New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-09
LOUISIANA CORRESPONDENCE.


MONROE, La. Nov. &c, 1855.
Special to the New Orleans Crescentl
Eds. Crescent In my last promised to give you
my opinion to the course Mr.. Slidell would proba-
bly, pursue with regard to the approaching elections
for Governor and United States Senator Mr. Sill
dell's position at present is peculiar one, and re
quires all the tact Of which be is master He is now
playing the last cards. and the game and stakes de.
ponds upon the skill with which be manages them.
1t is to his own elevation which he looks and for
which he moves and to subserve this view, he will
insist upon controlling his men at home He will not
consent to the Red river arrangement He commands
the trains of the Democracy line at home; these cou
troll the puppets. The pawns must be moved out
and if need be- sacrificed to give room for the use of
his rocks and knights. Benjamin is essential to him
He has been his plant tool since he came ceremoni.
oWsLy from Yale College, and hid himself in the law
office Of Sldell in New Orleans When he was
Wing he the tool of Slidel not less than he now
is hence the interpostion Of slidel to prevent his
being ousted from the seat he now fills in the Senate
as illegally elected, and which most assuredly would
have been done but for this interpostion. Mr. Sill
dell knows his man he is serYe and servceable has
all the talent he wishes and Of the principle he
fears, and Mr. Sidell will retain him in the Senate
This explains Benjamin's refusal of the mission to
Spatn-a brighter destiny is before him; he will not
turn away from the light of his sun that he may 60
down in darkness at the Court of Madrid but rush
about his luminary with the assurance of becom-
ing constellation in his family at no distant
day, of most unsurpassing luster. | know that Sill
dell recently received from the President the ten.
der of the mission to France or England, and a
carrie blanche, should neither of these be satisfact
DRY, to select any situation within the gift Of the
Executive, and it was at his service. And | know,
also, that he has replied to the President that be
preferred his present position to any other; there
fore, simply because he will be candidate before the
Democratic Convention, to assemble at Charleston in
co. for the nomination, their candidate for the
Presidency. Mr.. Slidell is man Of great sagacity
and GOODNESS. He has long since surveyed his ground
measured bis men and posted them, and will be the
nominee of that Convention and unless there shall
be rupture in the party, will succeed Mr. Buchanan
always supposng the Democracy may be able to
elect their candidate. This, however consider ex.
tremefy predetermined, even should there be unan.
unity as to the nomination, and this from present
indications, seems even more doubtful than the
former. Mr.. Douglas has triumphed in Illinois-bas |
triumphed as Democrat, par excellence and will be
great favorite with the States Rights Democracy Of
the South These may refuse to go into the Conyen-
ton with the Free States Democracy, and may deter
mine to run Douglas as an independent Democratic
candidate. Such a course, it would seem, would be
certain to secure the election of the Black Repub-
lican candidate. scarcely believe SO. The mass of
the Democracy are honest, and everywhere are be-
coming disguised with the palpable corruptons of
the leaders, and consequently Of the Government.
They begin to show restless discomfort with the party
which enables thn few Ia c0ntrc1 ~