New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-12
AwHAT WILL WE DO WITH 1T?"
Under the above heading the Baton Rouge ADV

Under the above heading the Baton Rouge Advo
cate, of the 9Th instant, has the following:
We mean the question Of admitting into the APP
preaching Democratic State Convention set Of
delegates to be irregnlarly chosen the i4th in
stant, in the city of New Orleans, who stand COM
mted by the record of their public acts to the quater
sovereignty doctrines of Stephen A. Douglas. We
desire to have the mind Of the convention directed to
the subject in advance of its assembling so that no
delegate may be unprepared to meet the issue when
it comes up for consideration.
The Odd Fellows Hall meeting, the objects, pur-
poses and sentiments enunciated by the oraces who
figured in it, are not unknown to our readers. Not
content with hurling the most unjust, the most un-
founded and the most lbelous attacks at the Demo-
cratic Administration and those who support its
policy they proceeded to declare ideas wholly at war
with the established principles of the Democratic
party. The men who did these things
deavorng, by ell-known political device, to gain
voice in the councils of our party. The tools OF
their fraudulent and counterfeit principles will knock
for admission into convention as contestants of
the seats of delegates chosen by the organized Demo-
cracy, regularly, fairly and according to custom,
and it will depend upon the incorruptible Demo
cracy of the country parishes to say whether their
bogus claims shall be admitted.
The question is simple one: ShaHHese Odd Eel
lo,rs' Hall representatives Of squatter sovereignty
and faction haze uoice in our councils? That is
the point to be determined. For one we say never!
never!! To the true Democracy, too, we appeal for
sanction of our views. Never let it be said that
of conventions has sullied its intelligence
and its integrity by such innovation and disregard
of principle.
We write as the conductors Of Democratic party
paper, and well may our Democratic readers concur
in the necessity which impels US to do SO, when we
find independent papers-jonrnals that have no di-
rect interest in the success OF our principles or the
welfare of party directing attention to the
| obstacle with which we have to contend.
| Confound the squatter sovereignty doctrines of
Stephen A. Douglas" Confound Douglas himself
What have either to do with the State of Louisiana
What? Not thing. Besides, this squatter SOW.
ereingty' business can eventuate in no practical
result 1t applies to Territories exclusively; and no
with sixteenth part of grain of ordinary good
common sense, expects that Territory, with pro.
slavery constitution, will ever be admitted into the
Union, as State That the Aboltionists will never
consent to; and they possess the power there is
no use in attempting to argue the question
1t is evidently the intention of the anti-Puri6ers
to exclude the Purifying delegates, expected tc
be chosen next Saturday from the State Con
vention. No other inference can be drawn from
the foregoing. The programme of the old liners
is exclusion of the most stringentkind. This viii
raise precious row. A regular muss may bt
looked for. But, whether this sort of despotsn
will succeed, is altogether different matter
We shall all see. Engineers are sometimes hoist
ed by the explosion of their own carefully ar
ranged fireworks.
We, as outsiders, advise all parties to keep cool
To the old liners we say :" go in philosophical,
and win, if you can. If you can't, beware of " con
niption fits" and immoderate perspiraton. To th
new liners we say, pitch in with all your strength
for if you don't succeed this time which is your las
chance, you will be made to walk the plank here
after with the least possible ceremony. You hav
snned beyond forgiveness, and nothing but triumph
can save you. Go it all
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