The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-10-25

that Seward, Chase & 90. do, to wit because
these aliens become their auxiliaries in making
free states-in settling the Territories with
anti-slavery population and they SUPPORT Blu.
chanan on til, ground. See for example the
N. Il. Patriot, Providence Post, Pittsburg
Uniopeand many Others, all strong Buchanan
papers,.
The people of Louisiana, Senator Benjamin,
want to know if you stfh hold to this principle
which you established by your vote. They
desire you to explain its effect on their rights,
And to give you " ample scope and verge
enough" they will forego the pleasure Of
listening to your prettinesses, selfcompliments
arguments against the Missouri Compromise,
mot in isA ', or denunciations and misrepre.
sensations \ Americanism. These are the
questions toy uss. Hsyefhe rights and
~terests of the 9TH been 81 iriiced? sea,
who did it? Who erred in head--who in
heart? We are sure, Senator Benjamin, you
were right in heart, but you have been again
" DUrED" by the North, and must g come back
and ask pardon " again, for HAVING DE
cE1vED y us. 0of
In our remarks we have shown at least
enough to invoke your attention, and put you
on your defense. Moreover we show lksw IN
charitableness might hun back the following
verbatim sentence yd re utteraneet n-
against Senators Bell nd Houston ~ Tie
tao sold Southern Senators that uoted array
Southern rights and interests."
No consideration, senat r b .jamin, could
induce us to speak thus " We would
almost suppress the truth Or you but
your maledictions on our R and the mep
we honor, have been SO we're, that we must
say at least enough 10 show that courses ''-e
chickens mag go home to roost."
AS a f%urtho" "sse Exposing faults our
charity ana friendship rshld fain conceal, we
quote several expressions taken from your lips.
You spoke of the American party as "a!
party who sought the uar ss Of midnight tol
organize their foul schemes"
You spoke of members Of our party as "men
who crawled through the mud like serpents,
and left the track Of their slime behind them"
You said our party chad adopted a plat
form, the meaning of wi n was so conceal
in verbiage, that one of 'eaders had said !.
would dupe the South H. the election of q
President, before they could I'd out its r N
ing" In your conscience i must >elieve
that this remark was truer " m YOU uttered
it about the Democratic plal .orm of 1852,
which you now stand on, than it is in your
present application of it.
Finally you said of the American party,
e 1t was born in the hot-bed of fanaticism, and
abolitionism-and nurtured by Seward higher
lavish! l hate the parents and scorn the
OF the " brood more than $50 we're
present-the most respectable citizens of St.
Landry--men of integrity and patriotism--all
IT whom thought the above offensive--in bad
a poor " account of your steward
which it was proclaimed you intended
20 give, and which they came to hear. Thesei
ire a few of the beauties you uttered-but
enough for our purpose. We conclude for the
present, with the following question:
Are You, Senator Benjamin, one of the
pro-slavery men in Congress " that the organ
NJ the Democracy, the Washington Union, :
peaks Of, in the following, foun ID The issue
Aug. Il, 1856? Louisiana wants to know
The fact ought not to be forgotten, that
While a majority of the supporters of the bill
we're pro-slavery men in Congress, many of
hem frankly and expressly declared, that THEY
1T WITH THE CONVICTION THAT THE
'AT1oNAL LAW OF EMIGRATION WOULD MAKE
HE TERRITORY FREE" We know you voted
Or sQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY aud ALIEN SUI
Was it with the above convictions?
- B. j. S.