Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-07-15
COUNT NESSELRODE.-GOv. HEBERT
A KNOW.NOTHING.

We have the most convincing proof, from a
circumstance related to US by a gentleman Of
undoubted ~veracity, that Gov. HEBERr is ab.
~solutely and no mistake a Know Nothing. Ia
there any body prepared to doubt that he is a
Know Nothing! If there is, let them read the
following:
A few days since, a g~en,leman-of course
such is the presumption-caIling himself the
Count Nesselrode, nephew Of he late prime
minister of Russia, and with various other III
ties affixed to his name, stopped or popped
down upon Baton Rouge very suddenly q short
time since, and calling upon the editor of the
Advocate (the Governors Secretary that gen.
tleman spoke of him very fatteringly in his
next days issue. But the Count couldn't think
of proceeding on his travels without first see
ing the distinguished chief magistrate Of Lou.
isiana. So he starts off in his own or some.
body else's carriage for the plantation of Gov.
Hebert in this parish, and consequently had to
pass through our town. Here he arrived in
due course ofhis journey, stopped at BIssELL's,
and Immediately sent his card to our philoso-
phical contemporary, who turned and twisted
it about, solely perpIexed, never having heard
of any such individual Of his name, with his
long string of titles, like the tail of a kite
and thinking it all a hoax, or that it was a trap
set by the Know Nothings to catch him, he
wouldn't bulge a step towards calling OF the
distinguished stranger. who at last had to leave
without getting himself immortalized in the
columns of the Gazette, which he no doubt
first saw and became acquainted with the name
of its editor, in his uncle's palace al st. Peters
burg. So much for fame!
Well, twelve miles farther down the coast,
the Count found himself at the Bayou Goula
Hotel-weIl get to our story by and by, may
be-and, as our informant says, sent his card
to the Governor, who Immediately hitched up
his coach and put off to see this anomaly, a
live Count, whom he carried off in glorious
style to his ~hospitable mansion. We must
say here, however, that we have heard q differ
ent version Of the story-that, instead Of the
Governor calling upon him in his own carriage,
he did not even notice the card sent him, in
any manner. Be this as it may, when the din.
ner hour arrived at the country residence of the
Governor, the Count was there, and when the
gong sounded lie found a seat near his distin.
host.
We were not present, of course, and there
fore cannot relate the important matters dis
cussed on this interesting occasion; but we are
told that when the wine began to flow pretty
the Count introduced the subject Of the
Know Nothings, and came down upon them
like a thousand Of brick, thinking, no doubt,
that it would please the Governor, who, after
listening very patiently, rose majes,icaIIy, and
with one of those piercing looks, before which
IN enemy quails and arrogance sinks into utter
he replied:
81 cannot agree with you, Sir, in sentiment;
deny that | was elected by a foreign vote
The men upon whom you pour your maledic.
are my friends and brothers, and I have
listened as long as l am able. And as l am
about to order my carriage, l will order yours,
We will not aver that the above are the ex.
let words of the Governor, on the memorable
occasion alluded to, but, from what our infor.
nant said, the sentiment at least was his-and
must satisfy the most enthusiastic that the Co.
'ernor is an ardent Know Nothing, and moth
ng shorter"
As for the Count, we understand that he
Jumped into his carriage when it was ready,
md made tracks down the coast, to stop at the
next "big mans" house that presented itself.