Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05
The Apportionment Settled.

settling the vexed differences between the
two Houses on the Apportionment Bill.
ltappears from the discussion on Wednesday
night, tina, TIE Senate did not object to the
House Bill because Of any outrageous wrong
in the Bill: bnt simply because it was not
framed to serve the Democratic Party. We
canIidly confess that if it could l,aye been
done West Baton Rouge would have prefer
red to have been plared as the Senate placed
her, with Point =Coupee and AvoyeIles. bnt
for a very different reason, we preferred
being so placed because our levee interests
identified with AvoveIIes and Point Coupe":
and the subject of levees is one of the most
important to us of any which can be suggest
ed in the State. We have no objection to
the associates which tie House assigned us
and with which by law we are now connect
ed. but the parishes of East Baton Rouge and
East Feliciana are not only on the0prosite
side of the river. and neither protect us, or
are protected by us; but they are highland
parishes not subject to overflow, and conse-
quently awe and feel but little interest in
protecting the Cow lands. The discussion OH
the motion which was made by Mr.. PIERCE
of Bienvllle. that the Senate recede, was
rich in the extreme, and developed some very
amusing, if not very important circumstan-
ces, and facts. 1t seems to be a family quar-
rel, and like in most family q~uarrels both
sides said a great deal which we have no
doubt all hands wish had never been said. 1t
removed the veil of secresy which surround
ed and protected the late Democratic caucus
that nominated Mr.. BENJAMIN, and exposed
the plans, plots and counter-plots Of the Ben
jamintes, the Sa%ndidyeites, and the Gray.
ties. OF course we are not competent to de-
eide upon Democratic principles which sue
ceeded in showing the most intriguing record;
but it really seemed to us that besides being
defeated in the caucus, as we'll as in the
House. the Grayites suffered considerably in
the wal Of words on the ~eventful evening
when the combined forces Of BENJAMIN and
SASDrpeE opened their batteries upon them.
The distinguished senator from East Fee
~jiciana announced that there was a new secret
s%party---not the Know Nothing party. nor the
Democratic party, but : party within the
Democratic parity party Of plumber and
spoils. We rea!Iy5felt sorry for the Doctor
when Mr.. PIERCE corne red him and demand
ed to know who the leade,zof that third par
ty was. 1t appears that the Doctor had been
knocking at the door Of the spoils party on
several occasions, and although very good
looking he couldn't get in. First he Knocked
at the door with the moderate request fer the
POST Mastership Of New Orleans, when our
old friend "Bricks'' had kept him out next
he knocked for Auditor of'Public Accounts.
when SAMzM ANKs was nominated. and as the
Doctor cIassical'y says. he was cheated out
out of it. Next he knocked for the less pre-
tending position Of Messenger to carry the
electoral votes TO- Washington. and last he
knocked atthe House Of Representatives for
election as Minute Clerk, when the Swad-
ling Clothes Democrat, Phil W,SrRFaE was
elected. Cansany one blame the Doctor for
his opposition to the spoils party?
But we forgot; We have no business to say
a word i" this family quarrel between the
wings Of thefDenocracy. Weamust let
them alone evenaiif(sthey mitate4the=Kilkenn
We must, however, congratulate the
people upon the good sense ev'nced by the
senatein not initiating the exampIezset by
the House, andaashutting the doortosall legi>-
lation. We think; ana have all. the time
the propositions Of theaHouse less .
less Objectionable than those Of the Senate, as
a whole, but must add that we could see no
insuperable objection to tn one or the other
at least not such as would justify the ultra po-
taken by the House on Tuesday last,
Of adbeering and forever shutting out every at
at compromise |
u STAND ROM UNDER !-There's a " bad time
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