The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-08-04
SPEECH or HON WALTER L. JOHNSON.


We gave a brief notice Of the recent meet
ing of the Bell-Douglas party Of YazOO to form q
D. b. Club; but on account of the illness of oul
Reporter, have not been able until now to pub
lish the speech of Mr.. johnson, the Chairman Of
the meeting. Our Reporter has revised bis note;
taken en- the occasion, and furnished the follow
ing report of the Hon. gentlemans
SPEECH!
FELLOW CITIZENS 81 thank you much for the
honor conferred in calling me to preside over the
meeting Custom demands of the Chairman q
statement of the objects of the meeting Be il
Sc. will say, then, n fellOw-citizens, that we
have met here to form Bell and Everett Club.
Applause. Custom also demands that the
Chairman of meeting should indulge in some
desultofy remarks most natural to the occasion.
In short it demands thst should make you a
speech to-day. In the first place, them it may
not be inappropriate for us to enquire what is
speech? Viewing tie subject in the Spirit of the
broadcast and most enlarged patriotism, l will
swer:-Spcech, my fellow citizens, is the noise
and light of thoughts speech is the antitheton of
silence silence is darkness; thought is sum-
When the sun sets, thoughts end silence should
come, but does not except to those without
thought Speech, which is light, goes on; yet,
how it is light in some mouths, we marvel
Speech without thought, is heavy. [applause,
heavy and light are dissmar. Speech, then, is
both light and heavy; there is unity in contra
dietion We talk, bat we have nothing to say;
such talk is proverbial with us; Give us form
Of speech give us manner of speaking. Sen
fences please ON the lip, if the mouth utter them
poundly Matter, we say we have none, but
manner is the soul of a speech, and as for mat
.ef--Rhat matter. deep sensation. Yet, it is
good to pause in thing that might 60 on for.
ser. Ferries of go on" and great cheering.
NY fellow citizens, descend from the realms
# refined thought to dwell for a moment OH
opics at once homely and grovelling. How is il
With you all to-day? Applause, and "nOt as
veil as usual" from several Is not this glori-
,us country on the brink of ruin? Show me a
nan that will dare to eontrogert this question
Who has brought this country thus to the brink
# ruin, and now stands ready to hGrl it into the
awning abyss below Who, repeat, has done
his mean thing? I tell you, fellow-citizens,
hat Jeems Buchanan and the Democratic party
ave done this thing [thunders of applause
repeat, they have done this thing. Voices,
that's SOL
Now, this Jeems Buchanan could find no power
n himself as President, to whip old John Brown
ut of Virginia but he could find plenty of power
@ take Walker out of Nicaragua, to prevent him
rom making It slave StateF [Cheering ! And
his same Democratic party=shewent to hairless
on in April last, ard was taken Suddenly very
orely in labor, and everybody feared there would
e an abortion. She was eased of her pains
nd moved up to Baltimore, where, in due tire,
be old thing had t,rins!!
1.-THE speaker, at this point, resumed his seat,
midst the widest tornadoes of enthusiasm and
xcitement. Three cheers, tiger and jouter
ere proposed and given with will, after which
be meeting was ready for business