Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-12-16

eaIng, secession, notification, ultra
Southern doctrines nor the Jacobin
sympathies of this gifted and eloquent
demagogue, yet we cannot withhold
from him the tribute of our respect for
the thorough, unfinching consistency
which has marked his course ever
since his advent III public life.
His whole life, all his circumstan>
ces, have been nothing but a series of
changes and contrasts; he, himself. has
ever been true and consistent with
what he considered his principles. in
some cases, without any regard to his
pecuniarY interest, or, What is more
powerful with him, his personal ans
bition.
Born in,the South of France, under
the reign of Napoleon the Great, by
some strange vicissitude, he was edu~
Gated in the Jesuit College of st. A,
cheul, in Pieardy, under the reign of
the Bonrbons, whom the Conqueror
OF Austerlitz SO aptly called a race OF
lmbeciIes. Owing, we believe, to some
juvenile indiseretion of which he was
guilty in lampooning either the Jesuits
or the Bourbon government, he was
forced to flee to this country, to avoid
Imprisonment as a political offender
a heinous crime, indeed, in the eyes
Of an lmbecile, bigoted Kingl
The profound learning which he
had acquired under the auspices Of the
Jesuit fathers Of st. AcherI, was of
immense service to him on his arrival
IN this country, when, penniless, an
exile, a stranger among strangers, his
lot might have been Wretched indeed
had not some of his more prosperous
countrYmen attracted towards him by
his splendid classical and literary ac>
qnlrements, come to his relief.
Becoming thns acquainted with the
late Moreau Lislet, he studied law in
his office, and his thorough knowledge
OF the classics, joined TO a towering
intellect and unremitting application,
soon enabled him to outstrip all COM
petltofs in the race for fame and honor.
After his admission to the bar, his
career was an uninterrupted series of
triumphs, either of eloquence, legal
skill or political talent; and, from the
lowest round OF the ladder, he has got
to the acme, the highest honor which
the federal constitution permits the
people Of this country to bestow upon
an alien born man "a seat in the Sem
ate of the United States-he has res
ceived from the State of his adoption.
From his first appearance in public
life, Mr.. Soule has ever been a Demos
cFat, but not y t~ime>serying one; he
never was 'tle plant tool Of a designs
ing knave."
When Mr.. Pierce appointed him
Ambassador to Spain, he nobly stood
forward as the champion Of Southern
Rights. Believing as he did, that the
annexation of Cuba was one Of the
main blanks Of the then Democratic
platform, he was true to the principle
upon which he has given his support
to the nominee Of that party; and
when the imbecileg administration over
which Mr.. Pierce was a mere regent,
basely deserted him, refusing to sup>
port him or to sanction his acts, here
signed his office like a man.
Since that time lie hasretired to pri>
vate life with the exception of an-in>
direct or unexplained connection with
the Walker Nicaragua movement and
there he is likely long TO remain; for
his manly independence Of character
will neverpermit him to become a tool
in the hands of the John Slidell clique;
and, of course, as Iong as they are in
power, Mr.. Sohle will be one Of the
aoats.n
Be this as it may, however, DIR.
soule may lie Disappointed in his ex>
pectations, but he never will bend the
knee oraanmble himself to attain any
object whatever may be its magnitude.
Hence do we say. He is a Democrat,
perhaps a demagogueical one-but he
is assurediy mo mans tool nor party's
slave.n
We may refer to him again in a fl>
ture number.
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