New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-08
Preparing for the War.

The anti-Daydson Democrats in the Third District
are preparing for the war in downright earnest. The
Ponte Coupee Echo has hoisted the of the Hon.
L. j. Sgur to its masthead and in its issue of the
5th inst, speaks Of Davidson as the very embodi
ment of all that is disgaceful and infamous
This is severe language to apply to old Tom Green.
Well may old Tom Green cry out for assistance against
the members of his own political household. His
political enemies never applied as harsh epithets to
him. But a question Or two: What has Col. David
son done within the last two years to make him par
ticularly 'disgraceful and namous?H What special
crime has he committed within that period? We
wish these questions answered, and we look to the
Pointe Coupee Echo for satisfactory response. Two
years ago the Echo, and all other Democratic journals
in the district, supported Davidson with unanimty
and zeal, and maintained before the people that he
was a "marvelous proper man. to receive their votes
| to represent them in Congress! If he hasn't done
something crmina-at least very bad-since the last
election, they were then engaged in playing a game
of deception upon the voters Let this thing be ex-
planned or the suffragans will begin to grow sus.
picous.
Referring to the late Baton Rouge Convention, the
Echo has the suboined article, which we append, as
we are particularly DESTROYS that the masses should
know what the pro and anti-Davdson Democrats say
| of each other:
| The NEW CONVENTIONAL the Second Congress
sional Convention, when the outrage of DISTINGUISHING
| the parish of st. Tamnany was perpetrated, and
| Bowie with many other delegates boted from the
Convention, the numerous q friends of Z. g. David
| son little thought this apparently only handful of
bolters would as the high handed measures of that
| Convention became known, swell and increase to
such alarming extent to seriously threaten to
overwhelm them by an immense majority. Had MIR.
Davdson's friends but possessed little more fore
sight had they but an inkling of what course the
actious minority intended pursuing, how different
| ly would they have acted; how much more conciat-
| ing would they have been. Blinded by the promises
of "spoils oil other considerations were forgotten
and in their mad career of "rule or RUM they over
leaped the real interests of the party and rushing
headlong into contest strictly personal in its nature
they have brought about the present result.
Notwithstanding the many prophecies of the Da
vidsonites that the Convention would resolve itself
into ratification meeting, a nomination has been
made, and such one too, can boast Of; such a
one will spread terror in the ranks of the Davidson
men. The proceedings of the Convention Were
marked by calmness and deliberaton; no vindictve
spirit evinced but ffrmness and decision were pre-
yaing characteristics. A fair proposition has beer
made to Davidson, and if he aud his friends desire
union of the party, is the time to bring it about
On the part of the anti Davidson men more PROPOSE
tons than have been made to effect reconcilia
ton, but they have all been refused, and we presume
the last one will meet with similar fate. But if Mr.
Davidson refuses to withdraw then with him lies til,
responsibility of all disasters.