New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-19
Democratic Convention in the Third District

At last we have the official report Of the proceed
ings of the late Democratic Convention in the Third
Congressional District furnished through the col
umns of the Baton Rouge Advocate of the 18th inst.
The official account puts the nomination of Davidson
beyond all controversy. Twenty-Five votes consti-
tuted clear and positive majority Of the Convention
and that majority Col Davidson received on the first
ballot.
The following is the official vote as taken by
parishes: 5
Ayoyeles votes: Catahoula, 4 Concords Il Washington
81 st. Helena & Livingston I; East Fee"na b West Fell
Rouge vote Ibervile Sc for Heron.
Afterwards, on motion, the nomination of David
son declared to be unanimous, which is equiya-
lent to giving him the entire thirtyve votes present
So, viewed in all its aspects the question ives settled
unless the enemies of the Old Gray are more
powerful than they proved themselves to be last
Monday.
The disaffected injured their cause by boiling.
By trying to break up the Convention in a row be-
cause they could not control its deliberations, they
laid themselves amenabe to the charge Of being &C.
tuated by " rule ruin motives In fact they were
broadly charged with entertaining such motives by
Col Robertson Of Iberve, candidate for Auditor Of
Public Accounts, in speech delivered shortly after
the adjournment of the Convention, an account Of
which, taken from the Baton Rouge Gazette, will be
found elsewhere Let this idea get abroad among the
masses of the people, and it appears reasonably we'll
founded, and the malcontents will find they have
reckoned without their host The people do not send
delegates to Conventions to carry out personal par
tialities They send them to select the most popular
and capable men, without any reference to their ndi
vidual friendships or enmities.
We have little doubt the wirepullers will suceeedin
partially smoothing over the excitements and lulng
the bad blood engendered by the late extraordinary
and bitter struggle. The architects of Davdson's
success finished workmen in that line of business
hut even their skill and influence will be able to &C
complsh only half way passive acquiescence in the
nomination among the great body of voters, while il
will he found impossible to keep many of the Leaders
quiet, unless we are much mistaken.
4 That Davidson is bound to run through the canvass
is evidenced from another fact, the Courier of THU
city and the Advocate Of Baton Rouge-both oflica
organs-having placed his name at the head OF thei
columns as the regular Democratic nominee. w
mention this as there is an idle rumor abroad to tn
effect that another Convention will be called. Anohe
Convention cannot be called according to any rule 0
a which we are advised.
As the SldelI wing of the Democracy have tr
umphed in the Third District, the antiSldellan
might as we'll bow their heads in submission, as the
have been in the habit of doing for years, and drin
from the cup the ingredients Of which were cur
ningy concocted by the master hand and Nlnd
Achilles" ALI this they will be obliged to do soone
or later, and they might as well 60 through the pei
Torrance with good as with bad grace. The pi
may be nauseous one, but as it must be SWALLOWED
what is the use necessity or propriety, OF maxim
ugly faces while undergoing the operation.
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