The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-09-12
THE n o. COURIER AND THE NEW
CONVENTION.

This Democratic journal seems to be not a
| little exercised at the action Of the late Con.
grcssional Convention. In recent article,
endorsing the remarks of the Baton Rouge
Advocate, it says
1.-THE more prudent course would have been to
adopt the resolutions proposed by Mr.. Van Wickle,
through Mr. Stuart, in relation to which the Advo-
cate remarks :"
THE resolutions offered by Mr.. Van wickc through
Mr.. Stuart were calculated to do good had the con
venton adopted them and adjourned at that point
We believe they would have led TO compromise OF
our difficulties ut least such action would have
shown disposition on the part Of those engaged in
the movement to restore tranquility TO our house
hold. But resolution similar in spirit ras adopt
ed will say some friend of the convention. Ger
tainly but the request is backed by other action that
looks as though the design were TO coee after dlpo-
macy has failed. You ask Col. Davidson TO obey
your petition and raise Mr.. Sigur up to hurl at him
In the event Of dsobcdiencc But We viii await the
| action Of the conference between tho committee
appointed by the convention and Col y. with some
interest. before commenting on the result of this
action"
Had the convention adopted Col. Van Wick
les resolutions and adjourned, what would
have been the result ? A committee would
have been appointed to communicate them to
Col Davidson and obtain his reply? And
what would have been his reply?
Why "ihatI accepted the nomination believing the
party had the power to confer it, and neither have
the right nor disposition, under the circumstances
to accept your invitation. ] therefore decline to
withdraw
After this reply had been received what was
the next step? To reassemble the convention
for further action And what Que ht to have
been the further action? Why, in the opinion
of Col Van Vickle, with whom all the mem
bers of the convention concurrcd, new cand.
date should be nominated, and leave the re-
suit to the people. Had this course been
adopted month would have been consumed
and then il would have been too late to have
done anything. In fact the convention, so far
as Col. Van Wicke's resolutions went, in re.
questing Col. Davidson to Withdraw were vir.
tually adopted, but the convention went one
step farther and provided for the contingency
Of his not Withdrawing, at the same time Civ
ing the democracy the strongest possible nssrr-
ances that the action Of the convention should
be no obstacle in the selection of another can
didatc upon whom all could unite. If any
hoped for Col. Davidson's election it was
against the convictions of their judgments,
coming as he did before the people by the ac-
ton Of convention which is denounced MS
unfair, and not expressive Of the choice Of the
democracy As matters stood defeat was in
evitablc. To secure the success and harmony
of the party, the new convention met in spirit
eminently concilatory and adopting the course
suggested by his trends, gave him an opportu-
nifty to fulfill his pledge chat If he were OBJ
jectionable to respectable portion of the de.
mocracy he would withdraw" Is not there.
fore evident that the members Of the new CON
vention, as men who love their country through
their party, have done every thing that hon.
orable men could do, to harmonic and unite
the discordant clements? As democrats la
boring for the success Of their cherished prin'
ciplcs, and not for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF any in
dividual, what else, we respectfully ask, could
they have done? Name it. They presented
the people with n candidate and have given
them an opportunity of voting for and electing
a man every way unobjectionablc, and who
would represent them in Congress with no less
honor to himself than credit to his constituents
The Courier says:
1.-THE noble Calhoun resolutions, adopted with in
stnctlye Democratic approval will not save this
convention from the disapprobaton Of all who de
sire to restoration of harmony, nor yet the dis.
tinguished name they have inscribed on their banner.
The Hon. l.. j. Sgur's is no to couple with the
action Of any mere minority conventions and we shall
be more surprised than ever if two Democratic can
ddates are in the field on the 10TH Instant
What is there to disapproye ofand dcnounco
in the action Of the new convention ? They
have acted prudently and for the harmony of
the party. They respectfully made the appeal
to Col. Davidson to Withdraw, for the success
of the party, to resist which, the Baton Rouge
Advocate said, would be madness on his part,
and throw the defeat Of the party on himself !?
The Courier said lie ought to have withdrawn
promptly; that his friends committed a fatal
error in opposing the new convention and now,
because the convention has seen proper to pur.
sue this course, their action cannot be saved