New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-24
PorSrE coupEE CORRESPONDENTS.

E,..5 POINTS GourEE, Oct. 20, 1866
Editors had barbecue on yesterday nes,
nmmesport on the Atchaiaaya in this parish TIE Al
was beautiful one, and the barbecue went OF in
orderly and agreeable manner great MANY lses
VINO LOOK lively interest In the discussions
prepared the table in the most tasteful with
beautiful stacks Of pound cake on one Of wb,eh ~
placed In beautiful letters the of Hunt On anobsr
Allen and on another Pond. The ladies Of our narih
taking adeep interest In cause They know tha 49,
OF American PRINCIPLES, and are electioneerng with
gsa oSs q zeal phe meeting vas called to order and
Leigh Gay and Keller Vice Presidents MI Wa|sh ~
East Baton Rouge, opened the discussion with cbasta
grandson of Col Philip Hickey Of East Baton knn
and bids fair to make orator Of much emnsnce
MI Walss speech the President invited the Antics to
come and defend their principles IL they had
Col SHINES present. but would not take Ia ssns
Capt II W. Allen, Of West Baton Rouge our capdiSst
Tor the Senate en loudly called for He tooL tbe
stand and for two hours held his ANAL m
MS eoquence 1t the best speech haya hanrS III,
ing the canvass When he to speak Of tho stste
gloves lie read copions extracts from simmes swauM
Land Report In which Simmes accuses the Swami Land
Y ~ wtn pocketng and piiferng this swamp
against them He then read Simmes vote on INA rssot
Ton @ have them expellsd-introduced byle Hou G a
NOW horter-Simmes voting to lay he resolution o,, *
tabe! SHINES stood 1t as long as he conld Int b g.
Allen finished, he took the stand to expsin iii ai th
ne Wona nave expel the Commissioners but Coy
hebert promised him that he would turn them nnt ~
oficsl That he did not Then know that Hehert was
Snow Nothing, and that Hebert had deceived him ue
ThatI
70 referred them to the past guaranty for the r
u MS political course. Capt Allen replied and zach
complete using up Of adversary never heard before
told the people that COL SHINES had the reputation
peing very shrewd man. and that he was SURPRISED
nat ne should ever have been taken In by 4 knew
Nothing. He said that Col SHINES gave Biz past CON
laet as guaranty for his future Well said be- Fellow
sxens ool SHINES acknowledges that he was taken In
Y one Nothing at the last Legislature NOW there
4 ~ " good many Know Nothngs in the coming Leais
= what chance will he have among them Ia such
" 20 De yonr senatora who ackpowledoes fhaf
X ssAen IN BY Know Nothing and completely done
MI NJ hsyer heard such laugh in INV ma Simmss
Ivy snow what 70 do. He WINGED and souirmsd and
MI ~ % leave the crowd but his own friends told him
e Ne oAugnt and that he had better give M ~
was decidedly the Richest scene q the can
49, Simmes said that he in favor of a;sonsan
~ Wnorters resolution in order that IN peonl h
nov sne facts But Allen headed him a9ain Nv tss,
IN tnat me moten to sg on he table did yst o;, az 8
soate and That the renerds showed his vote IL y ~
lying McWhorterss resolution on the table This i.s.
flick completely demolished the redoubtable (,o si sas
I'D the meeting adjourned amid the hurrahs ea- an,
ON Americans and Democrats. He will be elected hS
ndsome majority. In pointe Conpse we have n hsra
istie We have not only to contend against falsehaaJ
nd prejudice and every species OF low rascay hut dol
~ and cents that daily paid to buy votee for Ina
sfameriean party. Still We do not despond We will
snt on light ever, and If fall feet will be to our
u.s. Your friend and ob't serv't, n