The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-08-02
Preparing for the End.


The following needs no comment, Black
Republican Know Nothingsm having already
elected the vile A bolitionst Banks for speak
er are now paving the way for a more certain
triumph, in ease Mr. Buchanan is defeated in
the electoral colleges by the joint cooperation
of the different factions-hs defeat is now
the sole aim of the friends of Fremont and
Fillmore because it is the only chance that
either of these two men have for reaching the
presidency, desperate and hopeless as it is.
In the south we have no fears for Mr. Buch-
anan, we do not ask support for him, fearing
he may be defeated but because, in this crisis,
we desire to see the south present a solid front,
and to sec all our people united in behalf of
our dearest rights.
ANOTHER SECTIONAL OurRAGE.-Thc section.
al majority in the House of Representatives
consummated an outrage upon justice and
right yesterday in declaring the seat of Hon.
James G. Allen vacant which has no parallel
in partisan madness, except in the past proceed
ings of the same dody. There is not one of
the Black Republicans who voted on the qucs-
ton who has u better right to his seat than
had Mr.. Allen. No intelligent man acquaint-
cd with the facts of the case can give any 9th
cr than political reason for the preparation
of such an act Of fragrant wrong. That polti-
cal reason is so obvious, that we hardly sup
pose the Black Republicans themselves pre-
tend to deny it. Mr. Allen is II genuine ma
tional Democrat. His seat was contested
upon preteXts so llimsy that the contestant was
not allowed to take the seat even after it had
been declared vacant Mr. Allen was virtu.
ally e1peilcd from Congress for the offence of
being a Democrat, and because his erpuision
might increase the chances Of Col. Frcmont's
election to the Presidency in the House Of
Representatives in the present relative strength
Of the Illinois delegation in that body
AS we shall have more to say of this ont
rage, We will now only add that in the whole
House there was no more faithful and efficient
representatives, and no more reliable Democrat
and none more ardcntly devoted to the Union
and the constitution than Mr.. Allen. Had he
been less true to Democracy and the Union he
could have ret ncd his seat. We have little
doubt that his constituents will resent the
wrong, and vindicatc their own rights, as wen
as those of their injured representative, by
sending him back with new commission, ana
give his prosecutors chance to expel him
again. lie is sure TO come back as good Il |
Democrat and Union man as he is now.
We were wondering who would be the next
victim of the black despotism that rcgns in
the House, when one of its organs, the New
York Herald, announced that Mr.. Hall, of
Iowa, is to be next expelled. He, too, is gull
ty of the crime of being a friend of the Union:
and he, too, stands in the way of n vote for
Fremont in the House of Representatives.
on with his head says the Herald, and we
may expect the Tribune to echo the order.
If Herbert is not disposed of by judicial pro.
cess. it will be easy for the House to dispatch
him Fremont must be elcctcd-no matter
what ontragcs it costs-if the present House
OF Representatives can effect the object
washington Nnion, 1911