Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-09-27


in Southern hearts.
He then made an onslaught on th
absurdities propogsted by the Ant
Am erican press, in which our confrere {
the Louisiana Courier was more tho,
ough|y used up than ever we saw 4 &C
TEN por,ry-had it been possessed c
life, Mr.. D's sarcasm and well tirned rid;
cule would have killed it outright. H
then, to bear out his own assertions ant
conclusions, read, beautifully translate,
in the French language, Millard Fill
more's speech At Albany. He commented
wit: his usual keen sna terse logic, as
he iead the speech, every paragraph Of ii
which had a direct besiirg on the i'm
I por:ant ct is>ue in the present campaign,
after which, documents IN s:anG, speaking
by the card, he v:ctoriouz'y repe!!ed the
truthless assertion, that Milla:d Fillmore
was. or ever had been, foe to strangers
or Catholics ; he established the contra
ry, and his arguments, ha.irg had COM
! lnon sense for basis, carried conviction
to the minds of all unprejudiced listen
ers. He was frequently interrupted by
bursts OF laughter and applause, which
nothing could repress. ro' oar part, We
consider his the speech Of the day.
Mr.. D. having perceived that the din
ner hour had arrived, br'ug''t his speech
10 close with Al infinite degree Of tao,
which showed IT, accomplished gentle.
man. as well AS the eloquent orator, and
the Giee Club having favored the audi
-nce, as customary. with another one Of
Their patriotic etfusions, the meeting ad~
jourued to dinner, the enticing pr-para~
ton Of which had been steadily progress
ing during the whole time. The gallant
cI,evaiers of East and West Baton
Rouge, assisted by the we'll selected com>
rnit,ee of Arrangements, escorted the
ladies who had condescended to grace
the meeting with their presence, to the
heavily laden tables, upon which haa
been spread, with perfect good taste and
<tin,less allowance all the good things of
life, in the eating line, that tast'd'ous taste
or famished stomach could desire.
Thanks to the tact with which all the
arran gemenls had been made, even in
the mos, trifing details there WAS neither
confusion nor anything else OF an un,
pleasant thing was OF the
square, like our principles and platform,
aud everything went merry as mar
riage belt"
During the dinner, the band Of music
the field of the battle Of knives
and forks witt, several beautiful airs, ap
propris,e - the occasion. L
Alter the important ceremony OF din
ner was over. the Glee Club struck up,
and agreeabIv entertained the audience {
with one OF their tavorite melodies, at the
conclusion Of which our worthy fellow {
citizen, the veteran Major Dunn, not yet
Done up, as his ExcelIency, Robert I
WickIitfe: Esq, said few days ago) ap '
'eared in com pIiauce with the unanimous
iesire Of the meeting, expressed by re
,eated calls.
The Major went over the track from r
he starting point to the winning post III I
lis usual feIictous style, aud with that 9
quaint and pleasing manner, so thorough
y his own, which the people adnires SO
much, lie did sketch ten cent Jimmy, $
alas F.! no longer Buck, but a ''mere l.
rog in net in such a manner and 1
With such a manner and with such 1
rasterly strokes with a free pencil, tina, d
lie poor individual like the monkey who {
aw himself in looking glass, would t
rave denied his own portrait, had be
,een present. John SIidell, Major Her
on, and Gov. WickIiffe, too, all came III $
or their share Of the Majors good hu
nored satire, and the audience scknowI> 7
'Iged bis wit quite as much as their ''s' l
be muscles enabled them to do, for the,
:ould scarcely contain themseIves-tfon
he beginning to the end of the speech, i
hey were keptin continued roar OF Il
aughter. t
We give here feeble specimen Of the /
jajor's |icks at his good friends, Major
Heron and Gov. Wickiitfe. I
Iii. Major adver,ed to a discussion he
'ad with his friend Major Heron, on ,
night; said he had met h'"
III accomplished gentleman in debate,
~ his own platform, and under the col,
,rs Of the Democratic party. That. by .
,gree,hent, the Major had the opening
md conclusion, each to speak an hour
md quarter; tha, when the debate had
closed his (Msjor D'~ fr'end>) called for
lin, and he waved No to them, and re
red, having received from Major Her
ON the courtesy due to him.
Said, however that Governor Wicklidt
.as called onf As ha understood, and