The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1860-02-25

Il'tilttt ~ H'urN y ''A
Parish ~ tS-
pressed % yse. 'iinet,
nay iiiic,,tnr rnnrisih. Senator
Douglas and his , aud
Eesletiali,y =, his non fiaf es,
foii Convention. So Il, That
am confident | went a. sp ,yt,'i
that this was D sine Gun m. Sli my,
supper 4 any man ftf pubic sifca aid lfsfa
wtasld not saf4,trt any ifisii wh, vas ~ The
least tinctnied with hat, IN ite, pti,tssfye doc
Urine; that 1 w,uid MT aid in hetsieetinn ID
my own brother or father 10 ~egistnte for the
south. did he differ with me III a %tsaclfihe
Which, i'll my concepiiat,. was soviiai 10 the
Interests and rights ,f The Sulii.Irrii States. ]
also i%nfilIEa ed 4, yai that pnbic riIsar had
charged ytn with Bang US lre'irii.es. aid
that s,,int. friends nE mine ha /; stated dist,ncily.
that yon sytniashizttl with The ilsug.is ile,ye-
lipent in NewtlrharH, led an by the Trhel
De.ta. published in that. city and heiice MY
determination T., know NEST certainly and
s'lieiy your sentiments ard opinions an Inc
subject. Now, sir. ia order to do Eth full
justice, | will e~naeaYttr 10 citiiiuu iivself as
nearly as ~Iassiitle 10 the very language .y'nf
ilsas! in answer to me and viii remark, that
my memory serves me well. as the conversation
occurred iii the m:dsi If my iss'i'y. members al
which have. iilofe thar siii@e sIifce that Tine
defended you from ihe charge IT being friendly
10 Umagias aid bis doctrines, from thelr rtct,i
lection Of the words you thea ns,d. and who
believed with tne. from your funk aud e%si'icis.
manner. ,hat yin wnnld lp,t deceive ,,tie VIII
p,nde this The al in all II his support or
opposition IL my mar, seeking the post al
Representative III Congress. AID now ioi'
your answer.
Yta commenced by tidicn'ing ibe nreien.
siprs, ar tft. lrs,babiiiiy, of It, Dongiass
CHANGES for nominaii,n, ~ election rs Pres,-
dent. ty stating 10 me that yen lad sad 10
s,.re as be commenced letter wriiing il would
be fatal ~ his chances for either nomination
or election; that. in fact, such was the fate of
all letter writing aspiratlts for the Presidency.
aud itlslaiicing The cases Of Gen. Scott and
Mr.. Clay. Secondly, yea stated that Mr..
lk'i'gias's Sqaattcr-Sose.elgn doctrines were
wrong in fact. and would he wrong 10 rae
lie. Thirdly, that the I'D iratice Of tliA
=, veri,nra,it was that Congress had a veto OH
all wrpng ard demonstrations acis ,f Terrific
rial Legislature. and that The. Goseitl'itent or
Congress wtud and sii.nld cnrie back to iliai
pracsise; md that the final arbiler was The
Supreme Coart Of the United STATES.
With these asswuls on ytni part, | wen.
forward 10 your Support, sincerely and conf.
dpliily believing that you were qiiie as inch
opissed 10 Mr.. l,oi,gtas ~ myself aad |
iiiliik that, without t,gsiisin, ! cal. say that /
contributed mncii. very nlnch. 10 your ln,piua-
tim at Thibaiiux, where / was q delegate.
and friendly tn Your election. is IL III we'll
kllown that had the delegation from st. Mary
not gone t'r yon, your opponent. MIR. G1tGde.
would certainly have received the nomination
Of tie conyenti,m. Yes, SIR, | went honestly
and c'i'lid'',g.y si.iu your support, against The
opinions tf hiany of my warnnrSt %Tiriris, wi,D
continued to dlstrnst yen, bnt who at lass
voted fir yns because you were nominated by
u Democratic Convention. As it inrns ta.l.
their dlssrusi was iust and well founded. Sir.
you %st,,ai,'esi my snpnt,rt ny gnllll,g aud d..
ceiviiiss ~ mar wnn was honestly iaburipg i0r
y.,nr elevation. bat WIN wtuiid have used ,iis
his iitH1lette against ynu, and for yonr pYts,
nent, Mr. G.pie. had your Entertainments ilie4
been unmarked. and you had p~roirssed your
Sc as S,a iiaw do.
Let us suppose that Mr.. Douglas were Presi-
dent, clothed a. he would Then be with thu veto
power. and your Congressional veto d.r,riue
b' called inio practice. ! ask you y hat would
be the practical ~tesultY We a.l knew thai
MI. Douglas is a bid man and that, III
course, he sau,d bring his Executive veto Ii,
bear IN orderio Sustain bis favuri;e Territorial,
l,'bhy. Then. SIT y,,nr remedy .f lie old
Practice of the Government would be driven
=, lhv vail by the very man You wishs1u aid
to lmwer.
ien say that The slavery question has came
u \ Crisis, aid must he pitt aii end to. or dis.
s'tuti,,if ~ the Giilah must e,,s,,e, and Ia End
II ,yen Wuil'd elevate II HAN 10 sit III Judgment
On II. who w!s,uid MI pr.,lect slave property III
u Itrrstnryi Ger ail,ly as much The lr,,tertv If
olie State as Of another. sir. this w.uai end
y th,ciually. ! admit, but with a vengeance n,
the nulth. for it woald pe granting all The
Biack Republicans at this "fntlaet,t c,tiliprni
tnr. i,Il say that relnnnsiraiicps from lin.
s.nl'h ale 81 M avail. Itpe. sit aud wi.h
this Pres eel he'd nnl by y,,u. they ,ic.er wi.i.
M say thai the eI,r,n,,,s Ut HE S,,D,t musi
DC IN dswn b. the ~rttiz-us IL ,h- North, III
the S"n,h niiisi Withdraw fran, the Us,ipa and
sh,t' iur herself; this yum wnoli adviss M Ia
.io ~ acced4tg IL what yo, think their wishes.
has' we discourage aid ,lriye timtsp from, our
support, or by tnr ucis avti il he ii, ii. Them ii,
Their tf,rts. Is it trne that we si,ul Il ave
t,arselyes and The Constitution. hy ,,stas nu
them. and e.ectisg the MAJ. wh.. y,,u y,,,se,;
sta't, has many s~.riaiuis Which Won chi, t,,ver
Concur IN? trust iha, his Su,ta,,er sever.
e'shiy theory is al least .,ie Of ,iltse, ii only
fnf consistency sake. Yt,i iel ts la inak,.
Move even Ia meet in Convention tof con
s,,!'atl',i. lest we tiie,al nur Nurtllern t lends.
Have We moi waited nnpkiy and ,ati.n.iv f.,