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Wing MEErING,-On last Monday, q
respectable number OF the citizens oil
Amlte county met at the cour. house
pursuant to previous notice, for the pur.
pose Of forming CLAY CLUB. By rele


renee 10 the proceedings, in another col
Iumn, it will be seen that all the neces
Sary preparatory steps were taken, and
that we shall soon have in perfect organ
ization, a body OF citizens devoted TO our
glorious cause, in Amite county. After
the preliminary proceedings were go
through with, our fellow townsman, JAMES


NJ. SMILEY, Esq, was called on for a
speech. He complied with the call, al


though entirely unprepared except as
true Wings are always prepared, anc
lor about twenty minutes enchained the
attention Of the audience by one Of the
haPpIest efforts we have ever had the
pleasure Of listening to. His remark:


were received with profound attention
and lrequen tly elected spontaneous bursts


Of applause.


Hon JEHU WALL then addressed the
meeting. Judge Wall declared himself
in favor OF the annexation Of Texas, and
otherwise defined his position. He said
that although he might differ with Mr.
Clay upon minor questions of expedien.
cy,, yet he should not fail to give him a
hearty and enthusiastic support ; thatthe
great questions involved in the election
of Mr.. Clay were sufficient to enlist all
his energies-tbat Henry Clay was an
honest man, a true patriot, and that every
body knew where to find him on all grea!
questions. Judge Wallis patriotic senti-
ments were fully appreciated by the
meeting, and received much applause.


The meeting then adjourned until the
fourth Monday Che ED inst,) of this
month.