The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-12-07
New Orleans Correspondence.

New Orleans Correspondence.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov, 90, SO.
Editor La. Democrat-- 81
. A severe attack Of intermittent fever in ,OctObc
and an unavoidable absence from the city on bus
ness, was the cause Of the discontinuance of m
usual weekly letter to your paper. The result 9
the election has been such triumphant endorse
ment of the Administration Democracy Of Louisi
ana that the political field is barren Of every thin
calculated tointerest the Old Liners Gov. Moore
election was never questioned by any intellisen
person from the start, and even If Gen. Wells ha
received the 5000 majority in the city so conf
IDENTITY promised him by Recorder Summers, h
would have been beaten by about 1000 create
majority than Wicklife obtained over Dcrbigny
Moores majority, great it is, did not astonisl
any one after the r,turns from the city became
known, considerable betting took place, tina
Moore's majority would reach 10000. "Ma con
science" as Bale Nicol Jaryie would say, ma
jority Of lsl votes over 0ppositionists, Know
Nothings, and the City Hall purifiers combined
Mr.. Bienyenn with Sonle and those patriots whe
intended to purify the Democratic party, have hat
verdict rendered against them from which there i
no appeal They have. been /. discharged cured
as they say in the Hospital reports. Cured fol
ever from any further attempt to demoralize the
Democratic. party. The figures prove conclnsiyel,
that they voted the Know Nothing ticket almost tc
g., eIa3% cd t1,o
position meeting on Canal street. it was not on &C.
count Of absence from the city or indisposition as
the papers stated, but was occasoned by the obsti
macy Of BouHgny and his friends in declining Mr.,
soules modest proposition to declare the Congress.
sional canvass in favor of Mr.. Bienvenu That
persistiye gentleman continued the canvass aud
succeeded in defeating LaSere, BY the abstraction
Of about 400 Democratic votes, and was beaten 3
to in his native parish by the regular Democratic
nominee LaSere, and almost 2 to / by the Know
Nothing nominee Bouligny. He is entitled to the
glory and should receive the thanks of the Democ-
raey Of Louisiana aud of the whole Union for his
late brilliant achievement
A laadable ambition is eomnlcndabIe,, but when
carried to the, ruc or ruin" pointit becomes some.
times dangerous and destructive. In the case Of
Bienyenue, he has done more injury to the party
than long lite of devotion to Democracy could
atone for. Mr.. B. did not enter the Democratic
fold by the bars, but was pulled in by the window
by his friend Sonle. He boltels from the Wing:
II {,ao holt,
he failed to get the spells, and as Col Benton once
said about bolter in politics IF ever the breech-
ing strikes him he will bolt again" 1t makes but
little difference into whose ranks Bienyenu may
hereafter fall-Democratic or Know Nothing-he
will have to serve a long probation as "hcwer
Of wood and carrier Of water" before another op.
is again afforded him to Go mischief.
specuiations in regard to the Spcakership, &C.,
are interesting political circles at this time Many
gentlemen are spoken of, but shink Morrison, OF
0uachita, meets more general favor than any other
am not personally acquainted with him, but have
heard him represented as gentleman CT ability
and attalnmepts. Levy, of Natchtoches, suggests
himself to me as combining all the clements neces
sary to presiding officer, but being new men,
Der, he may have no other aspirations than to dis
charge his duty to his constituency; but if he
should, know no gentleman Of my acquaintance,
who in activity Of mind and promptness of decision
30 closely approximates Noise, who was the "model
speaker" Nicholas D. Coleman bus been also
mentioned. He is a gentleman OF talents and has
,eentloroughly schoolcd ia parliamentary duties,
md possesses great decision and quickness. But |
,ut of the material found in the Legislature there
viii be no difficulty, in selecting Speaker that will
'e acceptable to the Democracy Of the House.
'he effort viii be made by the Opposition, to elect
he Speaker, without caucus nomination and If
hey should succeed in that n,anGuyre, the next
fort will be to bring on the Senatorial election
his meeting Of the Legislature. These are the two
nost important points in their programme, and
lake the statement on reliable authority.
The election of Col. Moore is hailed by the Dc.
,ocracy as the harbirgcr Of better times for Lou I
,iana. His firmness and high character give pro-
,ise Of Just and faithful administration Of the
tate Government. Since the days Of Alex. Mou.
ON, no Governor of Louisiana has ever left the
,xecutiye Chair with one-thrd Of the popularity
hat he entered on his official duties with. Mouton
Ias as popular on the day his term expired as on
he day he was elected. predict the same for
he Governor elect. He will retire to Mooreland
eloved and honored by the Democracy Of Louis
ina. He must, of course, disappoint many who
dyocated his election, honestly and theoretically
1 dispensing his patronage aud will drive some OF
he most rapacious from him, but those are occur.
ences that no human power can avert With fifty
pplicahts for each Office and each applicant hon
silly believing that his services in the late canvass
ontributed materially to the success of Col. Moore
cannot be otherwise than 40 out Of each 50 is
oomed to disappointment. The least worthy will |
lake the most noise in charging the Governor
it'll ingratitude and being controlled by improper
lAuences whilst the true Democrat cannot be
,rced by any individual neglect Of his claims from
;s na,tv Gov Moore will meet those anpoyancps