The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1855-07-28
FELICIANA DEMOCRAT.
THE CANVASS COMMENCED.

The ratification meeting held by the democracy
If New Orleans on the evening Of the 10th instant
VAS one of the largest gatherings that has ever as
sembed in that city The spirit and enthusiasm of
those In attendance seems to have stricken dsmay
into the hearts Of the Know Nothings and their or
oans by abuse, ridicue, and Misrepresentation are
,ainy cndeavoring to do away with Its moral effect
The veteran Plauche presided, assisted by numer-
Gus Vice Presidents, among whom ore the names Of
several gentlemen. who were, in days past, promi-
nent leaders of the Wing party.
RC. Wiclfc, Esqr, delivered the opening ad-
dress 1T is published on our first page.) He was
followed by 4. ". Noise, Esqr. who exposed in o f.
lictous and able manner the secrecy of Know No
thingism, and replied in mastery manner to the
positions taken by Albert Pike, OF the late Know
Nothing Ratification Meeting, .,
Mr. Noises address was greeted with great APP
plsuse on its conclusion, when the following rcsolu
lions were adopted by exclamation.
R.solred, That the Democrats of the Parish
OF Orleans, in Mass Meeting assembled, do
most cordially ratify and confirm the nomna-
tons of candidates for the several State Offices,
made by the Democratic Convention, held in
Baton Rouge on 18th June, 1856, and pledge
themselves to sustain said nominations by
bold and manly support, and to use the most
strenuous efforts to accomplish the triumphant
elevation of said candidates, who are the repre-
sentativcs Of the true Republican party Of the
country, and therefore the foes Of pseudo-Am-
cricanism.
RESOLVED, That we most cordially approve
the platform of principles adopted by the De-
mocratic Convention ut Baton Rouge, and
consider the establishment of these principles
essential to the maintenance of civil and reli-
gious freedom as understood and transmitted
to us by our revolutionary fathers, and the on
" reliable guaranty for the protection of the
institutions Of the South against the unconsti-
tutional attacks of Northern fanaticism.
The meeting was then addressed by Major A. S.
Heron, in an excellent, logical, and pertinent"
manner. sl=
He said his principles and those of his party
were known to all-they were emblazoned on
their banners, where he who ran might read
them rs he ran. Those principles left to each
the management of his internal affairs-liber-
ty of conscience and spccch--tolcrance in all
things-especially in religion. He denounced
the Know Nothings for their secrecy, and hay
ing been informed that the Wing party was
dead, regretted the demise of that old and
honorable party, if its place was to he filed
by subtcrrancan affair like the Know No
things, or misnamed American party, which
did its work at midnight and feared the light
Of day,
lie dwelt on the prescription of foreigncrt
and foreign born citizens, and said foreigners
wonld never become dangerous unless deprived
Of their civil rights. To deprive them of those
rights and place them on level with free ne
grocs, wonld make them really dangerous, No
object was to be gained by it, while every thing
was to be lost He spoke of the patriotism Of
forcgners-that there was no battle field in
our history wherein the blood Of the foreign
born had not flowed as freely and mingled
with that of the native of the soil--whcre they
had not fought side by side and shoulder to
shoulder, bearing our conquering banners on to
victory--from Bunker Hill to the city of
Mexico. 5- .-
The Catholic Test, as contained in the 9Th
pied his attention; and he demonstrated to
Catholics that by no reasoning could the Know
Nothings be friendly to their interests, for the
very foundation of the order was war on Ca
tholics-Roman Catholics He warned them
not to be dcluded by the Misrepresentation Of
the Know Nothings of this State-they wonld
say aimosJ any thhS W iiisurc Ihc success Vi
their State election, but in the national contest
they would sacrifice every thing, both slavery
and the Catholics, to carry their point.
The Democratic partywas the only safe party
on the question of slavcry-as it had time and
again shown it was the only party that would
and could protect that Institution and South
ern rights. ##
Major Heron closed by appealing to the old
line Wings to join with the Democrats in put
ting down the onc-ideaded monster called Know
Nothingism; and all Democrats who had been
led away from the fold, he would welcome
back most heartily to their fathers house once
more, would slay the fatted calf and receive
them with great JOY
Bias"At Know Nothing meeting in
Aurora, Ind, to make preparations to eel
citrate the Fourth Of July, prominent
member moved that the reading of the Dec
laration of Independence be dispensed with
and the reading of John Adams speeches
in favor of the alien and sedition laws be
substituted. The motion was seconded, but
was voted down.