The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-09-08


The Bayou Rouse Blov-OGt. +
Correspondence Of the Patriot.l
Messrs. EditorHOn Thursday, the 30th ult.
came off the second grand demonstration, or, per
haps, / should rather cay, the first grand demonstra
ton, of the American party of Avoyelles-since thu
highly credible and very faithful jotter-down of po
litical affairs generally, that is to say, the correspon
dent of the Louisiana Courier pronounced the bar
becue at Marksville on the I'd of August a very
small affair, gotten UP on o very small. scale, and
done up in a very small style. BY way of pafen
thesis, allow nj to say that the bad feeling exhibited
towards the ,Marksville demonstration by the Cour
ier's cofrespondehtarose from the simple fact that this
young Samson of American Sag ichtism this grand
Eloquent orator of Lafayette, this modern Alexander
whose fame one little parish can't contain, was not
permitted to deliver himself of the mighty Anti
American effort which he had conceived and pre-
pared Tor some one else for him) for this occasion
Had the young Demosthenes been allowed the priv.
ilege of addressing the assembled multitude upon
that occasion, doubtless the audience would have be-
come SO magnifed to his verheated imagination that
he would have exclaimed. as dida certain Van Buren,
Democrat, who,in 1910, the good old days of Harri-
son and hard cider, being present at the great mass
meeting of Wings on Long Island, and seeing steamer
after steamer arrive. and discharge its living freight,
finally hallowed out al say Capt. is all them
Whigs?" Yes, responded the captain every 1t
one of them, and what Of it! oh, nothing in partic.
ular, Use only a thinking the country is going to the
devil, and faint no use for the Dimocrats to vote
now, they can't save it. But the young gentleman
was not called out by his party, and hence he took a
very microscopic view Of the whole afhir-however,
determined not to be foiled, he appealed to his dem
ocratic friends to aid him in his dangerous pregnan-
cy /; and they called together on the Sunday follow
ing Of Mansura, q small motley assemblage before
whom, after having suffered, and afflicted his auditory
with all the pains incident thereto, he safely deliv.
cred himself Of o huge abortion. But being satisfied
that there was something better left behind, he still
remained j he parish, holding himself in readiness
for a Big Barbecue given by the Sag-Nichts a few
days afterwards on Bayou Choupique. He repaired
thither, and mounting the stump, again underwent
all the trials and tribulations of delivery, but 10, and
behold! out came once more the same huge abortion.
IT'S said by those who were present at both gather
ings, that he delivered -o1a, each occasion the same
f-' ""Nus NHAV NDuS1uE bu6 kAm6lI
can party and its principles, he concluded nearly
every sentence with his favorite expression " c'est
%ridicule," but his hearers thought that he was the
most ridiculous object that had presented itself in the
parish, and that he had better return home and be
SATISFIED with the honors already conferred upon the
family, in the person of daddy" on the Supreme,
and -" buddy on the District Bench. But revenons
a nos moutons-that is, to the barbecue of the Both
some ten days previous to which it was currently re.
ported that the American party would be represent
ted by the Hon. Thos. H. Lewis, o. N. Ogden, E..
North Cullom, and Adolphe Olivier, while Gen.
Thos. Green Davidson, the valiant leader of the Sag
NIGHT party in this Congressional District, the Hon.
As. Heron, and other " lesser stars +" such as the |
ever ready and Rev. Peter Tanner would appear in
behalf of Democracy. Early in the morning,
reached the ground anticipatinga grand /" feast of rea-
son and flow of soul" y from the conflict Of mighty
minds, but these anticipations were doomed to dis
appointment. Eleven O'Clock, and not one of the
American orators had yet arrived. The Know-Noth-
lngs began to look decidedly lank and elongated
about the physiogndmy, and their faces extended
still more in longitude, when, about this time, the re.
doubtable Peter Tanner hove in sight, with two faith.
tul followers bearing upon a stout hickory pole with
countless documents, sag-Nicht instruments of de-
to all American orators who presented
on that occasion.
The audience growing restless, and beginning to
for the political fray to commence, the Know
began to look around for defenders of their
lath' and finally having trumped up four impromptu
orators, called upon the opposite party to appoint a
committee to arrange with them the order of speak
ing. Every thing being satisfactorily arranged,
Dr. Cannon organized the meeting, by naming Mr.
Robert Irwin as President, and Messrs. R. B. Mar
snail, W.. v. Gober, VIM. Edwards, Dr.. Callahan, and
L. u. Coco as Vive Presidents. The said gentlemen
havlng taken their seats upon the platform. the
announced as the first orator Of the day,
fenelon Cannon, Esq, a tall young son of O
and l believe, formerly a citizen of YOUR
W His speech, which occupied about twenty
briefly set forth the principles of the Amer.
lean party which were portrayed in beautiful colors.
and altogether ably sustained. 'a
In reply to Mr.. Cannon, came a Mr.. Cook. a younp
of this parish, who for an hour argued
we'll and eloquently, and made one of the best efforts
the day. -
Inc third speaker was a Mr.. Winds, quite a young
nan, a son OF DR.. Winds near Holmesyille. His an.
'earance on the stand elected much applause. and
hough slightly embarrassed at first, (this being his
maiden political effort) he soon recovered his self.
possession, and gave severn pointed home-thrusts to
he opposite party, which Eold well with the audi
nee. The old Doctor appeared much gratifed, and /,
veil might he be, as his son promises to be an honor
o his worthy sire.
Next on the programme, came Parson O'Ouinn. I
W he failed to ~appear-some said he wanted bigger {
anne to shoot at than the young American who had :
lst resumed his seat, but Winds is like the youthful I
lercules Sam, he is young, but he is " sone.n 9th. (
rs commended that the Parson was not prepared for v
he occasion, but finally the truth leaked out. that +
is Reverence was afflicted with pains in the abdom-
'al regions, or in other words, that he had the
ly.ache, which Of course couldn't be announced -