The daily union., 1856-10-22
From the Louisiana Couri,
From lbe Louslana UOurieT.
THE CANVASS IN LOuISiANA.-THE MASS MEET
ING AT OPELoUSAS, AS DESCRIBED BY A
LADY.

ING AT oPELoUsAS, AS DESCRIBED BY A
LADY.
PRAIRIE SITE, October 8, 1856
NY Your letter dated October Sd was re-
oeired on Sunday with great pleasure Just
starting To attend the great democratic barbecue Know
ing my patriotic feelings and my admiration of the demo
cratic party, you readily imagine how delighted was
to be able to attend political meeting Supposing that O.
has given you description of the proceedings on Sunday
shall only tell you that enraptured with Mr.
Benjamns speech that proposed to G. that we should
follow the great TO 0peousas to hesr him once
more advocate the democratic On Monday MORN
ing O'Clock, started on our journey and reached
opeousss in ample time for the speeches G. met Judge
as arrived in town that gentleman invited his
house 60 with his family the barbecue in COMPANY
ofMrs o. and We went the meeting which was one
the largest and most enthusiastic in this section
of the country there were nearly 5000 people present
who, upon Mr.. Bepjamn's appearing on the platform
greeted him with three loud cheers he spoke first in
French and made very able and persuasive speech in
which he proved that the North had always encroached
upon the rights Of the South and that the democrats had
always maintained rights He made an appeal to The
people Of Louisiana which beautiful effort; he
told them to put aside all division of party rise
man and vote for Buchanan. think his speech had
very good effect be used moderate language throughout
his whole DISCOURSE but the way he up the knopno
ings really admirable; there many there who felt
quite After the conclusion of Mr. Benjamins speech
Mr.. TAppan delivered address which was quite well
received by the audience. AT about one O'Clock the
speeches concluded and all partook of a rustic
dinner tables spread under the trees and
il quite Avey witness many persons sitting
around the tables eating with remarkable appetite all look
ing merry and happy The spot selected for the barbecue
beautiful one well adapted for the OCCASION II was
high piece Of ground studded with large Of all de-
scrpiions The platform very tastefully arranged
being decorated with profuson OF fresh flowers and
green leayeS In front piece of white cloth was
written in ersrgreens the very significant word Union
Above formed, also with leaves Of evergreen the
words Baok and Brsok" II really looked very pretty
Everything in corresponding style The people Of
opeousas did indeed distinguish themselves and take the
palm from the residents Of the parish After dinner the
orators and members Of the committee again took their
seats on the platform, and Mr. Benjamin addressed the
people in English wish you had been present Bow
you would have enjoyed his speech II q most spen
did piece Of eoqusnoe cleGrnes and exhortatiou CAD
not give you any idea Of the discourse but can only
say that perfectly carried away with delight and en-
thuEiAsm. 1t was al over at about Eve o'clock
Prom Cincinnati Enquirer
OVERWHELMING DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN IN
DIANA.
We were favored yesterday through the politeneSs Of
Mr. Meredith Of Adams Co.'S express with the ndiAnap
oils Sentinel Of the lsh the morning OF the day on
which IL issued This is indees d. extraordinary des
patch in these days Of railroads and teegraphs We
End II returns eighty Eve counties on the vote for
governor. The msjorities foot up As follows:
For willard (democrnt ssI
For Morton fnEonist) s52s
Democratic majority. s333
The remaining ten twelve counties and the altsrn-
tons that may Ne made in The above figures by the ocinl
returns will probably not reduce majority This tn
umph in Indiana by large majority surprises every
body Of that State The "blAcks confident Of
beating Governor Willard by twenty thousand majority
least while with democrats their fears were stronger
tban their bopes While they believed that with thrr,
electoral tioksn in the sed Mr. Buchanan would sue
oed in the State in November il appeared probable that
both the Fillmore and Fremont united they were
against the gallant champion Of democracy Gov. Willard
would defeat him They were therefore corrcspondinrly
eruant when received that Willard had carried
The State By eight thousand majority Too much credit
cannot be given those sbe and indeagabls canrasses
and eloquent democrats Governor Wright Governor Will
hard John L. Robinson Jesse D Bright and many Others
whose efforts upon the stump seconded fhey hare been
by sterling democratic press have mainly produced this
important result The energetic manner In which the In
diana democracy have carried the campaign has been
most admirable and deserves 10 be initiated in other States
The fruits Of this victory democratic governor dem
ccrahc Legislature tsecuring two democratic United
States ssnaor majority Of the delegation in Congress
democrats democratic State officers and the way paved
for victory in November All hail the democracy of In
diana and their glorious leader in this campaign who has
won for himself national reputation
DEarH N TIER cAKs.-On Monday last a middl.-agea |
lady who had left Harsburg Pennsylvania for Marietta
taken III in the and left hotel in Bainhriaes
where she died In few minutes The body taken 70
Columbia for burial marriage certificate setting forth
that Mr.. Strauss snd Mary Ann schrsI both Of Dauphin
eountv. were 9Th nj