Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-05-02

THE ~HsR#oxlousn DEaocRacY.--f.s eaus
that a nice little quarrel took place amcnr
the ~nnwashed* OF Livingston, relative toths
election OF Jsadge for nat District, the eighth.
Our Bruiy Landing Convention was moi to
only one where the unwashed quarefed
about the SPuits. 4 CORES pondeat q tie
New Orleans Trus Dsga OF the eth ius6.
gives The particulars, and 20 the same tine
~derounces Ii no unmeasared terms the Rek-
less and undemocratie like behavior Of Tbe.
Green Davidson and others who participated
IN that Convention! Go ahead loco's, when
fogaes fall ont, honest men get their own:
During the early part Of the winter, he
question Or the judgeship was very gese1aby
eanvassed throughout the district. Seseal
most worthy and reliable Democrats vess
brought forward BY their respective jnends
as eligible for the place. All this w uoce.
jectioBabie and fair. and az no ma1Ann
20 man has an lmprescrip.ible risAtA -
III ouE country more than another 49, -
tually agreed that a conveBtioa shseld =
held 70 decide between the Claims Il - ~
rlous a<pigants. seHsE -
Before this ention. acccrd;ngiy..w1a
their full and free consent. all the Dsaeecet
&c candidates appeared, among the - Jeass
tin G. Penn. who, although be was noseNs0.
inent in advocating convention, zrd raedeeN
himself to abide by its choice, unnecessary
that h. found himself beaten, and anoe1ef,
Mr.. Angus Bowie, preferred, was ths ~
be was the only one. to set the exanpae g
rebellion. and put at defiance the saceas
nsages of the Democratic party By eodass
out as an independent candidate % beat "
regular nominee-tor he could promise ain.
self no other success-and elect I IN.
Nothing. SO that in the opinion Of =. Y.
Penn. and those Democrats who dnc!saI
acted with him, only himself and fI1enos 8
his party are to De allowed to AXE o1es =
the Eighth Judicial District.
The most astonishing part OF TIE oas,ne.i
IS that ia whole power which tne b
patronage can confar sas brought E. s
this Instance against the regular Defnoel...
nominee, both by 4. G. Penn. who ~. ~.
lucrative sinecafes In New Orleans, aod !G
G. Davidson. me nlbeF of the Third Dll11es11
Congress. The toi meg abused and deaeee0
OCtt3bjfsts " III ueic G III
Of their party. against the Nnow Noal!4ss h
the pseudo, independent candidate,
Penn, and Davidson, although only luss i.
turned from Washington City to Llsisf'1s !.
parish, used his utmost exertlons, co.:
votiIn4 himself and soliciting others g yvs
to elect Penn aud defeat the regular non'p
ted candidate.
The True Delta in an editorial comms'uae
upon the behavior ofthese partaes' ~ -
Mr.. T. G. Davidson cannot cersa,niy *
retain the old leaven Of Nstise,sn1 ~ ~
once made him SO conspicuous a1nols - !.
fugitlves from the old Democratic nocA,
We. we cannot reconcile the copdncs -"
puted TO INN to any other theory.
ofcourse cot. Old Tom is beg'Daius
suspect that chances OF returning % 1oDs'.
are growing smaller by degrees ana ~ =.
fully less. So highly do We spp'se.
Old War Horses political honesty, i. =.
believe him capable OF returning 49,.
love. if he thought there was ths sa1'
chance of its winning.