The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-10-28

pfincipies, ~ we bouFt IIouse, III tllis
city, on Saturday night last. In the
early part of the week, Mr.. Simrall
had been announced for a speech on
that occasion, but not being able to
fill the appointment, Mr.. HIillyer came
in his stead. 1t is the regret of every
one who had the pleasure Of listening
to Mr.. llillyer, that on account Of the
rain, he had to speak in the Court
House, instead of the open air in Boul-
evard street, according to announce
meut This debarred cur people fiom
hearing the most able and eloquent de-
fence Of the principles Of the Ameri-
can party, that has been made in this
city during the canvass. The evening
was warm, and the narrow room of
the Court House crowded. As there
were no ladies present, the speaker
took off bis coat united his neck cloth,
rolled up bis sleeves, and dashed into
the subject matter with the bearing of
noble charger aware Of his strength.
As he moved onward and upward, the
barriers to the success of tho Ameri-
party-thrown up by its enemies, as a
breast work to protect demagogues and
the Swiss guards in Austrian service
--crumbled before him. Mr. Hillyer
had none of the invective and abuse,
so lavisbly dealt in by other orators
he had no word of abuse for people of
other climes who come to our too hos.
pitable home and ask admission but
native demagogueism came under the
ban Of bis displeasure and he dealt up
on them in eloquent language tho
most whitening robukes. lie said the
time was when naturalization was
solemn ceremony for the courts, but
now offices exist through which--on
the eve of election, voters are made
by scores aud thousands to swell
the ranks Of this or that political par
ty; not to add glory but shame to the
nation.
In mastery manner Mr.. IIillyer
painted the condition of tho country,
when by dispensation of Providence,
Willard Fillmore, was called to the
Presidential chair-when the nation
was disturbed by sectional strife, and
threatened with war from Without
Step by step, and act after act, after
the election of Franklin Pierce to the
Presidency, he showed conclusively,
how the present administration and
"democratic' policy inaugurated the
present unhappy condition. On the
alien suffrage and Squatter Sovereign
ty features of the Kansas and Nebras-
ka act, the eloquent gentleman gave
a lucid explanation, proving tthe South
ern features to the contrary notwlth
standing) that it is a free soil move
ment to perpetrate an additional wrong
on the South Abborrent to every
true American, on account of its alien
suffrage feature-tbat the struggle of
the Democratic party to keep in favor
with sectional factions, has prepared
the way, and thrust the odious bill
upon the country, What effect it is
to have as q bid for further emigration,
is clearly 10 be seen. On the simple
declaration of intention to become
citizen of Kansas the man who does
not understand the language of the
(odious) oath of naturalization is to
have hundred and sixty acres of the
public domain and be invested with
powers in the territory to regulate the
domestic affairs thereof, not possessed
by the boaa fde citizens Of the States.
With such principles to combat us, is
it to be wondered at that the so called
democratic party" holds in its power