Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-06
SENATOR. SOIII.E


The New Orleans Plcayune quotes some passages
from speech of Senator Soule, at Opelousas which
exhibit the arrogance and i'll temper OF that gentleman
IN a striking light. His bitter hostility to the Com
promise measures Is nothing new; his general poti-
cal intolerance is equally notorious; but we were
scarcely prepared to learn that he completely un
ger the influence OF blind fury as he appears be,
from the Style III which he assalIed Louisiana and The
whole South. Hear him upon this point:
Louisiana did not send him to the Senate of the
United States to surrender her rights in this way to
CRAFTY northern aggression and tyranny, and he did
not and would not do it, There silent monitor
within him, whose PromDtings he dared notdlsresard.
1t was court from whose decisions he could take no
appeal He thong hit the South going be true to
to herself; that she would in due time redeem her
pledges. But In these he had been wouly mistaken.
she had yielded hestatpgly to the demands of the
North; hadgven up all the spos won by southern va
or and consecrated to liberty by the blood OF southern
Sacrifices and had falsfed herself by not redeeminp
her solemn pedges.''
At another stage he alleged that nothing but the
basest inidelty to ITS own rights has induced the
south to accept the Compromise and then he decar-
ca ms determinaton to share martyrs fate rather
than follow the example:
r "The South might abandon its rights, but as its
Representative he neverwould He had been, and was
still, prepared to defend and protect them at all haz-
ards; and it his constituents would not sustain him he
was ready to offer himself up sacrifice to its g-
nominy
A pretty plain confession of the fact that Senator
Soue at variance with his constituents this vital
question, notwithstanding his repeated declaration
that his assailants have hitherto been confined to
political demagogues and vain glorious politicians
1t is not unreasonable expect that the Senator him
self will be- placed in this class when next he appeals
tor the suttrages OF Louisiana citizens. We confess
however that we think he will never again make the
experiment. The insults which he heaps upon his
constituents are the oupourlngs OF spirit rendered
douby malignant by consciousness of its own i'm
potency. The poison bag is there, but the fangs are
| gone.
| Since penning the above, the New Orleans Courier
has come to hand hay ing undergone an extraordina-
~ and very significant change In its tone and purpose.
Until now the Courier has been the unreenting oppo-
nent OF the Compromise, and the equally unscrupu
lous champion of Senator Soule The Senator's pros
poets having become hopeless his old newspaper al
lies have abandoned him, and declare their adhesion
to the measures with which the name of the present
Administration Will hereafter be identified, The
Courier may now be ranked amongst the converts
from sectionalism and Soulesm - Republic.
BOLD ATTEMPT AT HIGHwAY RoBBERY-On Tues
day morning about halt past three O'Clock, as gentle
man named t. d. NJ. C. Turner, residing in Rich
mond, Va, with friend named Geo. C. Carker, was
passing down Centre street, he was accosted by leI-
low who requested the loan OF small sum of mou ey
to purchase provisions, lodgings, &c. The request
was denied, whereupon the app cant became very
abusive and finally struck Mr.. Turner who was knock
ed down and in the of being robbed when Off
| Ger kaveny the h Ward Police came up and ar
| rested the assaant, no gave his name Stephen
| Dolohan He taken to the Station House and
| locked up, and this Tuesday morning was committed
10 prison by Justice Lohrop charge Of assault ard
battery with IN ent to commit highway robbery. Mr..
turner was severely beaten in the aay of which his
countenance will give evidence
GN Y. Express, Stpt 80.