The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-09


n 81. q, b n RAJ; 81 Z fJrssos q.
srna ca Sr.sssS ,sai 6ontest.
~ avsy,is ~ IL n..t vvssk m. thrown the
y,SIr rsrsv II r. Naniunlisy into Z stste 81 rs
sressast eonfnaion. sd syerv msrnber Of the party
scSst f.ei ~ vresiest uaesineus n the uosition
our .fIsits hass ess,,med. II re6ectins On this
no1ition. sfwo onertlons m,,st netur,lv surrest
n IL minds az evarv tr,,s vghir
= ,hsf causs and q whom are vve "a look for
solution az the ,a,ses Of tho difficulties that sur
ronnd ~ and second. what course in the present
emergency. are We Is pursue. u preserve Tie pin
ciples and proote the intetests Of this uartv. III
examining the frst question. il must strike every
hc,ast mind that there was lint one course to put.
.ne.-.the wav was plain-the road. the beasen
track nnrrued Nv al nafties for wear. uast. The
man deviatins from that partv.worn track must
eive : Sooa reason FOR 20 doing. Of permit u 10
s,,spect hs motives. and incur our dlspeasure when
he dsshes into The tortuous WAYS and dark laby-
yinths Of political trickerv. y
Thsre an two sentlemen recornized as candi-
date. for Z nomination for the Lower House Of
Conrrasu. Roth rentlemen-- Hunt and Marks-
have their friends. and having resided in our
midst for vears. their characters public and pri.
vate. ara familiar to our people. MI Marks wished
10 have nominated delegates unpledred. by meet.
mrs unpacked. Mi. Hunt desired las the result
will sbow, the nomination. and cared not straw
A. 10 the means. Honesty. and tho dictates of 1
.snaro,,, heart. would have prompted an interview
hetween these uantIemsn. and a consultation Is to
when and how the meelinps for a nomination Of
deIegates shonld & hald. The meetings should
i. 8 -, MA !, ,a,s ..v a. noss;hle in orar
q sI,o,y tbs Names of ali csnd;datss n he nra
ssn,sd and in cases like The nrssant whsn, Tho
f.;.rds - both nayt;es ara 90 eoualIv Divided
should he called bv Wards and above all. 10 dis.
q, susnicion the msetings should all baya bae,,
held on the same night. This is the obvions
coprse--tbis is the old beaten track to which va
have alluded !. hut This course has not bsen mn.
sned. oh rules and precedants have been v;oatea
and tbe consequence i. the whole wbig na}tv n
torn asundar and man naturallv attached y tho
great nrinciples 81 the vvh;o Marty find ihem,elvs,
placed IN antaeonstic positions, La ~. a nil
further pursuing our INQUIRIES. zee how nolcv ana
honesty and precedents have been violated. and 81
whom. Instead Of an interview between the 81 (.
ties and calling Of meetings At the nror - lime
meetings are called without nrevo,s notica n ~
Of the candidates. one month before the proner
time. who did this, il will be asked. r. a.
H,.nt Inatead Of Ward meetings. convan;ent "a
every voter. and sffordin0 fairer opno,tun;tv 4
ascer,ain;nc ths viii ~ he neonla .nd ~, a. \
;,nnossb;ltr of fa,d. District meet;ncs bava heor
called where NOT one. third Of the voters could al
tend, and wneFe, on account OF the crowd, demo-
Gratis could and dad vote, and where, because Of
confusion, frauls could be and were prdcticed,
who did this I WIN ~ n HINT Ana ma
.ha,,. III r,ad ~. ~. .;.,,.
ao'so ai's no. sss'en n.snsy
meeungs' py Wnacn the same base crowd q non
voters could successvely, in different Districts aid
in nominating delegates. We answer. anhesi.
tatnolv = e HINT Ana q, N. ,sascr. N,
ss. .,..ss,.,-s - 4
suskess '.'9s'.olses ;" ovely 'n'iu. VI se"'ls ms
course--ior the purpose Of receiving the nomina.
ton in spite Of the will of the wing party. Will
Mr.. Hunt or his friends DENY that many democrats
n Ia Savansb Wayd Attended n. roaa,;ro, -,
~ -. =. go ~. IL - !"
nshs ahu s''o n,gns De,ofe lust IN ofoer ad IN
nominating him VIII he and his friends deny
that they begged of those democrats 10 attend the
meeting, and solicited their votes for the occasion
Hunt c.nnot b;s fr;and. .e,not .bay 4. !. ~.
49, ~. sr.-I,.i. ,, .A.o ~
ueny sns' So'onel Huas, tnen' ana % Inc
Colonel alone. are we to look for the cause Of the
present disorganized state Of the wing parry and