Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-05-14

deliver, how a set of fa%ctionists at the
Odd Fellows Hall and a selfconstitu
ted committee were attempting to reno
asunder the good old Democratic party
contemn and %innovate upon it's long
! pract;ced and hitherto recognized usa
! gcs, and otherwise bring unwontcd
into the great democratic family, just on
account of one man-the' Honorable
John Slidcll. He would not mInce mat
tiers, but come right at the subject, and
intended to make himself understood.
4 prejudice or hatred, amounting in fact
to rebellion, had been. excited against
this one Individual, and because forsoeth
the good and honest of the party chose
to have confidence in his ability, zeal,
and integrity; and refused to crush him
down, why, the party must be torn to
pieces by this handful of factionists!
HE passed over in lucid detail his
career in the old Fourth District in the
parish Of Jefferson, reviewed the offices
Of trust and confidence with which he
had been honored but never betrayed,
and now he appeared before his old po-
ljtical friends, seeking no Office, and SOL
letting no preferment. In this disiuteR
ested position could he freely commune
with and advise the Democratic party
for it's W good and welfare. Had he
not, in the most dark and trying period
of Democratic history, accepted an Of
flee which compelled him, in the dis
charge of it's duties; to imperil his life
in the protection of the mass of Demo-
cratic sufragans! Were not heavy bets
then freely offered that, if he continued
in the fearless course of duty, Cotton's
head would fall. And sure enough, it
did fall, not from the steel of the muir
derous assassin, but from the guillotine
of the bluegrass colt of Kentucky
Gov. Wicklif1e. That little gentleman,
who nov occupies the gubernatorial
chair, had seen fit to remove him. He
would like to know if it could be said
SlidelFs friends had all the spoils
and patronage when the Office of Recor-
der Of Mortgages is held by a gentle
man at his left in the meeting. He al
|uded to his old neighbor, Col. John
Holmes, now present.
"CM Holmes-'Not so old either
[Our friend, Col. Holmes, is a jolly
widower, and did not appear to
ike being thus put upon the SHELF.
"The Judge continued his comments
IN the Governor, and his appointments
md patronage, when Secretary Manou-
rrier, a clerk in the Mortgage Office,
lonned his beaver and staiked indig-
down and across the middle Of
he room, evidently retiring in high
ludgeon."
The whole host of executive officers,
With one or two exceptions, such as
Fort Wardens, Harbor Masters, .Nota-
les, Quarantine satellites, were passed
n review by the Judge, who showed
hat they were all what they choose to
;tyle themselves =" Anti-Sl;dellians;"
yet these are the "pretty boys" who
re SO periodically using their most
trenuous efforts to put down ofice-seek-
ne and ~ofice-holding politicians! Your
caders can easily perceive what a Won
virtuous tribe this totally dis
Interested Soule-W ickliffe faction is
This first experiment of ascertaining
What is the state of public feeling on
he subject of the Odd Fellows Hall
movement has proved such q perfect
upon them, that they will now
Use all their efforts, by secret intrigue,
o effect their designs, and may succeed
o some extent; but / think the Old
liners are waking up from their lethar-
~, and will have them on the hip.
VoMs rerrons.
PHGNIx.