The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1871-06-17


JAMES A. DAWSON.
our Gandidases for she senate.
The candidates for the State Senate IN
this Senatorial District, Major Henry
s. Hale, and Capt VIM c. Clark, bofh.ot
Graves county. addressed large num-
Der of our people at the Court House on
last Monday. The issues discussed by
them are precisely the same as those dis
cussed by the candidates for The Lower
House, only varying in this regard that
on the Negro question, they widely differ
Major Hale, who by the way, Is an
afsble, courteous and popular gentleman.
opened the discussion, commenting at
length upon the despotic rulings OF the
party in power. and declaring his oPposi
ton to submitting to is encreachmen,s
any further. lie said he had been nc
crsed of attempting to dodge a position.
or carrying on both sides of the negro
testimony question, but while he confess
e9 to have. sought to ignore it, he yet had
odesire to dodge; and since il was forced
into the canvass, he would announce
himself fairly. ~ouareiy and unequivoeal
is. opposed to it. We listened carefully
t. hear has argument sustaining his posi-
tissfn but rile speak er was strangely neglect
ful in not even ofFeriugone except that he
was opposed to it simply because he was
opposed to it. Throughout BIS entire
speech he appeared ,yssabor under some
heSyy weight, VIZ 'rammelled his Ut
terance aud syGr~tsht on every PROPOSE
tion l,Eed "
<arfhe dihsehce between Major Hale as
: lliliberal and heightened citizen and gen
tlemapSsoaa Mejor Hale as politician
upon j ,Sumscribed and contracted
grounds siaaounts for the constant EN-
barrasmennoa schoolboy rhetoric, of
which he i y His liberal views
those appeals TO the passions and preju
dices alone peculiar to the other, and
alone by which his position can be sus
tanned The Bourbons are not sati fed |
9Th Hale, they built strongly on his
rsonal popularity aud eleciioneering
dAIities, but he has not the "lyon roar"
necessary to - argument amid pre-
jaiee, he does work up that excite
ment among then kple which bures
reason beneath passIol and lastly. he
has wool enough in his teeth, but does
not grin broad enough" on. certain
occasions. Hence, We learn, they must,
aud will have another, to work up the
necessary Juror aud claptrap- Right
here, we must come TO Hale's defence
In August, We shall certainly cast our
humble suffrage against him if God per
miis, bat nevertheless, they must not
charge their waning condition and pros
poets, upon Hates inefhciency or want Of
ability. for in all the elements which go
to make up gallant gentleman and man
of ability, Hale is richly blessed and the
peer of any they can start. It is the
contracted, hide-bound policy upon which
they run him that eurbs his noble Young
spirit and prevents his liberal soul from
finding utterance and expression amid
those free and liberal ideas which always
attend a popular speaker and without
which there can be no true eloquence. 1t
is weak cause trembling before truth
and giant facts, and not the man Major
Hale IS doing himself great Injustice,
and none regret il more than We.
Capt W C Clark his opponent. follow
ed in speech of perhaps an hours length
From head 10 foot, from bottom to top,
any way and every way you take him
he Is every inch a man His first
words elected profound respect and his
bold, fearless, powerful style of argument. !
chained attention throughout Every
man, politician. even every child who
heard the speech can tell without AAis
take. precisely where Bill Clark stands.
on any and every proposition No dode-
ing. no qaibling. no qualifications, no lis
and and's, but plainly. Il am. for or
against. 1t is this plain, direct dealing
that exoites the enthusiasm. strengthens
his adherents and wins new friends to
his cause. We have never known
speech to- have been more favorably re-
oeivsd than was Capt. Clark's on this
occasion. 1t was continual line of ap-
pause, cheering and congratuIaticn; it
was the appeals of sound sense. justice.
right, and wisdom, against prejudice and
passion, presented in bold and fearless
manner, by an earnest and eloquent
speaker. We are for Clark; and there
can be no mistake in saying. two thirds
of this community are for Clark. He is
. nan every way worthy of our support. a
perfect gentleman true democrat, and of
splendid ability. More thansthat he is
right, and has the nerve te<do what he
believes to be right. .'tss'xIiere and upon
Psk sasions W<6;g sdiet for him | 900 /
minority IN Hi0sA and ful'0so0uaties.