The American patriot., 1855-06-23
The Late Nominations.

The delegated authority at Baton Rouge has
expended its force The manner Of it has cre-
ated considerable surprise. The nominees are
men not unknown either to public or private
fame after some fashion or other. From the
worthy we are not disposed to abstract iot
or title Of their good name or deservings.
What brought about some of these unfore-
seen results will be disclosed, no doubt, in good
time. A few idle moments may, however, be
well spent in speculations.
In the nomination of Governor there seems
to have been designed concentration of the
City vote for Wicklffe; adverse to what was
supposed to be the arrangement" that North
Louisiana was to have the Governor IN the
person of the late speaker, Col. Sandidge.
What must then be his disappointment, and
that Of his section, when they learn how they
have been cheated? And then his defeat car
ried with it that Of another gentleman, for
whom we have personal regard, whose desires
and expectations were so sanguine in the as
ccndent What will st. Helena and the other
Parishes which recommended him. say and do ?
"Grin and bear it ?"
R. G. Wickliffe over ]. NJ. Sandidge! "North
Louisiana orerslaughed!" The ashes of Gov
ernor Farmer may be disturbed-movc lightly,
friends.
r. G. Wickliffe, bright luminary of Senate,
is clever gentleman. Two of the other nom-
inees we know but little about Mouton and
Bard. For Maj. Heron, the Secretary of State
we have great respect; he will do. About
some Of the others, we have less to say, and in
less plain language.
In other matters, we are Of the opinion that
the "Mainc Liquor law" ought to have been
enacted and put in force by the Convention
of the people" qtter the nominations were
made.
Although VIC are not in the main a Maine.zaao
ite, we can readily apprehend places and occa-
sions and circumstances in, and under which
it would operate bcne6cially. And yet, we are
utterly opposed to anything like " ostracism' or
scape- -goatism, in any sense, and any attempt
in "high places or low, to apply that law to
any particular case, by entirely cutting off his
"rations" or the means of procuring them,
must be regarded as unworthy the dignity of
" free people,"
We so pronounce it, and such will the YER
dict of the people be. In this free and enlight-
ened country, one person had just as much
right to the "benetit of the clergy" as another.
Our friend Carrigan" has been murde,ed-
"poor old Joe" upd him, and kept him up as
long as he could. He, at least, had no "hand
in his DEATH" May it not he after all, that the
superintendent was fayed alive because he
was a " Know Nothing" or "boody Irishman."
It appears that Thomas Green Davidson has
the honor Of the nomination for Congress. 1t
is said he has been looking to this for many
years. Now, those who are familiar with
Thomas Green's age and historical antcccdents
private and public know much more than we
DO about him-we knoc nothing except by
hearsay, and this he knows is not good tcsti-
mony in his favor They, knowing more than
we do know that he has I0Lb}eI alono for
many long years on a single pair of very
"crooked crutches." with which he has some
times been enabled when in the "humor," to
infict some very hard blows on both "friends
and foes"-acting detensirely of course. It
said that many have felt the weight Of them,
and are verify able 70 testify whether The
wounds arc healed or not
AT the Democratic meeting here, it was re-
commended that our "bcst men" be put up
for Office. Several gentlemen were in our per-
sonat as we'll as in our "minds eye" at the
time, as filling that condition. Among the lat
ter was our. friend Thomas Green. Hence his
selection over Judge Perkins, and the Judge
has no doubt enough Of old time philosophy
to say as one once said, "that he was glad the
country was able to furnish better man"
But since the Convention found it absolute
ly necessary to discard the " comparative" and
act on the superlative" principle, in that as
in all other pretensi0ns, we may be permitted
to say here that Judge Perkins Of all men has
the confidence of his district confidence in
his integrity and ability, and this not confined
to party alone. These constituted his moral
crutches, on which he stilted high while in
Congress, and now that he has retired to pri-
vate life, may regard this, under all the cir
SumStancce, MS the true post Of honor