The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-06-27
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From The Baton Rouge Advocate.
TO TIE PEOPLE OF TIE THIRD
CONGRESSLNNAIl nISTRlCT


CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The indulgence Of this papcr--in that now
indeed Democratic Notwithstanding
the suggestion Of oven eccentric impressions,
as an "Od Fogy's7 are continued. Shall we
stand by the late nomination or not? If we are
satisfied with it, there need nothing further be
done, although It's being ratified by the people
in primary assemblies could do no harm, and
would rc-assurc the good. I'm the other event,
that the people will not stand by the nomi.
nation--thcy should, by recurrence to primary
assemblies, authenticate their dsapprobation;
for that nomination, without review, is author
itativc for instance, an cod Fogy' will vote
for the nominee, and would do 50 if he did not
approve Of him, because 50 prcciscd and be-
cause q blank vote III an emergency Is no bet
ter than vote for Know Nothing-a thing
not to be thought Of | advise the recurrence
to the primary assemblies, for abundant cau-
ton, however the cycnt-cven to ratfy.
| persist in II, because the late transactions
are uncertain among the delegates themselves,
aud TO the public reports The Delta and True
Delta, and tho Telegraph reports, hold that on
y twcnty-four votes were cast for Davidson,
thus q minority. The Democratic Advocate
insists that there was majority twenty nine.
IL is admitted that the vote ruled in was SO by
4 technical parliamentary rule, but thati the
vote, was desired to be withdrawn, when too
late. The people are soycreigns above techni-
caitics. They may reverse rules and rcconsd-
or the vote Intentionally withdrawn to be viz
maly 50, however uutimcly The people know
nothing Of lcgcrdcmain" III thought 50, |
would not talk to them or write to them. OF
course, il your delegates can't understand one
another, and the public can't understand them,
neither can the people, whose business is TO
understand themselves. 1t Is their business
nobodys else / take no sides with tie con-
troycrsists nor with the rival candidates.
take the broad side Of the people, AMI for
their sober second thought, conclude, as be-
fore, to invoke the primary assemblies We
have ample time The people are never in d
hurry, and never dcliboratiycly wrong. They.
and they only, can set even wrongs 10 rights,
and elaborate even the pcrplcXitios Of polit-
cians-eyen Of members Of Congress during re-
ceis Custom House officers, 81 duty, and the
lcnitcntiary at play. Let the people 20 20
work. AK On FoGY.
LOUISIANA LANDS EAST ogTHE MlssrsslprG-
West Of Pearl River. and South of the 3lst
Dcgrccof Lotitudc.--By the Act Of Congress
approved August Is, 1856, it is ordered, that
in classifying the unsold and unappropriatcd
public lands in the section Of country general
" known as The Grcensburs District, under
the subsequent act OF August 4 1854, that
the respective periods therein referred to shall
be computed from the dates on which the
lands became subject to private entry after the
first named act Offering the same, and we learn
that the necessary instructions and data have
been despatched from tho department to the
local authorities in Louisiana, to enable the
people in that section Of tie country to avail
themselves Of the benefit of the law by getting
the lands at reduced prices.