New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-12
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bsny nAtiss Of the United states? Has h not axssd
native e France and y hs not actually native X
that country SS5s 81 Qushy.
We insert the above communication With =
view that attention may be drawn to The ones
tions put by Query. We have frequently heard
doubts expressed as to the nativity Of Mr.. Der
bigny, ond - the issua is now so directly made
BY cur correspondent, it is DO hoped TINT some
among the old inhabitants Of Louisiana viii
give the people the benefit Of their kno yledge 81
the subject. HI 8s 5sas's5i NJ
and authentic, We shall reply to the interrora-
tories Of Query. Courier Of yesterday. ~
We are sorry. we cannot furnish the Courier
with positive information: Judge Derbigny is
old enough to be our grandf father. consequently
We have no recollection Of the day 81 which he
was born, or the particular country Id which
that interesting event occurred. We much re-
gret our inability in the premises, but as ii
cannot be helped, there's no use in CRYING
Judge D. was dorm, howeveri There is no
question Of that We have no doubt be looked
like the generality Of infants--.took naturally
u the maternal fount-- performed his share Of
squalling and air-pulling, and received the
due amount Of spanking allotted to every in
FAINT = 8. .
Assuming, then, as . starting point, that the
Judge tpas born, the query is, tehere was liz
born For the reasons above given, We are un-
able to testify positively having not the slight.
est personal recollection Of what took place
sixty Jour Or i've years ago. @
It has been generally believed that be IL j.
native Of the United States. But, speaking
conhdentially we wouldn't have it published in
the papers for the world Two heard ii erayely5
asserted on the streets the other day, that
he was q German Catholic Je,c Protestant 1
Shade Of the Mississippi River Won't The
.KnoH- Nothings'' be in pretty pickle, If this
last allegation is ascertained to be correct i
They will have ssput their foot in it,n decidedly
and emphatioally. if not irredeemably.
M B.--Since the foregoing was written, the
grapevine express from north western Loui-3
siana has g come in,' Ii briggs startling
intelligence, which we hasten to spread before
our readers: +" 1t is currently reported by the
anti American orators here north -wesD that
the Catholic Derbigny breakfasts regularly on
broiled Protestant infants. and will not touch !
spoonful Of soup at dinner unless he is absolutely
sure iap frotestant baby constitutes the
staple Of which it is composed
r. S.-The ink consumed in writing the fore
going horrific announcement had hardly got
dryleaying US no time to recover from the
trepidation into which We had been thrown
when the aat-boat express from the Attakapas
country arrived, with the following dispatch,
demanding instant reply g Is it fact that
the Methodist Derbigny positively refuses food
without he has 9 roast Catholic on his table
for dinner Answer instanteri's
r. $40. 2.-Here we got into cold sweat,
and trembled all over. We knew not what to
do. when the telegraph rider Of the mule train
rushed into our sanctum and handed us the am
.nexed missiye, from an old, respected Irish
friend g Mistur Edditur- When was in ould
ireland ! shouted Ireland for the Irish, and, be
jabbers, | believed Mericans should rule Amer
ky / intended to vote your ticket---but if its
thrue that the bloody Derbigny says that the
flesh Of Irishmen is the only meat fit for white
man 70 ate, be Jasus, and I'll oppose him a"
4 We could stand no more SO clapping the
foregoing into the box, We rushed from our Of
fee and sought the silence and protection Of our
private apartment.
WHAT'S this country coming to sq