Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-04-15
ofthe Louisiana Demoer,

ArOuDiee Oh the - ou1t1dna lie Ofracy
The Louisiana Democracy are in great
tribulation. The trouble is between Mr..
SLIDELL and his friends, and those who
oppose SLIDELL, and has manifested itself
most violently at New Orleans The immedi-
ate cause of the outbreak was the publication
of a call for democratic convention by
committee of Mr.. SLIDELL's friends. This
was the signal for the uprising of his enemies.
A meeting of these was called, was largely
attended, and was addressed by Mr.. SOULE,
who was exceedingly bitter in his illusions
to the champion of the sc, ZOO, 600 Cuba bill.
There are likely to flow from these proceedings
some rich Developments. In the meantime
we present brief extract from the speech of
Mr.. SoULE: 8 e
We mean to disentangle ourselves from the
| thraldom in which we have been kept, for
years, bg an tsTrineptdd gang Of political job6rs
| and bioelJogs. and We are here to vindicate our
| rights and exercise the inalienable preroga-
| tive of selfgovernment.
! That the time has come for us to assume
| this position is made manifest by the dis
| gust with which the more patient and endnr-
| ing in our midst have witnessed the.scanda-
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| introduced in our party proceedings, under
| the direction and management of the few
| miscreants who claim absolute control over
| it.
And we'll might they have anticipated that
so disgraceful rule, as that TO which we had
! so long and 50 forbearingly submitted, would.
coon or late, be repudiated and secuted by
every Democrat who retained the smallest
| particle of selfrespect and independence, but
/ hot ba nit oh 10 haH
been enforced had deluded its authors and
upholders into the hope that it was to be per-
petuated under the afject and crouching ser
| Witty to which Machiave elan discipline had
turned their adherents. tt
Nor was it unnatural that they should in
dulge the dazzling expectation. as long as
there were here. as well as in the State al
large. and throughout the nation, distinct and
adverse parties. in hostile array against each
other, irreconciable in their views and policy
and always ready to engage in deadly con
fict. Division in the ranks had then been
fatal to the cause. ard lost us the battle. We
had TO gather up all our strength, and tc
stand by our banners however unworthily
borne in spite of the humiliatng infections
to which at times our fidelity would be sub
jected. go --- --. ~ -.
And because we suffered a contemplate
and groveIing oligarchy TO spring up from
our troubles in days of hard trial, because we
let them grasp the spoils after the battle, be
cause they are encrustated on all sorts OF
Federal and State spols, they imagine thai
they have grown too big and powerful to DC
resisted and are so insolent in their official
bearing and despotism, that they will not al
low the least manifestation OF VIII, OF a sen
| timent, of an opinion, that be not modelled
on their own will. sentiments and opinions
And woe to the Democrat who does not sub
missively bend his neck under their heel. He
is al once numerically ostracised. cast away
and forever blotted out VI their list OF faVors
There be those among them who have all
their life fattened on party preierment and
patronage, who blush not to hue and cry
against office-seekers. There be those who,
having stained their hands, nay, STEPPED their
arms to the elbow in the most disgraceful
transactions-pe public trusts into
engines of pollution and robbery, dare still
to speak of honesty and virtue; and those
who, having transformed legislatures and
party conventions in the open marts, where ro-
bust and daring votes might be put up at
auction and sold to the highest bidder; OF
into gaming-hOuses, where timd and bashful
public servants might stealthlly be entlced to
gamble away their consciences at faro-table
WILL in the land of patriotism, even aspire tc
have their names inscribed among those OF a
Washington, an Adams, a Jefferson, Monroe
q Jackson!
Ay. ay, it was time that their turpitude
and infatuation were laid bare before the peO-
pie, and that they should, themselves he
branded with the stigma of public reproba,
| toni
We shall have accomplished a meritorious
and fruitful task, if our action, at this meet
ing is made significant of our adherence OF
dictation, from whatever quarter it may
come. r+-
We shall have performed a mighty office il
we disconnect ourselves, and, with US, the
well meaning, the good and the honest,of our
party from the turbulent factions and despotiC
coalition of those whose only object is to glut
themselves with power and wealth, and who
would make party discipline and organization
subservient to their nefirious designs.