The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-11
TIE BARBECUE ON pINEY


Last Saturday about three hundred and City
iadles and gentlemen assembled in beautiful
shady grove upon the classic stream of Piney,
to partake of bountfnl repast prepared by
the good citizens in that neighborhood also.
to hear political discussion.
About 10 o'clock Mr.. Van A. W. Anderson,
opened the discussion in one of the most
brilliant and eloquent speeches we have heard
dnrng the canvass Mr. Anderson is quite a
young man-only twenty-five years of age
but he gave evidences Of high order of tai
emf, and spoke for On hour in eloquent advo
cacy OF the claims of Breckenridge and Lane
upon the support of the Soathern people. he
showed clearly that Bell and Everett did NOT
come up to the Southern standard of sound
ness upon the slavery question. That Everett
refused now TO retract abolition sentiments
that he endorsed years ago. That Bell, though
Southern man, his whole public life had been
ottener against the Constitutional rights of the
South than for them; shat his platform was
indefinite, meaningless and unsatisfactory
That in the present crisis it was necessary for
men to proclaim their opinions upon all oues-
tons that agtate the public mind. He then
showed that Mr.. Breckenridge was the onTy
candidate for the Presidency who stood mon
a platform Of principles that guaranteed toI
the South her full measure of rights. and that
the South would be recreant to her dearest
interests if she refused to yield him her sun.
port 1t was tirst-rate speech, and well de. I
lIyered, and had a telling effect on those who
heard it.
Q. F. Hamer, Esq, next addressed the crowd
in an unadorned speech of an hour, upon the
subject of the Union. It would have done
very well for the campaign of 1851. but on the
present occasion it appeared decidedly old
Jogyish. He seemed to have moqo-naaia
upon the subject of the Union, and spoke AS
though he thought there was a great party in
the South combined for the purpose of de-
Stroying the Union, and dealt ost upon this
Imaginary party some heavy blows. Heser1a.
cd to forget that there was a great Black Re-li
Phollcan party, who were truly advocating
principles that would, if carried out. result in
dissolution ofthe Union, and that his own party.
unwlttngy perhaps, were aiding them to
achieve victory over the only true Constitu-
uonal and Union party, headed by Breckin-
rldge ana Lane. The linen of bucram" of the
South, whom lie styled Disunonst, received i
The the toll force Of all lis blows, and in right
knighty style, did he slaughter them. but his il
onslaught reminded Us more of Don Qnixote,s 0
charge upon the wind mill more than any thing
else Mr.. Anderson replied in a speech of a
llteen minutes, in very happy style. L
Alter short interrnission, S. NJ. PbiIEns u
addressed the audience to which gsdge Gihbs
e2lied. In place Of our own comments upon u u
he Judges speech, we will give those of a :.
rend, who listened to it. He said that the q
udge reminded him of an India rabber ball Ia,
nat every a'ae he came to hard place or
III ugly spot upon the record of bis candf-
ates, he bounced cLeers orer it, and had moth. al
ng to say to explain Or defend it. We think 70
his, IN the sewest words possible gives n very y
o'nrate idea of the Judges speech. Ii was ?
ealy bouncing ball speech. .
Major J. NJ. Armistead followed .Tndoe - :.
MODS in very pointed and sensible speech. D
which he took occasion to explain why he m
y longer held on to what is now called the
reat " OoastttptionaI Union" party; that
nes either had no principles, or, if they had 4
!. ney were afraid or ashamed to ayOy them y
na' breckenridge and Lane stood upon a y
,a,opai, Constitutional platform, in which the =,
"a a@; % 81 81 the South were clearly laid down, :
asao, wy should be elected, We had every
49, - Oelleye that these rights would be D.
'0's''SO' and hence he gave them his cordial an