New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-02
Rather Strong Language.

The following article, extracted from the Clinton
(East Feliciana) Democrat, of the goth ult, deals
some hard blows at Davidson and his coadjutors,
which we deem worthy reproduction in our columns,
1t is well the people should be posted in regard to
what the leaders of the dominant party in this State
saw about each other. An exposure of the selfish
ness and corruption of the wireworkers will proba-
bly, lead to radical reform in public men and public
measures-a consummation religiously 70 be wished.
Here is what the Democrat says:
THE D1crAToRsHIP.-In every day life, men who
lapse from honesty and engage in unlawful pursuits
always strive to have associates in their msdolngs
thus endeavoring to sooth their eonsciences by te
4 lowship in guilt So it is with old and hackneyed
4 politicians. Having achieved position by trickery,
cunning and deceit they inst into the minds Of their
followers their favorite and solacing axiom, that the
tend justifies the means"
4 Thus we see men who have disregarded the rules
and customs of the Democratic party men who have
run in successful opposition to regularly nominated
candidates, men who have not only voted for but
supported independent candidates. the most loud and
energetic in support OF that ne Plus ultra OF poltlc
cunning and maneuverng, Thomas G. Davidson.
" fellow-feeling makes them wondrous kind
These old and expert politicians would delude the
masses into the belief that they are disnerested IN
this support whereas if you scan them closely you
will find not few among them applicants for place
and position, or having little claim which they eX
peet to have fosted through Congress
III These the men VINO SubSlulZe presses, anu Ee
| up on paper tremendous ratification meetings
coin letters from abroad containing " great enthusl
asm," and date deliberately at street corners upol
the transcendent merits of their candidate, all witt
the view of raising an excitement in his behalf en-
tirely spurious in its character.
In connection with these more plant tools, hov
natural it is for " old foges, who in years past hell
seat in secret caucus, and now long for return
those hacyon days, when the Democracy calmly AM
quietly submitted their decision in the selection
candidates. to enlist themselves under their banners
and unite in denouncing all who are not willing t
blindly yield to their dictation.
In the last struggles in this parish, which Wer
b crowned with success it the boast of the Demo
! cracy that they had no secrets from the people,
was only their opponents who met in private council
and there concocted measures to delude and rule the
r blind adherents. But this is changed. There is
It dictatorship in this parish who have taken upo
themselves the advising and the ruling OF the Demt
cratic party To differ from them is political heres
punishable with accommodation. 1t strikes at the
privilege as free citizens. 1t forbds them to eXercl:
y their own Judgment it forbds them to have though
g of their own it places mark upon them, it ATTACK
J. them in their business relations, it proscribes an
v denounces them as being of different creed an
= would, if it had the power, deprive them OF III
y power to exercise the right Of suffrage.
6 To this state of things are we now tending, and
Q remains to be seen whether this combination, su
ported by unprincpled politicians and aided by su
sides from abroad shall ruthfully trample out Il
rights of citizens, and place in their stead yndl
!, tive and impacable dictatorship.