Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-07-12
Great Democratic Speech at Seguln,
Texas.

The uotrrri{pd Democracy Of Segnin. ley
as held 4 nrceting at that Mace on the 30th
January. when it is said the most intelligent
man in the crowd held iorth in the following
aloo0eut strain:
"Sur! rise to address this meeting az
returned prodyeai from the aDnykondick-
Sur. hav weDped over my appostes like the
Yuuiiu babe does allure the milk OY its muth-
er! Sur before the assembled world this
day procIane that 10 uoar VIII phGaterni2e
! with that abomiuabuI peepul called No NTH
! Irgs' Sur am from the nlowntaneous reguns
| oi old FIrginnyah and thar amid the snow
/ capped pc; Ks ov The world. sukt in the creme
! ov Democracy. attended a Democratic Con-
/ venshun thar wunst, at the yewnannymous
request ov the party in my kountry, and Ell it
wouldn't tire VOW and my trenz here, wuid
maxi speech here that | maid thar, but
! sur no it will tyre yew.
! Sur, I was a Demmycrout before | was
/ born, an hav been one sense, except when
/ IN an evil mint ] llned the Nsul and God
+ torsaken No N0thngst Sur, Inv to dTInk I'M
! Dimm0cr0ucy, and | inst feel Ike huggln
! eveIV man III the house. Sur, before / turn
! my bac TO the DImmocratlc party emmy moar,
that ma IestIc eagle which scars IN the skies
up towards yonder sun viii qua!e and slcken
/ at It's brillIancy, an tauIln from his aIpeTyan
! bite will smoke amung grovellng buZzaldS
the balance of his life Sur love TO rise on
a mighty thort an saiIiR high up lntO the
face ov the sun, and Io0kn thar OF that nifty
orb that orb that casts its haiow ov life on
this mundance snheTe gather from its ilumi
nashuus that mental lite which Will enable
me- to enllten the beRted among mi fellow
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DiSHER Al LAfRAPPE.-As we entered
the monks were singing, / was peculiarly
struck by the stern sorrow visible in their
dpmeanor, and by the mourntol energy with
which, in deep, strong tones, they lifted their
voices up TO God. They were clad In hong,
waite choral robes, descending from head to
| foot. Al halt past 10 the prayers Were iln-
ished. 4 hand beckoned us from the chapel
and we followed. not knowing where the
upifted arm would guide us. We reached a
door 0. the inner cloisters, where two BROTH
ers awaited us, with a vessel OF holy water
placed on a ledge before them. Over this
we held our hands while one brother poured
water thereon, and the other wiped them
with a coarse towel. This ceremony, after
taxing our command OF the fIslpIe muscles
mast severely. belnS cchc5o"ea "hs Oh THESE
austere Trappists unlocked large door. over
which mighthaTe been htiy written Dante
inscription for the gates OF the internal re-
gions, "Banish all hope, ye who euter here -
We entered the clolsters, winch were then
and doubtless are stiIl-giazed on one SIDE
only, and provided with benches ior the So
ciety, who, during sumner, here hold their
public conferences.
We then advanced towards the .aet'eetory,
long and low room, somewhat resembling a
college hall, but tor the fare therein discussed
with recess set apart for the lay brethren
and poor strangers. Down the middle ran
three long tables. one being at the bottom 1oi
the abbot and prior, who dlned apart from
the rest, while over their heads hung "a picture
Of the Crueiixtitn, before Wnich all bowed
on entrance and. exit 4 haiiu was "asIo