New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-24
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MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER "a, 1859.
THE STATE ELECTION,

THE STATE ELECVIONs
Two weeks from to-day regular State election
VIII take place. full ticket for State officers is
to be chosen half the Senate and all the House of
Representatives; and all local parish officers.
lhere are two State tickets in the feld-the
democratic and the Opposition. Both tickets have
thelf friends, and both are warmly sustained by
tner respective supporters. The Opposition ticket
Is composed of excellent material; and, from the
candidate Tor Governor down, it is unexception-
able, and altogether worthy popular approval
Here, in New Orleans, politics, and movements
flowing out of politics, have been in dead calm
for months past. Latterly, however, things are
becoming more lively; and from this time until the
election, we may reasonably expect continual
augmentation Of activity.
In this parish the Democrats have taken about
all the chances They have the regular Demo-
cratic State ticket to vote for; the Custom House
Independent American parish ticket to vote
for-which is a most wonderful conglomeration
from beginning to end-and regular Slidell Dem
ocratic Legislative ticket to vote for. How MANY
other tickets they will get up before the 7th Of
November, remains to be seen. If "old-master ,,
could make anything by the operation, we have no
doubt new and fresh ticket would make its an.
pearance every day, "and oftener if circumstances
required"
The Americans have regular Parish ticket in
the field. 1t is made up of men of the highest
character and standing, and who are widely and
deservedly popular. That it will succeed, as it
ought to succeed, by an overwhelming majority,
we haven't the faintest shadow of doubt.
As yet, no Legislative candidates have been an
nounced in opposition to the selections of the Gus
tom-House. In two or three days, we suppose, a
full ticket will be made up and submitted to the
| public. Of course it will be acceptable, and when
it is put forth formally, we expect to have consid-
erable to say in the premises. Nous uerrons.
FUNNY POLITICAL ARRANGEMENT.
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| g Immemorial Democratic rules and usages y are
at sad discount in this blessed section of country
at the present moment, and have been in that in
congruous condition for weeks past. At all events,
the Democratic leaders who, in State Convention at
! Baton Rouge, insisted upon sacred observance of
the aforesaid Z" rules and usages," in this parish
stamp under foot ignominiously, and without hesi-
tation, the same "rules and usages' y they pro-
claimed were inviolable there And they have
done the same thing elsewhere, as we shall proceed
to show.
| With the dynasty that rules the Democratic roast
in this commonwealth, it is evident that principle
has nothing to do What is "sauce y for the Sli.
| dellian Democratic "goose,' is intended to have
no application to the AntiSldellian Democratic
gander.'' The Sidellian "goose F" won the day
at Baton Rouge by insisting upon "rules and
nsages.' The gander didn't get any .satice, :,
worth speaArs- eff, and left. The goose after
11eogtatng a roost adjacent Canal street for
some months, concluded that " rules and usages -
wouldn't 60 60 far as the parish of Orleans was
concerE.t1, and accordingly immemorial Demo
cratic rules and usages y were kicked aside. The
"gander has made no fight on this interesting
point yet and some folks suppose the antiquated
fowl can be insulted, fooled and starved forever
On this, however, people say great many things
and some insist that the gander'' has pluck
although it requires an ninity of kicks and curses
| to rouse him.
The Slidellian "goose," having determined thai
| immemorial rules and usages'' were never i'm
mutable unless they paid, proceeded to get up an
i" Independent American nomination for Parish
officers, on which antagonistic elements were most
| ludicrously blended. 1t was thought this would
prove profitable, and that it would secure large
disahected American support. It WILL to the ex-
tent of two or three hundred; but for every vote
| lost at least three will be gained. In two weeks
the "goose" will ascertain that its feathers have
been sadly ruf1ed by the operation and that the
nomination Of hermaphroditc Parish ticket, in
stead of electing slidel Democratic Legislative
ticket, will have tended exactly to the reverse.
| Not content with operations of this kind in this
Parish the "goose'' essayed wider and bolder
flight 1t was thought expedient to trample :" i'm
memorial Democratic rules and usages" down in
the country, and the thing has been done.
| $bo %;o
torial Convention held in the town of Carrollton,
for the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans Right Bank
| Plaquemines and St. Bernard. Two Democratic
Senators were to be nominated. Hon. Efingham
Lawrence, of st. Bernard, was unanimously NOM
mated as one of the candidates.
Now here comes the strangest portion of these
Democratic +" proceedings:
DR.. Moreau, of st. Bernard, offered the following
| preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, The parish of Jefferson, by the of her
population territorial area h deemed justly
d Il sss
seps ssen a III E pss
Hon Gardsre to the support of the voters Of the First
On motion of Mr.. Mclean, the above preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted, and in
accordance Herewith the President announced
that the Hon. Fergus Gardere be recommended TO
the Democrats of the above Senatorial District
the other candidate to represent them in the State
Senate.
Here it will be at glance that Demo-
cratic Convention, called for the purpose of NOM
mating two Senators, paused in its work by nom
mating one, and then proceeded to recommend" :"
the strongest Old Line Wing in the country-elect
ed to the Senate four years ago as an outandout
Know Nothing American-to their Democratic
constituents for support As reason for this ex-
traordnary procedure we have heard it rumored
that Mr.. Gardere was favorable to the reelection
of the Hon. John Slidell to the United States
Senate He being a strong man, and this i'm
portant fact being duly considered, of course
I" Democratic rules and usagesh were cast adrift
without any compunctions of conscience.
What is said of Mr.. Gard6re individually we cor
daily endorse. He is high-minded, honorable
man, and has proved himself an efficient legislator
but we would wager our life, were such thing
possible, that he would not acknowledge that there
was a drop of Democratic blood in his veins for
all the honors in the power of the people of Lou.
isiana to bestow
Indeed, in his letter of acceptance of the fore
going Democratic recommendation" }" Mr.. Gardere
does not say Democracy once!
In conclusion, we will say that we have heard
that the Democracy of the First Senatorial District
propose getting up another Democratic Conyen-