Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-26
From he Mew Orieans Bee.
MIR. SOuIe.

The friends of Mr.. PIERRE SorLE, rav
that gentleman sereHade on Tuesda,
night in honor Of his return to Louisiana
whereHpon Mr.. PIERRE s3otrLE achnawl
edged the compliment i'll what the DrIfl
styles ga very eloquent aud vigorou
speech OF fifteen minutes" Against tl,t
serennde aud the speech per Sc no one has
a right to utter h single word. Senator
SoULE, like all men of pleasing manners
and brilliant parts, has some devoted nd
mirers. They were perfectly Justified in
mdnifssting their attachnent to him in
the way they deemed most agreeable
and he did what was natural aud proper
i'll responding to their demonstration.
OF the burtlen of Mr.. soufE's remarks,
however, he have something to say. lie
is public man, and his speeches are pub
lie property. The harnngue on Tuesday
night, so far as the hasty summary in the
DeLta enables us to understand il, was
apparently second edition, with pre-
face aud an appendix, Of the famous let
ter Of defence published by the C0uraer "a
few days ago, and riddIed into rags by
half dozen broadsides from the editor.
We see the same stuff repeated about
California spectators the same absurdi4
ties about the incorporation of the Will
mot Proviso in the Constitution Of Cati-
tofilia The same arithmctlcai calculations
of the amount contributed by the South
to the maintenance of the war with Mex
leo, and the same grossly faIacious asser-
tions in respect to the Texas Boundary
bill The staple of the speech was a
stale gifacctmeoio Of the letter, and may
be dismissed as destitute Of q single argu-
meut which has not been -keady exam
ned and disproyed by u0e than one
Journal in this city. Although Mr.. Soue
may entertain 81 very poor idea of the
Of his constituents, when he
condcscends to offer them nothing better
than inspid rehash of his Congressional
speeches, and q r"capitHlatjon Of the spe-
cial pleading Of his defenders, we assure
him in all sincerity, that the people Of this
city arc familiar with every one of the
reasons assigned by him to justify his
course, and fully cognizant Of their insult.
eciencY.
The preface to the speech was sim
pie expression Of thanks to the friends |
who sereuaded him. 1t calls for no
The appendix, like the tail
Of a scorpion has It's venom and its
sting. Mr. soule complained Of the cal |
amby and misrepresentation Of the press
1f Iouisiana-with some honorable excep- |
ions. Unless this be mere rhetorical
louriyh, we mnsta perforce regard it as q
,ony exhibition Of petuance and In shock
ng bad taste.
Mr.. Soue would be ptizzied to cite a
'oIitary instance Of "catnmny," III the
conduct of the press towards him. Four
ifhs of the journals Of Louisiana declared
hat MIR. Sonic smisrepresented the senti-
nentso the :state5and censured hin for
lis violent oi'position TO the Compromise.
Was this caIMeny or truth We main
ain it was truth, and challenge contradic-
ion. There is not parish in Louisiana
where a majority cannot be arrayed in
avor Of the peace measures that have
'assed Congress. Until the passage of
hose measures, there was not d paper ind
he State which opposed them-except 4
he True Delta, and that journal was
Mid and moderate in its hostility
Every pubic meeting, save one, that
5as convoked for any purpose whatever,
ook occasion 70 endorse the Compromise
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