New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-14
WARS OF THE CHARTS" AND "sOFTS."

n, Tho r;gbt before last in nursuance of n
nublic call on the mart of the soft.sbelled de- |
a ,,oot;ra as be,d a. tho Louisiana |
Hotel. Ito cons;dero las the cal, EXPRESSED it y
the nominations made from the First District
hv the Convention nm tho 1Otb ;nstr
II was nrattv eenera,,v understood that this
xas ;n,.raed - he a demonstration on the mart
Of a section of the soft. shell wirv. putta percha
democrats headed bv d;sanno;nted candidates
- .vrre,s their d;sonrrohat;or of the nom;na.
t;ons and - orrorizs an ornos;t;on thereto
This on;n;on gained considerable force from the
f.ct A. ouon, ,to ,,o,,.r.. nm Of tho movement
,horo ,r.ra sanoraI S;s. nno;rtsd asn;rar,s who
nd hson ,af, On, 80 Tho iuct list nv the action
90 ~ ronxsnt;on and bv the fortune of war
and from The further circumstance that several
&c ,h;s o,ass anneared excessively industrious
d,r;ro the nreyious day. in drumming nm re-
crnits 10 do the shouting. and to FIGHT the great
battle in favor of equal rights. against packed
conventions. Indeed, many did not hesitate to
proclaim il on the streets. and from the house.
tons, that such was their object, and the conse
ouence was that the hard. shell. or true steel
democracy, being forwarned. were forearmed.
straichtway strong organizatio was set on
foot bv the opposition, to thwart the insidious
design on the mart of the Softs and to rout them.
&c horse. foot and DRAGONS" Accordingly. the
two nart;es gathered their forces at an early
hour. and nv the time the Soft Shells had mar
shaded their batta,ions at the scene of conflict,
ready to carry destruction into the opposing
ranks and IN demolisb nv one fell demonstra-
t;on tbe bones If c,;oues and of the friends of
nocled conventions. the Hard Shells had also
collected a strong force. and in such numbers as
entirely to oyerpower the opposing faction.
There was, Of course, the usual display of
noise and confusion. and a great shouting among
the sovereipns. and a swayipg TO and fro of the
multitude that IL was refreshing to hear and
behold platform was prepared for the occa-
sion and nj LENGTH from a sea of heads an in
d;u;5u,1 .a,,,,ad .,d ,,,.o;rr b;rso,f;, . oon
sr;crors ros;t;or succoedod IN orron;y;rc tho
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nominations Vi 'he CONVENTION. ihis assenioiage
was toleraply harmohious' anu inueeu' II could
not well nave peen OTHERWISE, lhasmuch as IL