The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-08-01
The Bell and Everett Meeting OF Sat.
urduy Last.

THE friends of Bell and Everett in this county
held meeting at the Court House on the 2Stl
July, which was respectfully attended, and form
ed "Bcl and Everett Club
The regular business of the meeting having
been disposed of, calls were made upon j. H.
Wiser, Esq., and DR.. F. NJ. Green, for speeches
and those gentlemen responded, in the order in
which we have mentioned them, and "in their
usual happy style
Mr.. Wiser set out by declaring, that, under the
circumstances, he felt himself aroused" and,
therefore, that he was willing "to spend and be
spent in the cause; but still, he did not con-
slider himself "equal to the emergency" lie
admitted that he was "no politician confessed
that he "had never studied governmental affairs, ~
and then proceeded, in the course of speech OF
about five and forty minutes to illustrate the
truth of those several propositions to the entire
satisfaction of all who heard him. At length, a
few thumps, in different parts of the room, and
desperate effort on the part of one old gentle
man to kick over spit-box, announced the fact
that Mr. Wiser had ceased to speak.
DIR. Green then came forward with some APP
parent reluctance - almost indeed, with diff
dence. lie was running over with enthusiasm,
he said, for Bell and Everett, but was disinclined
to make speech for Them lest as had happen
cd on former occasion, his remarks might be
said to be made in the interest Of Breckenridge
and Lane With the distinct announcement
however, of his intention to speak for the benefit
of Bell and Everett, he would proceed to submit
"a few scattering remarks" ..4
The first halfhour of the Doctors speech was
devoted TO the advocacy of what pe recognized
as sound and wholesome Democratic doctrine,
to wit the doctrine of the equal rights of the
South, and Of the duty Of Congress to protect
slavery in the Territories. lie sought to pro-
mote the cause of Bell and Everett by claiming
that Mr.. Bell had been in favor Of COMPRESSION
al protection to slavery in the Territories ever
since the Territorial Legislature Of Oregon abol-
ished slavery there. We would have liked to
ask if slavery was not prohibited there by the
organic law, and if Mr.. Bell did not vote for that
law; but as an "outsidcr," we felt it our duty
to be mum"
The Doctor seemed, at this point, TO become
aware of the fact that he had made good Brock
inridge speech; and he thercupon turned
graceful somerset and proceeded ferccly to
"pitch into" the supporters Of Breckenridge and
Lane for no other reason, that We could dscoy-
or, except that they insisted upon those doctrines
which he had just been advocating, and thereby
endangered the glorious Union Mr.. Yancey,
of Alabama, he said, was in favor Of secession
in the event Of the election Of Lincoln TO the
Presidency; and this seemed, in his opinion,
enough to base the charge upon that all who act
with Mr.. Yancey arc "secessionists" For our
part, we consider DIR. Green just as much of a
secessionist as Mr.. Yancey is; and we could
prove il upon him, by his own declarations made
in his speech of Saturday last as clearly as he
can establish the charge against Mr.. Yancey.-
The Doctor, we know, is a truehearied South
erner at bottom his political instincts are right
but we think he Is led astray by his prcudices
against the name of Democracy. Could he but
lay aside those prcjudices for moment, and
calmly behold things as they are, We are sure
that he would throw the weight Of his intellect
and eloquence into the scale in favor Of Breckin-
ridge and Lane -