Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-10-18

arrogance or Inc airs VI PIiue. SuEh was Lho
American orator who arose to reply to the
speaker that had preceded him and W. have
| thus been particular in describing his person
and character, for we prophecy he has a bril-
liant caraer before him if he lives. When
he has engraved his name high up on the lad
der of fame, it is an ordinary desire in such ca
character of such a man in his youth. This
DEPRESSION, however, may be thought amiss.
We feel our inability, did we desire to do
SO, to follow Mr.. EUsTIs through his able
and eloquent speech. 1t was an effort which
proved that he Is worthy of the eminent posi-
lion he occupies as a member of Congress from
Louisiana. His speech was mainly devoted to
The defence Of Mr.. FILLMORE and the Ameri
can patty and in showing up Of bir. BUcHA-
NAN; he touched also on the Blue Book, the
Catholic prescription question and other topics.
He bad been in Washington during the Con.
gressional term, had afterwards travelled thro'
some of the Northern States, and back again
home. and had met and conyersed with many
American fiien6s, but it was left for him to
come to Plaquemine 10 cast his eyes for the
first time on the Blue Book. Who is its au-
thor? asked Mr.. EUsTIs; it comes here unau>
thenticated; they were made use Of b? the
Democratic party during the last canvass how
came they to the South? The book purports
to contain most solemn oaths against revealing
any of its secrets we are in g court of JUS
tice, said Mr.. E., before me | see a Judge Of
the District Judge and I would ask the gen.
tleman who preceded me, who is a lawyer, if
he would place the peyurer in the witness
stand ...
Mr.. EUsTIs adverted to the American CON
vention Of February, Sc. aud the Louisiana
delegation; he was a member Of that deEega-
ton, and ought to know something of lis cha
racter and action; before presenting my cree
d~entials, said Mr.. E., asked the test to be made
in my person with reference 10 the admission
of Catholic delegates, as he was nearly allied
20 that faith, and was besides the representa-
tive Of a Catholic constituency, and would
take his seat upon no other conditions than that
of the principle of brotherhood with those
of the Catholic failh--the sentiment, and as
near his words as We can r~ecollect. He was
received; and this action of the Convention
should be thought good aad sufficient evidence
that that patriotic body, or a great majority,
did not from the moment of its organization,
entertain any feeling of bitterness, Of injustice
or wrong towards those of the Catholic faith,
and if any more than The above was wanting
to prove this, We would refer to the action of
q numberaof The Delegates, who refused TO
participate any longer in the actions of the
Convention after the adoption Of the present
patriotic and conservative platform. And why
Because it was wholly and entirely free from
all Catholic prescription. These delegates se-
coded, because, forsooth, the platform Of the
American party was too much in unison, in
spirit, with the Constitution itself--because it
acknowledged the right of all religious wor-
ships, the protection Of those rights, and the
entire disconnection Of Church and State
But we are departing from our subject.
The speaker alluded to his course in Con-
gress in a measure, and particularly referred
TO the election of the Speaker for the House.
He most unequivocally declared, without equi-
vocation or twisting Of the Kings English,
that to the Democratic party Of the last House
of Representatives. is the country indebted for
the elevation Of BANGS to the Speakers chair!
He asserted that the Democrats had repudia-
ted all overtures made to them by the Ameri-
cans for the purpose Of defeating the Black
Republican party-that the American party
nominated s~eyeralIy both Gov. Smith OF Vir-
ginia, and Mr. Orr of South Carolina, both
Democrats of high standing with their party;
the first they would not accept even az a can
didate, and the last received only a portion of
the Democratic vote. The Democrats had not
only repudiated American overtures to effect
the election of a Democratic Speaker, bat they
had in caucus passed insulting resolutions re-
fiecting upon the members Of the American
party and he as one cast back the calumny-
be acknowledged no superiority save that
which intellect gave.
Mr.. EUsTrs objected to introducing personal
matters into a political debate. Although be-
Iongingto the American party, he was very
nearly related to the Catholic faith, vet he had
no fears on that score relative to his political
advancement. That noble iona whom he
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