New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-11
DAILY CRESCENT
81. L.4xDRY coRsEsPovpENcE,

| r., 0rELousas La, 81 Sept 1856.
aesfs Editors - 1t Ia hoped your readers do nor INA
glue that bscause silent we have abated our
discontinued our efforts aissennatiu the priuenle
ansncanisn. Il has been some time snce voice
M m this place. but yeu may give
70 our Ir1slds that they sha hrsr from us,w|
.ns nout Of need arrives They may sstsfed that
we are at work. and tbatswe oniy at work nm
roll. " - WA r'sei-
Among the accessons are many tie best the most
reliable and the most hhuentisi men parish Yes
men who Will work for the triumph of our pr,acnjss
oy me ioree OF whose example the honest yeonan aud
tne unamhtors citizeu win be persuaded 10 admire oI
organization TO bseTe iu the rectute Of our motfy
and the ainring prsriotsm of the Order
me L9oisians Courier will aoubtiess swallow with it's
Vosaeity the letter OF Judgs j. Dnpre OF tbis
psrish addressed 2. Hardy Esq., pubiis,ed In tbs
isst opeousss Courier and epdeayor make great
o@al OF capltd out OF it, would commend it to your
perusa and do charge memory with its 40
tha In November next you may able to ascertain
PeiIss Y , accuracy sae Prophetic wisdom Of sauthor
II not be forgotten that both these gentlemen were
seccrt degree bs of comparatively long standing at
the time OF their withdrawal fae 5 "1e' -
Judge Dupre greater kesn hi. iif
than when he epined that the honest Creoes wonld
BOT go into this Utdsf because there picons
entertained promulgated By its enemies
H. Since he penhed that very important epste great
accesonr have been made to our raas ard these whom
It's publication was intended TO affect, absolutely
laughing at the statement. fsl
The Judge is mistaken too in another statemsnt and
that is that the Order ives rapidly iucres sing ne
state that he Withdrew but short time before the SEM
bling Of the Philadelphia Convention at that time
there was much anxiety felt and expressed concerning
the result of its deliberations. -
While many Of untiring in sur eor IS to make
oseyt the Order uental thoppbt
it most prudent lie their oars and float sionr geay
until better knowledge Of the sounings be had
tn he mean time all who had united with u.s.
cuded to await the results of the deliberations said
convention Their apprehensons entirely directed
slavery question When 1t transpired therd
wes sound this point, the nisgiVugs masses
yanished ana the vigorous operations OF the Wigwsm "
renewed.
Weare much stronger here to-day than we have ever
been but not SO strong intend 10 be- St LANDRY
has the elements exalted patriotism and she is not
going to suffer them diverted from legitimate and
proper direction to satisfy thetau Of per
better qualified to form eorrecs i'm regard
to the wisdom OF political measures than the body
people are. ="
The Creoles ST. Landry are naturally the shrevdest
people in the State they bold in the expression
their viewsfearless to OF
the sbackes of the old parLieend all thsr hopes and
synpahes are with u.s. They know OF people having
claims to political Ireerment IN ths country Equal t6
those Of their friends and rsatives those who
control their votes aa htt would do well reflect ma
turely on the means TO be employed The attempt ez
cite suspicion viii not do. We have ticket this
parish that cannot be beat Gspren Dupre Louis Decker
egand and Solomon b. Harman tor the Legislature Jean
fontenot for Clerk fer sheriff. Elbert CAN'T for
District Attorney, james NJ Porter, Esq
Dupre is native of this parishis known to every
man in i7is possessed Of hne intelligence aud man
sgatnst whom not word has been can be said u
stands without syllable OF repreach before the people
lie has been magistrate for numhpr years ia tlae
ficlnity nt resides, that
done irnstlf much credit. Uld so u HsTfna Ia Known
IN every nook and of the parish most
upright men in It, He is plain spoken farmer not
yersed n politics, but possessed Of mind profoundly
learned in all the beauties and mysteries of honestly
Native Amercanism. B. Fonenot has but lately com
peted his twenty first year h. too is anatiye Of 81
Lsndry-speaks the English and French languages With
equal facility He has fine intellect aside from
individual merits and exeeness OF character souss
20 the largest family in the parha family WHOSE bogra
ply is the history Of old S. Landry Ebert CAN'T Is
native 9t Tennessee was iased In AlRhama and Is a
thorough going in whatever he Undertakes his
Judgment approves He bgs been for consecutive
the collector of the papish and railroad
parish and hesitate not TO say that in it could
have discharged this duty promptly, and with |
greater satisfaction to the people IL Of some
doubt whether could be found that would be willing
to perform the labor, that could have succeeded well
James Nj. Porter, Esq is native of the parish of ST.
in the law office OF q. Grow, Esq of the
parish Of Lafayette. On his admission to the bar he
formed partnership with that distinguished gentleman
and pacised his profession Time after which he
removed tost Landry where hs has resided ever since
Mr. FPS pracce having been quite extensive he very
well known 10 the people, ana his great characteristics
being trankness and generosity he but be popular
ayildoers.a Dupre, Dekerle- and and Fontenos are
Catholics Harman ant CAN'T have church proeyi-
ties being rieLds to all and members OF Porter is
sentmentaily Protestant There s not Abotonist
among them 5' 5
Private letters from the very authorities give me
full assurances of proper spirit and glorious victory
in Gaddo, Bossier r. Rapdes and Avoyelies
WehGve had very heavy rains Of late. Health good
YOURS, WASHINGTON.