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.1771re-o!SaeV«r-| Mississippi—Voice of Col. Jeftcrso H f);ivis,an* The Presidential contest of the State lt;;ie Mississippi, is becoming animated, and pa tie* are arraying themselves w ith zeal, uiuif the banners of their respective favorites.kin I of camp meeting was h* Id at Rtymmu!.v: on Fridav an I Saturday, the 221 and 23 I ui uh at whic h the principi! speakers of the S at were present; but the crowd of sovereign seem* from the accounts to have been limit rf* ed. Speeches were mide bv Messrs. W. R he Nile®. W. A. Lake, \V. S. Bodley,and Amo lie R. Johnson, on the part of the whig*. an [a- Gov. S. W. Matthews. ex-Gor. \V. C. Mere Nut', \V. M.: Willie, and Sena tor H. S. Footii- cm ih ' part c»f ih^ L tcofocos.After dark on Frida? etiening. the othe a United S ates Senator, Cot. Jeffi-rson Davis Qj- and G »v. Brown, addressed the people at tinCourt House. Col. Dtvispaida m»*rired ancin mo»t eloquent tribute to General Taylor, atte account of which is thus given by a corr^s jM pondeiit of the Vicksburg Whig, who, ii e speaking of his speech, says:—xc\ “He ran over some of the prominent me as.r urns of public policy in which fie took an inH terest during the late session of Congress— ; spoke in terms of severe condemnation con-n cerning the “defection’’ ol Benton and Ho.is „ ton on the Or-gem hill-said nothing about ! Poik— gave out that the Northern democratslc j were no longer worthy of being called “allie* r. jof the South,” and he should never speak ol I) them as such; and came at hist, with evident reluctance, to the Presidential contest. He said if but person expected him to speak evil of Gen. Taylor they would be disappointed. He knew no evil ol the old hero. an.I spokeof him as one of the purest and noblest menthe world had ever seen. The Col. seemed greatly moved in speaking of Gene ral Taylor, and his eulogy on tin* old man was, bevond all question, the finest we ever heard! It * j was received with thunders of involuntary applause. He referred to the kindness and most paternal regard shown by Gen. Taylor ^ to the Mississippians under his command, V and was again interrupted by cheers. He I Said the old General stood god father to the ^ sons of Mississippi w hen, amid the war and smoke of the fight, they w. re baptised inJ blond on the heights of Buena Vista—andWas again compelled to pause by » hurricane jof applause. H** said that during the pro j j grcss of the battle, after he (Col. Davis) was j wounded, Gen. Taylor came and sat down bvi * m I him — the firm determination on his browa seemed Struggling with a deep sorrow for the brave fellows who had fallen and those who ^ were yet to bite the dust—when on beinginterrogated as to his purposes, he replied,while tfu* fire of an unronqnered will gleamed in his eVe-- MY WOUNDED ARE BE HIND ME AND I SHALL NEVER PASSI 11 EM ALIVE!” About this time, tinI crowd became so excited that they were almost ready »o carry the Colonel from 1 he Stand. But he was not done yet. He said after all, Gen. Taylor, in a political point ol view, must be identified with the party w hr nominated him; and that fie (the colonel) would be obliged to vote for Cass and Butler.Follow ittg up his remarks, he denounced Van Burmi, and expressed the hope and confidence, that Cass would prove more honest than the gage of Lindenwald. throughout his speech, at every turn, he confessed insubstance, t fiat nothing but his a I legias»ce tothe party which find elected him U. S. Senator. restrained him from voting lor Generallay lor. He substantially admitted, that hisduty to hi** party was more imperative than his duty to his country. The ftLuds of Gen.I iiYIhr w ho heard his eulogy upon the old hero. o tit I his portraiture of his character, firm-U 'ss. honesty and ability, unanimous!\ concurred in the wish that he would make the same speech throughout the whole state. It was calculated to give to General Tailor the support of every democrat who loved his j country more than he did his party, and of evrrv voter who desired the election of anhonest and competent man to the Presidency, over a scheming and deceitful politician.Ie
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Terre Haute Wabash Express
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Wed, Nov 01, 1848
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