Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-08-24
Audacity.

affair. Now the main feature Of OR article w1i
the incontroyeflihe fact, that several gentlemen
were present, who were Democrats. (or what Is
the same thing, lie friends of Polk al the last cleo
ton who were now determined to vote for Gen,
Taylor. But the 'Dcmocrat," after stating that
what we said was totally untgue, says, If the gem
tlemen referred to, which the Sentinel calls Demo
Gratis, are going to vote for General Taylor, doubt
less they are Democratic whigs,'" who 'have
brass enough in their face 10 say they supported
Jackson, Van Bnren and Polk, and supported the
administration, but they cannot support Cass.'-
What kind of talking Is ibis! The democrat
Aourishingly commences with "Mendacity!' says
enr statements totally untrue and then, imme-
diateIy after, insists, without denying the fact, that
if there were gentlemen present, called ''Domo-
gratis by MS, who intended to vote for General Tay-
Tor, implies that they are n3en who ''stooo by the
administrations" just exactly what We meant! And
the democrat will learn before next November
that those are not the only patriots who will Shrink
from the support OF a cause which has for its Iead-
er a man who has so frequently asserted his oppo-
sltion to4Ile interests of the South.
We wonld advise our contemporary TO Keep him
self cooI-to arrange his points in a manner that
can be well understood-neye accase one of false
hood, and then afterwards unconsciot,sly affirm by
implication, if not by tacit acknowledgment. that
what he had asserted was false, was true-and
above all, to remember, that newspaper wran.llng
will neither benefit himself personally nor elevate
tho prIfS&ipIas o,nd aSc;et ~ Tho r.,,p,rh nf n, MT,
u The Democrat does not inform the public
respecting the ruth Of our remarks concerning
another political gathering at this pace, at which
we had the advantage of being personally present.
Are they, likewise, ''totdhy untrho?" @
The Democrat says that General Taylor is
"a man Of less than ordinary Intelligence in refer
enGe to public afairs'-that he is "the greatest
huGnbug of the age'-and after asserting TOO tina. he
is a "hnmbng chief" [hear it %citizeus intjnates
that but for his triumpls he "wouId never have
been thought of in connection with the Prestden-
ty." g . p D % .
Q UIf we except the gentleman he calls a Mr..
Hill. We are not aware of the existence of any
such indivldual.-D6nocrat. .
We asserted that a gentleman of this name was
a democrat and intended to vote for Taylor. Our
contemporary will hear of more HIS on the 7th
of November next than he ever drearngt belonged
to the topography of Louisiana.
OTHHR ASSERTIONS OF OURS WHICH THE DEMO-
GRAFT CALLS TOTALLY UNrRuK-n-We said from
information, that there was really "vast concourse
present" 1t is Totally untrue - says the Demo
crat. o .-... .... -g .
-Wesaid, that from what we understood, it would
be difficult for a stranger to tell ''what k!nd of po-
litical gathering it was FROM the sentiment ex-
pressed, and advised that on a similar occasion, to
stick up a large sign board. with 'Cass and Butler
Mee,ibg,' in large capitals, painted upon it, 1t is
Totally untrue says the Democrat, implying that
a stranger could have told that it was a Democra>
nc Meeting without the necessity of a sign beard.
And, that the affair ended, we understand.
without any accident, save a tumble or two from
a horse, from the effects of king Alcohol This
likewise, we presume, TO cap the wlrele of the De-
mocrat's ehas'e and elegantly written article upon
''Mendacity,") is Totally untrue" "Sace me,
Cassius, or / sink"
H. ~ Later from Europe.