Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1857-11-14

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUFF any one
good principle is more deeply imbedded 10 our
heart than another, it is that of giving credit
where credit is due, no matter whether the party
entitled to it is a political friend or a political
opponent. In the instance we are about to cite,
the party, although a personal friend for whom
we entertain the highest regard, is according to
our humble judgement, the most formidable as
well as the ablest editorial antagonist we have
had to encounter during the recent canvass.
We aIIude to j. NJ. Taylor, Esq, editor OF the
Baton Rouge Advocate. Never was a political
editor placed in a more delicate position than
he was, on account of the Congressional em~
broglio. His favofite was defeated in con-
vention by Davidson; his closest political and
personal associates, came out in opposition to
Davidson, vet he remained firm, and with mas
terlv tact and ability contended that the regu>
lar nominee was the only man entitled 10 receive
the votes of the regular Democracy, and he
succeeded. We verify believe that he, and he
alone saved the Davidson Democracy in the
Third District, and that he is entitled to what
ever credit attaches thereto. II efficient seFv-
ice entities a man to the remunerations usually
supposed to flow from victory, our friend Tay-
lor may rightfully put in a claim for a large
share. He has both earned and deserved it,
Crescent.
We fully endorse the above compliment
TAYLOR deserves great credit and much remu~
n~eration. The Davidsonites will certainly not
forget him, whatever of patronage in his line
they may have the power 10 bestow. TAYLOR
however, in a spirit of generosity and patriots
ism, hopes that the past will be forgotten, and
that his party will again shake hands and be
friends. II is an idle hope. Men like SIGUR,
HERON, and a host of other brilliant names,
are not apt to go backwards when they once
pair off from their party upon great political
truths. They are disguised with that wing of
their party which honest JOHN SHELL repre4
sents, which would suffer any indIgnity and
bear with any contumeIy from Northern Dem~
ocrats, rather Than a split should occur by any
act of theirs (witness the care which they take
not 10 denounce the anti-Southern acts of Gov.
WALKER and endanger what they call the ma
tionalay of their party, but meaning in reality
the ~sspoiIs." Men such as we name first above
have a higher aim in view than the 'spoils."--
They have planted themselves upon the plat
form of Southern or State Rights Democracy
Ia platform (mark our prediction y upon
which three-fonrths of the voters of this State
will stand at the next e~lection--and the breach
in the Democratic ranks will only close with
the triumph of such principles.
But while the Crescent awards to TAYLOR
such a high and deserving eompIiment--servi-
ces on the part Of the latter rendered the more
brilliant by victory--he should not forget those
who labored on the losing side With similar
asiduity If not ability. There, for instance, is
his friend HYAms, who worked harder and to
greater effect for the American party, than any
editor in the State out Of the city.