Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-06-25
Are we to have a Convention

"NA "SH ~
Saturday next, to nominate Delegates to the
State Convention at Baton Rouge, and to Sc
lect candidates for the Legislature and for all
local offices in the parish and although once
rcpudiating the principle of making party nom.
nations for parish Offices, when in the minority,
that principle has changed with the tide that
has lifted them into power-and they now eal-
culate sanguinely and Enthusiastically, beyond the
possibility of a doubt, that whoever King eau
Gus places before the people on next Saturday,
it will be tantamount to giring him the office
for which lie is nominated. And we have but
very little doubt that their %anticipations will be
fully realized.
Seeing that the Democrats have thus every
thing pretty much their own way, are the
Wings, in consequence of feeling their weak
ness, to walk quietly about, and inertly and
cowardIy relinquish all pretensions to party
pride and manliness, and tamely to yield with.
out a word or blow in the coming struggle g.
We trust not, sincerely. When clouds of ad-
versity are above and around us, then has the
time arrived to prove who are true and stead
fast, energetic and unyielding. If we believe
that the political principles which we cherish
and advocate, are those which best promote the
happiness and prosperity of the people, and
which principles distinguish US as Wings, it
would be a lasting disgrace and the very acma
Of low spirit, to make no endeavors, through
a knowledge of party weakness, to select can
didates and urge upon them the necessity of
placing before the people their rights and
interests as understood by our party, and to
contest with %unfagging spirit and industry, the
ascendancy claimed by our opponents.
Let US, then, whether in adversely or pro-
perity, and as long as there are Wings enough
left to constitute even the officers ola meeting,
hold our Convention as usual, and, at least,
nominate candidates for the Legislature. There
are plenty Of good and competent men amongst
US who would probably allow their names to
be placed before the people, and whose defeat,
if it did come, could bring with it no morti6ca-
y ~ uioCOLlliltuICs 4 tOSC Vi Tie peODic,
whatever their politics, who made themselves
acquainted with the inefficiency of the late De-
mocratic Legislature, and the needless and ex-
travagant expenditures of their money, whichit
scattered abroad with a wild and reckless hand,
cannot otherwise than feel ehagrined and dis.
gusted with that body, and disposed TO create
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Convention for this parish, if we have one, and
the Conventions of all other parishes of the
State, choose men as candidates who are
known TO be capable and honest, irrespective
of popularity, and the first step will be taken
for getting together a body of men as our re-
personalities who will confer honor upon them
selves and upon the State and send abroad a
high reputation for the Legislature of Louisiana.
We leave others to determine the necessity
of making party nominations for parish Offices.
We have hitherto advocated such a course, and
would advocate it still had we anything like a
reasonable showing for success. But where is
he use to 60 to the trouble of such Formally
n the present aspect OF political affairs. in
parish? The Democrats will make their
for local Offices, (although the
has been deeried by them as an anti
principie) and we doubt very much
hat there will be any opposition for such NOM
nations to contend against, even if no nominal
ions are made by the Wings.
But, whatever may be the course of the
(and now is the time to try who is true
steef,) we fervently hope that ennui and
pathy will not characterize the party during the
campaign, but, whatever is done, let it
% entered into with vigor and with spirit, and
t we must again fall beneath the power of
overwhelming forces, let us for our own hos
fall with our "harness on our backs"