New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-08
STRONG AND nlrrEn LANGUAGE.

STRONG AND HITTER LANGUAGE.
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The snbioined article, taken from the Plaquemine
beryille) Gazette of the 9Th inst, is, we respect
fully submit altogether worthy the consideration OF
those Democrats in this city, and throughout the
State, who do not belong to the inside organiza-
| ton who are, in other words, opposed to the
slidel clique" Custom House, Federal patronage
organization, which has dominated over and ruled the
State for series Of years with rod of STEEL ostra
| cising all Democrats who would not submlsslvey
work in the harness manufactured for them. ana
crushing down, with relentless and allpervadng vim
dictiyeness, those who had the presumptuous lnde'
pendence to think, speak and act for themselves.
With the perhaps unnecessary remark that the
Gazette is the accredited organ Of the Democratic
party of the populous and wealthy parish Of Iber
Vile, we suboin the article referred to. portion Of
it we have caused to be italicsed:
THIRD D1sTRIcT.-It cannot be denied that consid.
cradle disafsction exists in the Democratic party
in the Third Congressional District There is dis
trust and destituton of confidence among the promi
nent members of the party which speaks lily for its
success in the November election. Haunting and
acrimonious letters fill the press Communications
full of bitterness weekly circulated over the Dis
and assertion to have taken the place Of argu
ment. Party intriguants are mysteriousy busy with
the public ear and the interest of the Democratic
is eopardised by the war of petty chiefs; the
urged claims of superannuated and notorious poll
tcian are placed, by peculiar combination Of ind.
vidual influences, in opposition to the undoubted
interest Of the real Democracy of the heretofore in.
domtable and unconquerabe old Third District What
has brought about this state of affairs Why IS 1t
that feeling almost universal pervades the District
that injustice was done in the convention that nom
mated Mr. Davidson? How does it happen that a
conviction generally prevails that influences outside
hspu 70 in
| nomination? Whence arises this general sense OF
foul play. There must be existant cause, and
| what is it? We believe it was and is that same
bighting cause which ,cithered, demoraiised and
| damned the Democratic party in the city OF Ne,c
| Orteans-that influence, which, like the Pelhams,
has no other recourse but fraud and bribery co,rup.
ton and hing, and arhch being driven IN ignoniny
tcith hsses yes and scorn from its primitive habitG-
ton dares p0lute The pure country atmosphere ruth
the stencil Of its foul breath. We say from that in
fiuence God deliver u.s. a long farewell to Demo
cratic supremacy-the fructifying and beautiful and
glorious influences which it has, like the unseen and
| unheard hand OF Providence shed over the land
But from such influences we appeal to the Commons
of the country-to the great heart of the people Let
them decide in their own way and in accordance with
their own good understanding what concerns their
own immediate interest. Let the people assume
direction Of their own rights and frown down the
demagogues, who jackallke, howl at the heels Of
| their masters Let the wouldbe captains of tens
hundreds and thousands, who think they make public
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the Democratic Commons are capable and determined
to conduct their own political affairs. We appeal
| from the politicians to the people-from the unwar
raned, usurped and partial tribunal of demagogusm
to the impartial and high tribunal Of reason and COM
mon sense.
| To our mind, and we are pretty well posted, in
fuences outside and beyond the Third Congress
sional District superinduced the nomination of Col
Davidson. Hardly a doubt exists that the Slidell in
fuence, working through the Custom House, aided
by all the nnumerable appliances of federal patron
age and stimulated and set in efficient motion by the
shrewd counses and active personal exertons Of the
distinguished Senator himself, effected the result
which has given rise to the dissatisfaction. &c. in
this important particular, there is no difference in
opinion between and our political antpodes, the
Gazette.
The Gazette is also right in attrbnting the nomina-
ton of "a superanuated and notorious politician
(Col Davidson) to the +" blighting cause which
withered, demoralized and damned the Democratic
party in the city of New Orleans TO that " ntlu-
ence, which, like the Pehams has no other recourse
but fraud and bribery, corruption and lying, and
which being driven in gnomny with Kisses, yells and
from its primitive habitation dares poute the
pure country atmosphere with the stencil Of its foul
breath. There is mistake about the verify of the
statements of our Ibervile Democratic contemporary
strong and bitter though they unquestionably are.
The "slidel clique" has broken down the Demo-
cratic party in New Orleans, and it will remain bro.
ken down until that selfish clique is broken up. That
clique has ostracised the abest best and truest Dem
ocrats in the parish simply because they would not
submit to ignoble surrender of that which good
man prizes highest-independenc of thought and
action-has been governed by supreme selfshness
oh baa md
dissatisfaction all around until there is no such thing
as working Democracy in the city. We tell our
contemporary of the Gazette in all candor go and seek
at the North Pole and search for natural noun
tans Of ice under the torrd zone but do not waste
| your time in trying to hunt up a Democratic party
here, until after the reign of King Slidell and his
| Lieutenants is terminated Put such men as Soule
| Heron, Perkins, Parham and others, in the high
places of authority. and you will make party that
will command the respect of its opponents even if it
| does not succeed and should it succeed the cause
lessly maligned and cruelty prosecuted American
/ party of this parish will know that their rights will
be respected their constitutional privileges preserved
and that their honor and manhood will not be in.
suited. Place such men in power and no g Army
Bills" will ever pass the Legislature. As matters
now stand, the American party has confidence, po
tcal personal, in the leaders of the faction that
presents the only faint show of opposition Change
the aspect of affairs, and confidence will be restored
era Of good feeling will return and people viii
begin to think; of yore, that they will not be sin
ged out as special objects upon which to practice
tyranny, plumber, insult and spoation, if the Demo
cratic party happens to win the victory
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