The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-11-28
ELECTION or MILES TAYLOR.


ELECTION OF MILES TAYLOR
We deem II due to The honored and distinguished
citizen who's" naln' head, this notice. ID write i l,w
lines n relation to his reelection 70 The place in Con
grcs~ lie ~ faithfully ably aud satisfactorily Il Nj,
constituents filled during The la.l two wears.
u Nr. Taylor. for reasons II i impossible 10 imagine
is. il il we'll known. peculiarly obnoxious to that
erudr. respectable" high toned chlalrous and .cru-
ruonsly honorable clas. Of individuals known d. Tie
"Slidc clique IN this city. What he has done 10
incur the hostility Of their master NJ the vengeance
his tools. We. n has air ady Lacn s,id omupt o--
sibly divine. unless, perhaps i; hn that ~ ln. cycr
manifested an adherence alike crciitalc and u,tn-
ciblc to do augh in The iad Of politics. which, L. al
upright and honorable IN mh.r Of society, he wuuld
dcspisr himself for doing in the character of an honest
and independent member Of the commuaity
Be the cause what il may whether arising from
disgust at his inlrNhc integrity or contempt fur
cruplc, which will not sanction In pullic matter.
transactions which he would regard a. Infamous m
private life. or from whatever other motive ii is we'll
known IN Louisiana that Miles Taylor II ,n especial
object Of dctcs,aton 70 every faithful follower ur co..
Slidt who ba>ks IN the genial shade Of federal Office
orasprc> or / held o yenn' service by the cNpcrta
tion Of place.
The control of the federal patronage III Louisiana
and much Of il out Of the State. il il well understood
has since the accession 10 pnwcr Of tie present al
mnisrAtion been at the absolute disposal or COL Sl-
dell hg ha-. III fact occupied tie rntiahlr pacp IN
the kng' gate and therefore il Is not surprising. thi,
power being universally recognised. that a those IN
Office. well ~ the surging multitude who aspire 10
IT. lazy comforts. should Ii" found arrayrd against
the purcs aud best men IN the State who wi not
bend the knee TO thi, vulgar aud inscription, ma.
gogue
These facts being stated and understood our rra.
ders will not b. surprised nt the very mragrc MAORI
ty Mr. Taylor has obtained at the recent election over
his know-Noting opponent: Will not express Il. ton
ishmrnt that, although he has carried a district Il,
which Buchanan. for President. was beaten nearly
twenty tire" hundred votes, by only flty-eght ma.
Iorliy he has succeeded in spite Of Know Nohngsm
-lidcllisn, and their federal alliances
TO defeat Mr. Taylor no means an unsrruDulous
oltgalchy Of olice-holcrs could devise were lnr MI.
employed: the Customhousr NJ the primary elections
filled every precinct with il, bac. and MS tool.
carrying by force. or fraud, in almost every one tr
election Of delegates to the Parish Conventions note.
rioi'ly hostile to every one not submissive n.trn-
mrnts ol th" ruling power here. The whole influence
ol NE delegate 20 chosen was employed In selecting
ana nominating the principle pnrocLnl cauddatr,|
IRON That portion Of tl" city outside of Mr. Taylor's
district no doubt IN the reasonable expectation hnt
contrary to uniform custom. as neither the candidate
Tor Sherll or Coroner WAS taken from the First ar
Fourth city Districts, the Interests of the Democracy
there ~ the general result would he lrssened aud n
heavier hho"-Nothihg vote IN consequence be cast
against Taylor.
Nc! satisfied with disrcgardng tho constant and
Just practice o all parties in the election Of candidates
Tor NE two most important parish Offices and thus
diminishing the proper interest the Democrats Of these
most important city divisions would otherwise nntu
rally take III the election. the CuStomlDlgr dcaga
tions 10 the convention furlhormorse ab,uined inI
The same districts, from nominating party candidate.
for the important offices of Justice of the peace and
constable, thus cndcavorng 10 curtail stl more the
Democratic vote by Keeping from the polls such cti-
Zens as would, had nominations been made for these
places have felt themselves called upon 10 stand by
their party and their friends at the polls on the occa-
sion
In truth so far as the city portion ofMcs Taylors
congressman district was concerned the federal Off
GERS no doubt instructed by their masters and appoint
ga by the ADMINISTRATION for the purpose, cndeayored
IN all things therein TO defeat the Democratic and
elect the know.Nolhing candidate TO Congress. and.
therefore, lle friends OF Mr. Taylor in the country
and beyond the limits of Louisiana need not be dis
appointed that he has only achieved trumph by
cancenS the near twenty-three hundred votes ma
Jorty cast against Buchanan for President in the
same district last November, and obtaining fifty eight
majority additional
Had the influence of the federal government never
more agrantly or disgracetuly abused than in this
election, been withheld from adverse interference
with the Democratic party of the First and Fourth
Guy Dsr!cts' instead OF being thrown into the scale
against Miles Taylor, the candidate of this portv for
Congress and the favortc of all the people and had
the people been permitted by the Custonbouse 10
regulate their own affairs in their own way we have
no hesitation in asserting that in spite of thuggery
and all other rascaly devices of his avowcd pojtica
! -, :, ~ Nnon-+ +'oehihS chnuidutc Woulu nave
peeh signally defeated by Mr. Taylor in the city
ana were the people to be allowed to exercise the
suffrage without moesauion and outrage, it is not
rash TO am that he would carry the First and Fourth
clty Districts by two thousand or more majority.
MI Taylor will return to Washington to be vel.
coined by the great and the good of every political
parry whose high opinions of him he has won by his
elevated demeanor, concatory manners and accom-.
plished mind and the administration will be c0n.
lronted with man they have endeavored to mortirv
ana =, defeat but whom the people, free sovereign and
np inuepcnasnt God bless them! have delighted 10