The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-10-17
For the fclcinna DrmOcrht,
THE CARD FROM DIR. COVERT

Mg EpuoR : In recent number OF the Baton
Rouge Weekly Advocate, Sc 4 card publ shcd Over
thu signature or pr. j l.. Cvycri, from which max"
The following extract
Nv action was la.cd solely on II sire to obey
the wishes of the Democratic party of East ftr.Nn',
and to net in harmony with the great National Demo
cratic party Of The country, which subsequent event
have proven 10 my entire satI.hrlton dld ~ y"hg.
for The Hon. T. q. D@fid-0h.
I. with many othcr-, who desire the arS. tt"
whole facts and nothing but the facts" would have
been gratilcl with fuller and more comprehensive
statement from tho Doctor II Is alike dun 10 him and
to those who oppose Col. Davidson Had he not pub
l-hcd the card in which the foregoing pU-'ag" nrir',
which leaves the iHpr sion on the mind al ti" reader
tln, he supported Col. Davidson continuously IN tlU
Convention should have been content to I.Uyr h-
ucts on that day where they were. aud inN"lh them
passed into oblivion liut as he has appeared hciurn
the public in card which does not contain full "N-
position. deem il my duty to supply ne omission.
which he has dc~i sncdly. Or inadvertently made, and II
err in single particular would thank him 10 cor
rrci me To that end would therefore AK linn
4 Il moi i G,ct that W. went " Baton Rau4n N
vote ior Major Heron:
Is il not fact. that you continuously expressed
Yourself in favor of that gentleman ON the evening"
preceding aud "n the moiuing Of The Convention Up
10 -lr, time anterior to The meeting Of tlia a-i re-
lc.aHl delegation?
l. not a fact. thai shortly before The delegation
met that CoI. Davidson sent for you saying hr wished
to see yon, and that ynu went 70 -rr h,n.
i il not 4 fact, that after yon saw Col. Davidson
You went to the meeting Of The East fclicaaa l"lrga
tion.
l. II not a fact. mt in TIE meeting of lllr drlcga
tion that you voted tor Col. Davidson. making 'igl
votes for him aud six for Maj Heron
l. ii not fact after the delegation Withdrew tha
you said. on being asked why You had elanHd y"n
vote that you only considered the vote IN III" m'rtn'
Of the delegation n merely recommending Col. David
son 10 the Convention and that you said yon woul'
vote for Mai Heron in the Convention: and ,ha yol
pledged volr word Ia gentleman Of this parish llt
You would do 50?
Is II not fact that Mr. Byilel Haynes was appoint
ed 10 cast the vote Of the parish
l. il not fact. that he was Immediately inormc
Of your intention 10 vote for Maj irrr"n' u the Con
ycntion'
Is IL not fact. that your vote tied our delegation
l. not fact tltt after the delegates from svcra
Of the parishes withdrew and tn parishes were bcin
called, that delegate urging in yonr prr'enc
and hearing upon Mr.. Haynes to ask thai the d"oga
ton might retire 10 consult. for th" reason iat 20
intended to vote for Maj. Heron?
Is it not fact, that Mr.. Haynes d'd not cas til
vote of the parish?
is il not fact, that after the parish of East Fcllc
ana had been called and recorded that yOn allrcssc
the Convention giving your reasons for voting l"f Ma
IIcrron and that you said: that inusmueh as so
had promised to vote for Maj. Heron, that yon con
piled with that promise. and that you were willing t
make the vote of East Feciana tie?
Is it not fact. that after your return to this paris
that you stated you had complied with your promi,
by voting for Maj. Heron?
Are not all and each Of these things facts, and +
they occurred in the Convention?
Though Dr. Coyert's opinion now, as 10 his actin
with the National Democratic party is perhaps OF Ii
tie moment, yet his course in the late CongrcsSloni
Convention Is of Importance to his fellow dnm'
'clats, to enable them to understand correctly the ~
ton Of that Convention, and its binding force upo
the party.
II is time the whole facts should 90 before the Den
ocraey, and challenge him to deny any of the for,
going assertions. No honorable party wants loss tla
the true state of all the facts nor will ANYTHING cls
be satisfactory. The whole truth can hurt no one AZ
all that can be or ought to be required is
FAIR pI,AY