The Feliciana Democrat., 1857-09-26
From the Pontc Coupcc Echo
PREPARING FOR THE WAR.

PREPARING FOR THE WAR.
The anti.Davdson Democrats in The Third District
are preparing for the war in downright earnest
The Poin,c Coupcc Echo has hostcd the name of the
Hon IT, j. S CUR to It's masthead and in its issue of
the 9Th Inst, speaks Of Davidson as thc very emhod
mcni Of all that i disgrnccful and Infamous"
This is severe Language to apply to old Tom Green
We'll may old Tom Green cry out for assistance
aaaiH. the member, o. his own political household
Ills political enemies never applied ~ harsh epithcts
to HIM Bnt q question or two: What has Col Da
wilson done within the la. two years to make him
lparlicuary "dsgrucclul and infamous? what spc-
cia crime has he committed within that period We
wish these questions unsw ylrd, and we look to the
20 utc Coupcc Echo for a factory response Two
years ago the Echo, and all other Democratic iourn
aI- IL the district. supported Davidson with nnanim-
IS and zeal aud maintained before the people that
he was 'marvcous proper man. to receive their
votes 10 represent them IN Congress! IL he hasn't
donr something crminnl--at least rrY bad--sincc
thu last election. Hey we're then engaged III playing
a game Of deception upon the voters Let this thing
be explained, OF The ~ulragans will begin to grow
suspicious. n. O Crescent.
ltisawcll known fact throughout this District,
ave. throughout the whole State, that the life Of T.
&. Davidson is far from being free from moral obi.
qnity and his political career. shown by the re-
cord has been marked by total rccklcssncss Of al
party usages and by opposition to the interests Of the
Democratic party. True these charges were laid
ai Mr.. Davidsons door previous to his first nomina
ton. and being convinc Il with the truth of them at
the time. we opposed l- nomination with all our
effort. bu in vain
Hes was nominated aud MS a Democratic journal,
il was incumbent npon us TO recognize him "a the
nominee of the party. We did So but We did nothing
more. and our contemporary is IN when he SAYS
that The "fcho supported Davidson with ysui and
maintained before the people that he m1rrd-
igpy WqH. oar l's viii show no such thing. Al
though greatly provoked by the nomination of such
nan il would not have been becoming or proper for
rs 10 have given vcntto our Indignation, when his
nomination was acquicsccd in by majority of The
District. We gave him that support which the prn
cplcs Of our party required aud demanded of rs
We invoked he members of the Democratic PARTY to
vote for him ~ the nominee. hut we could offer no
lnducemcnt to them by saying that in voting for
Davidson they would be supporting higitoned aud
honest gentleman q consistent politician, and u
faithful aud deserving member Uf our party We
could only say that he was the nominee that h.
rqtcso 70 be opposed to the Know Nothing party.
that tlr Convention had nominated him. aud thar
Democrats must thcr. fore support him If they wish.
ed Their principles To triumph. Vote for him they
did, aud elected him they did but twas moi from
any admiration, Of Nv, Davidson, but desire 10
crush Know Nothing.m.
The result Of hc election his running so FAR be.
hind h" State ticket showed how near failing strict
party rules were to overcome the abhorrcncc Of hon
esl men for political renegade dishonest politi-
clan, with moral character 20 hidcously dcrornicd
l' election n mainly attributable to the strict lines
pnrtn. ~ ihat time and hy the fierce spirit Of oppo
sitjon Of ihc people Of Louisiana against thc tbrn
threatening ~ he powerful American party. He was
elected by ina more force Of party. aud that cy,n
hardly saypd him.
Had on opposition from the first to Mr. Duyd-ou
been based upon mere personal preference for som,
one rlse or upon mcrc que lion 0 his ayailabty We
would ~ ono" have linqui,icd oar pros, ,cutiol oI
ano'aefs rlnm and would Lave given our zruou-.
nearly aud cordial support TO Mr.. Davidson and So,
should have given him credit for everything to which
h" WIS entitled. and woua have bestowed upom him
llia most n.oac praise could we have done 80 without
compromising ourselves as truthful journalist and
without incurring ne contempt of every honest man
Bnt, no; Mr. D lson's political as well ms moral
ana social NE, Wa' known 10 be of such character
~ peilhef 10 recommend him to the support of adm
rHrS o ifie Democratic principles, nor cntitlc him to
'h re'pci ard conni"n0ncc of honest men
lpo lnpg" illan on" occasion he has shown himself
wanting ~ ideiity oh- party and rccrcant To its vi
Ia Interests. He has proved time and again that he
mas IN" disposition 10 unit the DcmGcratic party
ana ih'rchy secure IT, triumph and he has given every
eNlaclcb mat 1t i his hi1n determination Ia I1lo or
rum Aside from this, he IL utterly devoid of moral
fecutud'. WIN a knowledge Of these facts we cx.
pressed otir disgust for Mr.. Davidson and until we are
CONVINCED thai orr opinion Of him is erroneous and
mi.n9Vl 'o'da'ion our contempt for him will not ~
'',r one jo or titilc' although he may bc noninn
YEA ny hly Conventions We do not consider thr
slhph, act oi nominating man as cXculpatng him
from 'hr charges OF wicked lie. nor can we regard
~ "' 'i't'rF'u'hl ol former political conduct We
no io f'cosulze ai er past tfcto law The nomination
~ 'nifthsnl o any one, is most certainly not 10
he regard as full undor-cnent Of his whole prryl
o'e poa cat and moral he. Therefore. the charges
AsaiS' ~ Davidson bag not been oblitcratcd by his
,olh haoh ana as We were opposed TO him before his
hr hr'lonlnaton, 80 have been since he was spokpu
:" ior fr-nonnatlon and rs he was Nor nominated we
c'lNher me war which we waging against him. as
pretended nominee, % perfectly valid
our eolempolhry uFIa What has Col Davidson
aol' Wl'ni the last two years to make him p,rticu-
laiiy "diSaracetu and nfhmousm Since the last
wo years" Coz Davidson has been the greater part Of
,h' m .lmr II Washington and there is no telling what
nedd there We know that shortly after his arrival
nome ne . 'returned TO his first lovc" viz defeating
democratic nominees and laborcd very assiduonsy
ana successfully. loo IN defeating Mr. Angus Bowie
lne regnlnr nominee of the Democratic party in his
district for Judge. This act was sufficient to have
called forth the Indignation Of every good Democrat,
ana q good reason for consgning him, where he now
may be considered IN the shades of everlasting obsc,
riY.
Are our friends of the Crescent satisfied?
m" The city of New York alone sells three times
as many pure imported brandies" and four times as
many pure, imported Wines" annually as all the
WINE ana brandy producing countries cynort So,,o