New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-06
WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 8, 1sI
WING WARD MEETING S.

We have for several days past published a
number of calls for whig meetings to be held th'
evening, in various wards of the city, for the,df
pose Of selecting delegates to attend 10 oon-
gressional Convention that is shortly Sassenioie
at Donaldsonville
We trust that the attendancedpon these meet
inrs will be large and tbe all classes OF the
party will feel interes, sufficient to be present
and tota share y the deliberations of the
evenino II ia tie that these are only primary
meetings and apparently insignificant. 1t is
nevertheles true that they are the most inpor-
tant Celvsntions of the party, and that the
rreasr ones which are subsequently held are
opy the products and result of their will.
Delegates are this evening to be selected to
represent the city in the Convention at Donald
sonville, and, in connection with the delegates
from the country, to nominate candidate to
represent this district in the ensuing Congress.
The task is one of some delicacy and of great
Importance: 1t is one which cannot be too
carefully, considerably and conscientiously per-
formed The object of the Convention is to Sc
lect a candidate who will probably unite the
most votes and who comes before the Convention
with the strongest assurances of success,
Private friendships in such case are moth
ing--personal partialities are nothing--the in
terests of the party are greater than the inter-
ests of any individual or set of individuals and
ought to be esteemed accordingly. Delegates
should therefore be selected who will 60 with
free and unprecedented minds, who are both able
and willing to make a calm and impartial dec-
sion with reference to the interests committed to
their keeping. If man is known to be pledged
to the support of any candidate or any particu-
lar interest, he is an unfit representative and
ought not to be trusted. We are earnest upon
this point, for we do not feel readiness to be de-
feated in November by means of the personal
popularity of any individual nominated through
unfair means
1t is probable that the meetings to be held
this evening will feel inclined to notice the
number and claims of the various competitors for
the nomination to be made. So far as we are
conversant with the facts there are but three
gentlemen now in the field. Col Theodore G.
Hunt, of this city; Hon A. Landry, the present
incumbent, and the Hon. John Moore, the pres
ent Representative of the Fourth District, but
by the late act re-districting the State rendered
citizen Of this. These gentlemen are all men
of ability, of standing and of popularity. Mr.
Landry is one of the most estimable men to be
found any where, in public or private life, and
has represented the district for the last two
years with no inconsiderable amount of credit
He is, moreover, supported by warm and inhu-
entail friends. Mr. Moore is gentleman of
much more than ordinary ability. and has only
increased the number of his supporters by his
conduct in Congress. He is a man who would
be generally acceptable to the party, and who
would consequently run well. Col Hunt is an
able and talented gentleman, of this city-a
brother Of Randall Hunt, and a tried wing In
the last Legislature he held very enviable po-
sition, and, moreover, enjoys desirable amount
of popularity. He is strongly supported, and
is perhaps the most prominent as well as the
most deserving of all the gentlemen named
1t may, perhaps, be fitting to mention in this
Convention that, by resolution passed in the
Congressional Convention of year before last,
the City has right to claim the nominee at the
present time, and it has generally been under
stood that this claim would be observed. If it
should be considered valid and Col Hunts quail
ifcations deemed satisfactory, he will undoubt-
eddy be the nominee. We have our own prefer
ences with regard to the nomination, and they
are pretty generally known. They are not,
however, so strong as to lead to their expression
at the present uniting time, nor so blind that
we cannot willingly submit them to the decision
Of the Convention
In conclusion, we reiterate the opinions we |
have already expressed and urge on our polti- |
cal friends to give full attendance to the meet.
ings of this evening, They are of the greatest
moment and the grayest Importance, and well
deserve the attention they solicit