New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-04
DEMoCRATrC MOVEMENTS.

1
The Democratic pot, which has been boiling wit
considerable intensity for some weeks past in tn
country, has commenced bubbling in the city. TIL
signs and tokens altogether unmistakabe, whicl
lead us to infer that animated contest will sprint
up for the loaves and fishes, honors and emouments
positions and perquistes which to be dispensed
at Baton Rouge on the fourth Wednesday of May
next And 1t is equally clear that, as the canvass
progresses the excitement will increase the agitation
enlarge, and the head managers become more ani
more busy, until the grand pitch of high fever heat
is reached, only to be cooled off by the capitoliar
shower bath which will unquesonably be applied te
divers and sundry devoted patriots worthy patriots
and selfsacricing patriots, the fourth Wednesday
| Of next month, as hereinbefore set forth.
The Chief Engineer, politically speaking, Of the
4 Commonwealth, has been in town for some weeks
We understand that he has been unusually active
that he has been aroused = that he keeps going
around i; and that the prospect is certain Of real
ization that be will be about" or in the immediate
vicinity neighborhood-a least not out of the city
when delegates selected to the State convention
when nominations for various officers are expected
| to take place! We repeat we understand this, but
we have no positive knowledge in the premises Of our
own.
1 The Chief Engineer-we mean not the slightest
possible disrespect to Senator Sidel by using this
| term, for we always have considered him, and do
now consider him, the shrewdest political tactician
ave-of Louisiana, is, we are inclined to think from
the lights now before US, meeting with considerable
opposition in his own household. Whether he will
be able to reconcile these family jars remains to be
seen. II the opposition only knew how to manage,
and combine in serred phslanx the hostile elements
that unquestonably exist-f they could only disci-
pline their forces and concentrate them unanimously
upon given point, single object verify believe
that the admirably drilled cohorts of our distin
guished Senator would suffer disastrous overthrow.
They may yet succeed, and possibly will; but, as
philosophic lockers on-as calm and welldisposed
outsders-we will venture the exceedingly sage and
unquaedly original (nobody ever heard of it before)
observation, towit: overwhelming strength, if undis-
ciplined, is no match for comparatively weak but
perfectly disciplined organization.
We make these remarks in passing, for the benefit
Of all parties concerned and charge nothing for them.
In doing this we atter ourselves we are discharging
our duty faithful journalists and exhibiting our
philanthropy good, peaceabe, law and order.lov-
ing citizens. Still it cannot be denied but that the
rebellion against the Chief Engineer has assumed for
midable proportions formidable than ever be-
ore at leasbut the rebels shout Id bear in mind the
penalties that follow unsuccessful instruction. The
British would have hung GEORGE WASHINGTON could
they have caught him; and although we don't know
of any Washingtons in their ranks the fact is none
the less significant and suggestive If they fall they
will be hung, shot, gibbetted, scalded and roasted
politically-for all time to come.
In the city papers of Saturday there appeared
call for Democratic meeting numerously signed by
respectable and influential citizens. The meeting
will be held in Odd Fellows Hail. this evening, COM
mencing at o'clock. The call will be found else
where The object Of the mass.meeting appears to
be local one it is set forth that it will be held
" for the purpose Of organizing the party in the
parish and to prepare for the selection of delegates
to the State convention to be holden at Baton Rouge
on the fourth Wednesday of May next" etc.
Looked at in merely party point of view, neither
the Slidellians nor the antiSlidean can object to
the movement. 1t proposes simply to do thing
which is done everywhere during political campaigns
BY every party-that is, to erect local organization
to carry out local purposes we suppose
in general matters to the general State organization
Parish committees exist in most of the parishes of
the State; and we are unable to discover any good
reason why the great, glorious and growing parish
OF Orleans shouldn't have one or more.
But, it seems there is another Democratic oreani.
zation-a purely State organization by
the members of the Legislature, we believe to carry
out State party objects, which has taken charge of
the Democratic local politics of the parish of Or
leans. This organization is denominated the Demo
cratic State Central Committee y and by the follow
ing official publication which we extract from YES
terdays morning Courier, it appears that the mem.
bers thereof have done attempted to do what the
Odd Fellows Hall meeting of this evening proposes
to do In order that the action of the committee
may have general circulation we republish it in full
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
NEW ORLEANS, April 2, 1859, |
At a meeting of the Democratic State Central
Committee, convened on the Goth of April in pursu.
nce of previous public notice by advertisement in
he newspapers of New Orleans, the following reso.
utions were adopted
l. RESOLVED, That we recommend the members of
ne Democratic party in the country parishes
throughout the State to assemble in primary meet.
ngs, at such times and places the respective par.
shes may select, for the purpose of eecting dele
yates to the Democratic State Convention, to be
lolden At Baton Rouge on the fourth Wednesday of
May next.
2. Resolred, That we recommend the Democracy
If the parish Of Orleans to assemble in primary
Meeting on the third Monday, the 10th day Of May
next in their respective precincts for the purpose of
,lecting Delegates to the State Convention to be
holden In Baton Rouge on the fourth Wednesday of
May next.
8. Resoped That the ratio of representation in the
State Convention be as follows one Delegate for
every hundred Democratic votes cast at the last gen.
sral election, held in November, 1857 and one Dele
gate for every fractional number of Democratic votes
Of fifty or upwards
4: Resolved, That we recommend to the respective
parishes throughout the State to send to the State
Convention as Delegates no greater number of per
sons to represent them than the number of votes to
which they are respectively entitled.
s. Resotred, That in the parish of Orleans each
precinct shall be entitled to elect Delegates to the
State Convention as follows
First Precinct-One delegate.
Second Preciuct-One delegate
Third Precinct-0ne delegate
Fourth Precinct-Two delegates.
Fifth Precinct-One delegate.
Sixth Precinct-One delegate.
Seventh Precnct-One delegate.
Eighth Precinct-One delegate.
Ninth Precinct-One delegate.
Tenth Precinct-One delegate.
Eleventh Precinct-0ne delegate.
Twelfth Precinct-One delegate.
Thirteenth Jola