Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-10-01
Playing a Strong Game,

aleFe III ALREADY a candidate announced for that
office from his parish. He has exhibited a
very praise. worthy principle of late-that of
instructing both of the parties in this parish in
their political duties. Pardon us, if we enter
tain the belief that they will not listen to their
d's1nterested monitor--and if we may be per.
mitted to add, not green enough to be CAUGHT
and sold by the flimsy ar,idce of his pen.
In an article in the above paper of last
week, entitled "Organize," there are some very
severe and unjust accusations made for special
purposes, in which Gas we understand. it) the
slngula; ground is taken of repudiating the
principle of electing members to the LegisIa.
ture to attend to the local interests of their
constituents, when in fact that is precisely the
ground upon which the spirit of our %constitu.
ton means that they shall be elected. We
have no room to give a lengthy extract, to
show the designs Of that article, but shall mere
ly content ourself with the following, sufficient
to warrant our remarks that follow:
awe have been let into these remarks, bp
The neglect of both Wings and Democrats Of
NerriIe, to make a Senatorial nomination in
conformity with party usage, and the DISPOSE.
ton manifested by a clique in and about Pla-
quemine, to seize upon the political calm which
from the causes above given, now exists, in Or
der to elect men TO secure the passage of an
unconstitutional law for their private interests;
and the more effectually to enslare another por-
ton Of their parish.
These strong charges, we shall prove. WITH
BOTH PARTIES n clique about Plaquemine have
usually controlled their movements. The meet.
ings have been held at Plaquemine, meetings
composed Of those Immediately in or about
P~laquemine, and if attended by any one at a
distance, it has generally been by the strikers
of the clique, who are to be found scattered over
the parish"
The italics and small capitals above are ours.
These remarks were induced by the 'neglect Of
both Wings and Democrats" to make a Sena-
torial nomination; so we are given to under.
stand. Did not the Democrats of this parish
nominate delegates for that purpose? Yes
and they met in Convention those of W. Baton
Rouge and no nomination was made, for the
reason that the Democrats Of Wesl Baton
Rouge would tote for no one uho ras not pledg-
ed to advocate the annexation of Crosse Iste
to that parish. Was not this the sole reason
why anomination was not then made! And,
we are told in the same sentence, that both
parties in and about P%laquemine, seek to en-
slave "another portion of their parish" IF is
Crosse Tete that is meant that-we wish 10 re-
tain against the will Of the people--if this is
the slavery alluded to, we, on our part, are
perfectly willing that the subject be left to
them to decide. We have been up there fire.
and we are confident that four. ffths
would oppose leaving this parish for any other.
And this clique about our town-a very
word to excite passion and stir
up prejudiee-we are told, wishes the passage
of an unconstitutional lap, which would effect
the slavery mentioned. But we are wrong per-
has in saying zoe are told. 1t is the bile and ha-
tired of the other side of the river, and particu-
larly the 'Island," which is being hammered at,
a portion of our parish which our contemporary,
it seems, acting as the right.hand man of West
Baton Rouge, wishes to twist, and shape, and
mould, as he would a piece of wax, to gain the
ends it has in view. And what are those ends ?
As he has very glibly developed" the splan''
the aPlaquemine clique" Gas he calls our
citizens in this vicinity has in view, we may
be excused if we develop the plan witch he has
ii view, in connection with the Wings and De-
of West Baton Rouge. Here is what
they say to themselves:
1.-THE Crosse Tete question must come up :
the next Legislature, although we are
sndeavoring to quiet our Wing friends in her.
with the humbug that it is a question for
he Courts to decide. Ourxinteres.s depend
on our Senatorial delegation, and we
at all hazards elect these friendly to our
If possible. To do this, we must
ret up a Convention some how or other, and as
" usage we are allowed one of the Sena-
ors, the candidate nominated will be from this
'arish. Now, we know, if both parties CON-
line on this subject in Iberville as they piH in
lis parish, and a candidate is nominated in
ach parish, we are beaten ; but, to secure as
iany friends as possible, we must stir up the
ASSIGNS and prejudices Of the people on the op-
osite side of the river in Iberville, against both
'rosse Tete and that @clique" which we must
lake them believe exists in and about Plaque
and against all that side of the river in
enerai. In the meantime we will fiatter some
3 $hn v,rar,irapk r~,,Alono- - 49, ar - III |
de with the hope that one of them will be our {
loice for Senator, thereby securing their in ]
uence to effect our ends and destroy the party j
their own parish. We then call a meeting I
the "Island' precinct, and nominate our can f
date. Thus, we feel certain of numerous
on that side of the river, will catch some c
l Crosse Tate, get the united vote of both !
'rties in West Baton Rouge,,sand be pretty
.rfaip IF oloofspr - oc,I:1r%o rc.:z,x 1850.