The weekly Mississippian., 1860-10-17
For tie Missssappian.
A Voice from Lawrence.
WnrrE sAsD. LAwarNer courrr.

WHITE SASD, LAWRENCE CoUyrr,
~ September 30, 1860.
EprToR MIssIssIPP1AN: When You remem-
her that in 1856 Whitesand precinct polled
liz votes every one Of which was given to
buchanan and Breckinridge; and when tell
Won that in 1860 she will come forward and
sneak at the ballot box with the same glorious
nnaninity for Breckenridge and Lane YOU will
not DENY me small space in your truly val.
uable paper, the Breckinridge organ Of the
State. to give brief account of the political
meeting which assembled here on Friday. the
28th instant. Our sub-elector, Major F. T.
Cooper and Robert }. Bowen, ESQ, had an ap
pointment here, and they met large crowd
Of ladies' and gentlemen, old and young, all OF
whom were very much interested in the
speeches, and very jealous for the cause Of
Breckinridge and Lane. The ladies, God
bless them, are Democratic to the core, and If
n man wants to win their smiles, he must
manifest his fealty to the true Democracy Of
the country. They want no shutting scions,
they want no dodgipg, shuddering sycophants.
They want straight-out Breckenridge Demo
Gratis, who 60 in for union, !" matrimonial and
federal, upon terms ofperfect equality.
Mr.. Bowen led eff in speech Of about an
hour; and never was an hour better spent In
better cause He riddled Bell, old uncle
Johnny Bell, the great Bell Of Tennessee.
whose clapper had suddenly become muffied,
the sly old COON in most successful man
ner. His remarks upon the apostate Douglas
were couched in the severest terms Of the most
scathing rebuke. He handled his subject well
and bore away many laurels.
Mr.. Cooper followed in short speech, in
which he said he came not because he thought
It necessary to canvass old Lawrence for
Breckenridge and Lane, but merely to clear
the skirts Of his "subship." He thought that
the Democracy Of Whitesand needed no lee
turing on political subjects. Other sections
might have wavered, or been misled by the
false colors OF the enemy, but Whitesand had
NEVER finched. She had stood the smoke Of
many boisterous sea, and ALWAYS rode tho
waves triumphantly in the grand old ship Of
Democracy After reviewing briefly the re-
cords Of Bell and Everett, Douglas and john
son. and Lincoln and Hamlin, and showing
clearly the unsoundness Of the first ticket, the
unreIiabiity Of the second, and the alarming
hostility Of the third, he besought his Demo-
cratic friends Of Whitesand to stand true to her
me-honored faith; to suffer not one laurel to
be snatched from the wreath that encircles
her brow-but to come up to the ballot-box,
in November next, ana tnunOeF Will the same
crushing, overwhelming unanimity that has
made her famous throughout the State
The Hon. V. s. Terrell, sub-elector for Cow
ington county, being present, was called on for
a speech, and he responded in eloquent, patri-
otto. sensible and amusing terms. Mr.. Ter
rell is an effective speaker, and wherever he
raises his voice in this canvass, tell you the
Bellites and Douglasites receive no quarter at
bis hands. He, however, never indulges in
abusive epithets, but he proves the unsound-
ness of the one and the trickery Of the other,
in the most conclusive, but blandest manner
possible. His appropriate and well told an
ecdotes frequently brought down the house in
rapturous applause He spoke some three
quarters Of an hour, and his speech had happy
and salutary effect. Altogether, the whole
affair passed of to the satisfaction Of every
body.
These young sub-electors are laboring zeal
ously for the cause of Breckinridge and Lane,
and wherever they go IN this county, they are
met by large audiences. God speed them in
the good work.
Yours truly, DEMOOhAI.