The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-06
Elections by The Poople-visits Of Candidates.


Mr.. TimsOn, calls for the sympathy Of the whole
community. The gFiefs Of which poor Timsou
complains are intoleEabe; they are burdens too
heavy 70 be borne," and viii no doubt be removed
in time by the good people Of Louisiana. The
people must rise in their might and put down the
expressions which are prseticed on them bv their
devoted friends and humble servants-,be dear
candidates. We advise that mass meetings -
held in all the country parishes to take into com.
sideratiOn the best means Of remedviug The evil.
Of elections, and that corresponding copmttee. IL
appointed all over the State for the purpose az de-
vising some plan for relieving the people from the
tyranny Of being worried for their votes The
grievance is pressing, and demands Immediate
attention. Read Mr.. TimaOn's letter, fsIlow-citi-
zens, and be convinced;
INTERIOR or LOUISIANA, August q lssl
Eds CsesesHt-I am in diEeful distress AID write 70 You
Tor AID, comfort, and advice plain man and trust
that am honest-haye always lived on good terms win M,
fellow creatures. aHd until recently had cause to be-
isve that had committed any heinous offence AGAINST
HeaVen; bot am now convinced that / am a doomed
manmasked ont by fate to be made an example Of either
Tor some unknown crime the pan (spd may rsap
the Ieward) Of second job. But can't stand ia pre-
mature death, berth in insane slylam will be suv
portion opposed 10 an eections Tie Covsr,or
oughi 70 appoint ell officers who appointed by the
Observation-Disclosures Of Congress- of the Issgisature police
jury and town councils jldges cofOaels les assssors
conAla1iss cefks rscotde, everything should be appoint
ed and nobody should be elected By the people Those ara
am principles, and II tell you why About two months
was repOsRg quietly the of my quiet happy
little family have always been in the habit of going to
the polls, election day and deposing my vote for my
party ticket, and neizhbOrs all know how vote Wen
was attending to my affairs home this sumner
and intended to next November and vote as usual On
the right side.
One day just as going to sit down to dine on nice
fat capon that my wife had laid the table (ths eapon
was Just large enough Tor her and mel and had pulled
cork out Of cool bottle Of claret, walked up the
gallery steps, hat in hand bOwlng and sinking and SAYS
he " Good day. sr-ihis is Mr. Tmion believe ,ir ~
" Yes. sir. thai is my name-take seat sir" Thank
you, Mr. TimsOn." said he laying his hat one side and
planting himself IN chair with air that showed plainly
enough that my fat capon as in danger. = Pcry warm
weather. sir, said he. " HsrB." said l. Shall trouble
you for drink Of water o. said he Oh no trouble
said l; here Polly" said l. speaking Niger giri
here Polly set the deoalter upon the sidsbOari
walk in sir and take something stimulate the system'
Well, really, said he hardly ever drink aRytlng''
Oh, 1t won't hurt you. sir !" said walk in walk in
He did walk in, and he parsed the table, be cast an eve
upon my capOn. Mrs TmsOu the glance and turned
pasnot that dear wife begrudgsd eapou bnt she
knew there not enough for tTsa and there was no time
10 cook another. He took staff horn. and then turned
around and told that his was Grinpkn and that
he candidate for the Legislatuns told him yzas
glad to make his acquaintance and introduced him to M
TimsOn, who told him that she Bery glad to sea him
(poo woman, she told white one that time bat hone
God will forgive her for iin fact feel certain he will for
she was driven to it, you know and invited him to sit
down and take dinner M TimsOn excused heGseif with
the plea that she had to out and attend negro child
that had just been taken UerV sick (may the FUtytbat
is, she canddatstueT for that sin too as am confident
viii be the case aud left divide the capon between w
she dear heart dining mush and milk Very Tts Of
that eapon did eat, and vaTY little Of my cool bottle of
eiaIe passed ny lips had Mr. Grmpkin's horsa fed too
and he kspt up after dinner taking about what he
meant to do when he got into the Legislature Whilst
would have EiEen moIe fos my afterdinncf nap than
would for all his principles and bans put together did
promise to vote for him. but limited cry strongly that ,
he fact is heard Of him before well he went
away, and lay down the gallery and to seap
had gone off into deep and glorious snoOze and was
dreaming that huge with forty heads Con each az
which gsat brass gmble "a rhin0esr0s) had an
nOuncsd himself candidate for all the offices within thu
gift Of the people, when Mrs TimaOn Cvho would NO ,ors
have dared to disturb ordinary occasions than
she would have oil ber little fnEer) ticksd nv nose
with feather and aWOke, in very bad humOr D-p il
all Ms Iimson my dear" said T. starting up and rub
ong my burning eyes, what the devil did you disturb ms
for, sh Mrs Timson 9' Oh do speak 10 loud said
She in whisper, tbere gentleman sitting in the par
Or-aEOther candidate" put calm cOuntanauee and
walked in, and there sat intelligent bright looking young
man, whom saw, at glance. gentleman dsguilsd
as candidate He and apOlOEzad very gracefully
for having disturbed me, and told me that he was csud
date that memorable custom compelled him to visit the
people, and that he wished occupy as little of Their time
and give them little trouble possible. Sir" said l.
with fsryOr. you shall have my vOte-yOu are man Of
sense-yOu gentleman that, notwithstanding
your diSguss and u vote for you, siT What your
politics. and for what Oce do you 90 He explained il
all, and after had pressed HIM little dinner and
refresh himself at the sdeboard, he left advised Mrs
TimsOn to have always dressed and some
elare always cooling it we'll did That night
three candidates slept at hOuse-Ons was running for
Justice Of the Peace. for Constable and the other for
Congress. They discussed the Affairs of the nation with
considerable warmth until after mdnight-he constable
candidate getting Tathsr the hest Of it, as Mrs Timson sni
both thought, and then to bed-the whole three
being, as thought (aRd Ms TimsOn remarked the
thiug rather tight
The gEpen Vslpi h0usa and
with me- and four slept in my beds ThIes had
already retired, when the fourth MFs. TimsOn had
only two EpaIe beds therefore they slept two in bed.
About five minutes after had conducted the
the room where the candidate absd. heard ire
mendOus raCketOud VOi0es-a crashing of fumiiuTe-a
falling Of bOdeand such eursng and swearing
before heard in house. to the room. the door of
which stood the other candidates. their Shirts looking
at the Of destruction. Why, Mr. Tmson said
one l0ky did put those two bed together (!
Why, sir they both running for Clerk and they ara
Just hostile towards another two can be-
looked into the and There stood Mr. Squirt with one
of MIS- Timsons beautiful large pieces Of croekery he'll
furniture, held alO in his hand (hks Jove posing hun-
derbo ready 10 descend upon the head of Mr. Spots who
held up shield the Of the same vessel They had
already broken The looking glass the bureau had demOs
ed chairs and torn the mosquito.ba into sYeis Mt
Squirt brought the spacious mouth of the vessel down aecu
tey the top of Mr. Spots avery small head The bot.
tom flew ou aud tbs milkwhita vessel rested upon MIR
Spohs shoulders encclng his neck and chin like the rus
Of Spanish daigo in the time Of Cofez The bridge Of Mr.
SpOss badly skinned by deicsnt Of the vessel
Isuecesded in stopping the row. and after two hou ssr
in writing and accepting challenges, and drinking my old
rye the parties shook hands and to bed togsthar
Although MB TimsOn orely Vsxed the destruction
OF her furniture she could not help laughing when told her
about what befsl Mr. Spots She asked me it, thought ts
candidates had nearly oil made sr told her that they
had begun, for there eleven candidates for the
LaEiatunine for Clerk, fifteen for Constabes i've fo
Congress nineteen for Justices Of the Peaee seven for r.
oOrde six for Sheriff. thTes for Coroner two fo Gova,nor
two for Lieut. Governor, two for Auditor and 50 fot aps
soforth. and sOtoTth Ms TmEon asked sif we had'n
better move away TO smother Of The couRiy until after
election She ad that she should be very happy to enter
tain such gentlemen would spare her fnrnursueh as
Gems Walker and DeeOuet, foI iasaues (who she be-
eyed could sleep together without breaking her osoekeY
but really she could Mt bear to her house dspO Of the
furniture that was 50 familiar and dear 10 U.S. thar We fen
50 proud Of when we inst manied and went house
keeping said abe, putag hef kind hand neck and
looking me IN a eyes jaSt exactly she used to do twenty
Two ysaH ago :" LYDIA said l. you are about fight