New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-12-22
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THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER y, 1859.
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THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER y, 1859.
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HoMER, la, Dec. 4 1852
. SDa Crescent While writing Of other matters
mi M few words in reference y ai arsicie II
~ Louisiana Courier, which has inst reached tnis
psssisn u the State, IN which that Journal speak
- ii the results of Ne recent elections IN tne
Dssishes Of Natchisoches. Claiborne and b'ensilie'
MAyHs ..,
z Everybody Knows who have instigated and
carried ont bis policy Of detection and defeas OF
REGULAR ncfninAsions IN ~ the parishes We nave
.s1sed above. Tke names Of those men spring IN
s,inogfveiy IL ne tongue Of every true Democrat
= Il peaks III terms Of indignant reprovai Of their
ooudact; ana day by day the determination to
hrjux them to a full account for their course Tor
80 years past, only grows stronger with the mass
ii ne Louisiana Democracy, who have the right,
md ought to exercise it, Of purging themselves OF
the presence Of set Of pretentious political
quacks, who are as hungry as the horse-leech for
honors and Offices for themselves, but as treach-
ercus as serpents in the returns they are making
III thc fostering care and kindness by which they
have been raised to polcica station and influence.
The Courier's article clearly points at a dstin-
guished citizen of Henvillc, the Hon Henry Gray,
ana those who, on account Of his acknowledged
Abilities his fearless eloqnence and ardent devotion
u the interests Of the South, think him very fit
person to represent the State in the United States
Senate.
Residing in the section Of country referred %,
have acquired some knowledge Of facts IN regard
to the recent canvass.
r,t-.
Mr.. Moreland, the Senator elect Tor ClaaDofne,
has never been Democrat, and made no pledge 70
support Col. Gray for the Us. senatorshlp. his
strength was derived from hIs own personal popu-
laritg, from opposition 70 the Convention system
and from the weakness Of his opponent, tile Demo-
cratac nominee and political friend q Col. stray.
NC. Martin was reelected representative upon
his otcn cause, literally. He has pecuhaI per-
sonal popularity and i was MS fortune 70 ehiist
the warm syInpathles q the mass oi tne people,
Tor the reason that the Demoefatie faflsh SohVen-
non unfairly, as was ses asiue ms oiils'
4nd ior ne aaalaonai reason 'has he was opposeu
on The stump, py q gen1ieman VINO was no cahui-
sdate, heretofore pfomnent anu lhnuehtlal IN inc
democratic party, VINO thus maae minseh speciaily
obnoxious Y = iarse hummer u ene peopie, anu
Marian commehsuraleiy popuiar. Heiioe ms III
nmphahs eiectioh. Ihere were leW soies given %
.t.sxr In
~, s.s,,;T rrlc, i Indicated hv tba fact HAT Mr.
*, ot,ar slect i
i, IL !, s,,,,,,erte, g arr sliden
hat AZ a,,,;,ot;on bad for ri Gray in
abort tba alec.
-. of = sentative fayoraIe to his political
III cannot Ia Surprising nor i IL sur
,,r;s;,,,r tbat u pearca for whom no such
IN I baa sbonla h rselectea Senator by
;;r,i,,;s;,aa pa;ortv when II i recollected that
,,f q. MAJ, n ~ stata frot excentna John slidell
IA etor of tbe conr;ar, tbere ia not one who
.,.,,,a ,,ore ,,,5lv 90 Henrv frav earroted than
q ~ u Spearca
ma c,,ur;ar ,,,a,as no reference to The resu,t in
Inaenenaept Dsmocrat was
$1,000 t,,a ,ou,;nee notyy;ths.anang that
e ~ s,ontlern Tmes
noan,nse ilaa .u' =
which has uniformly been one OF oolonel Ifay
most able and fearless advocates; and notwith
& st.nd;n0 II vii, add. a current rumor. then gene
10, 1 IN ,a,t f,;ana,
zaily cred.ea u sacAsoh' eiae .ne inoss i.ienuy
relations, political and personal, mad just peen
established between Gray and Slidell-a rumor
which, just before the election, peryaded the en-
j ,,aaa talsan @ n,scs If the
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