The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-10-19
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CltrfoH, La, Oct. leth rs.
NJ. Editor According to previous At
Engagements, Col. PnssroS POM, and the
Hon. THOMAS CxEEN DAVIDSON, attended
. Barbecue, At Hephxibah, about eight
miles east Of Clinton, on the 18th inst, for
the purpose Of discussing the important
questions at issue, between the American
and anti American parties. Mr.. DAVID
SON, was first introduced and spoke about
an hour and half. have never known
him to make such perfect failure, as he
did on this occasion. He made q great
many assetioms, but brought no proof to
sustain them. After be closed, Col. POM,
was introduced amidst the most tremen.
dous applause. He stated in the outset that
he7intended to handle his opponent ,cithoss
g'ovss. He did 80. He spoke nearly 2 hours,
and the way he pitched into poor TOMS
assertions, and showed they were nothing
but assertions, was danper to the antics.
He read few quotations from an address
published in lS4l, and signed DAVIDSON,
when he says" That half the elections in
the Usion are governed BY foreign votes. -
And further he says that in 1910, "ALL
THE CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE
WERE COMPELLED TO CRAWL IN
The DUST AT THE FEET OF FOR
EIGN vAGABONDSl" PoNp, if I'M
derstood him correctly, said that DAVIDSON,
had stated, while member Of the last
Legislature, that he had not changed his
opinion since the above choice extracts were
sanctioned and signed by. him. DAVIDSON,
in his answer, did not deny that he had
called the foreigners T.AG.ABONDS, &c,
but said" must acknowledge it was a
very silly thing-I am sorry for tan
/ do anything more ~ Well. to tell you
the truth, Mr.. Editor, ,ce didn't think he
could +" 20 anything more, for he Lad been
80 completely used up by PoND, he was
forced to acknowledge the truth, for once,
at least. Obi says Thomas, team I do
anything WORE" lin oroer to secure your
votes, I suppose he meant) no, don't
think you can do anything more. We are
satisfied you would do anything to advance
your gloomy political psospects-you would
be native or an anti, . hard shell, or
soft shell-an administration man or
Bronson man-in favor of Cuba, or against
it, or alnsost anything else that you believ-
ed would secure you majority Of votes in
this Congressional District, but your course
has been 50 perfectly inconsistent, that the
dear people, including the FOREIGN
T.AGABONDS," have no confidence in
you.-Your race is run--the spirit has
taken it, flight-snd you will come out of
this political contest with about a. much
credit a. my friend Tom L., did when
he voluntarily went into crowd where
they were fighting, for the purpose of try
ing his hand. As soon as he got amongs!
them, he got badly thranshed. He imme-
diatelv picked hin'self up, and "come out
from amongst the foul crowd" wiping
the blood from his beautiful countenance,
and coolly remarked, well, gentleman,
I'll be id if performed as well as ex-
pected." This was the case with DAVID
SON, on the 10Th, he didn't perform as well
as the party expected. "Can ! do any
thing more ~ No, nothing that will secure
you votes enough to elect you to Congress,
and that is all you are aiming at when you
so hlmbly and so pitifully ask" Can 1 do
anything more"
1"pitty the sorrows ofa poor old man."
Respectfully Yowrs &c., JULIAN.
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