Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-08-13
THE DEMOCRAT.
From the Drapeaa de l'Ascenaion.
TIL E SIMON PURE.

iOohS around MN ana reads the papers
long hesitate in his decision respecting
the two factions which now divide the
Democratic party?
When we see both wings unite in ev-
cry convention, both styling themselves
democrats, and abiding by the result of
those. conventions, it is indeed difficult
to decide which is the Simon pure.
lhus 1t was apparently with the State
convention, held at Baton Rouge, where
the majority of Democrats in the State
refused admittanee to many of the asae
ElsAers, and passed resolutions unanimous
ty adopted, which aimed direct blow
lat the platform Of the Odd Fellows
Hall assembly.
This assembly, held. in New Orleans,
was the first movement of the new fac
ton, headed by ambitious and disap-
pointed office seekers, and encouraged
by the scattered remnants of rowd,ism
and knoW-nothlnglsm in New Orleans
Their leaders, as every one knows,
were Soule and Clack.
In order to gain strength they resort
ed to various tricks. Like know-nothing-
ism with its catholic test, it threw out a
hook, baited with John SlidelI, They
were keen fishermen; they had selected
their waters, and their plans were well
laid Ascension for one, swallowed the
hook up to the pole The .Houma Claim
Iquestion blinded large number of in
habitants residing upon the lands in
dispute. Many office-seekers in the par
Iish willingly allowed the line to hold
them IN; they remained still and motion
less because two or three hundred New
River votes would be cast against them,
in case any demonstration on their part
for the Old Democracy which, for re-
naming democratic, was styled by its rem
"Sldellism" because they
opposed "anti SIidellism." Because a
handful of revengeful wire-pullers fra
med and attempted to execute scheme
of rebellion-on the wave of which they
expected to float to success, aee have
done nothing else but remain democrats,
regardless Of any man Or set of men,
we are forced into the iron yoke Of des-
potism, and made to beckon to the nod
OF Mr.. Slidell-because they sag So
Why, this is amusingly ridiculous.
The only two papers we read that !
strongly advocate the cause of this fan
atical rebellion, are the True Delta and |
the Pointe Coupee Echo.
The former has always been reputed
for its extraordinary jumps, and no one
except his friends, wondered at its last
leap.
The Echo, well tue Echo is very am
bilious we presume, and hooked on in
order to be jerked to some lofty position;
we have since heard that it's Editor has !
made several hops of late-among them
one which sent him smiling into the !
for District Attorney of the
9th District.
Whilst on this subject, we will notice
some Of the items, contained in his last
Mr.. Jewell, we know, has distinguish
ed himself on several occasions. He it |
was who hatehed the famous Egg in the /
Baton Rouge Gonvention-which egg
prevented Mr. Noise from answering
Mr.. Clack. We rccollect the Awrah of |
the new-liners on that occasion; no won
der! Truth spoken out with the elo-
quenee of Noise would have completely
swept away Mr. Clack and his opinions; !
and they dreaded him.
He was also chairman of the conven-
ton held in DonaldsonvilIe on the 11th /
instant for the purpose of nominating a
superintendent Of Public Works; but |
despite all his efforts, seconded by one
Or two others Of his persuasion, the Cd
District nominated an old liner-and !
they all took in that hook although |
most reluctantly.
We say reluctantly, because the chair
man found some difficulty in discovering
that 251 votes cast for Col. Bragg,
formed a majority Of so. They did not
hurrah at the result of the convention. /
Mr.. Jewell is a friend of ours, and we !
know him to be a very young man. But .
we fear he assumes one Of those herculean /
feats which we read of in our boyhood, /
when he says that his mission is not yet |
at an end, for he has not yet lashed the !
old democrats from the party.
This was said in answer to compli- /
ments paid him by the Crescent and /
True Delta, compliments Of which he |
magnanimously becomes the Echo.
Perhaps the democrats of Pointe Cou-
pee will allow him that pleasure, but
we scarcely can believe all democrats
will allow themselves to be SO uncere-
moniously concerted to his visionary doc
trines.
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