New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-03

nents indulge in natural exultation at the prospect
of sending Known othing to Congress from dls,
trict which gave Buchanan more than thousand
majority at the same time that they are doing all
their power to foment the discussions in our RANKS
We regret to be obliged to take issue WITH the
Courier on points of fact Mr. Eustis, American, was
elected to Congress in the First District, in NoVem-
ber 1866. Does this show "a clear and decisive
Democratic majority in the First District NO.
Willard Fillmore obtained an overwhelming MAJORITY
over James Buchanan in the Second District Does TINS
show clear and decisive Democratic majority in
the Second Congressional District No. What, then'
becomes of the Courers positive statement that there
is clear and decisive Democratic majority IN eceTy
District in the State?n We leave the public to de-
clare what should become of tive refer the state.
ment and the facts to jury Of the people, perfectly
confident OF the verdict they will render
So much for that branch Of the controversy. Now
for the other. The Courier is constrained to the mel
ancholy admission that the discussions in Col Da'
Wilson'S District" have operated like wet blanket
not only there but in every parish in Louisiana, and
threaten to defeat the State ticket to give egsla
tive majority to our opponents and to endanger tue
election of three out of our four Congressional cand
dates"
Quite formidable indictment against the nharmo-
NOUS Democracy of the Third Congressional District
They are told in effect, that their abominable and
anti Democratic discussions what compliment
| tary term to apply to intelligent and Independent
men ARE not only about to ruin the party through
| out the commonwealth, but absolutely threaten to
run on the breakers and totally wreck the long,
low black, piratical looking craft of SldellisE,
which has well nigh driven the vessels of Truth, indie
pendence, Southern Rights and Patriotism from the
Democratic waters of Louisiana for the last four or
| five years! An American Legislative majority"
would cause that craft to disappear forever-hence
the wellfounded alarm Of our downtown cotempo-
rary.
Then the Courier proceeds to admt--the article is
powerful on admissions-that the hostility against
Davidson is very great and that it sees no signs OF
its decrease either now or hereafter 1t becomes
very pathetic about OIL y" raging waters" and i'm
plorngly asks +" What is to stay the hands OF the
Democrats of that District from political suicde?"
We are sure we don't know and as it is none of our
business We shall not presume to preach to them
They would probably regard our preachings as they
probably will the heightened homiy of the Courier
as uncaledfor, if not impairment The Democrats
of the Third District wellinforned heightened
and stubborn, as Democrats ever get to be; and if
they have made up their minds on the question of
"potcal suicide nothing can stay their hands,"
arms heads necks, or heels. They a sttfnecked,
selfwed and excessively obstinate people upin that
section of the State, and if partisan editor Gearing
a legislative majority" against him-here the State
printing supposed to loom up in the dstance)pre.
sunes to tell them what they ought to do, and what
they ought not to do they will assuredy disregard
him and hislectures and do precisely as they please
always making it point, however, to go in an ex-
acty opposite direction from that in which they are
told to 60. .....
Then the Courier styles Col. Davidson's voting
against the regular nominee of the Democratic party
in the Livingston District for DistrctJudge great
error" few lines below it calls it tring fault"
1t strikes us there is difference, deep and broad,
| between "a great error" and "t,'ifing fault"
although the Courier does not perceive it, il does
| perceive it, will not cendescend to notice it. A
trding fault is generally pardoned and forgotten.
great error seldom is, and ought not to be- par
ticularly when the heads of the parties on trial are
whitened with the frosts of mature years.
1 Further along the Courier goes on to say: There
is who pretends to deny that Mr. Davidson is
the regular nominee Of that body the face of its
records How it was obtained it is not province
to enquire" Then the Convention system is ey.
amined 1t is admitted that evils have crept into it,
but to quote again" thus far the Convention system
has proven the best mode of attaining that unity of
action and harmony of purpose essential to the
cess of any party According to the Courier's own
showing, the system" has not been productive of
much unity " harmony" or prospect of i" sue
cess in the Third Congressional District. But, we
4 will pass this by.
/ Then, our downtown contemporary arrives at and
enunciates the subjoined conclusions:
1 We do not mean to say that no man can be good
Democrat and withhold his support from occasional
nominee of the party but we do say that he is the
truest and best Democrat who sustains the regular
! nominee, even though he be odious and obnoxious.
Shades of Gen. Jackson and old-tashioned Demo
Gratis! What rank treason is this Here is doctrine
promulgated in an official organ which, at one fell
swoop, strikes down the usages of party, justifes
treason to nominations, and makes the action
of Conventions, the delegates to which have beer
regularly chosen in accordance with immemoria Gus
tom, binding only upon those whom such action
pleases! We object to the PRONUNCIATION of such per
ncious doctrine. for if it obtained general currency
4 it might play the deuce, not only with our opponents
but with the party to which we belong. Col. David
son and his friends will opne be full of exceeding
great wrath when the foregoing uneXampled pronun
ciamento meets their eyes.
The Baton Rouge Advocate has taken the tru
| ground that no new Convention can be held until tn
| regular nominee withdraws, and has denounced tn
attempts to get up another Convention The Courie
differs from the Advocate, and argues that such
Convention could be properly convened This is
matter to be discussed by the Courier and Advocate
We shall not take part in the discussion butt if WI
are not greatly mistaken the Advocate will vndicat
0 Its original position with much ability and force.
r Towards the conclusion, after divers and sundry
j. aarmingy pathetic appeals, the Courier says:
d Let every Democrat remember that Mr.. Buchanan
: majority IN Louisiana was only some fourteen hun
= dred we cannot hope to see as full vote polled al
J. was cast IN November. Our local enemy-reducec
as 1t is to mere guerilla party which hangs in hop
OF spois on the rear of the two great parties of thu
country--wlll unite in every way to gain the Office
OF this State We have presented to the peope thre,
n names-or Treasurer, Auditor and Superintendent o
If Education-of which any party might be prond
The triumph of the State ticket is wrapped IN in th
: success of every Democratic candidate who rims
Dssension on one creates apathy as to ALL q
e the Democracy of the Third District reflect on tn
a duty it owes to the Democracy of the State Honor
and patronage beyond its due enjoyed by its lead
therefore from it. Ii harmony only be procure
by sacrifice then let sacrifice he made Let no ma
stand in the way of our partys triumph for in tn
hour of her defeat she will not forget those VIII
" thought more of personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT than
} their obigatio S TO the Democracy. Let DaVidso
men and anti Davidson men lay these things to hear
As things now stand, our party ia in imminent per
S OF defeat in the Third District.