The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-10-17
Tbc # tIitlaNa Democrat.

This distinguished Gentleman. the KnoY.Nothinr
nominee Tor Congress, u' The Third Congressional
District. arrived at this place ON Monday ovoujna
last and after assauliiug quiet rIHn IN Ids own
house, in the ptiWe. can account pl which w. hero
unto annex over the signature ut the Gentleman a..
santcd Mr. Matthews for The heuett 81 uur reaiprg3
it was announced tInl judge NHitHratnn would ad
dress the good people Of FHgnrm'un w tho Court
house on the great political Issues oi tlIe day. We.
together with number Of our citizens. repaired to
the place appointed. Filled with tho high"st cvpor.
tations aside from the gddat aidat1raas conduct
of the Judge. and moreover, as he Wa. candidate
for the high position OF Il member 10 Congress- wns
itself sufficient io inspire as with mumpntnry r.ar
and are free to confess That we were prrpIr,d 10
say like Felix tu Paul gtly way lhis timr-avhrn
have a conycqirnt season will call for thee -
But how vain mc all mmnu hope, and ,yprrt.tio.
and how true the remark Of William Pit. that mcn
for moment may be raised without merit A. ilr
highest public fame, and In The nryl moment ust
without u crimct NJ ptr-un present was prepared
to witness the signal failure mnio ly Jude Wutinr.
ston upon this occasion the chagrin and morlitc,-
ton of his friends can better BE- imagined than de-
scribed hut without very great tay upon our
memory we think we will be able tu luv before our
readears the whole of Judge Waterston'S speech
terbatin, et Heroium. He said after few introduce
tory remarks that be was sure TO be elected,
count of the polscal disscnsions in the Democratic
party-thn the nominee Of the recent Democratic
Convention. The Hon. Il. j. Sigur. M honorable
lighmnded Southern man. aud that he wns man
10 hOHDF-tnal tue llUn lIiliN~ N'Fftn DAVIDSON NHt
IN old praying Methndi-ical lrpucritc. T. slid
Judge Wattcrson. am .imeriaH--I stand here n- an
AmgicdH, ana wa educated rs J, -ait priest. "Aud
do hear no response IN the auaianen." 'fhn Igiur
then concudcd h4 remarks VS. stating That bn lrn-
sumcd that We all hal heard that Ne. hHD tg,, up-
mcnts previous lad had q personal llaealir Wi.h
Mr. Matthews. ana regretted thc cigcum laacn- rul.r
which it had occurred but. n4 4 uau uI iaImr, IN
IL was to him unavoidable. This, wc believe con-
stitutcd the sum and sul.tanc or this extraordinary
speech.
friends and. TO tho h.~t or our feeble ability. adyn-
Gated the principles nr ihc South and nr glorious
old party. Judge Walrrsion thcn made one or two
abortivc attempts at wit, IN rcply to H. which excl
ted in ms more Of bin than Of pagcr. The curtain
then fell. " aud doubtless Judge Waltorstun and biz
friends would he clad fhut Il could hide from the
public sight The scenes Of That night forever.
We ask the American party III these are y5nr re-
commentators fer member 10 Congress: # -url
he the case. God deliver us from such party. We
had always heard before that the 80 called American
party were opposed to tho aggressive policy 81 The
Roman Catholic church in the United states. lul wc
never knew before that they prescribed man he-
cause he prayed sang psama. or belonged ~ the
Methodist. .hurch Men of thn Methodist church
docs Wntterson utter such sentiments as hcso
throughout tln District on !oos he think hat hr-
cause the Catholic church i most popular In the
parish Of Ibcrylle that ~ declaring tla ha Was
educated by Catholic priest, that ln will uIl The
members OF that church into voting i0r him. lrh"
does so. he i. sadly mistaken The mamnor- ~ tha
Catholic church require 0o RELIGIOUS ,t from these
who represent thcir political raht- III INV aluirs or
the nation. And IL III mt because Mn -irHr II "a
Catholic that hcryie u % enthusiastic i'll biz cutau
nor il ii Oh account " Mr.. Davil.uu# religious
procliyities they oppose his election.