The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-10-03
SAMUEL on THE STEAM ENGINE. "

the democracy upon SIDE issues ana thereby secure
the triumph for themselves. As long arc a. last
March or April strenuous effort was made by them
to array Jones against Haynes on Che Rail Road
question: thinking thereby TO draw oil the Demoora-
cy Of the West from the support of the regular uomi
nees Of the party. and by that means to ruyn a
broad opening for the success of the kuow-Nothng
candidates. 4 few of the Western Know w-Nothinrs
are leading Mr. Jones TO believe he will receive their
votes, Oh the ground Of opposition to the proposed
Rail Road. but he will learn in November. The does
not now know. how little dependence there Is to be
placed In the support Of our political adversares
especially when they have candidates of their own.
lhe khoW-Noihing party know, and they have the
cahdor to admit. that they are hopecssy in the mi
hotit AMI can have no hopes of success unless they
can divide the Democracy and conquer. To secure
the division of our party they have hoiscd the Rail
Road question, and are agitating it with wonderful
zeal and energy IL that were the only and the real
oplcct they had in view, why have they not rallied
to the support of Delony, Haynes and Taylor, and
opposed the election of Messis Jones and Sandell
Why have they put forward full ticket for boil,
houses? They know that If the measures of their
party is made the issue before the people. that the
verdict Of. the people is overwhelmingly against
presented, and that other is the q Rail Road. -
Does not every man in Our ranks see the ingenuity
and skill of their policy, and thoroughly understand
their well laid and well managed scheme? What
one among US is deceived BY il? If their aim was
nothing more and nothing beyond the Rail Road. z
there was no necessity for any nomination by their
party. But they have made one. and why have they
done 1t? Because they hope they have secured
division in our ranks on the Rail Road z question
and that golden opportunity Of achieving .Know-
Nothing victory is thereby presented, which must
not be lost.
We ask you what has the Rail Road question 10
do with Democratic principles? Why should il bo
q reason with yon. for Withholding your support
from the Democratic nominees? Why should the
success Of Democracy be jcopardized on Il question
SO foreign TO our party? Why can not you who
hold opinions adversely to the Rail Road vote for
the Democratic candidates? by giving or refusing
your support you neither decide for nor against die
kaii Road. That question IL not before you for de-
cision. lou complain that you man be taxed: that
question also is not before you. and you can neither
create nor prevent tax by giving your support to
the anti-Rail Road candidates and thereby Indirect.
ly aiding The interest and increasing tie chances Of
not be taxed without a majority Of the parish vote
in favor Of the taxing. That election IL not now
pending, aud when ii is held ii wi be time for YOU
to give your votes for or against the measure
To state that East Folicana makes n donation 0r
i've thousand dollars annually to the Rail Roads IN
This STATE will siartlc many who have never taken
The trouble to examine yet such is the fact and ha
been since 1888. Already has this parish contributed
twenty thousand dollars to the New Orleans and
Jackson, New Orleans and Opeousas and the yicks-
burg and Shreveport Rail Roads and the tax payurs
of the parish are bound to pay il in future For this
we have no return. 1t goes to benefit other parishes
and other people. II we obtain an appropriation
from the State, then other parishes will be compelled
to contribute to our works of internal improvement.
and then we will have return for the outlay we
are now paying for internal improvements in other
portions Of tile State.
Whatever may be your opinion in relation TO our
policy ON this question, you should not permit IL 10
Interfere with the principles Of your party Examine
for moment the scheme OF our opponents and con
slider your duty as Democrats can you hesitate what
you ought to do Does being in favor or against the
Rail Road make the nominees Of our party any the
better or the worse Democrats? Irit does not. then
ouSht W itb ~ Interfere Win your support
OF them. By voting either for or against them. you
neither retard nor advance the Rail Road project
What know-Nothng will cast his vote for the Demo-
cratic nominees because he fayors or opposes the
Rail Road? Can one be found in all the broad linn
It's OF the parish? Look among your Know-Nothing
nei5hbors. how do they stand are any of them yot-
ing with the Democracy-not one. They are unit
cd to man on their candidates. not because they
advocate or oppose the road but because they advo
cate knoW-Nothing doctrines
How often heretofore have the Democracy been
ieieated by these side issucs The past has taught
is q lesson, which we should heed in this contest
When the conflict comes, stand by your colors. De-
nocracy expects every man to do his whole duty to
lis country. Let no well laid srataecm of the enc
ny deceive you and thereby defeat our party
by raising this question as political issue. the
Know. Nothing party has greatly retarded the move
nent And that they are dragging it into the political
rena, their resolutions passed at their meeting and :
he nomination of their candidates amply prove.
Where are those resolutions? If they did not intend
0 use this measure as party hobby, there was no
ceessiy for the Rail Road plank in their platform
We take it, that the Rail Road measure is matter of
interest to the whole community and has nothing