Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-10-04
JUDGE ELAN AND MIR. WALES.

We had q visit on Saturday last from Judge
j. NJ. ELAN of Baton Rouge. He was on his
way tc Bayou Goula, to express to the people
there the regret which he himself felt, and
which they also must doubtless feel, in being
deprived of the pleasure of hearing The gifted
PoND, (that being the day he had set apart to
address tlem,0 as he had completely broken
down at Manchac, and had gone home for a
few days to recuperate.
A meeting however was organized and Judge
ELAN was called upon TO address the assem-
blage. He obeyed it with that alacrity that
characterizes him. We were not present, and
therefore cannot give a synopsis of the Judges
remarks; whatever we state, however, is obs
tanned from sources of indisputable integrity.
Although q gathering of the people on SO
important an occasion as the one alluded to-
to hear the advocacy of the American party
and the Union by one of our most gifted and
brilliant orators--it was soon perceived that the
gentleman whom "the instinct of ~Sel>intereSt,'
as he says in his letter, was alone sufficient to
drive him into the Democratic party. or which
is the same thing g, 'the position he had assnm-
ed"-had no idea of being present, although
his residence was but a few miles off, and not-
withstauding that Col. POM had invited free
discussion. 1t was the natural expectation of
oil that Mr.. WALES would have been present,
and eager to "enter the fray" Bless your soul,
gentle reader, he had no such intention! and
when the fact became palpable, how could his
Democratic friends feel otherwise than cha
grined. Meet POM, i~ndeed--he who was no.
minated over his head for Congress, for his SUI
perior ability, and when the American party be-
lieved Mr.. WALES in earnest, and at heart a
Meet Po5D! did he wish to look upon The Wi
thering scorn of that eye which blanches be-
fore no foe, and hear the blasting e'oqupnce
which lay in tie depths? and which would as
suredIy have been heoped like red hot Goals up
on the head of the renegade, wherever he may
be found and under whatever p%retence he de~
serts his standard and enlists under that
Of the enemy.
No, no, says our informant, it was quite evi.
dent that Mr.. WALES had no idea of being
present while it was supposed that PoND would
be there. But no sooner did the Judge an
nounce that our eloquent e~lector was sick and
unable TO attend, than q courier was despatch
A rr3 e., 5,, 4.n,n "a annrrb bara oon,os
Mr.. WAILEs mot for the reason that he had
the vanity 10 believe that he could destroy the
arguments of Judge ELAN, but for the reason
as it appeared, and as we understand, that he
wished to deal in sarcasm and i~nvective be-
cause of the fiat and public denial which the
Judge had given to some of the assertions
contained in his famous letter. Mr. WALES
must have been exceedingly and unwarranta-
bly, severe, as the Judge, we understand, who
had personally complimented Mr.. WALES,
arose and said he begged to recall everything
of a fattering character that he said about
him, and that in future be wished to have no.
thing TO do with him, personally or politically.
sAOonS ono year ASo WE WAlLESs at Tue
same place and. from the same stand, was ads
vocating az zealously the principles of the
American party. and with the 9th article before
him, as he was then deprecating them. Is
there any one vain enough 10 suppose that he
can tell where the gentleman will be in politics
a year from this?
Late in the afternoon, Judge ELAN returned
to Plaquemine-addressed the rs Club in the
eVening--Femained with US on sunday--and
on Monday, (Mr. POM being unable through
indispoaition to meet his appontment,3 he adj
dressed tAe people at the courthouse in an
able speech of two hours length.