The Yazoo Democrat. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1860-07-14
BY TURNS, AND NOTHING
LONG

EVERYTHING BY TURNS, AND NOTHING
LONG.
Gen. Peter D. Starke owes it to his love o.
political consistency, and this GLORIOUS Union,
to support John Bell for the Presidency.
We publish in another place the proceedings o.
the Democratic meeting held at the Court House
in this place on Saturday last. The meeting wal
one OF the largest and most enthusiastic politica
gatherings it has been our good fortune to witness
for long time. 1t was grand rally of the De
mocracy from all parts of the county, and de-
termined spirit that Yazoo should do her duty il
the coming contest for great institutional prin
ciples was manifested by all. That old veteran
of Democracy, Col. Sharpe, was called to ths
Chair, and in an appropriate manner explained
the object OF the meeting and took the occasion
to enunciaee IN his forcible style the principles
Of the platform upon which Breckenridge and
Lane are presented to the American people, and
showed the Importance of the South uniting as
one man in their support.
Resolutions endorsing the platform and the
nominees we're adopted with enthusiastic ACCLAIM
alton. An Executive Committee for the county
was organized for the purpose of conducting the
canvass in as efficient and energetic manner as
possible. After the regular business of the meet
ing was dispatched, our gallant and distinguished
representative in Congress, Col. o. R. Singleton,
by invitation, appeared and addressed the meeting
in one of his most powerful and eloquent efforts,
which was received with great applause by the
meeting. We wish that every voter in the country
could have heard it. He showed by conclusive
argument and by reference to the record of Bell
and Everett that the interest of the South would
not be safe in their hands. He also showed that
Douglas, with his Squatter Sovereignty heresy,
ought not and could not be supported by the
South. He then took rapid review of the polit-
ical antecedehts and present position Of OR nom
inees of Breckenridge and Lane, and shovel that
they were the men that all trt:e lovers of the
Constitution and the Union should sdpport-that
they were the only candidates before the Ameri
can pee pie who had the boldness TO declare for
States rights and for equality of all the citizens
of the Union. We would like to give more ex-
tended notice of the points discussed by Col. Sim
gIeton, but our limits will not permit Suffice it
to say, it was Que of the ablest speeches-one
precisely suited to the occasion-that could have
been delivered. After the applause which fol.
lowed Col. Singleton's speech had subsidized, Maj.
] NJ. Armstead was loudly called for. He APP
peared and made blief though very felicitous
speech. He said be had always been Wing
and M American, but had never belonged to that
miserable and contemplate littfc faction called
he Opposition parity. If the cordial endorse
nent of the platform of Breckenridge and Lane,
md support of these distinguished statesmen,
constituted him Democrat he then was Demo
rat; and said that he was ready to meet upon !
very stump in the county any champion Of the !
lodging and non-committal ticket, Bell and Ever
tt. Here is banter. We nope sorie Of the
,allant knights of the Opposition will make haste
o accept. "That would be nice, fellow citizens,
say, felloW-citizens, that would be nce--wuu,du't
t be nice, fellow citizens" NE venture the
PREDICTION that the Opposition oratorwho encoun-
ers the keen blade of Maj Armistead in this con.
est will curse the day he was born.
Hob. Powell, ESQ.,, was loudly called for, aud
made very handsome and creditabe speech il
icing his first effort in the political aggha. lie
ave abundant proof that he possessed ofat6rcai
bility that would tell in the cause of Democracy
Mr.. Wm. H. Luse being called. made a short
nd appropriate speech, in which he spoke III
loquent terms of the Democratic principles and
be nominees. We hope to have the pleasure of
earring him frequently in the canvass
The meeting adjourned amid the mutual con
ratulatons of the Democracy, and the booming
annon proclaimed iii thunder tones That the
onest, patriotic, Constitution loving masses would
atty our Ratifying Meeting in November next.
III in oil, it was great and glbtious day for the
Democracy of Ya.oo, and strongly contrasted
nth the cold, spares insipid and half dead
Meeting which was held some time since to ratify
he nominations of Bell and Everett,