The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-03-14
COMMUNICATIONS.

COMMUNICATIONS
The Convention for the nomination Of state Off
to be elected in November next, will be held in
the city Of Baton Rouge on the 18th Of May nuyt.
and al that time doubtless the delegate. from the
different Parishes composing the Third Compression.
al District, will after the adjournment of the STATE
Convention resolve themselves into n District Con
vcntion for the purpose Of nominating candidate
for Congress in the place Of The Hon Thos. Green
Davidson. whose term Of Office expired on The Ith
inst. As to who will be the candidate for the nomi-
nation wc know not, but We do know that there arc
none who possess higher claims than our late able
and efficient representative. Nor do We know whrtb
or he desires II rcnominatlon Lut think that
should he desire it; il ought to he given him without
dissenting voice.
We well remember that nj The last Convention
when Know Nothingsm was in the height of its glo-
ry- aye, when defeat seemed inevitable Mr.. David
son tevcn after the nomination had almost been for
ccd upon another for the sake Of pariy accepted the
nomination and il was thought at the time that b.
had by so doing made n sacrifice Of himself But he
met the enemy on every issue. fought calamity and
won the vicory-Anl nov that the TO- hAa been
vanqnished shall desert the leader whom va
coqucrcd and gave unto another Tie rcwarla which
he 50 justly merits? Nay. We say. il should not
be. But farther than this h. has proven himself an
able Representative and wore BRIGHT laurel in III
Congressional Halls thereby placing himself among
the first in the House Of Ropr, srntutiyes.
TO show the position he occupies in the great CAPT
tai of our country we will adl an extract from a
correspondence in the Baton Rouge Adyocata Of The
10Th inst. from one who is now in Washington and
who is well posted in pull'c affairs there. II is III
follows -
Your representative from Tie Third Compression
al District Thomas Green Davidson. is esteemed hero
such n man rs W0nld meet this necessity ul The
South at the present iUucuc. He has shown him
self possessed Of talents Of yorS hiyh order learn
ed in the political history Of The colairg. inuSri
ons n I'd Jealous in attending % the general ~ well
as the individual. Interests cpnadnl to his keeping.
lis frank and cordial manners, his genial temper.
his ready wit. have won 10 him. not only the Ircid
~ regards Of the Democratic sid Of the House hH
also the nndisgnisnd respect Of 4 largo number Of
political opponents. Few members can boast of Il
greater or personal influence in advancing any mat
ter of public personal concrrnmcnt 10 his large
and wealthy constituency, Al the Departments
whittier an extensive correspondence ifelu W!ilE
calls him he is very great general iaror,ir @ad
every clerk. or head Of the bureau appears n talk
pleasure in attending 10 his demands. aad promptly
the information which h. seeks In this latter
respect and in the almost uHyarying succe4-
which his applications are met, he Is know, rather
an object of envy to numbers Of his fellow mcm5er7,
As DICTATOR Gen. Davidson has also won y proud
rcputation-thc native vignr Of his intellect being
tinged with frequent da7ns Of genuine hnmor, ready
rcpartec and spontaneous clOquencc. His speech
delivered last December on the power Of Congress
in the Territories, is universally admitted to have
been of The best spoken during h"t protraced
and uncommonly able debate on the President mes
sage, 1t has been highly compmcntad in section
of the North, and the author has received coaa'd-
cradle nnmber@of private letters from the New Eng
land and other free States admitting that ii had
placed the subject Of the rights Of the South in Il
stronger light than any which they had yet seen
and expressing determination to enter upon the in
vesgation of this momentous question with DIFF
fcrcnt feelings than had before governed them. y
high compliment was also paid 1t by areprlnt in full
in the columns of the New York Morning News. and
by the unqualified commentator Of the Democratic
presses throughout the almost entire extent OF the
free States
Louisiana with her immense interests in agricnl-
tnre and commerce has but four representatives in
Congress, and cannot therefore, well afford to lose
in its counsel the services which high capacity and
experience are fitted to render her The safety OF
the South depends in considerable degree, on her
having at the Federal Capital, men, and not social
lists, theorists. or disappointed and dsalectod sche-
mers.
The above speaks we'll as to Imposition which Mr.
Davidson occupies among tho great men of the ma
ton, which position his constituents should be proud
to know is held by their late worthy and honorabl,
Representative in Congress-
Then to close this communication, we have only
to say that it is to be hoped that the Democracy OF
the Third Congressional District will weigh we'll thu
paramount claims which the Hon. Thos Green Da
wilson has upon them for their support, and If h,
desires denomination it should be given him by
unanimous vote. j.
ny Mr. A. G. HILL the agent Of the Ncaraglar
army, who was here collecting funds the past week
arrived at New Orleans the llth inst. and depart
ed on the same day. He collected over 500, ant
quantity of small arms. The. detachment that LEFT
consisted ofupwards of 800 men.