Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-10-15
1t has been said that my friends knew that I

IL Has peen salu lhat my trends knew that
was a candidate, but they did not manifest in
terest enough in me to attend the ward meet
Jugs, &c. What caused this apathy? Why
those who rank as the leaders and have in thei
hands the management of such matters as get
ting up meetings &c, had declared that in case
received the nomination they Would vote against
me.-thatI was the unanimous choice of the
wing party, and that the wings wished to force
me upon them. All such assertions and STUFF
were made public and palpable by those whom
believed my political friends. And with these
exertIons which l hnow they were making
against me, not only that Knight have no show.
ing in the ward meetings, but also to poison
the minds of my Democratic friends and set
them against me, is it to be wondered at that |
should have partially made up my mind to be.
come an Independent candidate and to with
draw nay name from a Convention formed of
such corruption.
But after had been diyulged the proceedings
of a Convention, gotten up by individuals
deeply prejudiced against me--and in the res
suit of which | was in no wise personally in
terested-I should not then have come forward
before the people as an independent candidate
had | not been advised to that course by as
good and consistent Democrats as any in this
or any other parish. And what had this an
nouncemept to do with the card and the declar-
atoms itcontained, contradicting the rumor that
] intendad to run as anindependent candidate ?
/ had no such intention then, for did not then
know that the minds of influential Democrats
(er who were thus called) were poisoned against
me. So soon, however, that they thought they
had me fast in consequence of this card, the
mask was torn from their faces, and in compar.
atively a few hours, from their conversation on
the streets, not only myself, but many of my
friends, knew from that time that there would
be no hope for fairness being shown me in the
Convention. And under this state of things
under this exposure of the hypocrisy and dis
honor Of those loud mouthed Demagogues who
unfortunately have so much sway and power in
caucuses and public meetings,was it to be sup
posed that | held or considered myself bound
by any previous declarations, when believed
that | would have the same favor shown me
as that shown to any high-minded and honora-
BILE Democrat? No! as fearlessly and as truth
fully as | wrote that card which that shadow
of a man and an editor displays weekly at the
head of his paper, so as boldly do | spurn and
disregard it when my own feelings and rights
are trampled upon and disregarded! know
that my course in doing this, has brought upon
me the wrath and Indignation of the clique al
luded to-those bigoted D%emagogues, who de-
clare they would rather see wings elected to
the Legislature than my opponent defeated.
To show the length which the above class of
Democrats would 60 to defeat me,
| may mention the fact that one Of this clique
"a delegate of the Convention) recently held
out the most alluring inducements to entice a
young wing "a personal friend ofmine)
to come out as a candidate for Sheriff, pledging
himself as one Democrat who would vote for
him, and assuring him of the votes of many
Is that consistency or inconsistency ?
or dishonesty? 1t is intimated by a
certain gentleman whose highest ambition, it
seems, is 10 be known as a leader one at whose
beck all must follow, or they are not Demo
Gratis, but renegades-and who it appears is ey>
er ~prowling about the parish with the words
Democracy always upon his tongue, but deceit
and hypocrisy at his heart,-that probably l
would withdraw from the contest. He tells
my Democratic friends that | am the sohig can
didate, to all intents and purposes, and that if
they vote for me they are no Democrats, And
to the wings he says | am one of the most I'm.
compromising Democrats in this parish. This
kind of trickery was pursued previous to the
ward meetings, associating me with wings, for
the purpose of blasting my prospects-and un-
fortunately, he had just sufficient talent and in
fuence to effect his objects. 1t is the tempo.
raFy success of a Demagogue-a Demagogue
of the foulest water. If mistake not, howey-
er, he has reached the zenith of his power-the
acma to which his intellect can carry him. Had
it not been for him and his disgraceful maneu-
verings, and the acts of other minds of the
same stripe-to crush what reputation / had
gained as a firm Democrat, and to defeat what
prospects had of having fair showing in the
ward meetings as a candidate for the nomina-
ton for Sheriff. l wouM not now be in the posi-
tion thai lam.
The author Of the communication sianed
Naked Truth" Iberville Gazette, Sept. 10th.
says, The Democracy have been struggling for
years to establish a paper in this parish upon
a firm basis. The patronage of the Sheriff's of.
is essential to the success of the paper in
this parish. If Mr.. Arceneaux is elected he will
give the Gazette his patronage; Mr.. Erwin
not" contradict the above assertions.
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