The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-14
THE ePPOSlTIGN STATE TNkET.

On Monday last, unless some screw
broke, the grand Opposition party OF inc
State made full nominations for State OIL
ficers. The body which chose the cana'-
dates held its session in New Orleans ana
consisted Of New Orleans Know Moth
inc delegation and such struggling oama'
elites or sore-headed Democrats as may
have been in town at the time. we war
rant that there was no dispute about Gre
deptials. We presume that any person
who would utter a malcdictlon against
John Slidell or mathematics the Demo
cratic State Ticket became at once and
without other vouchers fully accepted
member Of the high nominating wigwam
Our well-informel and most graphic
city correspondent has given our readers
The animus Of the preliminary meet
| ing in which this nominating assembly
was resolved upon and fixed for Monday
the 18th September We need add 'l'ttle
as to the motives of those most active and
most conspicuous in the movement.
The Know Nothings Of the city are
essentially spoils party. They know
that, So far as effective strength is CON
ccrned, the party does not exist outside
of the city. There their sole aim is to
secure for the longest possible period, full
possession of all the oflices--the salaries,
perquisites, pickings and steal'ngs OF
which are worth ronnd million Of dollars
annually to their leaders. But they don't
wish 10 he called a spoils party. They
wish to retain the name and semblance OF
a party which extends throughout the
State. They doli't wish to have the lew
scattered country Know Nothings believe
| that their whole aim and purpose is pure
-Ily to keep the city Offices in their hands
Hence this city movement for State
TX. N, ticket. They don't expect to come
within Thousand feet Of touching bottom
They care as little about State officers o.
they do about the internal arrangements
Of the Sultan's household. They want
blind for the country K. Ms, and the.
don't care continental what it rs
Whether their State nominees get a thou
sand votes in the whole State or not, IS
matter of supreme Indifference to Parker
Summers, stith, Witt, Hernandez, IRE
Ipagnier, and all city candidates in fact Q
in expectancy.
The country samuelites cannot he'll
: those of the city in their COZ test for pick
= ings and plumber, nor can the city X
/, Ms send out their satellites to aid tbe'
country cousins with knives, revolver
! and brass kuuckles conveniently
i. All that the overfed, fat, lazy and inst
lent oficeholders in the metropolis ca
do is to let the country wigwams hav
something to vote for. Hence a Stat
ticket, which will not get one vote in fiv
Of those polled outside Of New Orleans.
> We confess our qualification, howeve
It that an opposition ticket Of some kind ba
been at last nominated. We want III
line between Democrats and their fox
9 distinctly marked. We want ci,ane
y for fisby, fussy and antinominec Dem
Gratis 70 leave us. We wish in short
" know now distinctly who. are with an
e who arc against as- Ours is the party I
r-|principle and truth !; humbugs have !
Legitimate place in Our ranks. The arm
|of piebald and heterogeneous opposite
:. are open fer them let them accept Il
+. invitation at once.