New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-25
THIRD CONGRESSIONAL. DISTRICT.

THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
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Within the last week or two we have had consider
able to say respecting the Democratic difficulties in
the Third Congressional District, resulting from the
nomination of the Hon. Thomas Green Davidson.
The Convention which nominated him the scenes
which transpired before and after his nomination
and the feelings expressed as well the conduct Of
the boilers from the Convention were all legitimate
and interesting themes for newspaper discussion OF
which we awaited ourselves with free hand our
custom on all occasions.
We commended from the start that Mr.. Davidson was
fairly nominated he having received clear majority
Of all the delegates elected to the Convention
ing I'd the Official report Of the proceedings thereof
and that it would be unjust and unfair to deprive him
Of the advantages flowing from the nomination tnat
the boilers had injured their own cause before the
people by withdrawing that the voice OF the ma
jority must prevail OF else there would be no use in
holding Conventions that we believed Davidson was
indebted for his nomination to the Sdell influence,
and that, as the I" anti-S lidelans would have to
succumb, they had better do it with good rather
than with bad grace; and that we thought David
son would be- as he ought 10 be, defeated, regarding
him as the most corrupt and unprincipled politician
under the canopy Of heaven.
We could, were we so disposed, bring on the stand
prominent and influential Democrats, many of them
residents Of the Third District, to testify to the
verify Of all we said in every essential particular,
and more, too for that matter If we have been led
into error-and we do not think we have been-gen.
tlcmen whom the Democratic party has delighted to
honor, were the prime moving causes and if injus.
tice to Mr. Davidson has been done by us, thousand
fold more injustice has been practiced upon him by
members of his own political household In some
what protracted political experience, we have never
heard man SO unsparngly denounced, even by rabid
political opponents, as MFR. Davidson has been de-
nounced by gentlemen belonging to the dominant
party.
But, although the material portion Of our argu.
and although the Advocate has quoted from the
Crescent to sustain the fairness and sovency Of Mr.
Davidson's nomination. Davidson's fortunes Ringing
on that point-that paper, in its issue of the 22d
instant, comes down on us in regular set terms be-
cause we advised the anti slideians" to submit
patiently to the yoke imposed by Achilles per
sonally, through the Custom House, and by means Of
other appliances. This we regard as an unkind cut
First to quote to sustain the main branch Of the
subject in controversy, and secondly, to pitch into
us" because we ventured upon some wholesome ad.
vice to the defeated, touched off with good humored
conclusions What q specimen Of professional in
gratitude. It is enough to make man vow lie will
never do another goodnatured thing in his life.
The Advocate applies the term of :" deceitfu
neutrality to the Crescent We decidedly object te
the employment Of that phrase in any connection
where we are concerned 1t is not just to u.s. nor is
it sustained by facts If there is any thing on eartt
we abhor more than deceit it is neutrality on the
part Of journalist when questions involving the in
tegrty Of the public veal in process of discussion
and determination. We repudiate the passive ant
negative, and adopt the positive. Like all otbel
human beings we are liable to error; but when We
do err we err honestly and instead Of practicing
cealment, make our opinions known frankly anG
boldly through the medium of q rather extensively
circulated Journal And, if we find fault with the
dominant party it is because the leaders of that party
have controlled it in such manner as to make it I
fit subject Of reproof and condemnation. Were We
as strong Democrat as the editor of the Advo
cate, we could not and would not do otherwise thar
denounce the oppressive. tyrannical insulting ant
abominable legislation Of the past two sessions Of the
Legislature, enacted for the express purpose of de
grading and impoverishing New Oreans-of blight
ing the manhood and bringing the Of the city
our residence into reproach.
Further along, in the same article, speaking Of the
Crescent, the Advocate observes:
The latest ruse of that polite journal is to distract
and divide the Democracy by kindling the sparks o
what tnerprets to be anexsting personal ahimosit!
between two distinguished Democrats Of the State
Nooccasion is allowed by the Crescent to pass with
out explaining and re-explaning its hobby. 1t know
all the particulars Of the supposed feud, and DWELL
upon them with an appetite equal to that Of aacien
spnsters for neghborhood scandal. The Democratic
District Convention held here on the 10Th inst ant
the contest therein between the friends OF Col David
son and Maj Heron, furnish the g independent
Crescent abundant food for comment on its tavorit
theme.
We fully appreciate and properly estimate the oh
ect Of the free use of the terms coined by the Ores
cent and used by its little echoes to disturb the har
mony Of the Democratic party at this juncture. w
can afford to laugh at it, for its very ti1siness eS
| poses 1t to the common gaze The names of Slidel
| and Heron are terror to Known othngism bu
they never be used by the press of that party
| frighten Democrats from their duty. family fgh
between those denominated by the Crescent slide
lans' and anti-Slidelians," (terms not to be foun
1 in the mouth of a true Democracy would no doub
minister to the comfort of that paper and its party
but the Democracy of the country are strangers +
such issues, and will scarcely crafty our expectan
opponents by 9 gladitorial display OF this descrl
| ton. M e. MA
| If the terms " Slideians" and anti.Slidellians
cannot be found in the'' mouth of true Democrat,
all we have to say is that there are precious fe,
Democratic mouths in this section of the common
wealth of louisiana! a M 4s Fl #
But, have we not public warrant for saying that
feud, difficulty, dangerous split, exists anon
the Democracy of the Third Congressional District
| The foregoing extracts from the Advocate woul
seem to intimate that all was, or shortly would bt
peace and harmony. Well, let US see. We Away
4 desire to be right, and generally investigate wit
sufficient scrutiny to enable us to be right.
| In the Feliciana Democrat (Clinton) of the cot
inst.--a paper the Democracy of which is as III
doubted as is that of the Advocate-we find an art
Gle that sustains the positions taken by us as sutf
GENTLY as could desire. After stating that it ha
not taken sides for against the rival asprants bu
that it does now ntend to take sides in behalfof til
| intelligent, independent and true Democracy of til
Third Congressional District the Democrat remarks
It 1.-THE Felicana Democrat does intend to say
the Democracy of this district, that ii affairs are su
/ fered to remain as the Convention OF last Monda,
| the 18th inst has left them then defeat ineyitab
and certain defeat, awaits u.s. 1t is time that til
Democratic masses should take their political affi
out of the hands of designing men. What, then,
| the remedy for the evils that now exist? Nothin
short of ne,o Conueation. Then let it be at ono
called to assemble in Baton Rouge on the last No,
day in August next, which will give ample time