Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-10-20
NO. IL.


and cries OF name the man who SAID
| it, to which the speaker responds, and
names the firm. which We omit. whcr-
ever the remark occurrcd>
After some vcll-dcfincd remarks on
the action Of Congress in the Territories.
and the action of Legislatures, the hon
orabIe gentleman spoke of Douglas. Hc
! had known Douglas and served him with
| tideli5y and witt, all his faults he loved
him still; but he Cd. had taken ground
on the non title protection of property in
! the Territories that was dIstasteful to
| the South. This the speaker illustrates
happily and appreciatingly to the mass
es; and further, illustrates our relations
in commerce and fish bounties TO the
! North ..
OfBell he said he had known him long.
and while his BELLS party could not,
perhaps, haxe chosen "a better man fox
the occasion, still he (Be!D was not the
man for the times. In the hour Of the
wreck Of the Ship Of State in cmergcn
cy's moment, would we be satisfied witt!
Bell? cloud cries of no! noD
The speaker pertinently proves the
iictum of Bells party to be but a f1imsy
one--of no specific force. The Union,
the Constitution, and the enforcement OF
the laws! What laws were this party
10 give us, or ever enforce :? Were they
laws for giving the South to the North
Louisiana to Massachusetts i? If
why, then, we did not want these la
and he for one would go against the
In the same manner the speaker al|ud
to the other points of the Bell and Eve
EFT creed, and gains hearty plaudits
particularly when Bell is shown to DO
the nominee OF. that party who spilled
the blood Of thousands of our Irish aud
German citizens.
He advocated the burying of past diff
ftrences by the people Of the South, and
urged the unity Of action and oneness
Of purpose for the South by the true soma
of the South, who then could select the
man holding the advanced position in
the contest. Let us throw passion to
the dogs, and let us select this man
let US see who this man is holding the
advance position. loud cries of John
c. freckinridge.)
He was the man to insure US protec-
ton {Cheers.) And why should We
not be protected? But recently Yam.
kee boasted that 10000 of our slaves
had been passed by the Underground
Railroad to Canada. Suppose 10000
New York horses, or Illinois sheep, or
Ohio horned cattle, property, had been
thus conveyed aways where would not
be a blaze Of Indignation if the Federal
Government did not interfere and grant
protection i ~
Why then should we not be protected.
and have the right men to protect US?
mot Suhmissonists If Douglas is
elected, can we expect protection !
Cloud cries Of No.") No, indeed, and
so he has told you in one hundred
speeches. "s a53ta5
And yon, of my Bell friends, do you
expectit? (Cries Of" Never.")
Never, indeed. Have yon any evi.
dence in the party nominating Bell Of
this? (Cries of" Nol Mol No")
Then you have only John G. Breckin-
ridge to elect. (Loud and enthusiastic
cheers.)
But let US not quarrel with each other
rather let us band together and roll
back the fierce black tide of Abolition.
ism Let us be true to our South.
Addressing the numerous Germans
and Irishmen present, the speaker said,
:" tell yon, my friends, that Douglas has
not shadow of d chance to carry even
one electoral vote in this campaign. He
has only small chance with you, aud
that growing small by degrees and
beautifully less, in Missouri"
Bells chance was only in fusion. But
why should we, as family, quarrel i'll
our own household :? Why not 60 to tho
ballot box aud vote like one mau for him
who is of US and with us !?
On the subject of the charge Of dig
union, the honorable gentleman remarked
that in his State there was not one per
son to be found who would disrupt the
Union. We want to conserve it by pro-
tectiug the rights of the people. But
whenever the Government shall be in
the hands of Abraham Lincoln, the Union
will be dissolved
am not here to tell you what to do,
my fellow,ci,izens, but by banding to-
gether you can sustain yourselves. Be
ready to jump into each others bosoms,
as it were; aud if Linco'n becomes Presi-
dent, it is iu. that emergency more i'm.
portant to us than il Douglas, or Bell,
or BreckInrdse, get only one or more
votes than the other, that you be united.
/. What is to be done some say Wait.
others reply. / won't watt will re-
sist. fCheers.) | have noright to die
tate to Louisiana, but ! have right to