New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-08-28

liberate belief that the men Of the Fourth District
should retain him at home allow him ample leisure
To cultivate his splendid plantation and send man
to Congress who if be becomes hasty at ALL will be-
come sshastyn on the Southern side.
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The Great Cotile Democratic Barbecue.
Tie Champion qf Free Negro Suffrage repudiatea
Il H0ne-P Present 'Eleuen Ladies', t,renty De-
n,ocyats, ttcentyJfUe Americdns and HutyJour
4 Negr0esA(n0t Ten Mile Negroes, but simply SER
pa,.ts to ,cait ON the immense multitude assembled D
tFrom the Alexandria American, 22d inst.l
This grand affair, which had been heralded forth
for some time past both in the columns of the organ
here and also BY posters issued from that Office call
SPRING on Bayou Cotile, on "Wednesday, the 18th
inst, when would be present the redoubtable Ten
Mile Bob and that other "Guyasticutes,h E. W.
Robertson Of the parish of Ibervlle the Democratic
place on the day appointed We have the facts from
an eyewitness, who states that there were present at
this Great Democratic Festival " at the home OF Ten
Mile Bob eleven ladies, twenty five Americans, twenty
Democrats including, Of course, the Democratic Clap
ping Committee. from Alexandria, some Of whom
were extensively known as the followers Of Wickfe
and Noise, on d former occasion, q respectable re-
presentation of the Overton Dynasty and thirty
four niggers not Ten Mers, but respectable panta
ton darkes who were there to wait upon the nuer.
ous u assemblage present.
There were four speakers present, the Democratic
party being represented by Messrs. u. W. Robertson
and B. A. Hunter, the American party by Col. W. B.
Lewis and R. q. Cuny, Esq. 1t was agreed that the
gentlemen representing the American party should
have one hour each, and that they should commence
the discussion, and the first speaker was required to
consume at least half the time allotted to him. and
that he had right to transfer the balance of his hour
to his friend Mr.. Cuny, of Catahoula, was the first
speaker. He commenced by stating that his visit to
Rapides was not political mission, and that he was
here merely visit to the friends of his youth Che
being a native OF this parish3 But, as a native
was ready and willing to raise his voice in the de-
fence of the principles OF his party That the princ
pies advocated by the American party were the only
true principles that could now be sustained byal true
patriots, and that the maintenance OF those princ
pies was not confined to the natives Of the soil aone
but it was the duty well as the interest of all ct
zens, no matter where born, who sought shelter be-
meath the folds of the American flag, to support
American principles, for they alone could give
strength and permanency to the bonds of the Union
and their success alone could restore peace harmony
and confidence to distracted country. The orator
then made terrible onslaught on the administration
of Mr. Buchanan in reference to the course pursued
by him relative to Kansas showing clearly that the
South had been deceived into supporting him, and
that he afterwards basely betrayed her.
II was evident beyond doubt, to all who took the
trouble to study the action Of the Government and
the politics of the country that the Southern party
for the interference Of the administration The eorator
continued in much the same strain and the most erse
logic and eloquent appeal to the feelings as well as to
the reasoning faculties of his audience characterized
the entire speech, which was duly appreciated and
highly applauded. a 4.
Hewas followed by Col. E. W. Robertson, the Demo-
cratic candidate for State Auditor. This gentleman
spoke his allotted hour, and to say the TRUTH he did
the best he could, and said all that could well be said
in support of bad cause but he produced little or
no efact-the fact is, he was rowing against wind
and tide and besides the discorant vociferaons and
occasional applause of the Alexandria Clapping Com.
mittee, produced little or no effect
ss Col. w. B. Lewis next took the stand and in his
usual able manner, laid the subject before his audi
ence clearly though the actions of both parties
had been passing before them as panorama he
demolished all the airy fabric erected with SO much
trouble BY bis antagonist, and when he concluded his
speech, he had not left him an inch to stand upon.
Then came renowned Col. r. A. Hunter alias Ten
Mile Bob, the champion of free negro suffrage. Some
terrible harangnes had been expected but alas it
was evident that the expectations OF his friends were
doomed to disappointment, for the gallant Colonel
was not i the veinn The absence Of his sable ad
herents who nhabit the sylvan shades Of Ten-Me is
thought by the few present to have had dampening
effect upon his spirits which neither the yels of the
Alexandria Clapping Committee nor the merits of
the fluids could dispel He opened as usual and gave
his limited audience (Which consistedo of eleven ladies
and nine gentlemen, all jammed together in small
ROOM being prevented from leaving by the rain which
was pouring down) that same old speech which he
"conned and learned by rOte," but it produced no
effect than the snow flake on an Alpine rock-it fell
dead, and the Capping Committee came near falling
asleep. He introduced new figure in his speech,
however and for this novelty we shall here give him
the benefit Of it: He, in his usual Bngsgate style,
bestowed on the American party all the opprobrious
epithets which his rich stock furnishes him, adding
with an attempt at sarcasm that this party had at
last succeeded in entrappng few ignorant foreign
ers fappause by the Alexandria Clapping Commttee)
in their meshes.
With this assertion we pretend not to quarrel for
the naturalzed citizens Of parish who vote the
American ticket are among the most respectable and
as to their ignorance, we could easily by mentioning
their names, convince the eloquent "a orator that he
erred in his statement whether Intentionally or not
we leave those who know him best to Judge!
After this brilliant oratorca display, the gallant
Colonel went on, after fashion, but it was evident
that the task anything but pleasant one for the
Iueful ceuntenanc Of the orator. the paucty of the
audience within, and the rain without, all contrvei
to make it one of the most arcia affairs it ever was
our luck to hear described. In one word, it was a
.fasco, failure, yea, most decided failure, one
the most complete we ever heard tell Of and we herr
take leave of the melancholy subject, with the pou
wish that the memory of it may not haunt the pillow
OF the discomftted undertakes of the sad affair
Requiescdt in eternum
A gentleman, in our hearing the other day, mad
a boy an offer which we think, exhibited traits 0
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