New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-20
Baton Rouge Correspondence.


BArv, Koues, January 1s 1889.
DerT cyescent--rbe uproar Uoss ana eonfusionN iu
ient to the organization Vi the Legislature has some
what subsidized the hosts of disappointed oiceseeker
nave uyseriousy disappeared and comparative quiet is
restored to this charming capital We awaked this
ug and found the population Of Baton Rouge magCay
reduced At least onethrd OF the crowd that euyened
is streets Sunday and Monday last, has SUNK al
rhs result has been brought about by the msuy and
1rompt manner in which the democrats marched up H.
heir work yesterday in the election OF officers Of the
Ipuse They through the operation of cutting off
he heads of the old inoumbens and scattering to the
round the blossoms of hope which had begun to shoot
orh from nnumerabe democratic sprouts that clustered
,bout the capital and for some time presented very
uri>hing aspect The said sprouts and the said heades
'ucumbents have shaken the dus, Of upgraefa Baton
Rouge their shoes and gone home to mediate on the
uncertainty Of human ambition
You have no doubt heard the full particulars suffice
to say that the oruoblo spilled and lis re-
cults implicitly obeyed by all the faithful Inc man
l4tes of the made the DEGREES Of the ega
ure and some dozen and half good democrats were
provided with comfortable offices The whig ms resigned
With good grace and the democratic incumbents APP
veared to sympathize with them ADD manifest kindly
regard portion of which due to their verlancy
,ad desire have the aid of the Old officials in getting
The hang their offices The between the member
from Pisqnemneo who has his so-iai residence in
Jefferson his political residence in Paqumues, and his
oqfsssionol residence New Orleans and who pre-
,ides the deliberations Of the House and his prede
,rssor the Hon John King, was exceedingly impress
and aff,c citing The member from st Landry looked
a oalm dgpifed and self possessed old Cesar when
he fell at the feet of Pompey and our Plaquemine POM
pey nearly sank into the gingerbread mound on which
Speaker perched under the weight # his bushes
nd the oppression Of his modesty He however rallied
aud made speech which had the virtue of breyty and
che vice Of sgotism.
OF the other officers need not write than TO say
hat in capacity aud qualifications they contrast with
nsr whg predecessors satyrs to Hyperions There is
interesting feature in the choice Of officers which will
doubt excite great hubbub ia your city 1t is the
great triumph Of the sdel aud old tugy branch of the
Jarty young America The latter hopeful youth
,ut off with single stick of candy ia the shape Of
,otvrshp for Dave Martin All the rest Of the officials
IRE of the sde branch Of the party Country gentle
men were nicely humbugged by the agile guardian of
d,. interest and having paper here, and no re-
rssentave of young America to expose the purposes
md tricks Of these venerable saehems became the nno
eut means of giving that party sPparent triumph
lpre which will prove very useful in Washington in
howug that ii is foul SANDER 10 pretend that John
dell has the democracy Of Louisiana in his port
nonnaie Country members will have their eyes open |
ftpr while but in the meantime apprthend that |
Il patches have already gone to the Hon A G Penn
hat the old foges have got the Legislature and he must
% ahead aud insist that seat in the Cabinet for the
Id Chief The same influence next Monday will make
he Courier State Printer
Where is sould Where are his faithfu leutenants
rends and bottleholders! Whore is Arnold Harris the
,elta Bricks aud the other chiefs Of young America
lis the power Of John slde has almost swept them
rom notice. Up Delta and at them.