Thibodaux minerva., 1855-09-01
IMPORTANT FOREIGN NEWS!
Conference of the Allies at ThibOdauX.

| order to defeat the gallant Col. THEODORE "
HUNT, one among the most talented members
the last Congress; and also to select candidate t'
fill the unexpired term of the late Hon. +. Is. Key
in the State Senate.
The Convention was called together at O'Clock
P. NJ. by naming the Hon. w. W. Pugh of As
sumption, President, and d. Leblanc, Esq, Of the
same parish, Secretary. Mr.. Pugh on taking the
chair, stated in substance that the democracy hae
been called together for the purpose of nominating
an opposing candidate to defeat the Hon. T. G.
Hunt, the nominee of the American Party, ant
invited the hearty cooperation of ali the Antics II
destroying the dire enemies Of republcanism-the
Know Nothings.
A Committee on credentials was named by the
chair, and during their retirement to one of the
jury rooms to attend to business, some gentleman
proposed that the number of delegates be de,
termined on the basis of the representation of the
parishes in the Legislature and desired the motion
to be put to the house. This called out another
gentleman who stated that such motion could not
at that time be entertained, inasmuch as the Com.
mittee on credentials not having yet reported, ii
was impossible to consider the convention Or
ganized for business and consequently, it was inn
possible to know who were the proper and bona
tide representatives from the various parishes
composing the district A considerable time was
consumed in discussing the matter, until another
gentleman. BY way, no doubt, of putting stop to
any further discussion on the vexed question, pro-
posed that the question be left to the vote of the
house. To this motion an amendment was offered
by gentleman from Thibodaux, to the effect that
instead of leaving it to the house that it be left to
the President and Secretary they being as yet the
only recognized members Of the Convention.
[Great laughter. But the first gentleman was
not disposed to "Give it up SO, Mr. Brown" and
insisted more determinedy than ever that his
motion should be put to the convention. 1t was
after some considerable diydallyng, finally put to
vote, and for once the accredited delegates to the
convention-old line democrats and wings, Know
had voice in the all important question of re.
preventative basis.
At this particular juncture the Lafourche dele
cation, headed by Mr.. Bush, returned for the pur-
pose of having consultation; and finally through
their spokesman desired to place themselves rectus
IN curia, giving the convention to understand that
though an old line whig, himself, he had been ap-
pointed delegate for the purpose of joining any
party whose professed objects was to annihilate
Know Nothingism; but, yet, he desired to know
whether he could stand upon the same grounds
and be entitled to the same privileges that the
democratic delegates were entitled to. There was
at the hands of the members of the Convention
plain, simple, categorical answer. He was met by
the response of the gentleman from Russia, special
Envoy to the United States of his Imperial majesty
Alexander II, Gar of all the Russias, and em-
powered with plenary powers for the sale and
transfer Of the Island Of Stka the chief productions
of which are snow and fog. The Envoy stated that
this was democratic, and per Sc an Anti-Know
Nothing meeting; but that it would meet on terms
of equality any Anti Nothing, be his politi-
cal antecedents what they may-but as for himself,
he expected Of course, that democratic meeting
would nominate none but a democrat as their can
didate. Another gentleman a democratic delegate
from this parish, rejoined by taking the same
position assumed by Mr.. Bush, and reminded the
Convention that this was the strong whig hold of
the State; where they had invariably carried the
day by an overwhelming majority, and that as
far as his feelings concerned, he disposed
H. -
what they may, provided he was an Anti-Know
Nothing! that the great object to be achieved was
a triumph over the ozark Lantern" party and
that there should be no objections raised as to
whether a candidate was whig or a democrat.
He seemed to favor the impression that it was
policy to choose popular Anti-Know Nothing
whig in order to render their success doubly GER
tain. His remarks were received with tremendous
applause, but as the sequel proved, from the out
,iders only.
The committee having reported the names of
he delegates entitled to seats in the Convention,
notion was made for q recess Of half an hour.
At the lapse Of three quarters Of an hour the
Convention re-assemblcd to resume business. |
Lafourche seemed again desirious of explaining the
position in which she stood Mr.. Bush stated, !
hat after consultation with his fellow delegates |
hey had concluded to withdraw from the Conven-
ion, and let them have their own way and say-so
bout matters, but be their choice what it may, he
would individually support the nominee; and
hough, under the circumstances, he was not |
authorized to pledge the support of his consti-
uents, would, nevertheless, lend the choice of the
Convention, his individual influence. There was
and dissatisfaction depicted in
very countenance at the announcement of this
intelligence, and the Democracy par
rcellanee began to arrive at the conclusion that
fr. Bush was not as good democrat as the New
)rleans Courier and his friends had represented
i'm to be. They began to smell rat; and visions
f treachery were disturbing their day dreams.
he great avenue which was to have lead the
emocracy triumphantly into power, was being
and defeat stared them in their face.
But matters did not long remain in this state of
isorder The announcement of the nomination of
lilies TAYLOR, the "great defeated" who has
IN Tor Office on every political issue that has