New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-12
D. S. Senator from Louisiana.

We have long since stated that we would adopt
no position as a special advocate or opponent in
the contest for U. S. Senator from this State 70
that determination we still adhere We merely
hope to see a fair and honorable contest, free
from all petty electioneering and button holing
with members, and one which shall have merit
and competency for argument and common
sense and public interest for arbters. No man
who ought to be candidate, can see in this
any reflection or censure personal to himself
The wings have so decided majority that we
suppose they will elect their own candidate; we
merely ask them not to discredit the State by
bitter sguabble
But who the wing candidate will be, seems to
be a point of much difficulty. There is any
number 10 choose from. Garrett, Hunt. Camp
bell, Roselius, Peters, Benjamin, Kenner, Borde-
Ion, McWhorter, Declouet, Elgee, ETC., etc,
There is not, whatever there may be in council
Tors, any safety in a multitude of candidates;
and if the wings are not very careful. they will
be more apt to afford u fund Of amusement for
their opponents, than to gain any profit or credit
for themselves. Ii any of them do not relish
the opinion we express, We have only to say that
wholesome truth is not very well suited to their
digestion. We know too much of the contest
not to know and say freely this much.
There is a new point in this matter, which we
chronicle as public journalists. Some time since,
one OF the eulogists of u candidate from the
country--a gentleman every way competent to
represent the State creditably aud faithfully
:,rged that, Mr. soule being citizen of Newor-
leans, no candidate from the city ought to be
elected We knew that was only the beginning
of the end so, we noted the fact. This or that
rivalry, this or that candidacy was nothing t.
us in so doing; but, of course, oyer-sensity'
and anxious gentlemen saw something very in
sidious in the mere iournalizing of a curren
political fact. We chronicled the beginning onl,
that we might keep our readers advised hoy
things progressed towards the end.
Wereopen our chronicle that we may deposi
a few additional facts. The contest now threat
ems to present the strife of sections as one of it
interesting features Our exchanges and on
correspondence show that there is to be
country candidate, city candidate,
sc Red River candidate a North Louisiana
candidate, etc, and our democratic contempt
raries are very cleverly assisting an explosion
by insisting that this or that section should no
permit itself to be imposed upon, etc. Aftel
this comes g justice to Downs" etc. OF course
all of them have the most friendly zeal for whis
harmony, and particularly those of the FIRE
eating class adore Downs One half of the,
earnestly desire to make an eminent martyr ,
him, and the other half have used him, as the
would a Chinese gong, to make great noi'
with
We are tolerably certain to have what is po
ularly called g a nice time of it," and we su
pose it is all right The wings have sudden
come into the possession of political fortune, al
we presume that they are privileged to bret
things, if it were only to show that they do n
care for expenses. They had considerable diff
Guilty in whipping our democratic friends; a,
now, we suppose, they are entitled to a fight
their own family, by way of recreation al
amusement.
We would suggest-hoping we do not intrud
that it seems to us that U. s. Senator is
be elected not for New Orleans, Red River, Nor
Louisiana, or any other section, but for
whole State, and that, wherever he is to
found, the best man should be selected. I
mere accident of residence neither qualities n
diseuaifes man for the U. s. Senate; and