Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-11-05
COMMUNICATED
To the Editor Of The Democrat:

##"# #4 ~ = $500 #E *. W. EZF Il
Two very strange Communication
appeared in the Echo of last week; ont
signed by Mr.. E. L. Jewell, the candi
date for the District Attorneyship-tlit
other by the rather e%quivocal nom d
guerye of PARTY Man" With regard tt
the letter of Mr.. Jewell, would ask
what does it prove, even admitting fol
the sake of argument, that Mr.. Yoist as
signed as reasons for his running against
Mr.. Jewell, those given in the certlf'
Gates Of Messrs. Norman and Hawley =!
Those reasons-given without doubt
with many others for his running, in
friendly conversation with the gentle
men of Concordia-are neither repre-
hensible 1or disreputable, as Mr.. Jewell
would have US believe; but are indlca-
tive of the fearless frankness Of the can
didate, whom the Democracy OF this
parish selected when they r~cpudlated
Mr.. Jewell. Mr.. Jewell does not say
that Mr.. Yoist has, himself, bet on the
election; why then call him "a gambling
candidate, who has entered the politi-
cal field, as his opponent, merely on a
speculation 2" If Mr.. Jewell ever reach
es the years Of discretion, (Which is
doubtful, if he does not learn to Keep a
more civil tongue in his head, he will
be astonisleJ, that even in the heat of
controversy2nd the excitement of cleo
pioneering, II could have written the
letter whicl}appeared in the last Echo.
If some persAns have bet en- Mr.. 1oist's
success, as a necessary consequence,
have, also, bet on that of Mr.. jew
ell. Are we to suppose that such is Mr..
JcwelPs purity that he is DESTROYS that
his hackers should lose their bets p
can hardly suppose this in a candi-
date for the District Attorneyship, who
goes about electioneering, so loaded
down with pistols, that his efforts to
maintain the equilibrium of his clothes,
are most amusing to the unterri6ed.
What is it to the Democracy, whether
Mr. Yoist intends to keep the Office for
which he is a candidate, for a long or a
short period ? when their great and i'm
mediate object is to keep Mr.. Jewell
out Of Office, and to punish him for his
treason to the party.
In the other letter-that Of Party
Man'-conelusions equally illogical are
drawn from the text from which the
writer breaches. That text we hold to
be the true doctrine on the subject of
nominations. In that text it is stated
that: but after acts that is, acts by
a candidate after his nomination by a
.conventionl contrary to the rules and
usages Of the party, will of course not
only ALLEVIATE him from, uttotally and
deprive him Of any right what
ever to claim aid or support from the
Democratic voters" Now, sir, it has
been shown in your paper,
that it was for these very after acts the
Democracy Of this District have repudi-
ated the nomination of Mr.. Jewell "0ld
Liner has proved, with documents from
the pen Of Mr.. Jewell, that since his
nomination he has written and worked
iii the ranks Of the Opposition-a party
distinctly and alphabetically recognized
by him since his nomination. That,
contrary to Democratic usage, he assist
ed in calling and organizing a new con
vention for the purpose Of setting aside
the nomination of MrsPhillips; and not
until he had ascertained, by his election
eering experience, that the Opposition
was no where, did he at last, some three
or four weeks ago, cave in, and assert
the preposterous proposition that we
were bound at all events to vote forhim.
Up to the present moment, he has re-
canted none Of the heresies with which
his paper has been filled for nearly now
two years. We know him from his own
avowal, to be Of the Opposition, and
therefore we oppose him. VIsDEx.
The Sugar CRop.-It is with relnctr