New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-19
Speaking In the Capitol after the District
Democratic Convention.

On Monday, after the Heron party had bid def.
ance to the SlidelPenn-D Davidson-SimmesC Custom
house street party; after terrible oaths had been
sworn to Jupiter Tonans not to submit; after Gen.
SHINES and Gen. Wingfeld, and Col. Lacey had
spoken all their speeches their side, and Parham
Stuart and Gallagher had said what they had to say
we say after all this and after the Hon. 7. G. Da-
wilson bad received the unanimous voice of all left
for Congress- Except courageous 1beryile) after this
and after the committee had been appointed to wait
on Mr.. Dovidson and inform him of his nomination
and the latter end of the Convention adjourned sine
die, then calls went up for Robertsonn Our clever
friend from Iberville-the candidate for Auditor took
the stand and made a speech, which (under the cir
cumstances) we should say decidedly impolitc
on his part However, his friends must be mercifnI
with him. for he had not moment to reflect and
consequently said things in reference to the other
side which might tell against him in the Judgment
day of November. His language in disapprobation
of the other side was strong. Said that he was d
Democrat, and believed in the principle that the
majority should rule; he had been taught it from his
boyhood the minority had concluded to rule or ruin
in the present instance Mr.. Davidson having received
twenynine votes, is the nominee of the Democratic
party of this District for Congress-that majority
had been fairly obtained-it was the duty of every
Democrat to vote for Davidson-if defeated the re-
sponsibility rests with the gentlemen who withdrew
because they could not rule the Convention.
Mr. II. said he was Heron man lbervle was
for Heron and he was glad to see that the deega
ton stood its ground and cast the vote as instructed
he would stand by Davidson; Iberville would stand
by him. It was said that Davidson was an incubus
on the party--a dead weight. This was said when
he was nominated before; time had disproved it.
All Democrats are bound to support him. If in the
contest any are found using influence and voting
against Mr.. Davidson, they will he ruled out of the
party and classed amongst the Know-NOthings. Mr..
r. said he was sorry to see the excitement after a
certain vote had been taken; it astonished him to
that the other side determined 10 rule or ruin
Every parish in the district will vote for Mr.. David
{this is Mr.. RI opnon) when they see that the
nomination fairly obtained it is useless for the
malcontents to kick against the bricks. say (again)
they are bound to support Thomas Green Davidson !;
the district will support him /; the democracy" in
each parish will pull off their coats aud roll up their
sleeves to carry him on t'oher side of Jordan After
making a few killing remarks about the Know-No
ing press, Mr.. Robertson descended Mr.. Davidson
was then called for took the stand and said that his
friends had always been instructed by him TO with
draw his name whenever it was found offensive. He
had been Democrat since 1928. (dr. Davidson did
not hint at the interude when he most violent
advocate of Native Americanism.) The nomination
had (rather) been forced upon him he had been an
old standardbeare willing always to submit to
the will Of the majority, and get out Of the way
when another was preferred, (unless may not say
himself his friend Mr.. Penn or some other friend
of the ruling powers stands in the way.) After a
few stereOtyped professions of faith in democratic
power and principles, he took his seat
[Baton Rouge Gazette, 18th inst