Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-10-26
Hon, Pierre geulc.

of a speecli delivered by this ~self-sutEieieni
gentleman TO q pariy OF his trieh Is i'll
New Orleans, who favored him with d
sefetiale during HE 18th instant Since
then, the various New Orleans pa
pefs containing reports OF his remarks,
have come to band. The speech possess
es so many extraordinary features that it
demands more than a passing notice.
The arrogant aud insulting toile adopt
ed by this Senator will not suit the pep
tie Of Louisiana, or else. we have much
mistaken their Independence IF character.
He speaks rs though clothed with ilnpe-
rial authority, and rs if he expected, at
people would fall upon their knees and
cry ont with one voice, "God save the
hilgi !" He talks as though lie was tie
Sthte, end alone possessed capacity and
firi1ness enough to protect tile people
against tliemsel ves-as though all the al
emf, patriotism, genius and elou1elce, of
the State, were centred in his single per
son,
Neither was lis egotisn less offensive
tlian his arrogance. After %danouncing
the Compromise III bitter terms, lie stated
that he, "ALMosT ALONE battIed iii op-
position TO it il the Senate, against the
greatest men of the nation, This was
decidedly cool, "Almost %alone,,' Where
was JEFF. Davis? Where was Butler
Where were Mason and Hunter! Where
was the great M~issourian! It will not.
we hope, be disreatectfnl to The tim
rfiellse" Louisianian to say that all Of these
men have some tepntatiull-that they
are known throughout the Union as men
of ability-and that cine of them, at least,
has a worldwide reputation for laurels
Wun i'll many an intellectual conflict.
They dX opposed the compromise bill
to the utmost Of their ability-yet, Mr..
Soule says that lee lattled against it cal
most alone" Louisiana will, doubtless.
properly appreciate her 'itnmense" Bena-
tor She ought to be very proud, Or
very much ashamed.
After recotrnting these tremendous ef-
forts. the redoilbtal,le gentleman romrnen-
ced All assault upon the press of theState Of
Louisiana, which lie denounced-Whig.
Democratic and Neutral-as being ''cor-
with a few exceptions-a press.
which instead of diiTtlsiin light, had
Alluscd darkness among the people
instead of givingtlietn health, had poured
into their bosoms."
OF all the politicans we have known,
Mr.. Rould has been treated with the
NOS leilleney Ivy the press. The hard
est BLOWS he has received have been laid
upon his back by democratic editors. Al.
obviously disappearing the
i'll the u. S. f;enate-altllough
,anghtily disreganling The will of the peo-
pie as expressed through almost every
cllannel-altllou4h traInpling dis
lailif1lly under foot the wishes of his
olstiluents-althollgh his sectional ac-
ion was calculated to place the State II
l false position-aItllourll his votes sllew
"a him to he a jacobin agitator Of the
order, better calculated TO grace D.
aulourg San Antoine in Paris, than a
'epublican Senate-altllounli his course
rad q tendency to slliyer into atomst the
abric Of hrman liberty reared by the great
men OF the rcVolutioll-although his &C.
ion mightc,lot from the fate Of the earth
he only resting place which liberty has
lroli its surface, and reduce the scene.
low so prosperous, fair and ulorious-a
.pectacle which angels might corlteln-
,late with delight, to a realm where anar-
'hy, bloo1slled, confusion and impover-
shnent, would reign ~snprerne-yet the
,reHs Of Louisiana has ever looked upon
lin with singular cofnmiseratior-as
the hcud was to Same. while the
cart was right! Yet, because the press.
II the exercise Of a highrpubiic duty, has
emily demonstrated with llim-told him
hat he was misrepresenting the people
.e deSpunces it as corrupt" We much
.nderrate the press of Louisiana--Whig.
Democratic, or Neutral--if it does not
.nFl back upon this atrocious libellet
,,ch n condemnation as will render him
owerless, at least for evil, for all time
D come
Not content Wits hcralding his own
Mighty achievements IN the Senatc-not
atistied with his calumnious aspersions
f tho presS-the ~SSdoubtablo Senator
roreeded to dcnounce New Orleans
aid that he cared little for public opinion
4 that city-tlat it was under the con-
.ol Of yankee influence" which must
e got rid Of, &c. 1&w, all this was in
cry bad taste. in Mr.. Soule A .foyeign
: himself, he ca'9s, young, poor and
iendlcss, to ao.and Of aiicns to his blood
nd nation Those aliens nourishcd him,
d him, clothed him, and conferred upon
i'm whatever of distinction he may pride
upon. Yet now, when he has
,quired riches-wan he is in the enioy-