New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-27
Third congressional District.


The Mansfield Ode Soto parish) Egis, of the goth
instant, has something to say in regard to Congress
sional matters in the Third District AS the Egis is
strong Democratic paper, we trust we shall give no
offence the regularly constituted Democratic organs
if we quote from its columns. Our respected De Soto
contemporary thus speaks of Mr. Davidson
As one of the Democratic party, we are heartily
disguised with old Tom Green Davidson we have
known him since our boyhood, and the Democratic
party have had to fight against his personal and
political sins ever since that time. He has always
been political trickster. and has always voluntarily
undertaken to do the dirty work of the party 1t is
but recently that by of his foul tricks he sue
cecded in defeating the Democratic nominee for Judge
Of his district II Major Heron should receive the
nomination, which heaven grant he may there will
then be vacancy in the office Of Secretary Of State
Voluntarily undertaken to do the dirty work OF
the party" Why, friend Egis, that is a remarkably
frank admission-more honest we opine, than polite
It charges the duly and egitmately nominated Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in the Third District
with being doer of dirty work" for " the party
thereby implying, as natural consequence, that the
success of the party is dependent, to greater
less extent, upon the performance OF dirty work "
Now, if we had used such language about the DEM
ocratic party, would mt we have caught scissors |?
Wouldn't we have been unsparingly criticised?
signs against the dominant organization of the COM
monweath OF course we would For doing less
than moiety Of what the Democratic Egis has done
our devoted head has been treated to tremendous
shower baths Of denunciation. But the -Egis will
escape. The slidean presses will have no walls
of wrath to pour out upon it. The :" Slideians u
are prudent-the Davidsonians" are discreet AMI
know full well that they have all to lose and nothing
to gain by newspaper discussion. Hence, the Egis
will be spared for the present, but 1t will be reen-
bered for all time to come and if opportunity for
retaliation ever presents itself, it will be as merc
lessly as it will be skillfuly employed 1t has of
Tended powerful faction, the members OF which
never forget nor forgive
As Major Heron did not receive the nomination
for Congress, Of course there, will be no vacancy in
the State Department. That popular and distin
| gushed gentleman will no doubt continue to adorr
the Office of Secretary of State until the expiration
| his term, which is two years from next November
| But assuming that Major Heron would be nomina
ted for Congress- and that there would necessarily
be vacancy in the office of Secretary Of State,
Mansfield contemporary proceeds to speak of frient
of ours in this wise:
| It will then devolve upon the Democratic party t
select some one as their standard bearer for that Office
try people generally willing to concede that can
didate to the city of New Orleans. Benjamin Bloom
| field, of New Orleans, is prominent candidate to
| that office and deseryedly So Mr.. Bloomfield is
creole of the State of Louisiana, and amid all tn
changes that have taken place in politics in New Or
| leans, has been true and unhinching Democrat. H
| is young gentleman of fine promise, and well quail
fed to discharge the duties of the office. We ar
sure that there will be no applicant from the couutr
parishes for the office, nasmuch as all the gentleme
on the State ticket from the country parishes
we think it but act Of justice to concede the RICH
Of selecting the candidate to the Democracy of Ne'
4 Orleans. H.
Wecordially endorse everything the Egis has sait
or can say in favor of g Ben. Bloomfield saving an
accepting politics. We would regard his advance
ment by the Democratic party as personal favor,
though we are political antagonists. As cleve
whoe-souled, honorable gentleman, he unexceptio
able, and as consistent, hard.working Democrat, /
has earned fair claim to preferment.