New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-03
RApIDEs CORRESPONDENTS.

DEsTLEY RApIDEs, La. Oct 25 1856
Editors Crescent know your readers are impatient TO
know how things going in the country In polt-
point OF view. There splendid barbecue given
by the American party at Washington the parish Of
ST. Landry on Tuesday the 10TH The speakers present
were Derbigny, W B. Lewis, Moore, Olivier King and
Gates Of the parish Of st. Martin Each OF them spoke in
the in which have mentioned Derbippy and Gates
in French and the balance in English.
gorions occasion, and every thing went of as it
should have DONE
On Wednesday, the 17th King Olivier and Cuom smoke
at Bayou Rouge, where assembled yasns host Of
fair women and brave men, nearly every one of whom
belonged to Sam'a legion. Prof H. Cooke and the AZ
Rev Peter there the one loaded down with
documents and the other brm full selfgrstuiatiop on
being the most expert knight Of negro whip to BIZ
found in the United States The debate was opened by
Mr.. Cy. Thompson, then followed Mr. Tanner b. North
Cullom followed W. n. Cooke then took the stand no
was followed by John King Esq, and the discussion
closed by Mr. Olivier San's boys provided the
most delightful barbecue Of the season. and more civil
and genteei audience never assembled public ocea
son Several individuals enlisted under Sans banner,
and two three OF the gentlemen who had Withdrawn
returned to the fold The victory complete in every
particular.
On Friday, the 10TH the true-blue citizens OF Holmes
ye in the parish of Avoyelies gave splendid bar
which numerousy attended by the ladies of the sur
on hand to represent the Democratic apti-American
party They were everlestingy annhilated by Cullom
and King, the latter gentleman particularly
must not omit 10 that the citizens Of Holm esye
conducted the affairs OF the day with much taste
sohrety The ladies who all good natives) had pre-
pared abundance OF delightful things
AS "a matter Of course, Sam was victorious Let me
that there but four antAmericans any
where in the neighborhood of Holmesville.
On Saturday, 10th, there grand rally of the
natives at Bayou Ghico6, st. Landry. The American
speakers present John Moore, W. b. Lewis John
H. King, and Il, North Culom. Messrs. Tanner and
Cooke were there TO stand by the coffin American
Democracy but before Culom and King had finished
pronouncug the funeral oration they abandoned the
and left it to be Inferred by SANS conauerng
hosts. #4t
On Monday, ed barbecue was given at Dayss store
in Rapidss.
Tbere were no anti n sne. 1ars nraqant and tho
audience addressed by DR.. Harmon and E. North
Culom On that day the American party gained several
votes, On Tuesday, 23d, there grand rally of the
sNatiyesn at Whiskachitto, Rspdes The speakers
present We're Z. North Cullom, DR.. andJ. w. Harmon
Americana and David Martin and Robert A. Hunter
antiAmericans. The barbecue having been given By
the american party, the Antics opened the debate.
Mr. Hunter opensd, and like the hen that covered d
hundred eggs, he spread himself n. North Gullom fol-
lowed He examined the consistency of the sol
Democratic party and refuted the boastu asseverstions
Of Mr. after which he proceeded TO examine the
duct of the present Democratic entiAmercan party
Louisiana, Among other things said by him the
ects that when Judge Moore of the Senate offered
stute to the second section of the House BILL which
divided the State into four swamp land districts
qured by 100 of the Constitution of Louisiana
which substitute provided for the Of the Swamp
Land Commissioners by the people required by that
article Mr. Bluegrass Bob, alias Robert G. WieKs
alias JAKE" moved to lay the motion The table. Mr.
Duirees DEMOCRAT made motion to adoptsth ne said
section of Mr.. Moore's bill He said that the yeas and
nays called and that the vote stood as follows:
10 lay the table, moved by Wicklife-DeRussy,
Mckay, munday, Martel, Ryan, Scott, and Robert C
RickliBe--l5 yeas. That Dltresse, W. ". King and
Evans sl good cid genuine Democrats voted with others
in tho negative-makiug 10 nays.
Mr. Bne-gras Bob's motion lay that section the
table, carried by vote OF 10 yeas to 10 nays and the
people the right elect their Commissioners
prspdea for By the Constitution. Art $780, He referred to
the journal the Senate of 1854 pages l12-113 For
Mr. Moore's bill see same pags-los. He also gave us
the particulars Of what had been done with the $685.
476 II belonging to the Swamp Land FIND,
These matters that the people are directly and deeply
interested in His speech brought his hearers to refeo
ton and opened their eyes to the price and Of
keeping up the so-called Democracy They had idea
that In their zeal to give its parIsans and candidates
success they voting away the money that was in
tended by Congress for the education Of their Children
He was followed by Dave Martin, editor of the Lous
Democrat, to whom DR.. I. Harmon of your city
Piled with much vigor and severity.
Now Messrs Editors tell you that Sam will achieve
victory in the parish Of Rapides worthy of the
On Saturday next t27th3 there will be Barbecue at
Hstce,s store in the parish Of Rapides where Cuom
aud the gallant and valiant A N. Ogden, Jr will NEST
the enemy, and when you hear from me again, you
will doubtless learn that that event will add to the list
of SANS victories Yours respectfully, RApIpEs.