The Feliciana Democrat., 1855-08-25
FELTCTANA DEMOCRAT.
!" "Saye Me from nv Friends" |"

lib suVuiu NC IHc iuHpuuSc vi Wi. TcStOl
Pond, the know nothing nominee for Congress
in this district. The report of his speech at
Whittaker's Springs in West Feliciana Parish,
in the American Patriot, makes him say:
"That the foreigners en- n,asse were emb,sd, from
their early youth with principles and sentiments an
tngonstic with southern slavery That by much the
larger portion Of the foreign emigration was to the
northern and western States and that unless this
thing was stopped In few years the aboltionists,
through the, accumulation of foreigners In the nor
thern States would obtain the numerical majority
over the southern people; the consequence of which.
10 the interests of the South would be most la-
incntablc."
This report Of Col. Ponds speech, places
him as logical reasoner, in an uncnviable po
stion. It either shows, that Col. Pond did
not know that the numerical strength Of the
free states was already greater than the south
ern states, or that he was reasoning from false
premises and endeavoring to gull his audience.
II Col Ponds position be true with regard to
the tide Of emigration being greater to the
north and west, and we admit It, how are we,
being in the minority in Congress, to hinder it?
If Col. Ponds arguments be true, the know
nothings and abolitionists Of the northern and
western states, ought to encourage emigration,
and be the warm friends and supporters Of
their rights, and use all possible efforts to
make them citizens and voters! But what is
the fact? They are prescribed and prosecuted
there, as much as they are by the know no.
things here Did not Gardiner, the know no
thing Governor Of Massachusetts, disband sew
cral regiments, composed mostly Of foreign
born citizens, for no other reason, than that
they were such, and had assisted in carrying
the fugitive slave law into effect, in Boston, in
the case of Anthony Burns, when the United
States Marshall, was opposed by on cnraged
abolition mob, and killed Mr.. Batchelder NJ
1rishman, while engaged in the discharge o.
his official duties as deputy Marshall. 1t does
not appear to us that the foreign population
Massachusetts,, were imbued with such aboli
ton proclivities on that occasion, at least. W.
should hardly suppose the abolition know no
thing governor and people Of Massachusetts
would be so much opposed to them, if the.
were what Col. Pond would have the goot
people of Louisiana to believe III be true
that our foreign born citizens are imbucd with
abolition feelings and sentiments, how is th,
evil to he remedcd? The north having til,
numerical strength will admit them to come
in spite Of the efforts of the south to preven
them. 1t would be the very means by whicl
the abOlitionsts would seek to ovcrturn th,
institution Of slavery But the whole thug
is prcpostcrous and absurd. The foreign borr
citizen has never shown such disposition, in an,
part Of the country. All such arguments arr
fallacious and intended for party effect. VIII
arc the most notorious abolitionists at present
in the union Arc they not Seward, Gddings
Hale, Chase, Sumner, Parker Phillips Camp
bell, and host of others we could name. Ar
these foreigners Surely not. Col Pond en-
not name an abolitionist. that is a foreigner
except Garrison of Boston, and he was sen
here from England. There is not another
This reporter of Col. Ponds speech after en-
logising him, almost to the Skies comes to tn
conclusion that he must be elected unless ne fall
IA victim to the lowest species of party intrigue
which is lcvclcd against him by his opponents.
So far from this being true, Col. Pond ha
been treated with great respect and forbeal
nnce by the democratic party throughout tn
district. Not word Of disparagcment ha
been spoken against him. Personally, we r.
spcct the man. His oratoricai powers arc flint
His talents, we wish not to underrate. Br
his political principles we object to, and sha
use them as fair game, in the present canvas
His competitor is equally as fine speakc
with much greater judgment and less sophstr,
in all other respects his equal, and in mind, s,
pcrior. He is on the right side in politics, an
has age and experience which qualify him ft
the station, to which he will be most assurcd
called, at the election. Col Thomas Gree
Davidson will be our next representative
Congress. MARK THE PREDICTION.
"MOrc Cannon"
In an article under the above caption, IL
editors Of the American Patriot, indulge in