The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-07
New Orleans Ccrrespondep nee.

The attempted coalition a failare--O Opposite,
State ticket ditto-1he reason of Maseysau,, !
feat, and the Aoeus poeas Of Parker's sucess,-
City politics.
New ORLEANS, September srd, so,
/ The Delta contains an article descriptive Of H..
meeting held in Lyceum Hall on call from n.
Democratic Association of New Liners for n.
purpose of nominating an Opposition State ticket.
Lyceum Hall is in the City Hall, the head.cua,te,,
OF the samuelite Mayor, Recorder and Police and
the meeting as was expected assumed the hue and
character OF its location. The Deltas account !.
correct and most pungently given-a barefaced and
shameless bargain was intended to be consumm,.
ted there, between the enemies Of the Democrat,
party and the Know Nothings, but the Purifier,
had not nerve enough for this fagitous compact
After the call which appeared in the true Delta Of
the 22nd, and the meeting Of those opposed to The
regular Democratic ticket had been held and "A.
journed over until Wednesday as the True Dell.
informed the public, not one Of those pure lover
OF Democracy attended the Wednesday evening
meeting, but Mr.. Michael Hahn. Hahn has /
chronic dislike to slide, and if he had prosecuted
hs profession OF the law with half the assiduity hi
hasdemonstrated IN his efforts to destroy Slideu
politically, he would have in despite Of himself !.
higher position at the bar. DR. Cottman, one Of
the burning lights Of the New Liners was in town
purposely to represent the country parishes in the
movement which was to defeat Moore and transier
political power held by Slidell and the Democr.e,
to the True Delta clique but his notorious shrexd.
ness did not desert him. He left before the meet.
ing came off, The Doctor is bird, that any pe,
son will lose their time, if they suppose they can
drop salt on his tail. This disgracefal attempt at,
coalition between men who have been heretofore
recognised as Democrats and the Know Nothing
party with Recorder Summers at their head. will
extinguish the Pickering vitality Of the Purifier,
already split up into two impracticabe divisions
one the Douglas Club headed by soule, the other
under the control of the True Delta the organ Of
the Irish patriots. The object and intentions Of
the Odd Fellows Hall meeting are now SO transpar
ent that the movement is laughed at and hootedM
by oil. R. j. Kerr Esq, one of the most honest
and deserving Of the Opposition, comes out in the
True Delta rupudiatory Of the coaescence with the
Samuelites, and ayows his intention of supporting
TIE regular Democratic ticket his course if no.
publicly followed by cards will be virtually initiated
by many others.
This puny effort settles the question of an 0p
position ticket it has been always regarded here i,
an imbece effort of some dozen Office seekers, and
The sequel has proven that the estimate was correct
This dissatisfaction in the Know Nothing ranks is
considerable and some Of the more enthusiastic Of
The Democracy regard it as precursor Of failure to
hat organization, and are building hopes Of
Democratic victory in November next am not !
10 sanguins in my temperament, for as iar as can
earn, the disaaection is confined to few diap
pointed offceseekers who are in the precise fx Of
The Puri6ers-n0t being able to secure any of the
Jpois will vote with any party to defeat their moss
fortunate friends. All told, do not think that
hey stand iii any larger proportion to the Know
Nothing party than the lOl do to the regular De.
If Fam correct they have very poor
show for gratifying their personal animosities
The ticket headed by Parker will throw upwards Of
30, 900 in the canvass, independent Of Municipal aid.
1t will take at least with their prestige 100000 to
defeat them, bludgeoas, bfass-knuckles and the
Bowie-Knife not taken into the account These
are my sentiments and whether they please OF no.,
am certain that they are correct, and the result.
will prove their correctness. Mr. Mazereau, who
was the prominent candidate against Parker, made
common but inexcusab.e mistake--aftcr he bad
arranged his nomination by selecting large ma.
ority Of the delegates, pledged under oath to sup
port him, he left for New York, and was there
awaiting the announcement of his nomination,
Mr. Nazereau will, | hope, live long enough to
learn that nothing is certain but /" Death and the
Taxes" This arrangement of Mazereau leaked
out, when Parker and his friends went to work to
alter it. The Samuelites who had taken solemn
and stringent oath to support Mazereau, were i'm.
movable--they could not be changed, they turned
deaf ear to all entreaties, and when pressed the
hardest, would fall back on the solemnity OF thu
oath. The case looked hopeless-the stake wss
large, the game appeared desperate, when happy
device suggested itself to the Parker faction u
was to induce the Mazereau men to resign, thereby
saving themselves from perjury, and at the SAINT
time insuring the nomination of Parker II VA
and after hard drive the entire
ticket as agreed upon was nominated. Thissyou
may rely upon as a true version Of the clrcuIf
stances which resulted so fayorably TO the hign
contracting parties. Mr.. Mazerean has not yetH'
turned, but when the event does occur, he WIN
reach his home and his friends with the bCgea
sort Of a flea in his ear. He may perhaps oppose
The nominations already agreed upon, but in that
event will not be able to divert dozen votesfron
Parker. To the ambitious and hopeful Of our par
" the signs Of victory appear proptious, and y
before informed you, candidates for the Offices
emolument are coming forward from oil euarten@
The city. They become very indignant, II any
sensible Democrat questions the policy Of nomlns
ing full Democratic ticket for the parish ofBces.
It would be an unparalleled piece Of folly Tor y.
party to yield to the selfish folly of those poisic1