New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-11
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The Election on Monday Next.


Every American should consider that the judicial
election to be held next Monday of much greater
peeuniary import to him and his children than ar;y
which has occurred within the past year or two 1T Il
the Probate Court where his property will have to be ad
ministered after his death consequently IL is yery
percepbe how vital is the interest which not only
man Of family but every wife and child in this comnl-
nty has in the bench being occupied by of un-
swerying integrity close application to business sound
Judgment and varied Legal atainments Such man he
American party has put forward IN the parsonage its
American party has ostensby no candidate in thu field
1t ignores party nominations for the udiciary SO t
official mouth pieces proclaim But what is its action
Was there not concentration upon Eleee and Lee
weeks before the American Party thought of making
nonnatien secret concentration tits true but none
party do Wboieaome truths should always De told
1t frtted away Its strength by the cavne of Iris one
me doubt OF that one as TO the propriey of making
the sage remark that, well supposeits all risht but
don't know. and won't vote !, His neighbor John
says, "wsll ips matter OF but little consequence
who is elected the weather is warm very warm, and wa
Have bad SO many elections Of late will not vote it's
only one vote, and IT'S too much trouble. '.
And. thus it goes through tho rank and file; while
from among the aspiring and distinguished are
some wae VII kias At any nomination which has
friends. By which means, the American party was
beaten In the election for Chief Justice In this city BY
majority of ITS votes its uertnes and the secret
machinatiops q its enemies that party to which
" secrecy is 80 abhorrent'' H5Ns '''2szs'
The correspondent Of the Piosyune, D A. K. whom
all kuowto bs Of the most uncompromsne party men
(ant Ameriean1 says, the Democrats of the Seventh
Judicial District composed of East and west Feciana
held convention In Jacksan yesterday and nominated
the Hon Cyrus Ratli for the office of judge in place of
Judge Merrick. Mr.. Ratf is strict party man and
this will be strictly party election. ~
Remember the practced the election for Alder
msn when Oakley secretly; it will be PLAYED again
every anti .Amerean in the city has his pockets full Of
printed tickets for james DunapD and several boss
Irish draymen sout on the scent distributing them
round and no doubt, but every Irishman and anti
The lines ere drawn aAmericans must either rue y
serve In America those who for are against US
ne parry mas . made ~ elect It's candidate
come from your summer retreat and be here on Mondsy
to serve country and her cause let aeh man do
nus auty ana VICTORY as7oufs. MERCER.
We are pleased to learn that wherever our
our orators have addressed the people, much
good has resulted to the cause. The success ct
tending their efforts in some of the. upper
parishes has been truly fsttering. Large ad-
ditions to the order are daily being made, and
the hyelieat and most enthusiastic interest seems
to animate the party. From o private letter
frem the parish of Tensas we learn that the
work goes braSely on, and that when the ides Of
November comes the American banner will wave
tfiumphantly throughoutthe 1engthand breadth
of the parish bayou Sara Chronicle, Sth.
Red RIYRg.--The river continues to fall.
There are many bars between this and the
mouth, on which there is scant two feet water.
But one boat, the Victoria, is now in the trade,
and she il of as light draught as boats can be
made When light she draws but fifteen inches
water. She arrived here on Thursday, with
zoe or 800 barrels of freight, and expects to be
able, even II the river continues TO fall, to make
one more~trip, but one only. Unless change
takes place soon, therefore, the navigation Of
Red River will be entirely closed "A
7r @ Alexandria Republican, 4th. |
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