The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-08-15
From the Pointe Coupcc Echo.

EDrroR Echo: am happy to see that the
movement for new Congressional Convention
is rapidly spreading, ard do not doubt that
every parish will send delegates. But there is
one thing which regret, and that is the vio-
lent spirit Of intolerance exhibited by some of
the partizans of Davidson. They seem to loose
sight Of all Democratic principle which rccog-
nizcs the right of every man to judge for him
SELF They seem disposed to dictate to the
members Of the party their course of action,
and prescribe oil who do not submit. This
certainly strikes at that freedom of discussion
and opinion which constitutes the spirit and
essence of our glorious party. 1t looks as il
their whole course in this matter had been die
tated by blind devotion to one man, and a
determination to force him upon the party at
all hazards. They have refused all offers Of
compromise, rejecting every other name but
Davidson's, and even discarding the PROPOSE
ton for themselves to select any other person.
Those who say they did not hear of such a
proposition ut the last Convention, now say
had it been made to them, they would not
have acceeded to it. Is this Democratic?-
Would not sincere lover Of principle have
yielded his personal preferences, when he saw
that his friend was so rcpugnant to respecta-
BILE portion of the party? At this time, when
Black Republicanism and Nothingism
are uniting at the North, and marshalling
their ranks to overwhem and destroy US
when Thuggery, in our midst, is bowling for
our blood and trampling upon all laws which
would restrain them, in their mad course of
murder and assassination, does it become the
true patriot to bring his private and personal
preferences into the contest, and for their graf
ification embroil The party, split it into frag-
ments and thus endangcr and perhaps defeat
the only organization to which the South can
look for the protection Of her rights, and upon
which our citizens can depend for the safety
Of their lives? l fear that in the ardor of
their pursuit of certain objects, those partizans
have cast aside all regard for principlesf or the
great interests of Democracy and the country.
The spirit they manifest is certainly repusive
instead of being conciliatory They have, from
the first, pertinaciously shouted the name Of
one man; they have dsregarded the honest re-
pugnance of large portion of the party to
this man; they have disregarded the necessity
of offering such candidate as would be az
ceptable to alias would conciliate the good
will Of the different sectonss of the District;
they have by management which is certainly
subject to objection and which has disguised
and driven off a large portion of the party
declared their man nominated. And now,
when the points Of this violent action are show
ing themselves they endcavor to still carry
their ends by a high and overbearing tone-by
Misrepresentation, vituperation, and violence,
Gentlemen this will never do. Drop this
abuse and angry discussion. Widen not the
breach by personal injury and injustice. Let
those who differ from you, have the privilege
of shaping their own course; and if they can
not act with you in this matter do not exas-
pcrate them SO far as to prevent all from unit
ing on other points. Surely, honest men, and
Democrats IN particular, may differ in scnti-
ment without distracting and disorganizing
the party. BErPo