New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-05

Nsw oRItASs November ., 1858
TO the President and Members of the Pilots Association
Balise and South West Pass
Genfiqc, ON my first visit to the parish of Plaque
mine, on n recent occasion had hattored myself with
the hope of renewing my acquaintance with you, and So
Letting your support independent democratic can
ddae for the honor of representing the First Congress
sona District OF the State the Congress of the United
States, But at MIR. Urqrharts plantation near the Bu
settlement. had serious attack of fever that
my medical adviser compelled me to return to New Or
eaus On Friday last the 2sih Of October sitter few
days rest resumed my eectoueerng tour through your
parish hudersd from presenting respects to
you only from the OF time. and an opportunity to
so far down the the BaEe and the South West
Pass
Being prevented by umstances from expressing my
views personally to you send you the address to the
voters of the First District which published on the 18TH
of September last and which defines my position 1t s
the boast Of democracy that its mission to reform abuses
everywhere (among lesst) and therefore acted
consistently with the doctriue of the party when re-
fused to submit my to convention which public
opinion reprabaed being the compliment creature OF
few leaders and not the expression Of the popular will
Admitting that the were the truth none Will dare
deuy that public opinion obsnately blind to it, and
that respect due to the only sovereignty we
recognize, when falling into so fatal an error II
twelve respectable men could found in the whole Dis
their honor to be their sincere conviction that the
Convention had not been packed to secure the vote
of the majority in of any individual designated by
half of rulers would not stand before you
| as au independent candidate.
But in the present of political dsorgAnigation,
deem myself in duty bound in The interest u the lDhoe
Mty appeal to all the friends of morality aud Of hon
est party organization, be they Wings or Democrats
Young Republicans whatever be the denomination
der which they may be known. Having been consis-
tent Democrat for the last twenty three years cannot
be suspected of opposing party nomination and there
fore you conscenousy reconcile yourselves to the
belief that my opponent Judge Dunbar he candidate
whom the democracy Of the First District desired
designated by the Convention vote or him by all
But fyou of you at least flor uniformi-
ty of action is be expected any where except from
the obedien and unreectng discipline of regular troops
should a contrary conclusion, it would be doing
you them great suppose hata proper spirit
of independence is far extinct in your their he
prevent you or them from distinguishing between
the party and few seconctuted leaders and from join
ing the ranks of those citizens who endeavorng
without distinction party to restore the primitive pu
ty Of institutions drive away corruption from po
itical struggles and the free undceved and
biased will of the people to predominste the
iutrgucs polluted Vaccinations oce hunters anc
ekjobbing politician Very respectfully
oct5 1t CHAlLEs GlvARRE