New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-26
LETTER FROM ST. M.aRY.

FRANKLIN, Sept. 20, 1885,
Eds Crescent --As 1t sppesrs to be your desire
two poitiosl parties canyessng State allow me
to give you information Of their movements la the
parish Of 81 Mary There s in this parish greater
than perhaps in any other portion Of the state Those
of the old Democrats who have joined tho American
party hays been read out Of the present sesysd Demo
cratic party They do not hesitate say be csn NO
longer be Democrat and will by them be recognised
az such who joins the Amercans although oil Of the
principles which they bossed distinguishing the
old Democratic psrty and constituting them Democrats
are still entertained and cherished by good and
dsmecratio Americans. The ant-Asrican party fthey
do not deserve the OF Democrats--AlIies would
suit them bstter) cannot will not understand is
that the American party does not inquire what tho
opinions OF Its members the subject Of National
Bank, high protective tariff atc, etc, But all
how it is that tho magic Of name (And thas nsme
democracy although It be but empty sound, now
the good and among them could learn that the
wafcb-word of tho American party Is Our Country
that IT dscards all party distinctions and that
banner 1.-THE nag Of our country all Wings and Demo
Gratis unite with equal cordially In great and glorious
work Of reform The leaders and orators aod the
MARK Of the Allies their tactics to suit the field OF
their operations In Rapdes they style themselves
Democratic Rapides in times past having largely
democratic. In 81 Landry they call themselves anti
Know. nothings,A st. Landry having formerly been
largely Wing. To what miserable shifts ere they
dryen In this parish being under the control Of an Old
democratic cque and the artice above having been
posed and laughed at they compelled to out in
their hand bills the Democratic party The hand
would be meeting of the Democratic party Franklin
which would unmask Sam, and exhibit him in ali his
aue uglness. That the meeting would be addressed by
Messrs Mouton, Heron D.Blane, Taylor others.
must say before hsnd however, that the day previous
ret,s Post-ufice Mr. Miles Taylor was ths onIy one 81
the above-named speakers the ground Monday To
hear him eighteen foreigners nine Allies, twenty
three Americans Nothings and seventesn neutral
Americans Niles Taylor, D. De Lahenssay and A. L. /
Tucker spoke in behalf Of the Allies Mr.. D. Richard
son and Dr. Duperer spoke in behalf Of the American
party lam told it Waterloo defeat Allies
eight Of ths seventeen neutral having applied be put
through 1t being late ceremony deferred
On Tuesday, Mr. Taylor and Tucker spoke franklin
From Mr. Taylor heard of the Missouri Compromise
the ADMISSION of Arkansas into the Union the admission
Of Texas the admission California the Territorial
for Utah and New Mexico and Kansas and Nebraska,
from which historical sketch he deduced the following
principle rather in connection with it the
principle that the people OF the territory applying for
admission into the Union as State hays tbs right, in
shall not exist In said state But he failed TO au
nouncs the fact that the same principle embodied In
ton any alteration modification Of the
laws believing as he did that the several States had
the right to Determine fer themselves the qualification
of voers without reference to the awI
He argued that they intended to confer the rights
citizenship only, and that there marked difference
between the rights Of citizenship and the right Of su
rage to illustrate which he said that although women
could not vote yet that they were citizens Pns ID in
and sisters Of aliens, who to this country, will
doubtiess thank Mr. Taylor for informing them that
there have none Of them been naturazsd they are mot
entitled TO the rights Of citizens. El..4
To do Mr.. Taylor justice, however must say that,
without asserting IL positively he gave distinctly to
understand that he denied the rghE of Congress eg
upon the subject of slavery outside of the limits Of
the States and within the territories. This is sound
Southern and national ground Ii suoh right should
ever be naintained 1t would DO virtual deRia of the
rights of the citizens of the holding States emf
CRATE with their property lsaves) to the territories
10 be there protected In the enjoyment Of their rights
that property. Asz - g
Charges Of bigotry religious intolerance. Injustice to
and prescription of dear nauralized citizens formed
I'll
affair decidedly fatevery body and felt that it
was an uphill business with thespeaksrs Freedscusson
was not tsndsred nor in fact was reply necessary Mr.
Taylor could not have left but with the Impression which
will hang upon him like nightmare that defeat insyi-
table and overwhelming awaits him.
In conclusion let say that everything promises well
for the cause in November We expect much
oity You must redeem yourself We will do our duty.
Yours truly. AMERIGus.