Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1855-06-23
TIE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic Convention came off on
Monday last at Baton Rouge, according to pre-.
vious announcement, and the following ticket
was chosen:
For Governor-RoBERr C. W'ckLlFrr.
For Lieutenant Governor-C. H. MouToN.
For Secretary of State-A. 8. HERRoN.
For Treasursr-C. E. GRENEAux.
For Auditor-SAMUEl F. MARKS.
For Superintendent, of Public Education-Dr.
8. BARD.
For Attorney General-E. w. MorsE.
Now. how It comes that q man was nomina~
ted for Governor who positively declined the
nomination in a long letter upon the subject
is more than 70 can say. Probably the result
of the Virginia elections and the rather unpro-
pitious action of the Philadelphia Convention,
gave Mr.. W1cKLrrE other views, and qua shed
the reasons he previously had for declining the
use of his name in the Convention in connec.
ton with the Chief Magistracy of the State
But, it's none of our business, We presume.
A somewhat strange procedure, we AArn,
took place with reference to the Delegation
from this parish. We don't pretend to say it
is true, but it is reported that one Of the Dele.
gates was refused admission. We first under
stood that q certain number Of Delegates was
allowed to represent each parish, and that five
was the number allotted to lberville. If the
irst report was true, we are curious to know
why the gentleman Va pot permitted to have
a voice in the ConvSllIbp If the latter was
nearer correct, there seems to peep out a pro-
scription equally as hainous as that attributed
to the Know Nothidss; for, out Of the FIVE
who represented this parish, there was not a
Catholic or a Creole among them; and the gen.
tleman who was reported to have been exclu.
ded, was both a Catholic and q Creole!
Another matter worthy of note which char.
acterized the proceedings of the Conventions
was, that all the present incumbents were re-
nominated, with the exception of the Superit.
tendent Of Public Education. Gov. HEBERr,
it was we'll known, was not in the field, and
the others of the old ticket had died. CARR.
GAN alone was orerslaughed, in the compliment
the Convention attempted, by re-nominating
the old officers. What has become of their
platform about rotation in Office! We pre-
sumo, in answering this, we would be referred
to the case of poor CARR1eAr, as fully exem-
plifying this principle; but we understand that
he boldly asserts that the reason of his defeat
was, because he is The son Of an Lishnaan! and
that the Convention was determined to have
no "foreign stock" mixed up with their nomi.
nations. We thought, when we published it,
that the plan adopted to prevent Know Moth
ings from getting into the Convention, would
fail. Really, it seems that the Democrats, who
first robbed the old Wings Of their athander''
and then dissolved their party, are now endsa-
voring to play the same game with the Amsri-
can Party. We have nc doubt that, BY and
bye, while still clinging to theirold cognomen,
they will aout. Herod Herod" in their support
of American principles-will condemn the psr.
ty while they steal the playorm-and thus ride
on in the car of victory. changing their skin but
tnelf Name win every passing breeze
Certainly the ~Dimocraf'e platform y "oroad
enough Tor AZ cfeai'oo'~ and no danger Of it
ever being @feneed 10"
But we tire Of our subject. Politics and
Peridy seem little else than synonymous
nowadays. We live in an age of poll
pollution, as well as that Of revolution,
Change succeeds change With the rising san,
tne Republic. Men elevated to power seem TO
be fast loosing sight Of public interests, public
honor and public virtue. We have sssuredly
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