New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-20
rhird Congressional District.

The Baton Rouge Adyocate--whlch we CONSIDER by
all odds the ablest and NEST influential Democratic
journal in the Statecontans, in its issue of the 18th
instant long and orcibe article relative to the ter
rble snarl in which the Democracy of the Third Dis
trict is involved. The editor vindicates his own
position powerfully, and demonstrates that Davidson
was fairly nominated. according to the universally
received usages Of political conventions.
As we have taken a similar postion-although
there is not politician in the State we detest half
much as we do Davdsont affords us satisfaction to
see our views SO thoroughly sustained as they are in
the following paragraph from the Advocate:
We were an eyewitness to the proceedings of the
Convention held on the 18th ut. and vote on pre-
lininary test question made it apparent that the
friends of Davidson were in the majority. The vote
to which we allude was on the call for theaprevous
question on the St. Tammany affair." in which every
parish save Coneorda voted the delegates from that
parish being divided. The result was % yeas to q
nays. After this vote was taken and it decided
to admit both delegations from St. Tammany num-
Der Of parishes Withdrew. Was majority ever
known to abandon deiberative body and leave its
action to the minority If, after the vote of st. Tam
many was rendered null, the friends Of Major Heron
still had control OF the convention, why in the name
of reason did they not then nominate him and defeat
Davidson Whoever before heard of a minority
voting down a majority ~ The whole thing is
absurd Bat, after the split in the C6ssenton, and
the result OF the ballot for nomination had been an
nounced, the nomination was declared unanimous by
acclamation the parishes of Iberve and West Baton
Rouge whose votes were recorded for Heron, con-
curing III the choice OF the remaining delegates.
| Now, excluding the votes of Concordia and East
Felciana, which the opponents of Davidson hold to
to be unjustfably recorded. he yet obtained 20 on
the vote Of reclamation, and was declared the nomi-
nee by majority of the votes in the District.
Another point is, admitting him to have received only
% votes Heron received g. and put these together
we have still majority acting in Convention after the
ruit n n1pf I'm ariSb pf,p.
tend that this majority had legitimate right to pro
coed to a nomination. Who will deny it! -.5 If,
There is no getting over such facts and such argu
ments as these, without universal rule is to be
| yersed, and the governing power is to be wrested
from the hands of maoes and placed in the custody
of minorties s.
Referring to the efforts that are being made to hold
another Convention for the purpose of throwing Col
Davidson overheard nolens coiens, the Advocate EN-
ploys the following bold and manly language:
/ We will lend no conntenance to new Convention
Or give support to any measure having in view thu
| nomination of another candidate while Mr.. Davidson
sees proper to hold that conferred upon him, unit
majority of the Democracy in the district repndat
4 him., and thus admonish us of the false position W,
have assumed in giving him our support The presen
| nominee was not our preference but we throw asid
personal preferences when the people act through
their agents aud decide, construe their acton
in this instance, in favor Of another In reply there
fore to those friends who are disposed to disagree
with us, and to those limitations that we have en-
deayored to force Mr.. Davidson on the people, w
| submit the above. We have consciousness OF dut.
performed to sustain position, and apologies Il
make for the manner in which it has been done.
As political opponents we would just soon seq
another Convention called as not-and Davidson cas-
| aside or re.endorsed, as not If the Democrats re
ppdiate him. Watterstons election is certain. If they
continue him on the track Watterston's election il
almost certain In the happening of either event. thu
cause of the South--for Watterston is as loyal
southern man as breathes-is about as safe as any
thing liable to the mutations Of the future can posi-
by be. Hence, let us all rejoice over the glorious
prospects that illuminate the political horizon of tn
= Third Congressional District