The American patriot., 1855-10-13
THE BARBECUE.


ularly those of the opposite party, deserve
much credit and many thanks for the hand
some manner in which the thing was gotten
up and conducted. Peace and good order
generally prevailed throughout the day, Which
was truly gratifying to all order loving citizens
present, and highly complimentary to the
crowd. The day was fine the barbecued meats
better, and by the way our friend who man
aged the pit, is richly entitled to wreath Of
culinary honors for his skill and attention.
The crowd had assembled by 10 o'clock, and
was quite large-numbering perhaps some
seven or eight hundred persons, including some
two hundred ladies', who had come out to lend
beauty and grace to the occasion.
The Hon. Bythel Haynes was called to the
chair, and after making few preliminary re-
marks, read the order of exercises Of the day,
in which it was arranged that Col. Davidson
was to open the discussion, Col. Pond to follow,
two hours being allotted to each to deliver
himself Afterwards, Davidson was to reioin
in a speech of half an hours length and Pond
was to close the debate ro e-r
"And round the frothy orator
spouted his tales Of qnackish pomp,
The ear tickling and the fancy pleasing,
But leaving the heart unprobed,
The Judgment unimp-oved."
So much had been said and So much gas cx-
pended by the anti Americans in making dire
full predictions about what would be the disas-
trous consequences to Pond his rarty and his
creed, "when Davidsen should catch Lin On
the stump that the natires in authorization Of
the event we're very rnnch alarmed, On a horn, J
and expectation stood on sti'ts to witness the
horrid druhhing our poor Pres was about to
receive And verify, when this most redoubt-
able demol'sher of men, political crceds and
parties, took the stand, we dark 'anternifes
believed our last hour had CONF. Already dif
we hear toliine in our cars the funeral kncl Of
that Native American party which we love and
cherish so much. But it was observed nv
those who had the presence Of mind to look,
that neither did the sun stop in his course in
vi@w of so astounding event as that Col IN.
Vi 'son was going TO make political specch.
nor were the pur'ing waters of the n ig'hor-
ing brook disturbed and frightened ont of
their course in anticipation of the thundrrs
which soon were to roll along its banks Not
withstanding Col. Davidson was going to ar
initiate the Native Ame' lean party, nature and
natures laws moved on at their accustomed
pace, needless Of the mighty event which was
about to transpire
But the sequel showed that he who at first
appeared to orr excited vision rs the famous
possessor of Membrano's helmet, turned out to
be nothing more than the village barber with
his pewter basin on his head.
When Co. Davidson arose, we thought he
had mistaken the occasion, and was about to
treat us to one of his Old sermons instead of a
political speech; and if he had we are sure
it would have been very good. since he wrote
so well years ago, particularly about 1S42, that
it is impossible now for him to answer the ar.
gumen's he then advanced
He took his text regularly, which he said
would be found somewhere in st. Pauls wri-
tings, in these words: II nm proud to be acith
you.' But as he did not give the chapter and
verse in which this passage is to be found the
reader will excuse us for not pointing out the
precise locality Of the text lie then proceed
ed to run a parallel between himself and St.
Paul! The point in Col. Davilsons history
which ta!lics with Pauls conversion, we taxi
to be when Davidson was converted Natv,
American, some twelve years ago, and wher,
he f.ll off from the Natives, whose creed h
understood and cxpounded SO WELL we take
that to be the time when he backs'ided.
The only Inconsistency that Interrupts the
analogy between Davidson and St. PAU is, that
the litter prosecuted the true believers b. for
he YVES converted, and Davidson after he had
been converted ard backslded nayiison on the
stand it cannot be denied, was very much Ike
ST. Paul before Ag'ippa in one re pect-his
hands were manacled completely. His own
writings condemn him.
Davidson was evidently !aboring under very
great disadvantages. His own arguments
which he had given utterancc to years ago.
and which he no doAbt hoped were sleeping
forgotten, rose Ike the ghosts Of murl red
men to take Vengeance on the guilty one.
All his ingenuity was brought into reqnisition
to explain his political Inconsistencies, hat
met and thwartad by Pond at every point; he
totally faied, and then came out and fatty ac.
knowh dyed his error, and with the air Of Tie
humh!est pcni'ent, asked forgiveness of his
democratic friends.
That Davidson is a man abundantly endowed
by naA,irn II, ,nr. cen H., nn o,cct;o- b,,, ,, CO.,