New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-07-27
LETTER FROM PorNTE coUPEE.

To the Editors of the Crescent:
great newspapers about
the position Poine Coupee relation the Tom Green
Davidson embrogo Some have that Ponte Coupee viii
give majority the Baton Rouge Convention nomnee-ohers
believe that Democratic candidate Pone Coupee
will give him mnioyand others who believe neither Of
the propositions above stated trying their make the
people of the District believe the first that they take ad
vantage OF the second 1t is useless those
who propagate the rs'- sufficient say that they
posed of both fools and kuaves;
siderable prinklEg of the laerpocal knaves meanand
rs to the fools, those need not c0nfne to politics.
The second proposition all FOOLS without single
cepon The third proposition are-wel I'll you hs
they what they you easily guess
wards bhat they $500.
First in the latter list Bgader. General c. N Rowey,
James A Morgan Sheriff. Joseph T. Sothe proprietor Of
that magnificent hotel known the Morgarza Hotel and also
the adjoining buildings and last and least Edwin JEWELL the
celebrated editor OF that celebrated known the Pone
Coupee Echo Add five six other Insignificant
to fill that much in and will have the
whole active and opposition Tom Green' These
choice spirits held anti Davidson meeting about week
The parish had been informed indusrosly circR
lated, that letter calling Tom Green resign, and
signed by undred persons existence That
whistle the Echo contained call all the virtuous pre-
dicted beforehand the utter annhation of Tom Green by
the meeting Besides its editorials the Echo published letters
under the signature of Beppo urging the necessity of
meeting ,he throwing overheard of rom Green etc.
Ali these sgns" seemed foretel Tremendous gather
ing of the faithful Accordingly, the day appointed ar
rived at the courthouse and there found utter astonsh
ment but five hdbes Of the place. The Sheriff
there and am told he by his boy
celebrated Democratic family residing in the Immediate neigh
borhood be and appe the meeting That family be
said ass gives twentynne Democratic all of the
also informed that day that the absence
of jalor from the Jail owing his having
after to form the meeting After considerable talk and
many consultations between four individuals in the
the hour of twelve having arrived Col Stephen
called the meeting to order The meeting composed Of
about treny persons and of these twenty viz. the
Secretary and of the Committee Resolutions as
they fonnd that this oldashon stick othe
nomination meeting, withdrew from it, 1t is needless add
that resolutions repudsng Tom Gresn were passed. and
hope hardly for that the meeting
decided failure.
given you the apparently active Tom
Green'' Now let tell what guess be their
objectand add that the of nearly all the
parish premise stating ha:f those leaders named above
succeed in killing off Tom Green they would have
quarrel themselves relation the of the
nominee than they had before against the "Tom Green
ites 1t generally understood in the parish that
Rowey and Editor Jewell working under c instructions
from Col F. L. Claiborne and that in the Of Tom
Green" going overheard they will his nomination. Now
equally well known that the proprietor of the Morgan
House and the Sheriff dead against Col Claiborne and
conscentiousy believe would rather have to tie Tom
Greens colors than Col Claiborne The Editor the
Bgader working the opposition to Tom Green" to
slip in Col Clabornehs proprietor and Sheriff shaping
beat Col Claiborne afterwards Is not this pretty
kettle of fish? But wish know which of these two
oppo ion will in the end succeed answer neither
for Tom Greens nomination would be maintained oy -FOUR ons
every five of the parish the vote is takes
| Of the opposition very foolshly threaten.
But this opposition will not be without effect 1t will un
doubtedly kill off, politically speaking COL Caborne and the
youthful Editor the Echo Claiborne rank politician and
nothing else Every word he uevs intended by him to give
him popularity In fact he left his native State about two years
ago Wing party and he could get
Office settled in Ponte Coupee where it appears
that all the fools and not fit for office; and
sequeny for the last has nearly