The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-05-26


say say, fellow citizens wouldn't that be nice
Powerful and affecting demonstration
Though did not come here prepared to enter
tain an audience, may not be allowed topictur'
the probable condition Of the country, shOult
Isuch calamity befall us at the election to th'
Presidency of such men as either Davis Vance.
or Douglas,
In the first place, what would become Of thu
American EagleH l say what would become o
tho American Baglel considerable sensation.
All, that proud bird the Condor of Columbia
that can soar through heavens unfathOmabl'
depths, brave the furies of the hurricane, ant
battle his plumage in the thunders home
would furl his broad wings at the downfall
of freedom and sink down to rest upon some
mountain crag. never again to revisit this oDct
happy country, through which the voice of desc
lation would sigh forever Revolutions would
sweep over the land like troubled visions O'er the
breast of dreaming sorrow. This new empire
which has arisen and gathered the strength Of
hoary centuries, would totter, crumble and fall
like an Alpine avalanche, startling the nations of
the earth and melting the stern hearts of sister
republics to pity Applause and cries of shear y
A political midnight, like troubled spirit, would
brood over still and pulseless nation. and the
very stars, that bright and burning blazonry OF
God, glittering in their eternal depths-wOuld
shoot from their glorious spheres, and pass away
forever to darkle in the thickless voids of worlds
destroyed Terrific applause. Wonderful and
unbounded enthusiasm, The serried hosts OF
gallant spirits, who have nearest their hearts
the whole welfare of the country, would be
down trodden; and the grass-green from the
soil of carnage-would wave triumphantly above
the crushed and mouldering skeletons of an army
of Constitutional, conservative, Union men. whose
only SHINING was that they loved their country too
well. Reporter fainted]
Fellow -citzens and Mr.. Ohairman-That, in
deed, would be time for tears-when vice should
usurp the garb of virtue-when everything that
patriots hold dear, should be trampled tpon-
under the auspices of set Of men whose eleva-
ton is downwards, whose religion is sin, whose
creed is ruin, and whose policy is destruction to
the beautiful fabric of government for the estab-
lishment of which our fore fathers fought and
struggled that magnificent structure-the Con-
stitution-the principles of which should be deem
ed indestructible, that monument of greatness and
political sagacity, which is cemented together
with the blood of our ancestors, when that shall
be destroyed by the ruthless hands of political
invaders, then shall we have a day Of darkness in
this land Of freedom. Brother against brother
will be arrayed, and the father may possibly
imbrue his hands In the hearts blood of his own
son, whilst in the deadly conflict for the aggran-
dizemeut Of political demagogues and hucksters.
A stir in the crowd. The blood hounds of civil
war will lap the crimson gore of the most worthy
of our citizens defenceless women and children
will 6ud burial place upon the hearth stones of a
once peaceful and happy fresids, which the house
hold divnities will have given up to the mercess
and piyless plunderings of Political fratricides.
The tomahawk and scapng knife would usurp
the place of the implements of husbandry. The
LlougSshare would be converted into thc sword,
and OUT "solid sweeps" into Brown pixies; the
machinery Of the government would collapse a
RHei hope would sink beneath the horizon, and
the undersigned would be crushed. GMost in.
tense excitement, and considerable sweat on the
"un ersigned's" face.
Mr. Chairman, the spectacle is too revolving for
contemplation, the heart sickens and the blood
runs cold when we are forced 10 consider such
dire consequences as wotld result to the country
from Che election of such men as those whose
names forbear again to mention.
What then, fellow citizens, Il trust am ex-
cusGbie, for was wholly unprepared for so org
a trespass upon yOnr patience, feeling that am
utterly incapable of making speech) A voice.
You are id long time frfding HIt out
say, what then feioee citizens shall we do to avert
this dire calamity that have told you of? Why.
vote for BELL and Everett" and the laws will
be enforced; elect them, and peace will be
restored to distracted and disturbed country
the Union will be safe-Fsome excitement 1.-THE
Constitution respected, the public treasury will
be filed to repletion, frauds in the administra-
ion of the affairs of the nation will be suppress
ed the public monev taken care of there will be
no appropriation of public funds for private polit
lea. uses the Banks will be reehartered; the
Tariff question revived; the slavery question SET
tied; no moro territories organized, and 30 f1r-
ther political progress; peace and good viii, and
old line Wkiggery will reign triumphant and ab-
solute throughout the hnd and we will have
great central government, fit for only poteHtates,
princesses and prize fighters. Much enthusiasm
in the galleries. among the fancy
Mr.. Chairman, may l not believe, may not
at least hope, that there s yet time to redeem the
country from the CALLING yoke Of Democratic op-
preston, that the popular mind may be disabused,
the popular heart aroused to an abrupt putting
down Of the lurking treason that is everywhere
in high places. [Applause.
Is there not time to- rally the virtuous and the
good to their eountry's rescue who, circling
closer and deeper the storm gathers fury around
the ark of their fathers covenant, will place it
in security, there happily to remain sign of
justice and equality to our remotest
Here the crowd became so boisterOus
and uncomfortable, that the ropes
we're cut and the ring was broken in by the out
,iders, and our reporter, like the referee in the
Heenan and SGyerS mill was bornc away by the
hrong, without hearing any more, though there
we're several rounds Of applause after his depsr.
ura which ha ia not howavar ahIH IN ranort I