The American patriot. (Clinton, La.) 1854-1???, 1855-10-27
Pond on Decentralization On him..
W7ers does 1S7sth Lie, and achers Eals1,,,.

Pond on Decentralization On him,.,.
Were does Truth Lie, and scAors Eal.1,. >.
These are very important questions, and n.
easily answered. Where truth Is sstemntoa,
be covered over for any purpose, tho AT !,
comes Of secondary. if not in fact, ono a, ~
mary falschood. And the Marty ofsrE f.
against "good mannt rs" in this respect Io..
the respect of his opponents, and ought ia ~
confidence Of his friends.
But, TO the points intended, with . Ma.
statement of facts.
1t is known that Thos. Green Davidson -.
in 1s4c-'c, one Of the main pillars of the A
Native American party. To have been So n,
yet then and now democrat, would arpu. ),
inconsistency. This is shown by the conH,,
ance of party confidence, for as late as the u,
ter Of 1855, in legislative session, for the NJ,
pose Of drawing him out, it was ARRANGED II
open the record" upon him. 1t was donel,
Mr.. Cullom,. of St. Landry. In reply and .,
PLANTATION, the Hon. member from Liyino,.,.
stood up to the rack-and boldly. He kr.,
of course the kind of fodder" that was NJ,
pared for him, and did not for a moment IN,
his head aside from it. Although there m,s,
have been exception taken as to the nannen
which he ate it, there was none to the fact n
self
He openly declared in legislativc session Ii,
every word or syllable which he had ever w.
ten or uttered were his sentiments then an,
that he would stand by them He had nas.
ing to rctract-nothing to take back. Thih
lad tight to do without compromising him.
self as !. democrat in any sense.
lie had slumhcred upon his declared OBJ,
ions from 1910 to 1e55-ful fifteen years r..
had dreamed over them. His waking thoups,
were upon them, and the MONDAY scene foupi
: him their advocate. And finally, the lsgs.
tive halls and assembled wisdom of the Su.
gave him an opportunity again openly to r.
nudge them, to modify or to extenuate.
But it was reserved for the small occ,sa
Of the barbecue the other day, for our fris;
, TO put himself right in this matter. And ia
il was Voluntarily done. He took up the sui
! iect in anticipation. But in this, he did M
, do himself .fnH justice lie left his hearers;
the dark, completely as to his declaratlonsa,
: spring. The spirit of forsctt;ilncss may hsv
f crept over him at the moment. Thesore Il
: that VIC do not charge him with keeping b,s
t a part Of the price lie may make Gle.
breast" Of it next time.
g AS far as he did Co. however, he placedM1
t self rcrtus in curia with his own party }
pleading the minority, both Of years and ina
: perioncc. That, as his name signifies, he VI
l actually green" That he had rcpentadt
5 error Of his ways, and found forgiveness.
j, But when Col. Pond who, probably, Uni
$ that day, was not app;iscd Of thege legislad
0 declarations OF adherence, opened batteryn
charged home upon him, there was "crpr
s siyc Silence 1t was expected by many,
i Davidson would rise on the instant for "eyri
: nation' in some shape, hut there was non
k The mil was in, up, closet, clinchel, h,l
# mored down, and there it vii, stay.
Y About some things, the "lcast said, soOla
{ mendel." There were those in and abou.t
:, stand on whom it might not have been prudg
c to call in extremity.
g In the conclusion we take occasion to a
?, attention TO an editorial Of oDe OF the "Spea
4 Committee" men, in the democrat Tn
y lno7einG writer declares as within his know
: cAre that Davidson did, during the canvass
:, 1852, purge himself of his Native Ameria
i acts of 1902. "Wc know" Very ps
. tive assertion. Now, othGrs Aaor what b
IF Dhysir was in 1866, and how ii worked.
know what the "draught" was which was
o rnnistercd on the 10Th day Of October, Isl
n and we leave consequences to themselves, fir
a ly convinced, that though il will enervatc d
l. nrostroie the patient, it will not finally b
is him. H.,