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Ihe citizens Of Noxubee county well recol-
lect that Saturday, the 6ih day Of August, was
day fixed upon for general meeting of per-
sons, Tor the discussion Of political principles.
The day rolled round, the people gathered, and
public expectation was on tip toe for the en-
lightened speeches which it wasexpected would
be delivered on the occasion.


AT haNpast ten o'clock proclamation was
made at the court house door to this effect
The citizens Of the county, and all others pre-
sent, are requested to assemble in the court
house, without distinction TO party" A num-
Der OF persons Immediately gathered together;
all were waiting anxiously for the organization
of the meeting, which was almost entirely
Whig, who fondly wished that the Van Buren
men would Join with them in the organization.
and meet them in the expected discussion. Not
SO however; while in this state of expectation,
very reverend and doubtless mise and s.Dey-
lativsIy prudent gentleman delivered from the
door Of the building in which the meeting had
assembled, the following strange and ludicrous
proclamation:


Attention Democrats Attention Demo
VI oeS y - ny DcFtOcY0ttC oLate Rights party of
Noxubee county, and all others friendly to the
reelection Of MIR Van Buren to The Presidency
ofthe United States, are requested to meet at
the gyope opposite the Academy Attention i
Democrats The Democratic &c. repeating :
second time the precise words Of the proclama-
tion above quoted.


This unexpected course on the part Of the self
styled democracy Of the land, threw the meeting
into some confusion, and pointed ont to the
Wings The only course they could pursue, viz
that Of organizing a Whig meeting and listen.
ing to their own orators. This was forthwith
done by calling The Hon. John Moore to ,he
chair, and appointing G. X. D. M'Lellapd and
H. w. Foote, secretaries. The meeting being
thus organized, on motion committee was an.
pointed to wait on gentlemen in attendance
who had been invited by the Wings to dIsc,,ss
he political questions which now agitate ana
divide the American people on the subject ~
our national affairs. The committee. viz. Hon
John Hardeman, Messrs, James Poindexter and
q. N. Spooner, retired for the performance oe


