New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-27
A Move Of senator slidslI.
From the Vernon jackson parish, Times, 18th July

From the Vernon Jack,ou psrish) Times, 18Th JulyI
Mr.. Sldell has commenced the canvass for the Sen.
atorshp, and we have been led to believe, has COM
menced 1t with calling into action al Of his very
il!ustrious tricks and cunning Backing down in ali
likelihood, from all pretensons to the Presidency.
our very candid senior Senator has made up his mind
70 hold on, possible, to what be hasS in coming to
Mn.ca conclusion be most probably Bit spon another
new.lg nis gnp in good time. Acting upon this last
conslderation-and considering the na1nrs Of his
senior y seems to be very important
osganize the next Legislature, being aware, as some
OF the rest OF us are that it is that Legislative which
Is 10 elect his successor in the u g. Senate. This in
lne oranay course Of things, may be all right, but
dndi, If you please.
Within the past month or six weeks, Mr.. slidell
addressed to member Of the last Legislature com
lng rom North louisiana, very lengthy letter. in
into very lucid exposition of the present state and
condition Of Louisiana politics, alluded to the cleo
ton FOR Senator two years hence and was very com
manlcatye generally. Particularly did Mr.. slidell
In the great anxiety Of his soul for the success not to
say anything of the harmony Of the Democratic
party warned bis correspondent to beware Of these
dlsorganlzers, Or whatever else he may have styled
them. This did Mr.. Slidell very short time ago in
the great anxiety Of his SOUL as Aforesaid for the
harmony and success of the Democratic party of the
State Of Louisiana. :
The readers Of this paper will bear us out in saying.
that we have never not even for once, uttered sent
ment in the least calculated to excite the public mind
against Mr.. Slide in any Of the capacities in which
be has appeared before the people, On the contrary,
at time when the camor against him the great
est, we lent feeble aid to defend him from what
we then regarded as unwarrantable assaults. This
Mr.. Sdell knows, and in very kind letter to us he
acknowledged his gratitude therefor. Still later than
this we renewed our expressions of confidence in Mr..
SdellsFsnse Of fairness and assumed for him. in ad.
a w ore he iod pr
cumstances truly indicated where he stood. Arguing
from these incontrovertbe facts, it is demonstraby
true that If we have ever recognized such divisions
IN our party as Slide and "antiSlidell, we have
favorably disposed to the former.
But Mr. Slidell has gone too far in the bodness for
which even bis enemies give him credit. He has, at
time when all seemed inclined to burv the mast
never to be exhumed, without any sufficient cause
lnsiduousy, and be believe, for purely selfish purposes
sought to detract from the good character and poit
cal uprightness Of time honored men Of our party.
Hardly had the State Convention adjourned, and
hardly had the tidings of harmony it proclaimed
reached the country parishes, before Mr. slide, SO
far as he s able attempts to annu the verdict OF the
Convention and instead Of exerting his influence to
alay all past differences, we hear Of him singing De-
mocrats out 6y name and stigmatizing them with inn
pure and nsncere motives in their adhesion to the
fortunes Of Democracy. What sort of concord is
this! Is it not a onesided peace-a peace to damn
one set Of men and to inure to the advancement of
amity and goodwill?
Now, who is Mr.. slidell more than any other man,
that be should arrogate much authority himself
as to presume even that his is the prerogatve to de-
eide who are and who not entitled to public con-
fdence! Is his political escutcheon SO spotess and
50 free from taint that he should become an oracle
Of undisputed sanctity? Can any one be SO wholly
obllvions of his past political history as not to know
that loose standard of party ealty would best suit
that political history? We repeat Mr.. Slidell has
gone too far in this matter. The free.thinkpg De.
mocracy OF this section-our existence upon twill
countenance no such interference from one who has
his influence through their past generosity.
But Mr.. Slidell, it seems, went one step further
and undertook to indicate the sort of man his cores
pondgnt and fellow Democrats should send to the
Legislature This appears to to be decidedly pre-
sumptuous in Mr. Slidell Has he lost confidence in
the integrity of the people? or are they likely to
elect legislators who may refuse to return him to the
United States Senate7 In which of these dilemmas
does our senior Senator find himself?
1t is easily guessed that Mr.. Slidel was mistaken
in his man, when he indted the letter above alluded
TO- He drew to the wrong card, and unfortunately
for him, made an enemy Of one who has never done
aught in the least contrary to any of the usages of
our party. In all candor and sincerity we attempt
to say, the Democrats of North Louisiana will nerer,
NEVER submit to Mr.. Sldells interference in their
home affairs, and test of it let him put forth bis
peculiar candidates and see where they will land
II Mr.. Slidell really desires harmony and peace,
let him come down with his works. When this is
done, we shall no longer molest him, or throw even
straw in his path. Until it is done, we must be
permitted to regard his professions with suspicion.