New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-03
Nth 0rItans 1aiIp Gresisnt.
MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1859.
STRANGE conGLOMERATIs,S.

MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1859.
STRANGE CONGLOMERATION.
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We clip the following from the Plaquemine Mag
nolia Of the 1st inst. The Magnolia is Thorough.
going Democratic journal:
WHAT NEXT p" Independent Americans is the
name assumed by members Of new political organ
ma.on lately started in New Orleans under the
auspices Of Ben. HARRISON Lucien Adams, Charles
Dfeax, Emile Wiz all lately noted members of the
othing party, and BY several leading worthless
Of the old Line" sldeli Democracy Of that city.
a parish ticket has been nominated by them, the
leaders OF the movement, Of course, assigning to
themselves the best Offices. Ben Harrison takes the
Sherfalty; Charley Dreux the District Attorney.
snip; Emile Wiltz, Court Clerkshp and so on In
aependenl " Know Nothing and Old Line ~ Demo-
Gratis being beautifully blended together-men who,
not twelve months since, were bitterly denouncing
each other.
Verify, the love Of office can bring about strange
combinations, and by It, as here exempiied, thugs
and victims can easily be made to lie down quietly
together, nay more, peaceaby work in the same har-
ness. But all Is not told of this strangely formed
party. The Louisiana Courier, If we err not-Mr.
SIldelrs organ, and worthy sample Of old line
Democratic sheets in this State endorses the Lnde.
pendent Aaerican,n half Thug, half Old Line
ticket. Democrats Of the country parishes, what
think ye Of your Old Line brethren of New Orleans
MAJ, Nay you not well join with us and ask, "what
AuS A1aSuoAa fs biiSutly mistaken IN the ABOVE
Mr.. Emile Witt is not, nor has be been, member
OF the American party. So far as our knowledge
extends, he has ever been strong and consistent
Democrat, although he is now running as an ' Inde
pendent American candidate.
We don't wonder at the astonishment of our co
temporary over the political conglomeratioa here
abouts 1t beats anything we ever saw or heard Of
But we think it all preconcerted thing to give
"party usage" the goby for the time, and merge
Democracy, with every dissatisfied element that could
be made available, in an attempt to obtain posses
sion of the spoils At all events, we have heard il
broadly stated that such was the fact and that the
contract was ratified in the Custom House by and with
the advice and consent OF the Autocrat of all the
Louisianas
PARTY usage" was sacred thing at Baton Rouge
last May, when an effort, which partially succeeded
was made to nominate an outand.ont Democratic
Slidell State ticket Then, nothing could be heard
but "party usage "-"party usage" Then it was
profitable and expedient to insist upon the sanctty
which attached to the strict and solemn observance
Of "party usage" No,o here in New Orleans, it is
deemed, by those in authority-by the very "party
usage" men who were loudest in their exhortations
| in the Baton Rouge Convention-unproftable and
inexpedient to abide by party usage" and "party
usage" ia accordingly kicked aside without any
ceremony This policy, it strikes US, is singularly
Inconsistent It is likewise unsafe, for insisting upor
given thing one day, and fatty repudiatng IL
another, can have no other than demoralizine
tendency. 1t absolves the rank and file from theil
allegiance, and leaves them perfectly free to vote
they choose, without any regard whatever to party
| ties, afinities, or associations
When the leaders Of party, and the regularly con
stituted committees Of that party, legitimatelJ
invested with full power to conduct canvass, mo-
only neglect to abide by the usages Of the party
hut trample those "usages under foot, and e,
outside and contract with their erstwhile bitteres
opponents, the masses invariably kick in the trace
and vote as they please and for whom they please
Such will be the in this instance as we happen
know some hundreds Of straightont Democrats, wh,
would have voted any straight-out ticket regularl,
presented to them who repudiate the Slidel Custom
House strange and unnatural amalgamation, AMI
declare their intention to vote for the American parisl
ticket. They say that the American ticket is unex
ceptionabe in its personnel that the court business
admirably conducted, that the past affords ample as
surance that it will be safe in the hands of the honest
upright and faithful men nominated by the America,
party and that being released from their allegiance
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candidates.
This whole affair was the fruit Of long and carefn
deliberaton, and should it eventuate dsastrouslya
it assuredly will-the slideians, with all their &C
knowledged shrewdness, will be unable to fran,
either pretext They will be in the condi
tion OF men who have played reckless game, VIC
lative of all rules and usages and lost The Stat.
Central Committee is known to be favorable to th,
reelection of Senator Sdell. So is the Parish Com
mittee. Yet both Of these Committees failed to act
and neither provided for the calling of Parish Con
vention to nominate parish ticket. In the Parisl
Committee the matter discussed fully, and whel
the straght-out Democratic members of that Com
mittee-who were opposed to all proposed combina
tions, contracts and arrangements" with fey
discontented Americans, and who were in favor o
nominating full, straight-out Democratic parisl
ticket-were out.voted by the Sldellians, they re
signed their positions and quit the concern. Thes
are we'll known facts, for the gentlemen who resigne
have spoken freely about the matter on the streets.
The Plaquemne Magnolia is not the only Demo
cratic journal that is astonished. The Clinton (Eas
Felicana) Democrat is astounded. Abiding to th
Independent American I" ticket, as it is erroneousl
styled, (for there is not CustomH House candidate o
it but who repudiates the name of " Independeu
American" and claims to be an adulterated Demo
crat, and the " Independent Americans" solemn
aver that they are not Democrats and never expeC
to be) the Clinton Democrat in its issue of the Is
inst significantly says:
The Democratic presses throughout the State wer
loud in their denuncatIons of the New Line
movement, as it was termed. 1t received no syn
patby from any quarter, for it deserved none. Bu
what language can be used sufficiently harsh i
depreciation of this :" dog eat dogn amalgamatior
wherein the employees Of the Custom. House stan
shoulder to shoulder with the most violent Know
Nothings of the city. Truly, we are witnessin
strange scenes, and what will be the result.
Truly, we live in strange times, and the naturs
consequence is-strange developments. All we knol
is-at least we fully persuaded of the fact-ths
were the election to take place to-day, the regula
American parish ticket would triumph by an ayerag
majority, at the lowest, of two thousand votes
MISSISSIPPI ELECTIoN.-The Mississippi State ele
ton takes place today. A Governor all other Stat
officers, members of the Senate and House of Repr
sentatives and five congressman are to be chose
The regular Democratic ticket will probably carry IL
day by about twenty thousand majority. All IL
Democratic candidates for Congress will be elected.
In the Fifth (Guf shore) District ex.Govern
McRae is running for Congress, without oppositic
He takes high Southern ground on all importa
points, and his unanimous election will clearly sht
that the feelings of the people Of his district are wi
him.