Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-03-21
The sixth District 5udgeship.

The Democrats have at length made their
nomination for Judge of the District composed
of the parishes of IbervilIe and East and West
Baton Rouge, and J. J. BURK, Esq, stands
forth, or is presented by them, as their standard
bearer for this high and responsible office. The
nominating Convention assembled at BruSie
Landing last Monday. The delegates from East
Baton Rouge were instructed to vote for Judge
BURK, and as the IberviIIe delegates refused
to rote at all, we presume that the West Baton
Rouge delegates voted for him also, and thus
he received his nomination.
The question now is-w;lI the Judge be
elected? We think not. Our reasons are,
that the Judge is rather too eccentric in his
manners--rather too old--not sufficiently clear
in his charges to Jurors--ra.her too easy for
an Office of this distinction--and not sutti-
GENTLY determined and energetic. No one
disputes his integrity, his learning, &c, but
the Judge has q peculiarly unpopular way in
expressing himself as a Judge Ito which we
have alluded which will tend to injure his
prospect III very much. We do not know that
we explain sufficiently clear our objections
but everybody knows what we do mean. As
a man we entertain the highest feelings Of
respect for Judge BURK, but certainly we
could not conscieptiousIy vote for him.
We learn that RoBT. N. BEALE, Esq, of
Baton Rouge, is also in the field, but as an in
dependent candidate. Mr.. BEALE is a gentle~
man Of high character--was candidate for
Secretary of State at the last election on the
part of the American party--and was lately
District Attorney for this District. SingIy and
alone, Mr.. B.. would, we think, give Judge
BUEK a hard race, probably beat him--but as
there will doubtless be more candidates, there
is no saying who will swear the ermjne."
Since the above was in type W. have been
favored with the loan of the Comet and Ga
zette, in which we find an article on the subject
of the nomination, from which we take the fol-
lowing extract:
"The delegates from Tberville met those from
this Parish and West Baton Rouge, at Brusle,
to make the District Democratic nomination.
Iberville proposed her ~favorile son. G. B. N.
Wales; East Baton Rouge proposed her cho-
sen one, and West Baton Rouge was called on
to decide--a majority Of her delegates were
for B~urke-which being ascertained, we are
told our Court House scene was as the zephyr
to the storm in comparison. lbervilie bolted,
hard words were used, much noise and more
confusion than was ever heard in the worst
scared flock of wild geese. What. refuse to
nominate such a man, who had consented to
l the ma nf hS mama p1arnly ~ rr,+if,- hi, oJ1
democratic friends!!"
From the same paper we take the following,
on the same subject, which the Comet and Ga
zele takes from the Democratic organ. What's
the matter? The Advocate man speaks as if
he was chewing granite !! 1t is evident that he
can't ~steGlIoU well:
The Brusle Landing Commemorative pro-
| c~eedings of this body, to nominate a candidate
for Judge of the Sixth District Court, appear
n our columns this morning. A rare dish they
have made it truly To read the proceedings
it would seem that each delegation Wed to Gre
ate more discord than another. There appears
not to have been a solitary head in the body
of sufficient capacity to harmonic the confic~
ting elements One delegation butted its hard
head against ar other delegations hard head,
and the consequences are before US; and de-
Plorable enough are they.
Had tie nomination of Mr.. WALES by this
parish ito which by right it belonged) been
sanctioned, we do not think that any unhar-
monious feelings among the Democracy would
have resulted, and consequently little doubt
would have existed of his election, which is
very far from being the case with reference to
Judge BURk. Notwithstanding he has, and des
servedly SO, a host Of warm personal friends
throughout the district, apart from all party
considerations.
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