The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-11-03
BELL AND EVERETT
BARBECUE.,
TREMENDOUS OUTPOURING OF
THE PEOPLEMl
THEIR DECREE IS DEATH TO
THE TRAITORS"

, when the Hon. Randcll Hunt, would n,
! dress the citizens of Rapidcs upon the a
important issues of the present polite,
contest
AT an early hour, our little town tecma
=, with life and excitement Nearly the cntiy
population Of the parish, assembled TO rs
SiSt Mt the great Union demonstration
evincing their deep and abiding intercs
in our National prosperity, and their deter
mn"tion to preserve intact our gloriou.
conlcdcracy.
, The great popularmasscs of our country
with that natural intention, TINT quick per
c'ption OF great and important truths, foi
winch they are 80 distinguished, have nj
ready realized that the sole issue, is the de
Slrclion o, salvation of our country. and
hence IN" eagcrncss with which we now
behold all over The land, they are coming
1T the not" ofalarm sounded out by sur
Bell to take their stand at the post ofdan-
g'r under the no only banner of Nation
ality.
III" Hon. Rrn3cl Hunt, whose burnine
words We had expected to hear was pr.,
vented from being with us, by sickness.
ms an not, however, dam,.cn the
ardor "r ahatr the zcal of those prcscp,
hey hal come 10 pledge eternal fidelity to
IN" | m'', and though very properly dis
appointed Of thr anticipated pleasure in lis
''nng to lou;-:ana's most DISTINGUISHED |
citizen, suffered not their intcrcstto slnckop
Heaven, whose blessings attend upon ttc
good was most propitious on the occasion.
me tong continued drought under which
our state ha. uttered, passed away at the
approach Of the constitutional Union mr.
~ and irrtiIizing showers descended upon
tn" rarchcl earth # is but an earnest IF
tI"-" rich bic sings which in the certain
'''' ct t'"r success will be poured out
.r"" Oh" great orr. NAL storchouse. drivipr (
way 'i' Tong famine under Democratic t
'rraHm. q
y" sounding Of tn, bell and the boom
Che common, which during the dov o
'!'''. each ou" of our ihirtv-two sister a
'..''. Gathered ,rr multitude within the '
.''' ''.'.' t'"r', where for an hour our %
.Hmd i....a citizen, John Kclso. r.o
".- usual cia., snA brilliant style. pre-
FEED '.r .'aia 81 IN, Union, and most pI
+" 'nd.o.,l John Ecll from the Sian N
'r'r# ".rHria's sa maiiriously and zeal ca
IS h.an.l upon him. in
q" y. ''nrIr Jon, the people partook Of Al
' '.H"'.".fE provided dinner spread out ga
80 81" sH"'r, 'i,r which on account c3 II
' rain. .h y r.p.ircd 10 the Union Hall in
'""r from ..'2 p,nLcrs. as
A. ta1nhai, E.q, presented the clai,ps Of th'
p. 1'"1EIqS lrr some half hour. Next N ult
.r.'o.d, Esq, aro-c in behalf of Mr. Brccl. = !
h'".' and attempted for IN hour 70 dc. gen
. ih" position Of lie party, but appeared Oft
'' IL, -'' "i'"oHt chart or compass. VI.
..'' .-.l, followed for half an hour. in old
port O.. Nr. Douglas, beneath whose
.'''r sareasm the poor BrcckinrM~crs /
'.''' +" joe really objects of CLARITY arr'
. N.,o closed wi.ha bricf but cloorcu, ST:
.'I to ''e patriotic of Ill parties, to Do'
, around '''" Com. iitution. eve
'' interest and attention Of the rcoplc ore
. a.roiaol until lark. The ccromo will
, wound Up with grand Torch-Iirb, but
''- ''n "HLH.". cat;s. transparoncics
e..ar- ti,r hinge bell and M tlo mar y
.a.IN Of .a enthusiastic dc,nons,r, this
4 n... ,. sing and we believe en-. pure
. ''N '"".'.' tr This place, was the 'lc
"d mu"rr in So hi.h our friends lin way
'''. ,...s dwellings,, the most uro,,,i- I
orva..a ras ,a, beautiful Residence ed II
wri.a'a.t rI.ow-ci,izcn Jacob r. doub
> -.G" which "a, Hun lated from
80 '"t.''t, Including the rate most. of II