The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-05-12

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1852, they denounced the whole Wing party
al amass of abolitionists in each and all OF
those years, and have been thus denouncing IT
until within the last few weeks, and they would
denounce Christianity itself as abolitionism, ii
thev believed that they could thereby fix their
clutches upon the political spoi,s Of the ration.
louisville Journal.
THE New York LesfsEature--Gov. Seward.
The constitutional limitation ct one hundred
DAYS having expired, the NewIork Legis!a-
ture has adjourned. 1t has been distinguished,
or rather, it has been notorious, beyond any
Legislature which has been convened i'll Al
banv since the establishment of American indie
reldence. -I--
When the Legislature assembled, there was
u majority in the lower house Of some eighteen
or twenty members opposed to the election of
Governor Seward to the Senate Of the United
States. That this majority was broken down
and destroyed, and through its destruction the
election of Seward effected, is known to the
people of the whole Union. Roas it was de
stroyed is known only to q few Of the leaders
of the Seward faction, although it can be easily
surmised, from the reports furnished by the
Albany papers. Of the extraordinary scenes Of
bribery, corruption, and .klaSery Of every de-
scriptior, enacted during the session, al the
capital of the State.
In the first place, Mr.. Iitt,ejohn, elected by
The American party as an opponent Of Seward,
was bought over by the spealersltip and the
bestowal Of an Office worsh ss25,00N per arntm
upon his brotherin-law, Dr. Thompson. Then
q bargain was made with The Temperance men,
hat il they would vote f5r Gov. Seward. his
friends would vote for the Prohibtory Liqror
Law. Then various other bargains were made.
by virtue of which the friends and relatives Of
certain doubtful members we've to he rewarded
Tor the votes If the latter, with sunday fat oil
ces ii, the gift OF the Executive. Tie whole
session, from its commencement to its close,
was thus a continuous and disgraceiul scramble
for the spoils, and for the consummation Of cor
rupJ bargains, the equal Of which was never be
fore witnessed in this country.
Governor Seward processes to be a rhi'an-
thropist--a friend Of the whole human race
an asserter Of the rights Of " down-troddea hut
manity "a sort Of moral Quiyote AMI redress
CT Of wrongs in general, wherever they exist.
He processes to be governed by law higher than
the constitution, and to look with compassionate
contempt upon the faulty of Washington.
Mad son. Marshall, Webster, Clay. Pjnekney,
and other great ard good men who ho!d the
| opinion that the Constitution was 70 be rever-
enced and obeHed by every citizen. without re-
gard to any private, religious or considerations
serupies he might entertain in respect to certain
of lis provisions. In the estimation of himself
and his followers, he is hotter than Washington
or Marshall, than Webster or tlav. these
were "uid togies.'" He is the prophet oi The
new political Jerusalem.
From the friend5 CT a man 81 such preten-
sions tie public has a right to EXPECT at lea Il
decent regard for the code Of political morals
which is acknowledged by all civilized nations.
1t has y right to expect that he viii hot at
tempt TO destroy The purity Of the legislative
body, for the purpose OF promoting his own ad-
vancement. or for any other purpose. 1t has
Il right to expect that lie will show ut least an
outward regard for the principles Ct that con-
s%tltution which he has s~ole1nnly sworn over and
over to support. Such expectations the public
has a right to entertain, but such expectations
will never be realized. From the day when
Governor Seward formed the determination to
become President of the United States, to the
present, he has annually developed q greater
procl!vity toward an ulsound, corrupt, and de-
m"ralizing policy than has been evinced by any
pgblic character in this country since the tine
OF Aaron Burr. When a man embarks on such
q course, he seldom retreats or changes his
tactics. He believes that the same lnwor-
thy acts-the same demagoguical tricks--tle
same resort to corruption will prove as.etNectual
in the future as they have proved in the past.
As Seward was yesterday and is to-day, so
therefore will he be tomorrow.
Gov Seward il now tba ocEpou,loJ,, d hood
and leader of the Northern Free Soil party.
By many he is expected to be its next candi-
date for the Presidency. But he is too saga
cious to accept the nomination. His most in
innate friends gave out the word, after the de-
feat Of Gen. Scott, that Seward would not be a
candidate until after The census of 1860 was
taNen-it being confidently expected that cen
sus would show so great an increase in the
foreign population Of this country as to ensure
his election beyond the probability of q doubt.
For it is, as our readers are generally aware.
on the foreign vote that Seward mainly relies
to make up for the loss which would be certain
to cnure to the old Wing party of the North,
were he to be selected as its standard bearer.
The rise and astounding progress Of the Amer.
lcan party were not then dreamed of-that
party which has already COMPOUNDED the hopes
and destroyed the aspirations of somany dema.
gngnes, and which is destined, under Proyi.
dence, to conionnd and destroy the hopes and
aspirations ofmany more--Gov. Seward among
the number. American Organ.