The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-10
For the Crescent.
The Congressional COntest....A PrOpo.
sttfOns

For the Crescent.
The Congressional Contest....A Propo-
sition.
The meeting on Tuesday night was repetition
of the odious prescriptions of the previous night
and under circumstances that made more glazing
the outrages of the Hunt faction. The passage of
resolutions favorable to the Ward meetings and
the adjournment, were the acts of large majority
of the meeting. The subsequent proceedings
the nominating, by of the candidates himself,
of the chairman, nonresident of the district and
the voting of democrats and few Hunt men, after
the regular meeting had adjourned, have been
reported and properly commented on by the whole
press of the city.
But Notwithstanding Mr.. Hunts course, which
has made him many enemies, every true wing is
anxious to effect reconciliation between the two
contendng factions. The breach is daily widen
ng-the wound becoming more incurable; the
reconciliation must be effected now, or never If
not now effected, the strongest wing district in
the State will succumb to the enemy and both
candidates will not only be defeated, but suffer the
modification of seeing representative sent from
the ranks of their political enemies,
Mr.. Hunt must know, if he reflects at all, that
he cannot under existing circumstances, be elect
to do. Two sets of delegates will be sent to the
Conventon-the Ward delegates and the District
delega,es-aud both will claim their seats. the
country will be unable to decide who the prop
erly elected delegates and will avail themselves of
our divisions to name man of their own or what
is infinitely worse, but not the less possible, NAV
| close their abors in the Convention without coming
to any conclusion But let us view Mr.. Hunts
chances in the most favorable light-let us imag-
| Inc that he has received the nomination is him.
sell, any of his friends, bindly sanguine as to
| suppose Tor moment that he could be elected
| His success under any circumstances might per-
haps well be doubted but while the present dan
gerous division exists, his election is moral i'm.
possibility. We have heard many moderate wings
emphaticaly declare that, under present circum
stapces, they would prefer voting for deuocra
| to L. q. Hunt. Then we think that his interest
considered, the interest of the party, which he pro
tesses to love more than himself, regarded Mr.
Hunt must listen with favorable ear to the prop
oston we now make, and to which we do no
doubt Mr.. Marks will willingly accede. 1t is this
Disregard the late meetings, for disregarded the
must eventually be; let the two candidates refe
all questions OF dispute to number OF men--sa,
six-three friends OF each party let tHbse six gen
temen meet and decide when meetings shall b.
called, and hoto called, and let those gentlemel
agree upon the names of persons to act officer
at said meetings, and let them decide, too as t.
whether the meetings shall be held on the sam
night successive nights in short let the can
didates submit all differences existing betwee
the two factions to the btration of certain mum
Der of their warmest friends.
This suggestion is made with view only to tn
welfare of the wing party, and it is made wthou
consultation with either of the candidates; shout
it be rejected, and no other means adopted toward
ehectng reconciliation, there will be but on
course left for the wing party, and that will be 70
it to disembarrass itself OF both the present candi
dates, and unite on some third party.
A TRUE WHIa.