HERNANpo. Aucust 2O.h. l84
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Mr.. FALCoNER - trust that some n


formation in regard to recent political occur


rences in De Soto County may not be IN


acceptable to Won


On yesterday. at the cross roads near


Cockram's, cur Democratic friends had a


party gathering, with the results Of which


believe they are rot verv well pleased


The meeting was add dressed for about three
mortal hours by Henry Anderson ESQ


q young lawyer from this place-vhoee re-


marks were listened TO bv about one third
Of the people present. and who afier an ia


Fiction which, had it been much lonoer con
tlnued would obviously have past the pow.
ers of endurance oven Of his own nartv. was


finally compelled hv rain. which wet his


dOcumenfs consisting Of Globe editorials


&c, to give over, evidently much 10 the


qualification of bis audience, especially the


ladies present Of whom there we're some
forty or fly The meeting was worse than
a total failure for the democratic partv in
this county, for no whir was shaken from
the support Of Clay and his PRINCIPLES. no
democratic waverer had his former faith
confirmed. The arguments used bv Mr..
Anderson were such as he could Gull from
the mos, reckless and obscure ofthe locoro.
co prints. The meeting closed with an a.
tempt at 7alming eff characteristic demo
cratic humbug When the sun was but
l;ule more than an hour high. end more
than half the weary people had left FOR
their homes, an invitation TO address the
meeting was mnPnanimousIv extended to
the wings. Col. Buclner availed himself
Of the invitation to submit a few remarks in
relation to the topics dwelt upon bv Mr. An,
derson, and few minutes were sufficient to
enable him to kill off. what the other gen
ileman had BEEN delivered of after such a
protracted labor


To day. the wings had a barbecue a,
the same place, which was attended by
much larger number Of people than were
present yesterday. including about a hund
red ladies. The democrats were invited to
speak, and told that they might choose their
own time, and either open the discussion. re-
ply TO any whig speaker, or conclude the
debate. However. they did not seem anx-
ious to commence. Your townsman, Gen
a 3 Bradford spoke first, and at consider
able length, mainly upon Ihe question of the
tariff, which be handled with the skill nf a
master, exposing the sophisms and misren.
resentatons OF our opponents, and mora}lv
demonstrating the proprieiy and neressi,,,
Of the tariff policy advocated bv the who's
l have frequently heard him speak well be.
fore, but never before him, or any other man
make more welltimed and effective poIii-
cal address. As evidence ofthis fact II Is
only necessary to remark that his political
opponents who heard him admit that it was
a powerful and mas,erly effort. MANY oil
those who heard him. of both political mar.
ties. said ihas they had never understood tbe
tariff question before Gen. Bradford was
followed by DR.. Hancock, who talked abou,
every thing else except the matters discussed |
by :he Gen'L. and whose principle object
seemed to be, to prove that he could ouo,e
latin. He was followed by Col. Buckner
VINO demolished the Doctor in a short time.


hyou should see any thing Of the fool /
killer IN your county,pray keep him away.
i possible from De Soto. for some of the
hero have heard and believe so
much ct alleged changes in Marshall from