Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-10-15
Crosse Tete Sacrificed,

It's Thursday night. Our paper goes to press
as usual, on Friday afternoon, and as we have
a great deal to do before that time, both with
our pen and the other implements of our pro-
f%ession, we must make what we have just heard
the text of this article-premising, it is true
and which, to our belief, tends,-as much as
the actions of any body of men can at the pre-
sent time-to the certain sacrifice of Crosse
Itle, as far as it is in the power Of the Demo-
Gratis ofthis parish to sacrifice it.
Without any further preamble, we will state
what has just come to our knowledge--that at
the meeting to-day at Mr.. HEBERT's sugar.
house, Mr.. B. F. MOORE was nominated for the
House in the place of JAS. N. Brown, resign
ed and LOUIS HEBERT received the nomina>
ton for Senator.
Although, as we were told, there were but
fifteen Democrats present, yet the call was 9TH
cially given, and the nominations to all intents
and purposes, were as regularly made as any
nominations could be, although they may not
express the wishes of one-tifth ofthe party.
We were entirely surprised at their nomina>
ton ola Senator. We thought that those GEN
tleman of that party in this parish who are gen.
orally prominent in such matters, would have
had more sagacity than to have suffered the
nomination of Mr.. IIEBERT, under the existing
state of things relative to the Senatorship.--
They should have known full we'll that their
party stood no chance whatever of e%Iecting a
Senator unless assisted by the Whigs-and
they should have known, further, that the
Wings of this parish would not for a moment
think Of "swallowing" Mr.. HEBERT, or any
other Democrat nominated as he has been,
whatever may be our local interests. There is
something like party honor and party pride,
which it is dangerous to trample upon.
1t is unnecessary to conceal the fact, that it
was the wish, as expressed by both parties,
mass meeting be held and a candidate
nominated for the Senate favorable to Crosse
Tete. But matters having come to a crisis,
by the nomination of the West Baton Rouge
candidate for that office, and the belief that
the Wings of this parish (or a large number
Of them were in a manner pledged to oppose
that candidate, our Democratic friends sudden
ly change their views, assemble and make a
nomination, under the vain belief that the sup
port of such Wings will be obtained for that
nomination.
AS for o~urself, we were willing to fraternise,
and even to make party sacrifices if necessary,
for the purpose of securing a delegation favor
able to the interests of our parish with regard
10 Crosse Tete. But when we see the oppo-
site party showing a disposition to take advan.
age of presumed difficulties in our ranks, by
sndeayoring TO make use of a portion of us,
We are for standing aloof from them, and let
hem "weed their own row."
One thing, however, is very clear to our
mind, that the Democrats have sacrificed Crosse !
by nominating Mr.. HEBERr. If he can
'e elected without the vote of his party in
Vest Baton Rouge, and without Wing assis-
ance here, then, we will admit, there was u
greater foresight displayed than we can at pre-.
ent give them credit for.