our territorial area
well vastly extended; under Mr.. Pierce the
Missouri restriction was removed and the en-
tire extent of our territories was thrown
open to the people of the North and the South
alike; and it yet remained for Mr. Buchanan
by some act of craftsmanship, such as the ac-
QUESTION of the island of Cuba to place his
administration in the gallery of fame by the
side of his predecessors, which was hardly
probable from present indications. Shall we,
fellow-citizens, said he after this party has &C
complished SO much, and upon the perpetuity
of which depends the fate of our common
country, abandon it without just and rational
cause. He turned from these considerations
to examine the platform and principles Of the
Black Republican party, and subjecting it to a
most analytical and crushing examination, he
boldly proclaimed it as its purpose, and its
only one, to destroy the South and in the
same sentence, he with the same promptness
declared it as his motto to enjoy independence
out of the Union rather than submission and
disgrace in it. The deafening and continued
applause with which this sentence was greeted
showed how harmonious the opinions of the
audience were with his own. Next he touch
ed upon the territorial policy of the govern
ment and entered into an elaborate argument
concerning the doctrine of Squatter Sove-
reignty, expressing his unqualified dissent to
the views of Judge Douglas. If the Charles
ton Convention did not give the Cincinnati
platform the construction and Interpretation
adopted by the recent Democratic State Con-
yention which was nothing more than SYN
opsis of the decision Of the Supreme Court of
the q. s. in the bred Scott case he for one
would withdraw from it, and urge an indie
pendent Southern Rights ticket upon which
the South might unite, and around which her
whole people might rally to meet the sad ca
lamity-it might be of disruption of the
Union.
He would not, he said, discuss the subject
of re opening the African slave trade, as it was
not legitimately an issue before the people,
and particularly as the people of his district
knew his views as given to the public in his
address of last year, and his more recent re-
ply to the sentiments of Secretary Thompson,
in his North Carolina speech. Upon2ha sub
ject of the acquisition of Cuba he was explicit
and favored its addition to our territorial linn
its under any and all circumstances.
There were three ways by which this might
be brought about. The first was by treaty,
the time for which in his opinion had passed,
and Spain more guarded in the future than in
the past, would never permit another oppor-
tunity to offer itself by which reasonable
pretext for treaty could be had. The sec
ond was by conquest, but the inactivity Of
past administrations had permitted these OPP
poitunities to go by without awaiting them
selues of them The third, last, and most
probable was by tilibusterism and he could see
no objection to that mode. if it was to be
Judged by precedent, as our own ro'olutiori
would never have been achieved had foreign
powers been prevented from assisting us. He
concluded his views upon this subject-which
were holder than ever before expressed-by
fayoring the repeal of the neutrality laws and
stating that the United States by existing
treaties had converted herself into the grand
,oateb-dog of despotism over the Island Of
Cuba
This speech, probably the boldest, frankiest
and most candid ever made in this or any 9TH
er State, was listened to with breathless at
tention, and received with great appreciation.
The above faint outline of his remarks does
| not give the orators sentiments as fully as
they were uttered but it is clear enough to
let the people know where he stands and what
his positions are.
DEMOPOLIS.
0uack Nostrums.
The majority Of hair washes, hair dyes,
hair tonics, hair oils, and the numberless pre-
partitions which are now before the public un-
der such extravagant, hyperbolical and fan