The Oxford intelligencer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1860-18??, 1860-10-10
,.. yns oi 1r From the New Orleans Courier.
Mr.. BrccIsinridge's tTIppccanoe
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TUE ''PoPuLAR -soyEREIeSTY''s CHARGE ExrosED
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On the, 9TH of October, 1856, a, District
mass meeting was held at The Eagle Hotel,
in the Fourth district, which WINS addressed
by several prominent Democrats ofthis city.
Among those who were called d''upoh to en-
tertain the asscmblagc, was our worthy fel-
low-citizen,, Gen. Wm. r. Miles, Who had
just returned from Northern tour, and had
enjoyed the advantage of attending. the prin-,
cipal meetings held throughout the country.
At that time the charge Of .Squatter Sow
ereignty Twas being preferred by partisan
presses against Alaj. Breckiaridgc, predica-
dupon his celebrated Tippeeanoe speech.
The Democracy of New Orleans indignantly
rose in body against the fabrication, and
repelled the basclcss insinuation. To holster
up the silly accusation with scmc evidence
calculated to mislcad public sentiment, the
Opposition press in this State, and in fact
throughout the whole South, copied gqrbled
extracts from what purpotcl to be arcpot
Of Major Disadvantages Tppecanoc speech,
and harping upon the subject with consider
able strategical tact, succeeded, after some
time, in creating an impression as unfoundcd
as it was unjust. ''. b'-'u'7q tsat t.-
For the purpose Of asecrtaining what of
truth there might be in the widely circulated
charge, and of pinning, as far as possible,
the responsibility Of the falsehood to the
sleeves Of It's origipators, Gen. Miles was in
vitcd, by Committee of Democrats of,the
Fourth district, to attend the Eagle Hotel
meeting, and to give clear and concise re-
port Of the opinions, as he had heard them,
delivered BY Major Breckihridge on that oc-
casion. The following arc Substantially the
remarks of General, Miles, which appeared
on the day following in. the Louisiana C2r- Coz
rier. - ,.... ..f -. t.,..,., d, 4, .-......
""After some .facctious remarks about Fre-
mont and his ,antecedcnts, Gen. Miles took
up the charge alleged by the Know Nothings
here, as to the unsoundness Of j.. G. Breck-
inridge on the question of the extension of
slavery, and proceeded to say that he had
heard the Tippccan6e speech Of that gentle
man, upon part Of which the charge was
based He also heard him speak briefly the
night previous, at Indianapolis. G., sadH
AT Tippccanoe hcwent into detail Onthe
subject of the position of the Democratic
party with regard to slavery. 1t was impos-
sible for him to give the exact words used by
Major Breckenridge, but he had no difficulty
in rendering his opinions and position with
strict fidelity, Major Breckmridge spoke Of
Know Nothingism as a dream, which, for
time, had feyered the body polite, but he
thought that the, deHrium bad passed away,
and that the patient was once more in
healthy condition. The Black Republican
party, said he, had been organized in direct
hostility Ito the pinciples that lie at the
foundation Of the Government, and its sue
cess would inevitably dissolve the Union.
ale insisted that no party whose patriot
ism was bounded by geographical lines, or
that fixed its attention exclusively on a sec
tional interest, could honestly administer the
Government This, Alrd -Fremont's party
proposed toide. 1t proposed to array the
people of siEteen States against those of If
teen States, not as man against man, but as
communities against communities, the one
side led on by Illogical prejddices and un-
reasoning fanaticisnl--the other standing
firm in defense Of property. life and liberty.
1t was against such parties ttinat the Father of
his Country had raised his warning voice, in
his Farewell Address. In such acontest, no
man could doubt the result, and for such a
contest no true patriot had any heart But
continued MAJ. Breckinridge, it was said that
the Democratic party was also sectional
party; that it wishes to make the strength