The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-15
THE GRAND RALLY AED WAKE UP,
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The GRAND RALLY AkD WAKE UP;
81 JAKE" MEETINGS. NJ
The AntiK now othing, Wake Up Jake
Grand Rally came off II this place oh satur
day last, and drew together five Or six hundred
persons, there being a respectable turnout o.
ladies, and quite a sprinkle 1--WE think, a ma.
jority1 Of Sans boys. g,sar.q e,,a ~,
The meeting was held in the Courthouse
and was regularly organized at IL o'clock A
N. by the appointment Of DR.. E. M. Willard as
President, with sundry Vice Presidents, etc
Free discussion having been invited, and the
American party accepting, the names Of the
speakers were announced in the following
order: 5le'1 $id@a+ H N tl
.aFl Col, sandidce. lSG fifna, 5la.L, of,
iahs ~a5 Adolphus Olivier, Esq. u e l I'll
yibidG4 G. H. Mouton, Esq. VI tll,t-t su, III
ssfess 4l Capt. c.. D.. Dreux, .(.Sis.s
~; Maj. A. s. Heron,
'th.1l E. N. Cullom, Esq, and F-"''
which order was carried out-Sandidge, Mou-
ton (who spoke in FRENCH Heron and Marks
prosecuting, and Olivier (who spoke both in
English and French),' Dreux and Cullom de-
Tending and advocating the principles Of the
American party. "a g. slJ,s s5 iaaa 1g.sm
To say that the former drew upon their en-
tire ability to annnihiiate the American princi-
pies and the American party would be but do
ing them justice; and if boldness Of assertion,
violence Of gesture, vociferous utterance, with
fierce denunciations, contemptuous remark and
low-aung wit and anecdote gave them the vic
tory, then undoubtedly they gained it but if
accomplished manners, handsome gestures,
beautiful language, argument based upon law,
facts and figures, appeals to reason, a good
cause, and the applause of the majority of the
audience, be considered a victory, then the vic
tory belongs to the latter, and the triumph
was a glorious one. 7a 9e ,jsY.H E
The same old stale charges of opposition to
Catholics, unconstitutionality, inconsistency,
bigotry, fanaticism and tyranny formed the
basis for each one Of the speeches of the oppo-
sition. Col. Sandidge introduced them, and
they were reiterated by the others with slight
variations. Not the first measure, principle
or plan, connected with the welfare of the
country, was advocated by them. 1t was sim
ply opposition to Known othings, first, and
last, and all the while and it is not because
Of any great measures they sustain or advo-
cate, not upon the merit and great strength Of
any party to which they belong, or which they
as individuals possess, that they would have
the people join in their crusade against the
Known othings, or that they ask the peoples
votes, for, be it remembered, they are all can
didates for offce-but because they are anti
KNOWN othings. This is the basis of their
claims upon the peoples suffrages.
We know not what the Ants thought of the
result of their efforts to wake up jake but
we think it was a decided failure. 1t is true,
their speakers were noisy, and the applause
(which proceeded mainly from the friends and
and relatives Of one of the ~speakers) was loud
and frequent yet Jake sleeps, and, we opine,
will continue deaf to all their calls their ora
tors may bankrupt Webster's Dictionary in
the use Of words descriptive of the beauty and
purity of the principles Of the party which
Jake represents, or they may draft with equal
upon the English vocabulary, with a
little Latin and Greek thrown in, in their de-
nunciation and ridicule of the American party
but so far as relates to St. Landry, or to the
State at large, they will fail to put down or
to crush that sentiment in the minds and the
hearts of the people that Americans shall rule
America.
Such encounters as that of Saturday last
are just what Sam wants. His cause, in the
hands Of such men as Dreux, OLIVIER and Gull
|om, will always be sustained. Mr.. Oliyier's
previous victory over the Ants gave Sans
boys confidence Of success; but when they
earned that the eloquent and gifted Dreux had
arrived, and would take q part in the fray, a
confidence fastened upon the people, which was
evidenced by such applause, upon his appear
'nce on the stand, as we have hardly ever wit
lessed; and CALAMITY and gloriously did he
ustain his reputation, and give the Ants a
astigation which they will long remember.
At WASHINGTON.
On Monday last, Coils. sandidge and Marks,
n accordance with previous notice. addressed