The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-09-19
THE VOICE OF IBERVILLE.
From the Southern Gberville) Sentinel, Sept. If.
MR. SIG Urls SPEECH.

tions, based upon manifestations too palpabl,
to deceive.
At an early hour on Saturday last the citi
zens of our parish had added largely to til,
increase of our town They were to be seer
in groups of ten and twenty, about the streets
commingled with our own citizens of each pc
ltical complexion, aud anxiousy and serious
ly discussing the present political position OF
attitude of the Third Congressional District
and particularly the hopes aud chance Of theil
favortc Hon. LAURENT J. SrGuR. The loud
mouthed cannon, a IL FOUNDER, pcalcd forth
the notes Of preparation and enthusiasm at an
early hour, and continued at invervals, throghu
ont the day, and equally early was GLAsER's
fine band in attendance at the most public
places, animating the breasts Of all with its
strains of martial and soustrrng music.
Mr.. SIGuR was escorted to the Court House
at the apponcd hour. CHAs n. BEusLE, Esq,
the present Democratic nominee for the House
Of Representatives Of the Legislature, was ap-
pointed President, with five Vice Presidents
and two Secretaries
The President Immediately took his seat and
after . few wcltimcd and appropriate remarks,
he introduced to the audience the distinguish
ed champion of Southern Rights Equality and
Justice--a formality in this case that might
have been dispensed with, as he was known
from boy-hood by perhaps fourifths of all
present.
The speaker at once entered with scorcling
argument and whitening sarcasml into the
discussion Of the proceedings Of the first Demo
cratic Convention, Of May last, in which he
showed conclusiyely, from what followed, that
Mr.. Davidson received his nomination through
unfair and unprecedented action-through the
unobscl vaice or ignorance of all parliamentary
rules, and through well known outside infu
ence, together combined, evincing II decided
purpose to effect the end in view nomination
of Mr.. DavidSon) let il cost what il might OF
principle imrhe sacrifice Of all former prccc
dcnts--Or II rules laid down to govern the
action of former conventions, and regardless
Of that Indignation which such an act was cal
culatcd to excite throughout the Third Dis
trict among the Democratic party: that, fair
ly, honestly and lcgitimaicly, Mr.. Davidson
DID NOT receive the vote oil u majority of the
parishes of this Congressional District, for the
position he now falsely occupies, and that from
action and sentiment of character by which
the wishes Of people can be clearly defined,
he is not the choice of the Democrats Of this
District for seat in the next Congress Of the
United States
Mr. iGuEE next reverted to 4 speech Of Mr..
DnidSon's now being circulated extensively
throughout the district, dcliyed in Congress
during the last session. We thought the speak.
err rather proliX in this part of his address
we thought so not as listener, but as a fricad
to his intcrcSt-and if such were the feelings
Of the audience, they were. like us, repaid for
the dryness consequent upon the proving of
int a cnpt VOC inl nvi.
dencc-by the deep research, the arduous mp
plicaion, the minute knowledge Of the ambi-
tious student, and the thorough knowledge oil
the public and political history Of our country,
which his review of Mr. Dayidson's speech 50
clearly cvnccd, and for which, although IN
embellished by any impusiye rhetorical tropes
to warm the fancy and excite the enthusiasm
of his attentive listeners, he received the np.
plausc due TO high learning and intrinsic merit
In this little episode departing as it were
from the line of remarks 10 be cxpectcd-hc
exposed the utter ignorance of Mr. Davidson
upon questions of national policy, aud recorded
facts and occurrences in the public and Stats,
tical history Of the country, the knowledge of
which is not only indispensable to Il public
man, but without which he must be looked
upon as sngnlarly ignorant-which reflects
upon HIS CONSTITUENTS, ana which makes nm
supremacy contemplate in the eyes of his peers
and the public. lie proved from Mr.. David
sons own words-"Congress had no control
over the Territories he was actually
advocating the heinons doctrine of Squatter
Sovereignty, acithont huomiag ii, while invcigh-
ing against it, for Mr. sIGuR, contended, in
combating the principle of Mr.. Davidson, that
congress has no power over the Territories,"|
that the right to acquire induces the right to
govern, and if the Government comes into pos
session of territory, she is bound to govern it
under the constitution i. e. to protect the COM
mon interests of the people of each State to
emigration and receive projections that, con.
sequently, this hypothesis excludes and de-
stroys all principles Of Squatter Sovereignty,
as the latter recognizes the people of the ter
rltory, in their territorial form to shape the
laws OF such territory and intoxicating doctrines
operating to the prejudice of some Of the
states, ana eilectnally excluding from aiding
IN Its political completion, those from other
States whose property is Objectionable. That
this is dangerous doctrine will be readily nd.
mitted by all rejecting minds-and it was GER.
tainly n danVerOuS and ridioulo,s o,.a q