New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-06
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MONROE, La, Nov, Is, 1858.
M Dear Crescent - The recent speech of Sena-
tor Seward the Illinois election and who shall sue
coed Mr.. Benjamin and Governor Wcklife, consti-
tutes the theme of gossip for all not more profably
employed. Now that his State has declared for Mr..
Douglas, very many Of our Democratic friends have
discovered that his position entirely correct and
that the effort of the Administration to crush him was
outrageous persecution, This is peculiarly the case
with certain little asprants for political honOrs who
from certain demonstrations feel themselves vetoed
by Mr. Slidell.
North Louisiana is the malikoff of Democracy in
the State. She has been nursing into manhood quite
a number Of embryo politicians, These feel them
selves out Of the grstle and are beginning to stroke
their boards to assume dignity if they feel it not
and prefer their claims. These in most instances
consist solely in the accident of local residence.
They belong toNorth Louisiana and the Democracy
and, OF course, are great men, and have high claims
to be dgnifed with an Office. But here, at home,
there is growing up a rivalry. The Red river, and
the Ouachita country as well as the Mississippi, is
furnishing quite number of good men and true who
fancy they are capable Of doing the State some SER
vice, and are ambitious of the experiment. Red
river has the numerical strength at the balot-box
and all whose geographical position by even forced
construction permit them to claim kindred are co1en
ing the red men. This gives her a man for every
place. and a few more left There are certain
ambitious men, who have emgrated from Mississippi
and located in this region who are becoming trouble
some
In Mississippi they were Wings, and, somewhat
prominent in their contests there with the repudia.
tors they were uniformly defeated. Despairng Of
reaching the goal Of their ambition there whilst pro.
Tossing Whiggery and believing their probation would
reach too far into time before apostacy would be re-
warded should they desert to the enemy in a State
where Democrats are as abundant as blackberries,
they prudenty emigrated. After dilgent search for
country, and population which was entirely Dem
ocratic, and giving promise Of permanently remain
ing SO, they selected North Louisiana, repented,
mourned and were converted to Democracy. With
all the zeal Of St. Paul they set to work in the ser
vice Of those whom they had So long and 50 violently
prosecuted; but with this difference, he Quilted
the strong for the support Of the weak, they the
weak for the strong; he sought the crown of a mar
tyr, they the glory Of apostles. One of these has
been rewarded with seat upon the Supreme Bench.
Another is noisy and as frisky as blue Jay in Law,
ing season, and looks to succeed Benjamin Id the
Senate
If Sanddge with his limited capacity, an Alabama
Wing, can be made great man in Louisiana, what
may net Mississippi Wing, with quadruple his
talents aspire to be made in the same country Some
Of these suppose Sandidge has been amply rewarded
and if not, he would make better Governor than
Representative or Senator in Congress. Bienge has
an apant who does not fear the contrast and whose
friends are thrusting him forward In their estma-
ton, Benjamin has received his reward. He must
yield to others because he is neophte in the garden
Of Democracy because be has not probaed sufficient,
ly long in the ranks Of his new friends but principally
because he does not reside in North Louisiana and is
in F." my way And then there is another aspirant
from Benye. She is the banner parish, gives a
larger Democratic majority than any other parish in
the north, and claims for her chosen, as well the
Governor as Senator Ben Pearae-honest Ben Pearce!
(ah honest lagoD He is ambitious Of the govern
meut.
Ben is good fellow, every body says TO- be belongs
to the church, the popular church--is a methodist,
and Doubtless is very good one-atteuds meeting
regularly, and asks blessing at meals is an example
to the young and is the pride Of the good sisters Of
the church, and is great man in BieuyilIe Brother
Benny will press his claims, but out of BieDVille will
hardly be in any body's way.
Red river selects Gray for the Senate Saudidge for
Governor and Landrum for Ar. Sandidge's present
place. thus disposing of the weIltried veteran, james
Napier Sandy Richardson, his arch and willy relative
the incumbent of the twelfth judicial Bench, and
Charles Morrison and that sumDering young giant Of
genius, D. Rankin Thompson, commonly known as
Blaekburnis candidate of the Ouachita country And
John Perkins, Short and the shrewd and slippery
Bill Parham with more talentan will than all the