Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-14
Il NEW ORLEANS DELTA AND cot DAVIS.

HE NEW ORLEANS DELTA And cot DAVIS.
We give below an article from the Sentinel pub
lished nesr the residence Of Senate. Davis, OF Nils
sissippi.
The article bears evidence Of having been care
fully prepared with due authority, aud must there
fore, silence those who, assuming that the Delta spose
for Colonel DAVIS, are seeking to place him IN q iase
position:
"Ever since the New Orlean: Delta turned It's oat.
teries against the Democracy, and engaged IN 'hG
QuiIotic enterprise Of building up what II 10 piease"
to call q great Southern party II has laoorea aos:us'
ously to create the impression that Col. Davia syinPa
thized with It in its plans and purposes: WINE Ns
denunciations have been poured cut without snu,
upon all other prominent Democrats, 1t seems 10 nav
sought eagerly for opportunities to eulcglse Io.oue'
Davis, and to hold him up as the man 10 whom the
| South must look az its only sste leader in vlno'ca.lns
and maintaining its constitutional rights. Inc o'Jecs
of that erratic paper In adopting aud pursuing ~
policy is transparent enough. BY, creating a ,ase
impression on the public mind as to the political stasn'
of our distinguished Senator, il sims to give toree
and efficiency to its assaults upon the Democrauc
party. The coterie of disappointed politicians "no
control the D.lta are well aware thai, oy noi1ing II
out az the organ of Colonel Davis sentiInon,s' a con
sidsrstion and weight would be gained for IT. WHICH,
II could not hope to acquire by a simple advocacy Of
its impracticable doctrines. ,.
Taking il, for granted that no injury could DO done
Col. Davis by e%ulogistio notices oil him IN such d Pc
per az the Delta, we have not heretofore feit ca.i.u
upon to give the matter importance By noticing II "
our columns. At present, We have some REASONS ~
believe that We under. estimated its influence ior e'hi
and w therefore deem It necessary and proper 10
saw, vhdt ps haze full udrrdnt tor saying, lna. 'ne
New Orleans Delta has no authority, 3.nsr .nan
what Is purely self.assumed, TO speak tor Col. pa,a
On apy subject whatever. Necessarily he can nave
NO sympathy with the wild and visionary notions o
which that paper has recently become 'ne Gfni,sd
AS a representative of Mirslssippi in the United
States Senate, it will be the duty OF Col. devils anu
vo ara sure il will BIZ his pride and pieasure, 10 re-
Acct faithfully the we'll known wishes OF bis oonsll
ents. Having aided efficiently in bringing me new
administr alton into power, the democracy Of 'nas
stste have no disposition 10 units with the Della 10
making war upon il in advance. They do NOT sntlol,
nate that the Cincinnati platform will be abandoned
And the South BIZ ~betrayed; on the contrary, lnsy ore
sntirely satisfied that. a. Tar as depends upon tne g..
.cn,;vs department, no inpasion Of The rsserrfd rtGnS
IS N. Staas piH Be MODS or PERHITfED! vi Mr.
Rpebantn they ask nothing morei Col. Davis as Que
If their representatives In the Senate, will ask no
thing more; and with this harmony OF views between
him and the administration, there can be no groano
! for the false suspicion which the Delia is striving 10
propagate, that he will occupy towards 1t q position
of secret or avowed hostility. SO far from that be
ing the case, we do not entel tain a doubt that, In the
United States Senate, the new administration VIII
have no stronger or trusr friend than Jefferson Da-
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