Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-11-03
PRESTON POND, Jr.

he is gentleman Of great talents. A speech
replete with such an amount of statistical facts,
political information and truth, we doubt if its
equal has been heard / in this parish, or surpass.
ed any where dnring the canvass.
We did intend to gvie a synopsis Of the
speech from memory, but finding that, in the
attempt, we fell so far short of doing the young
and eloquent speaker justice, that we gave it
up, as an undertaking far beyond our powers.
Throughout, heart-feeling cheers responded to
the brilliancy of language in which he clothed
the great truths which he was called upon to
advocate.
Perhaps his most powerful argument-and
one in which the South was most deeply inter
ested-was the fact as alleged, that four ffths
or tllereabout, of foreigners who immigrate into
the country and settle in The Northern States
(anG who are actually adding five Representa-.
tives annually, at the present ratio of increase,
who are opposed TO Southern interests,) are
Abolit!onists, or fralernise witt, !Abolitionists.
When this or a similar asse rtion was made, a
celebrated Anti, who had :'spread himself" on
a front seat, shook his "gory locks" at the eIo-
quent Felicianian. We fancied at that mo-
ment that we saw his eyes kindle. as if the
fire of Indignation was sparkling in thnm. *
see a gentleman shaking his head at this re-
mark" said he, "but | will make the truth as
clear as the sun that shines in Heaven before
! am donem And he did make it clear to ev-
cry intelligent and unprej udiced mind. He
proved beyond cavil that in consequence of the
great foreign immigration flowing in upon the
Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska, (where
the great battle for Southern Rights was to be
fought these future States would be ~inevita.
bly, lost to the South. Assisted by Northern
Abolition Emigrant Societies, these immi-
grants from the old world, whose interests it
was to abhor slavery--and who come to our
country with a deep-rooted hatred to the South
are daily sent off in thousands to those ter
ritories--every train from Dunkirk is loaded
with living ammunition--who expect to turn
the tide of battle in favor of Freesoilism and
Abolitionism when the great battle alluded to
is fought; for it must be recollected that a
Pierce Freesoil Administration, pa,riot;callu
caused clauses to be inserted in the territorial
bills which gave away American soil-the soil
of Southerners--to emigrants, as an induce.
ment for them to fill up those territories. and
also as soon as they got there, the right to vote
and make laws for the American people, for
the Shareholders 40 for their friends the Abo-
litionists! Was such . gigantic outage ever
perpetrated upon the American people by our
Republican Congress since the halIowed days
Of Washington and Jefferson?
The Colonel regretted the absence Of bis
opponent; Notwithstanding, he could not for
bear showing his sentiments upon American
ism in al, Gas Published upon our FIRST page
in thessa $iclle headed "Thomas Green Davidson
in l84f3H He said and said truly, that such
docutaf{li were unauswerable, and were ugly
acquG6t4hces to be brought before him. His
opponent felt the awkwardness of his situation
in such cases: and he generally jumped out Of
the nire into which such an exposition placed
him, by saying he was "young, green and en-
thusiastic7 then, although hia head was as
white in Al AZ il is now. He also gave ano-
specimen Of Thomas G's style of argu-
ment and oratory which fairly upset the house,
and all, and which should have been
DO anything like appreciated. In A.
|uding to the avowal Of the Duke Of Richmond
that the tti1Yned heads Of Europe had in COM
temptation And was putting in practise . deep
scbcme'to .subvert the institutions Of this
BY skndiDg here their slow and sur
plus population" as one Of the evidences why
he naturalization laws should be amended, it
vas showed how Davidson refuted at a single
lash all that he Pond had made as clear as
the ;..old stager," whenNhe came to that
'art Of his opponents argument, would thrust
lis tongue inkohis cheek, swell himself up for
mighty effort. extend his arms. and leaning
yer the platform, exclaim in q measured voice.
$ from the toni, sWho in the h--rs afraid of
he Duke Of Richmond" What was left for
speaker to say when his antagonist dealt in
uch killing issntences'
Col. POM spoke for three hours, and for
length Of time held al intelligent audi
nee OF friesdss and foes as if chained by the
over and beauty Of his arguments and elo-
uence, and lftt the stand amidst the most en-.
'ptursd understanding an impression in
'aqaemine which. the Antics could have we'll
wlh: sssHe is undoubtedly one Of the
speakers IN the State, and il elected (of
hich there i: but little dsubt) he will make
IS mark ia, Co9sfess--mark that!
As we i~nsinaiea. y plumber the speakers po-
opponents were ID attendance, who
arnt n mass of infnrmat;nn usoe,l - ,.~..