New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-26
As6EnEcAN MASS MEETING IN ALorsRs!
THE RIGHT BAnK VIDE AwAKR,

apnounced the occasion to the city and the sur
rounding country. Long before the calling Of
1.-The meeting to order, the common was crowded
! on all sides by the bone and sinew of the right
bank, with considerable addition Of visitors
4 from the city.
AIT the proper hour. the meeting was called to
order BY James Martin, Esq, who nominated
/ tho following gentlemen asoficers of the meet
/ ing, the list being adopted by ecclamatien
1 President MANUEL J. GARCIA.
- 4 Ass yicE PRRsipENrs;l
z5.9 P ssas Capt, f David Foot,
Harrison Thomas, Capt j NJ DInnegsr,
Il Emile Ruiz, Joseph Bhbn,
| @sHypoiite b. de Lscroix, John p Foilett,
st Gabriel Nd. Fazende, Michel Lepstre,
Albert Tsrrett .4
SEcKErARIEs:
2.-.3 Manuel Garcia, IT., Morgan Hughes
The President, on taking the chair made a few
pertinent remarks, and concluded by introduce
ing GEoRGE EUsTIs, in, Esq, to the meeting. (.
+Mr. Eustis. after being welcomed by round
Of enthusiasm, proceeded with his address. He
found himself surrounded, he said, by an assem-
blage Of honest, hard working, American me-
ehanies, and, If he might be permitted to judge
from the appearance of tthe multitude around
him, he could safely carry the news abroad that
/ Algiers would show herself on the right side in
the forthcoming contest He then proceeded to
argue In terse, telling style, the great princi-
pie Of the American party, namely, that
Americans only should rule America, and that
50 far from this doctrine being . mere scheme
for partizan purposes, for the gaining Of Office,
etc., as is asserted by the enemies of the Ameri-
can party, it is q doctrine based entirely upon
tthe Constitution, and which has for its,sim the
good of the whole country.
The speaker took up Mr.. Wiekliffe's insinua-
ton that the American party were lacking in
gratitude to the distinguished foreigners who
helped hecountry in the war Of the Revolution,
and disposed Of it in . very caustio style;
dwsit with great emphasis upon the ninth srti-
| Gle of the American Platform in this State,
! touching religious federation; denounced the
Democratic party as neither proud, generous,
nor powerful, and as capable Of descending to
any poor shift, such as. for instance, saddling
upon the American party Of Louisiana the
odium of the Catholic prescription clause in the
Philadelphia Platform; touched upon Mr.. Noise
| and his political antics; defended the American
ritual; denied the right Of Congress toIegslate
upon the slavery question, in violation of con-
stitutional rights rand concluded amid hearty
round Of applause. The speech was altogether
an able one, doing Justice to tho occasion and
| winning honor for the speaker. .. s
Capt. DREux was next called for. Not being;
present, Col STEWART was called for He also
being absent,
Judge HIEsTAND, who was recognized upon
the platforma lwas called forward. He respond
,ed,to the calF and. after giving series Of most
excellent reasons for his secession from the De-
nocratic party, delivered speech full Of aIgu-
ment and enthusiasm. principally upon the
desire that people Of all nations feel to govern
themselves, and in defence Of the secresy Of the
American rganization-arguing, with conside-
rable force, that certain amount of secresy is
necessary to the success Of every thing in life,
and that that party which cries out againstthe
secresy of the American party, has always itself
deiberated 10 secret. The speech was well re-
ceived Throughout, and heartily applauded.
Mr.. DucRos being next called for took the
stand, and delivered, in the French language,
brief but most eloquent exposition Of the
American platform of Louisiana, setting forth
particularly the absence OF. all religious tests,
by which it is characterized. A large part of
the audience understood the languages Of the
speaker, md manifested their heartiest approval
of his remarks. ~
Renewed but vain calls being made for Col
Stewart and Capt. Dreux, cur lively young
friend WIN, O. QURK was singled out and pressed
for speech He at length overcame his diff
denee, aud delivered his maiden address in pub
lie. 1t was humorous, sound on the great qnes-
tion, and, for 6rst effort, decidedly ereditable
The speaker came in for full share Of the ap-
probation Of the crowd.
Mr.. EusTIs took, the stand again, and, after
regretting the absence of Col Stewart and
Capt. Dreux, proceeded to eulogise the names on
the american ticket Hewas soon interrupted,
however, by the arrival of Col. Stewart, which
created an immense shout, every body having
despaired of hearing him 8 &
The Colonel explained his absence by saying
that he had started from the English Torn, on
horseback, in time for the meeting-that the
girth- of his saddle broke, and that he had to
take the cars-that four miles from town the
cara were thrown from the track by collision with
an OK, and that he had footedit from that point
He made up for his lost time, however, by de-
1iyering most vigorous and fiery Native Amer
loan speech, touching upon the different topics
pertinent to the occasion, and cutting and slash
ing the enemy on every side, in true-blue style,
The audience showek, by their repeated Interrupt
lions during the speech and at its close, that
they had been very far from expanding all their
enthusiasm upon the previous speakers
The meeting then adjourned, but the crowd,
before dispensing, insisted upon Mr.. QuIRK
giving them touch of his musical talent. He
complied, and gave the Star -Spangled Ban
ner" IN his happiest style. the auditors joining
enthusiastically in the chorus after which
general dispersion took place. sTs1' = i
'Algiers will show herself right side up in No.
vember, for certainty,
LEGISLATIVE The Americans Of the parishes
of eoncordis and Tensas have nominated DR..
P. Chew as their candidate for the Senate. He
will be elected and will make useful Senator.
In Tensas, the Americans have put forward
Peter Alexanders Esq, to attend to their
interests in the Heuse of Representatives A
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