The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-12-14
New Orleans Correspondence.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 6. 1859.
The well.timed comments of the Louisiana Cou.
rier and Baton Rouge Advocate, on the detection
of certain gentlemen who claim to be Democrats,
in relation to the Legislative ticket in some Of TIE
parishes of the State, at the recent election, will
result in lasting benefit to the Democratic party.
The exposition of the contemplate treachery,
which those traitors in our camp resorted to in
order to encompass their selfish ends, will consign
thtm to political oblivion which they 80 justly
merit, and will destroy forever their power for fu
lure mischief
In no parish in the State has this treachery been
more extensively practised than in St.Landry. BY
reference to the election tables as they appear in
the Opelousas Courier, it will be perceived that
there was not only detection in our ranks, but also
a deep and well digested plot to defeat the Demo-
cratic Legislative ticket The State ticket obtained
an average majority Of 600 votes in the parish,
with the exception Of Col. Brag, the nominee for
Swamp Land Commissioner, who emily beat bis
opponent 20 votes!!! Col. Brag was yictimised
and traded off by men in that parish who are noto.
riously indebted to the Democratic party for the
accidental influence they possess. He was sacri.
feed for the purpose Of securing the Weishtman
influence, IN order to defeat CAN'T, Smith and
Spencer-Slidell Democrats, and to defeat the De-
,nocratic candidate for Sheriff. But after all their
bargain and corruption nthey were doomed to a
severe disappointment. Their treachery has been
made public, and its fruits have been made mani.
fest in the defeat Of Spencer, Democrat, and the
election Of Anderson, X. Morgan, Democrat,
led the ticket for the Legislature, his popularity
being too powerful for the trieksters to attack.
The Editor Of the Opelousas Courier administers
whitening rebuke to those political pirates but he
has failed to mention their names. He should
name them, so that they may stand as perpetual
beacons to those Democrats who may feel disposed
# any future time, to turn their hands against the
ps on which they have leaned for support when
rsrmed feeble and by which they have been
ao;no harm nourished, even to the capacity OF
: the purpose y hen Judge adjourps Court for
the inference is ring warm political canvass,
: much At stake and liyable that his Honor has
d mated by .Ae results at may be correctly esti
!. his influence can be more K where he supposes
PURE Democrat attended the '1dfully felt. This
d verre,s, on the 7th of November Ret at l. y
!" GA votes poled, the State ticket receisnd out O
4. the exception of Bragg, he did not GET WE
a. whilst Weightman, OPP, received s4-Moiiee
DEM, received "a votes-Gantt, DEM, S--smi
n. Dem, 7-spencers DEM, 2, whilst Anderson,
Of n, received 80 votes, Mccrory, K. n, % yos
t. and David, Ind. 81 votes. II is due tp'the Den
be cratic party that those traitors should % nance
I'd by keeping them before the people they will
shorn Of all power for future evil. Their inslnc'
!. ty ana, dsas pdealing win be remembered BY
ev party and every one will know those pretsn'
.n Democrats, Who hold With the hound aud !
with the hare. 'arfcHS