The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-21
THE Rapides Delegation Pro.
missed the Co-operationsof all
the Red River Parishes

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Opposition Convention which met i.
one ofthe little chambers in the City Hall
New Orleans, on Monday night, Sep. 18th
to nominate State ticket, This promis.
Of the Rapides Delegation reminds III
of a promise related in the fourth chapte1
of Matthew
"Again, the Devil taketh him up into an ex
eeeding high mountain, and sheweth him all III,
kingdoms of the world, and the glory Of them
And saith unto him. ali these things win Civ,
thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me-"
! This promise on the part Of the Arch
Enemy to ALLEVIATE, transfer and set over
fec simple title to tia whole world, o.
which he. did not own a single square foot
has always been considered trick mos,
sa.aGically cool Ever since, men have
been found going to and fro in the earth
and walking up and down in it . who are
exceedingly eral in granting what does
not belong them and in disposing Of
shat over which they have no control
We opine that the authority and poael
assumed by the delegates from Alexandra
Precinct (not Of Rapides Parish) in a
Convention Of small portion Of the Know
Nothings of New Orleans mot of the
State OF Louisiana to pledge ell the Red
River parishes to the support Of Recorder
Summers ticket, were inst about equiva,
lent to the Devils authority and power to
|giye away ali the kingdoms Of the
world' When the news of this magnii-
cent promise shall have circulated in the
Northwest, when Bossiar and Caddo shall
have heard the strange tiaings, we fancy
there will be no little Of surprise mani
tested. VIM viii stand agilaas BEN
vile will be overwhelmed with wonder |;
Natchitoches will trembie in its boots and
DeSoto will "drlnk TIE wine Of astonish-
.Hent." As soon IS they recoverfrom the
first shock they may begin to enquire by
what eonjusatien4 and what mighty
magic three delegates from one Precinct
Of Rapides parish have become empow-
erred to pledge all North Louisiana to the
support Ola sham ticket wholly manu-
factnrea by wigwam Of New Orleans
Know Notnings I? What cyclopiaa, dele.
gates are these. it viii bes;,sked, who can
carry twenty parishes in their pantaloons
Fpockets2 How comes it that delegates,
who were not authorizedAto speak for
their own parish, were 40 ready to speak
for parishes composing one half Of the
State Z
/ 1.-THE whole Opposition Partytof North
Louisiana is- IN the grasp Of hiessrs Her
arie, Wells and Boyce it is surely in ii
I" tight place"
ANOTHER oaSpIpArE.-By announcement
In another column it will be spen that, our
aeighbor-in.law, G. W. Boyee OF the AM
erican, has, in consideration Of his ardu-
GUS labors in drumming up adilntory aud
reluctant opposition convention In New
Orleans, and of other distinguished ser
vices to the Know Nothing party, con
ferred upon himself the nomination for
membership Of the State Legislature.
We like this spontaneous movement Of
Mr. Boyce in his own behalf; it is but an
indifferent specimen of the, canine species
which will not agitate his own caudal ex-
tremity. An independent" candidate
should be, in this way, wholly independ-
ent Of calls, nominations, conventions, &c.
Besides it is ineuubeh the editor Of the
American to assume this nomination be
is used to being beaten by the Democrats
and will not feel it as a fresh victim
would,
Mr.. OliViel's Letter Of Accept
ance."
Since writing the lines referring to the
Opposition State ticket, we have received
the Evening Delta Of Saturday last, con
taininm the fotIowinr !.